EAST LANCS AGS Show 21 March 2009

[Diane Clement]

Pterostylis 'Nodding Grace'

[Diane Clement]

As well as primula day, it was Tecophilaea day

Tecophilaea cyanocrocus 'Leichtlinii'

[Diane Clement]

Some super pots of Narcissus

Narcissus rupicola
same, close
Narcissus calcicola

[Diane Clement]

And a couple of frits to finish

Fritillaria euboeica
Fritillaria crassifolia

[Diane Clement]

That's mine finished.  I think Cliff might have one or two more up his sleeve when he's had a well earned night's rest.  And thanks to all the East Lancs team for all their hard work.

[Maggi Young]

 What lovely plants....  particularly well done to Diane, who, as we know, spends most of her show days chatting... she's done us proud today!     I was a bit worried by her first photo..... thought all we were going to get was the road to the pub!   Needn't have worried!


Mick and Mandy, you are getting into the swing of exhibiting now, many congratulations to you for taking the plunge and doing so well.   The shows just wouldn't happen without the dear sould  who haul themselves out of warm beds on chilly mornings to support the shows with their heavy loads of plants...... grateful thanks and well done to you all!
 

[ranunculus]

Many thanks Diane for your splendid images (she hasn't been well, folks - hope you are feeling better now, Mrs. C)?

After a reasonable night's sleep (nearly FOUR hours - and that is VERY reasonable sleep for me) I am ready to post another dollop of images for your delectation and recycle bins.

The day turned out warm and sunny after a frosty start and the crowds flocked to our lovely new venue at Whitworth Civic Hall. Over seventy exhibitors provided oodles of incredible plants and, from general feedback and early treasurer reports, the event proved a tremendous success.

Carol and her very merry band of helpers had endured a very tense Friday evening as all the tables booked for the event were stranded many miles away in Southport, wrongly allotted by the suppliers to the following weekend.  After coercion they DID promise that they would arrive that evening, but as the minutes and hours passed we all had serious doubts.  Has a show ever been staged on the floor of a hall - have judges had to crawl around on their hands and knees - would visitors accept the provision of binoculars as they entered the hall?   But arrive they did - and to the credit of the East Lancs Group, more than enough helpers stayed to make the setting up a pleasure rather than a pain.  Fortunately the days of staging plants on the evening prior to the show are long gone (in East Lancs anyway) or we could have had a host of exasperated exhibitors to placate.

Anyway, the show went ahead and proved a delight from start to finish ...

Anisotome imbricata
Array of colour
Array of primulas
Asiatic primulas
Beautiful plants
Bench shot
Bench view
Callianthemum kernerianum Monte Baldo form
Show secrtetary; Carol Kellett and Assistant Director of Shows; Geoff Mawson prior to presentations
Celmisia longifolia

[ranunculus]

Batch two for today ...

Colourful bench
Corydalis solida
Cut flowers
Dionysia aretioides
Stage
Fine display
Fine display 2
Four lovely plants
Fritillaria full plant
Fritillaria close-up

[ranunculus]

Batch three from East Lancs ...

From a different angle
Jim Almond and Geoff Rollinson studying plants
Large primulas
Lovely three pan
Magnificent array
Pretty little sax'
Primula 'Marjorie Wooster'
Pulsatilla patens nuttalliana
Pulsatilla verna exhibited by Dave Riley - winner of two awards
Rhodo'

[ranunculus]

Batch four from East Lancs ...

Various scenes from the show benches
A special class at East Lancs Show - One pan containing three rock plants for colour effect (in flower or foliage mixed).
Super corydalis
Super crocus
Superb primulas
Tecophilaea cyanocrocus
Tecophilaea two

More to follow tomorrow ...

[vivienr]

Lovely to see your pictures, Cliff, and glad that the show was the success it appeared to be. Hope that you have recovered from the trauma of Friday evening - that must have been dreadfull.

If I remember rightly (which I do not always do) the Callianthemum was your entry. I like the way it was displayed with the little rocks.

The top left entry in the East Lancs Special was Diane's. My close up of it did not come out

[ranunculus]

You are very observant, Vivien - I seldom remember my own name.
Cheers,
Eric

[Luc Gilgemyn]

Thanks Vivien, Diane, Mick and Cliff (Oops, forgot Eric...) for the very comprehensive report full of brilliant pix of glorious plants ! 

What a great show it seems to have been.
Too bad East Lancs... is a bit too far off to make a "hop"..... and that it's on the same day as the Kent show which is within my "hop" reach... 

Good that we have the internet to enjoy the best of both worlds !!

[Ian Y]

What a display thanks to all for the great Show and all pictures that bring the show to us where ever we are.
In my case sat in the heat of Denver enjoying my last few days in the USA - back home on Tuesday.

[art600]

Thanks to all who posted photos.  It looked an excellent Show.