AGS NORTH MIDLAND SHOW - CHESTERFIELD, DERBYSHIRE 4th April 2009

[Paddy Tobin]

Great posting, Anne. Many thanks, Paddy

[Maggi Young]

Yes, Anne, I'm looking forward to coming to "Down in the Woods" too. I'll be booking my place as soon as I find out what the rates for the shoulder nights are.... no capacity to do that yet, online or with Pershore so I'm just hanging on.

Ian has had the pleasure of coming down to speak in the your area before and was royally entertained by the charming Bramleys .... sadly we see them only occasionally over the Border!
Great you all had a good day..... must say it rained on and off in Edinburgh.... mostly ON, of course when all the plants were going in and out!    Flipping "Spring" weather!!

[ranunculus]

Beautiful images Anne ... the first of many please!

[Maggi Young]

Cliff, I think Anne has it right..... Mike and Ju have been succeded as show secretaries by that dynamic duo, Geoff Mawson and John Savage, haven't they? 

[Maggi Young]

Many thanks to all those kind joint SRGC/AGS Members who post their photos and keep us in the loop of Southern activities  from our sister club.

A note, by the way, of reassurance to the SRGC/AGS Member in Edinburgh today who asked, tongue in cheek, if the SRGC were making money out of the AGS by providing this platform and publicity for AGS events     The answer is, of course, no! The SRGC is pleased to offer whatever  help and support it can to like-minded clubs .... and this certainly includes the oxygen of  publicity 

[ranunculus]

My apologies to all concerned Maggi ... I didn't enter any plants so wasn't up to date with recent changes re: show secretaries.

It is wonderful that images from shows across the U.K. can be seen on both forums (and, of course, on Alpine_L and other like minded sites) and these postings will surely spread the word about these magnificent alpine gems to gardeners and nature lovers of every persuasion.

[tonyg]

Beautiful images Anne ... the first of many please!

I was going to say the same thing!  Lovely pics.

[Lesley Cox]

Anne, your signature says "horticulturally challenged." I wouldn't know about that but certainly not "photographically challenged." Very nice photos and great (especially for those of us who live in outer darkness to have another picture taker and poster on the Forum. Thanks for your lovely images.

[Diane Clement]

An excellent day at Chesterfield, as always.  Thanks to Geoff Mawson and John Savage and all the gang from the group.
Starting with a general view of the bench, showing the one pan bulb class with 17 entries

[Diane Clement]

The winner of that class was Trillium hibbersonii shown by Rod and Shirley Johnson
Also in that class was Iris ruthenica shown by Barry Winter

Trillium hibbersonii
Iris ruthenica

[Diane Clement]

A couple of Primulas

Primula Aire Mist
Primula albenensis

[Diane Clement]

Cushions, starting with the Farrer medal winning plant

Draba acaulis shown by Frank Hoyle and a close up
Androsace lehmanniana shown by John Richards

[Diane Clement]

Continuing with more cushions,
 
Saxifraga burseriana 'Mangart' shown by George Young, the forum's own veteran vet
Saxifraga diapensioides shown by Geoff Mawson
Saxifraga columnaris also shown by Geoff Mawson

[Diane Clement]

Couple more primulas
Primula balbisii shown by John Richards
Primula warshenewskiana shown by Joan Bradbury and a close up

[Diane Clement]

A random mix
Townsendia jonesii  shown by Terry Teal
Corydalis bracteata shown by Geoff Rollinson
Hepatica Millstream Merlin shown by Ivor Betteridge