SRGC Aberdeen Show May 16th 2009

[Maggi Young]

Okay, Ian has resized his pix but not named any so I'll put them on in batches and rename as and when I can..... these first ones from staging on Saturday...
355 Struan Harley, Elspeth McIntosh, at front. Mike Dale in Tartan check shirt, at middle of pic
356 Carol and David Shaw tweaking the plants they  staged on Friday evening
357   Mike Dale , Stan da Prato in the far centre, wearing blue jacket
358 soggy but smiling Carole Bainbridg
***359    ***360 ....raining hard outside...
361 but Carole is still bringing plants in and still smiling!
362 Ian Bainbridge
363  Prez Ian Christie, John Mitchell RBGE, and  our own  Nick Boss from Aberdeen Group
364  Locals, though still capable of getting lost; Bob Maxwell and Convenor Mike Hopkins

[Maggi Young]

second batch....
 P5162365. Maggi  Young and Carol Shaw
 P5162366. Jean Wyllie
 P5162367. large flower wilts on bench
 P5162368. heavy plant crossing, I think 
 P5162369. and
 P5162370.   Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh Gold Medal winning display
 P5162371. A lovely chance pairing of an Anisotome growing with a Dactylorhiza RBGE stand.... a gorgeous combo.
 P5162372. part of RBGE display
 P5162373. centre of RBGE display
 P5162374. Iris cycloglossa

[Lvandelft]

perhaps he is very shy

Is that possible, a shy Dutchman? They are very rare overhere

I for myself am still very happy when thinking back of visiting the Show. Must be three years, (already but I still remember
the beautiful displays and meeting so nice people. 

 

[Carol Shaw]

At the risk of seeing even more dire pix of myself 'More please Miss'

[Maggi Young]

batch three....
 P5162375. the fragrant Iris cycloglossa again
 P5162376. another part of RBGE stand, including Androsace bulleyana, which was given a Certificate of Merit.
 P5162377. close up of one Androsace bulleyana
 P5162378. / P5162379. / P5162380.  three shots of  Cyril Lafong's winning six pan entry
 P5162381. and P5162382 Cypripedium 'Sebastian'
 
 P5162383. Cyp. 'Rascal'
 P5162384.  Cyp. 'Pixie'

[Maggi Young]

batch four....
 P5162385. Sebaea thomasii
 P5162386. Androsace cylindrica
 P5162387. Mike Hopkins' six pan, including Gentiana acaulis,  Lewisia columbiana and a Penstemon...
 P5162388. Mike called this Clematis marmoraria, but it is a C.  petrei type, we reckon.
 P5162389. Lathyrus vernus rosea
 P5162390. Lewisia 'Joyce Halley'
 P5162391. Mike Hopkins' winning small ( under 17.5cm pot) six pan: Dionysia (?), Primula sieboldii, Incarvillea zhongdianensis, Aquilegia flabellata, Erigeron 'Canary Bird' , Edraianthus pumilio
 P5162392. hall view
 P5162393. Trillium luteum
 P5162394.  elegant Cyclamen persicum with sweet fragrance

[Maggi Young]

batch five.....
 
 P5162395.  Uvularia , Incarvillea, Primula sieboldii
 P5162396.  Clematis marmoraria and Myosotis albosericea
 P5162397.  perennial form of Meconopsis punicea
 P5162398.  perennial form of Meconopsis punicea
 P5162399.  Celmisia and Aciphylla spedenii
 P5162400.  Clematis marmoraria and Myosotis albosericea 2
 P5162401.  Myosotis albosericea
 P5162402.  pair of Oxalis with O. 'Gwen McBride ' in front
 P5162403. two Lewisias
 P5162404. ....and again!

[Maggi Young]

batch six.....
 P5162405 John and Rosemary Lupton, Show Stewards
 P5162406. Nick Boss' fine Silene acaulis, which won the Alpines 2001 Trophy for the best cushion plant, dwarves the Bainbridge's Kelseya uniflora alongside
 P5162407. lovely spidery Celmisia
 P5162408.  a close up of the Celmisia flowers
 P5162409. Silene californica ( is that right?) and Epimediun graniflorum namum from the Shaws
 P5162410. a Phlox and a Globularia
 P5162411. that lovely bright Silene again
 P5162412.  Lilium nanum
 P5162413. stand-in stewards Carol and David Shaw and Section 2 Judges, Ian Bainbridge,Sam Sutherland  and  Elspeth McIntosh, see behind the winner of the Simpson Salver for the best Rhododendron: R. 'Ermine' shown by Stan da Prato
 P5162414. Fritillaria hermonis

[Maggi Young]

batch 7.....
P5162415. That Frit. again, I think it is F. hermonis !
 P5162416. across the hall from a sales table
 P5162417. more sales plants from Ardfearn
 P5162418. Allium akaka
 P5162419. Gentiana acaulis in Section 2 ( beginner's section)
 P5162420. Ian B, Sam S and Elspeth .judges of Section 2
 P5162421. John Mitchell, Jean Wyllie and President Ian the Christie kind, judging Section 1
 P5162423. Carol and David Shaw  making the records of Sect. 2
 P5162424. John and Rosemary Lutpon doing that job in Sect. 1

[Maggi Young]

batch 8......

 P5162425 Maggi completing her record sheets.....
 P5162426. Bob Maxwell completing his record sheets....
 P5162427. foliage class in Section 2
 P5162428. Clematis 'Pixie'  from local member Lesley Glasser
 P5162429. two other entries in Ranunculaceae class in Sect 2
 P5162430. class for one pan Saxifragaceae in Sect. 2.... nice Tiarella wherryi at back right, behind Lois Thompson's Sax. which is a bit unevenly flowered in the centre because a hen isisted on brooding her chickens on it 
 P5162431. only one entry  each in the one pan  Lewisia and Sedum classes in Section 2.
 But this section in Aberdeen was still better supported than just about every other Sect. 2 in Scotland this year, I think. Edinburgh was not bad!
 P5162432. Best plant in Section 2 and so  winner of the Aberdeen Quaich, and also best exhibit from a first time exhibitor at an official SRGC show, was this super Cypripedium calceolus from John Owen of Askival. Nice one, John, and we hope a happy reward for your long and rather unpleasant journey to the show!! 
 P5162433.Primula sieboldii
 P5162434. Trillium erectum

[Maggi Young]

batch 9.....

P5162435. show hall during judging
 P5162436. primulas and dodecatheon
 P5162437. primula yargonensis
 P5162438. super Arisaema nepenthoides from anne and Viv Chambers.... this was awarded a certificate of merit 
 P5162439.close up
 P5162440. Lewisias
 P5162441. Lewisia
 P5162442. Lewisia
 P5162443. Aquilegia
 P5162444. Oxalis 'Ione Hecker'

[Maggi Young]

batch 10....

 P5162445. Fern class
 P5162446  Telesonix jamesii, from Ian and Carole B
 P5162447. entry of three plants native to  one country (America)
 P5162448.  three pans .... America Mike H.
 P5162449. three pans.... China ..Anne  and Viv C.
 P5162450. Androsace bulleyana on  RBGE  display
 P5162451. Androsace bulleyana again
 P5162452. a Dactylorhiza and  tiny Anisotome,  chance combination, very cute  on RBGE stand
 P5162453. John Owen's fab Cyp.... did I mention it won a certificate of Merit as well ?? !! 
 P5162454 cert. of merit winning Arisaema nepenthoides, niot seen too well against backdrop of Rhodo Ermine! with another arisaema to the right and the Shaw's Saurumatum, just a spike, flower not unfurled, to the left.

[Maggi Young]

batch 11....
P5162455. Primula veris, ( and Salix boydii, to the left background)
 P5162456. Primula yuparensis, which won the Craig Cup for best primula fopr exhibitor John Graham, who also won the bronze medal for most points in section2
 P5162457. Primula yupariensis 2
 
 P5162458. Primula 'Elizabeth Killaly'

 P5162459. Angela Townsley escapes the kitchen to see the show and find out if she has been successul with her entries.... she was!



     
Somewhere I must be going to comeacross a photo of Cyrill Lafong's Forrest Medal winning pot of Cyp calceolus var pubescens  It was in the centre of his six pan entry, shown earlier.......


 P5162460. Fred Hunt, Cyril Lafong and John Owen by John's terriifc Cyp. calceolus


  P5162461 .Glassford Sprunt takes a close look at a nice pot of Brimeura (which refused to open its flowers for exhibitors Helen and Bill McGregor  ) alongside Netta Milne, another of the hardworking show team 

 P5162462. Picea abies 'Llttle Gem' from Stan da Prato 
 P5162463.Ian Doig of Glasgow, views the conifers, that big pine is from Alan Weepers, of Fife

 P5162464. Trophy winning Silene acaulis from Nick Boss

[Maggi Young]

batch 12.....

 P5162465. along the RBGE display
 P5162466. hall
 P5162467. hall, Stan da Prato in his Blue jacket to the right, John Lee middle left
 P5162468. Maggi with New Zealand visitors, Malcolm Garland, Phil ( Anna's boyfriend), his wife, SRGC Member Christine, and their daughter Anna. We had the pleasure of their company at our garden earlier in the week, along with Marcelle and Pat Garden ,also from NZ. Chris and Marcelle are chums  but it was pure coincidence that they all visited us on the same day!!    The Garland party decided to try to get back to Aberdeen  again for the show, after their trip to Orkney and we were really delighted to welcome them. Poor Chris had to spend most of the time with her hands in her pockets to  help her resist a smash and grab raid on the plant stalls!  These folks had been very good to Ian when he was out in NZ last year and the Gardens are chums of Jean Wyllie. It is great to meet up with these far-flung memebers of the SRGC and discuss plants... and  much else besides!!

 P5162469. nice pot of Fritillaria camschatensis from Bill and Helen McGregor ; Helen is a great baker who beavered all day in the kitchen and Bill is the local Treasurer
 P5162470.Glassford, Dr Rock ( David Millward) , Mike H, Bob M. and Brian Hammond take a seat, David Aitken standing by
 P5162471. Pteridophyllum racemosum from John Lupton.... look at the shine on that foliage!
 P5162473. Globularia corifolia 'Blue Bunnets' from Ian and Carole Bainbridge
 P5162474. Dianthus
 P5162472. charming pot of Meconopsis delavayi from Helen Greenwood, the colour is true and  truly yummy!

[Maggi Young]

baker's dozen batch....
 P5162475. Polygonatum hookeri , absolutely tiny plant with sweet secented flowers
 P5162476. Alastair McKelvie.... former SRGC Journal Editor, Membership Secretary, local Convenor, and Hon. Vice president .... Alastair has served the SRGC well in many capacities, over many years ...he did not enter any plants himself this year, intsead he gave another exhibitor, Dougal Mackintosh, a lift ot he hall with his plants. 
 P5162477  Oxalis 'Gwen McBride'
 P5162478  O. laciniata x enneaphylla
 P5162479.  the two previous Oxalis
 P5162480. Anne Chambers, who brought her beautiful cards with botanical paintings as well as show plants
 P5162482.    a Paris
 P5162483.    another Paris
 P5162484.      and another Paris
 P5162486.        and another Paris