East Lancashire AGS Show 20th March 2010

[ranunculus]

Just returned (exhausted) from our East Lancashire AGS Show at Whitworth and we are thrilled to announce that this year's event proved a resounding success for Show Secretary; Carol Kellett and her hard-working team.  A host of wonderful entries and well-contested classes all over the benches.
A memorable day for Mark Childerhouse from Brigg who gained his first Farrer Medal with a magnificent Saxifraga 'Mary Golds.
Many more images to follow I'm sure as forum cameras were well in evidence?


FARRER MEDAL WINNER : SAXIFRAGA 'MARY GOLDS'
3-PAN SAXIFRAGA CLASS
FIRST TIME FARRER MEDAL WINNER MARK CHILDERHOUSE (HEARTY CONGRATULATIONS MARK)
FARRER MEDAL EXHIBIT
MARK CHILDERHOUSE AND GEOFF MAWSON

[Maggi Young]

Hi, Cliff..... you are quick on the draw! We're just back from the Stirling Show in Dunblane but we're not so speedy as you with the pix!

Sounds like a good day was had by all.... huge congratulations to Mark Childerhouse on winning the Farrer with the superb plant.... are we absolutely sure it's not made of cake and icing? So large and so pink!! Lovely!

[Lvandelft]

What a super Farrer Medal plant !
Congratulations with the obviously successful Show Cliff.
Regarding you were up and on the Forum at 5 AM today you MUST be exhausted
Time for your medicine soon    and a good long sleep (for your beauty!)
Cheers!

[David Nicholson]

Come on Mr B, you don't need sleep, where are the other pics??

What a cracking Farrer obviously a class grower there. I do envy you lot from Brum upwards, so easy for you to get to a whole lot of Shows whereas, here, at the end of the known world, even Luc and LucS find it easier to get to Kent and Essex than I do!

[ranunculus]

Come on Mr B, you don't need sleep, where are the other pics??

  Snore, snore, snore!

BENCH COLOUR
BENCH SHOT
BENCH VIEW
DURING STAGING
FARRER CONTENDER SAXIFRAGA 'COOLOCK GEM' EXHIBITED BY GEOFF ROLLINSON
IRIS RETICULATA
JUDGES PONDER
JUDGING BEST PAN OF RANUNCULACEAE (WON BY THE PULSATILLA VERNALIS OF DAVE RILEY)
SUPERB MINIATURE GARDEN CLASS WON BY THE INIMITABLE JOHN DOWER
PRIMULA 'ARDUAINE'

[ranunculus]

SAXIFRAGA 'COOLOCK KATE'
SAXIFRAGA 'PINK STAR'
SAXIFRAGA LILACINA
SCOLIOPUS BIGELOVII
TRILLIUM NIVALE

[vivienr]

Hi, Cliff..... you are quick on the draw! We're just back from the Stirling Show in Dunblane but we're not so speedy as you with the pix!

Sounds like a good day was had by all.... huge congratulations to Mark Childerhouse on wimnnig the Farrer with the superb plant.... are we absolutely sure it's not made of cake and icing? So large and so pink!! Lovely!

I'm the one who came home with the cake....first prize in the raffle

Great show again this year -  lovely plants and lovely people.
Thank you to all involved, especially Hilary Price who made the cake 

[vivienr]

Whoops, forgot the picture....

[Maggi Young]

Wow, Vivien, now that's what I call a good raffle prize!!
Congraulations.... if it tastes half as good as it looks it'll be delicious.
Carol K. and her Team have some grand ideas for a great show, don't they?!!

[Tony Willis]

Lovely pictures Cliff,the ones of the judges pondering certainly shows some young blood is needed in the society!

[johnw]

Wow, Vivien, now that's what I call a good raffle prize!!

What true luck.  Had that been an SRGC Show Vivien, poor soul, would have been required to send it off to the Moderator for quality assurance.

johnw

[Mick McLoughlin]

A few pics from me. Thanks to Carol and her team for a organizing a great show and the east lancs group for a friendly welcome, even giving away buns and pie at the end.
A couple of shots of the hall.
What a difference this weeks weather made to the amount of colour on the benches.
Bench shots of different classes.

[Mick McLoughlin]

Another shot of the Farrer winner plus a couple of Saxifrage 'Coolock Gem' from Geoff Rollinson. How they get them to flower like that I dont know. See my attempt in sectbsaxifraga picture above.
A couple of Cyclamen coum.
3 pans distinct and 3 pan dwarf narcissus

[Mick McLoughlin]

6 pan entry
A couple of Celmisia.
A new Corydalis cross with notes.
Corydalis
A touch of white fever Galanthus 'Sophie North'
Hepatica nobilis and close up
Pulsatilla vernalis
and finally Trillium

[angie]

Well that was a lovely start to my Sunday morning. enjoyed every picture. Wish my plants would grown like those in the pictures the only thing that I get to grow is myself , I suppose the hot cross bun that I have just ate didn't help
Thanks for posting the pictures it looks as if you had a good turn out.
Angie