Edinburgh and the Lothians show 2010

[Anthony Darby]

I think the fact that the RBGE go to the trouble to take this magical displays round the country is fantastic. Bringing the plants to the people will encourage more people to go visit the Botanics.

[Maggi Young]

And any idea what the yellow plant is, in the front of Stan de Prato's trough please? A golden-leaved thyme maybe? or something in flower?

Got it in one, Lesley... it is a golden thyme... here's a close-up

[Luc Gilgemyn]

Wonderful pictures - Great work Maggi  and Peter  !
Thanks a million for showing these !
What a wealth of gorgeous plants !
The "perfect" Androsace vandellii definitely is perfect  - and so are many others !

[Ragged Robin]

Here are some photos from Edinburgh.... Peter has already given a good view but maybe these are a little different.....

30cm Aeonium
Arcterica nana Redshank
cannot remember name!!
Cercis Prunus and bench
Eileen Goodall's  Pulsatilla. Budapest
Iris bucharica
Muscari chalusicum
Pleoine pogonoides.
primulas in section 2 .... this Section was well supported at the Edinburgh show.... good news for the future!  

cannot remember name!!

Might I hazard a guess and score a point

Calocephalus brownii

If it is.... I grow it here in the rockery and it survived the winter and sparkles in the sunlight 

More wonderful photos of great plants, Maggi, and I wonder why I never seem to progress on the jobs I'm supposed to be doing - just too much fun on the forum visiting Shows 

[Maggi Young]

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cannot remember name!!

Might I hazard a guess and score a point Roll Eyes

Calocephalus brownii

Well done, Robin! I would never have remembered that in a month of Sundays! I'll go edit the post, Thank you! 

[Ragged Robin]

 

[Lesley Cox]

Maggi, my tongue was firmly in my cheek actually. I think the RBGE displays are fantastic. Though a flat board in front of the pots would be feasible.

Thanks for the thyme picture. I do have a golden thyme but not nearly so flat and compact. I really like that one.

[Carol Shaw]

The Embra BG displays are certainly enhanced by their gorgeous backdrops. Now they just need some kind of deep board or barrier in front,  ::)to hide the pots, perhaps fill up the space between them with grit or something.

This is not Gardening Scotland but a show - the RBGE has, at most, an hour to set their display up. Like most of the Scottish members I appreciate the work that Elspeth and her team go to in order that we can see the plants. At Edinburgh Show Elspeth was in charge of the catering so was there at 7am buttering rolls etc. - this in addition to setting up the Botanics display. Your comment might have been tongue in cheek Lesley but it is a 'put-down' to the RBGE team who take their wonderful display to our shows. Frankly who cares if you can see the pots or not - certainly not those of us who go to the shows!

[Anthony Darby]

Carol, correct me if I'm wrong, but I would imagine that these guys are doing this on what would normally be their day off?

[Carol Shaw]

Carol, correct me if I'm wrong, but I would imagine that these guys are doing this on what would normally be their day off?

Absolutely they are doing this in their own time! And, given that the RBGE does not pay well and expects their staff to work their socks off all I can do is say 'Thank you' every time I see their display.

[Anthony Darby]

I know how hard they work. I spent half a day raking up leaves as part of a week's 'inservice' at the botanics a few years ago. I had aching muscles in places I didn't know I had muscles!

[Lesley Cox]

Carol, and anyone else I've upset, believe me, I hugely admire the team who do the RBGE dispalys and would NEVER, "put down" anyone in any circumstance. Those on the Forum whom I tease sometimes - and tease me in return - know that all such comments are made in jest. I despise people who deliberately set out to hurt or harm, with words.

My only regret about the display and about all the shows, is that I can't be there to enjoy them in full, as you are able to do.

[Maggi Young]

Lesley,  it is clear your comment was made as a constructive idea as to how the display could be made to look even more realistic with the fab background and not as any type of "negative" comment at all.... I don't doubt that Elspeth and the RBGE Folks will realise that perfectly well.
In turn, my post detailing the problems with following Lesley's suggestion was to make the situation clear to anyone reading this who has not seen such a display or show and may not realise the effort involved.
Nobody's "knocking" anyone !!

[Lesley Cox]

Thanks Maggi.

[hadacekf]

Thank you for the wonderful pictures - Great work Maggi