Blackpool SRGC Show

[angie]

Darren Looking forward to seeing some nice pictures of all those tables full of gorgeous plants. When I first watched our show benches getting done I was amazed , Maggi and her team could have done it blindfolded. It was so quick and professionally done.    
Darren have a nice day and say hi to Susan from me.

Graham that's a shame you have to miss the show but the forecast doesn't look good. At least we will get to see what we have missed 

Angie

[David Shaw]

Hope it goes well, Darren, though I see that the forcast for northern England isn't that brilliant.

[Maggi Young]

Sorry to hear there is a lack of SRGC exhibitors.... as I've just been saying in another thread ( http://www.srgc.org.uk/smf/index.php?topic=6892.new#new )
this second nasty winter in a row has had a really bad effect on so many plants that I think we'll see a few "thin" shows this year. 

Thank goodness there is always someone in a warm area, or who can afford glasshouse heating to bring along some gems, eh?!!

[Rob Potterton]

Yawn, just gone 3.30am - time to leave for Blackpool ......

[SusanS]

We have had a lie in (!)  Up just before 6am to load the car, and now we are ready to go. 

[Palustris]

Well, just to make Rob's day we did buy some plants from him. Sad that so many Scottish folks could not get there, the show was excellent, if a little lower on entries than perhaps it has been in the past. Still we enjoyed it very much.

[Diane Clement]

Firstly, thanks to Lionel , Darren, Susan and all the gang from North Lancashire for their hard work today.
I'll start the ball rolling with some general views of the hall. 

[Diane Clement]

A "little" entry (WOW)   from Mr Dionysia, Paul Ranson waiting to be staged.  What a fantastic set of plants, well done Paul. 

[Maggi Young]

Such a pity that so many of the Scots who had planned to be there had to abandon because of the weather...... great to see that by the light coming in the windows it wasn't anything like a bad a day down there as it was in Scotland!
Far too much snow and slush for most of us.

What can be nicer than a show bench filled with colour?  
Looks good already... thanks, Diane.

[Diane Clement]

Narcissus cordubensis shown by Tony Lee

[Maggi Young]

A "little" entry (WOW)   from Mr Dionysia, Paul Ranson waiting to be staged.  What a fantastic set of plants, well done Paul. 

By heck, they look good  
Even the crates are colour co-ordinated... now THAT's attention to detail!

And is there even a bulb or two in amongst all those Grade AAAAA cushions?  

[Diane Clement]

Viola trinervata, shown by George Young, grown from Ratko seed sown in 2000.  It was awarded a Certificate of Merit.  The plant was shown in a very large chimney pot shape pot.  What a little gem. 

[Diane Clement]

Such a pity that so many of the Scots who had planned to be there had to abandon because of the weather......

Yes, sadly several of the Scots pulled out, I believe the A9 was impassable at some point.  But some managed the long haul and several made it the day before and stayed overnight.  Hope they manage to get home safely.   

[Diane Clement]

Saxifraga oppositifolia "Duncan Lowe's form"  super white form shown by Dave Riley.

[Diane Clement]

Scilla sibirica shown by Barry Winter