Blackpool SRGC Show

[Diane Clement]

Gagea fibrosa shown by Ian Leslie

[Maggi Young]

Jean W and Glassford were devastated not to make it for the first time in many years, but it was a wise decision.
Quite a few are in the habit of going down the day before and perhaps staying over on Saturday night too, so that would make it easier.

 

[Diane Clement]

The fabled pot of Fritillaria alburyana shown by Geoff Rollinson

[Diane Clement]

Asarum heterotropoides var mandshuricum shown by the new AGS Director of Shows, Ray Drew.  It was in the new and rare class, hence the botanical notes

[Diane Clement]

Saxifraga x dinninaris shown by Alan Furness, winning the Duncan Lowe award for the best plant in a 19cm pot

[Diane Clement]

Corydalis solida 'Blushing Girl' shown by George Young

[Diane Clement]

Androsace ciliata shown by Chris Lilley
Androsace 'Millstream' shown by Ian Kidman
and ditto, close

[Diane Clement]

Saxifragas looked good, with two 3-pan entries from Tom Green (left) and Mark Childerhouse (right).  The back one of the right hand three was last week's Farrer medal plant, still looking pretty good this week.

[Diane Clement]

And the front left of this entry, Saxifraga 'Riverslea' shown by Mark Childerhouse

[Diane Clement]

That's all from me, but there were plenty more cameras snapping away in the hall, so there should be more pix to come. 

[Rob]

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

Thanks for posting these photos, including the behind the scenes, before the plants are staged. It looks to have been a good show even if the weather prevented some people from attending.

[Maggi Young]

What a super selection of plants you've shown us Diane... many thanks for sharing.

What/who won the medal?

[Diane Clement]

What a super selection of plants you've shown us Diane... many thanks for sharing.

What/who won the medal?  

Duncan Lowe award for the best in a 19cm pot was won by Alan Furness with Sax dinniniaris, Kirby cup for the best foliage was won by the Smethursts with their Celmisia (sorry no pic of this)
and I think Paul and Gill Ranson won most of the rest     (Forrest, large six pan medal, small six pan medal and the Hollett trophy for the most points in the open section)

[Mick McLoughlin]

The best plant in show was one Paul and Gill Ranson's Dionysia.
Dinoysia 'Goteborg' freitagii x viscidula HZ-MKIII

[Maggi Young]

Just had a minute to catch up with this before dashing off to the 'Sunday job' ..... Huge congratulations to Paul and Gill for their success... the Forrest plant looks to be a cracker.... great colour, isn't it?

What super plants from everyone after this nasty winter.