"STIRLING" SHOW IN DUNBLANE 19th March 2011

[Maggi Young]

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[Maggi Young]

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[Maggi Young]

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[ChrisB]

Hi Maggi,

Thanks for that.  I sent up my plants with Liz last Wednesday, hoping the erythronium would last until the weekend.

I had a primula there too, Broadwell Milkmaid, put it in just to hold up the erythronium really.  I think Gill may be bringing me back my plants, I'll get in touch tomorrow.  Just wanted it to be on show really....

[Maggi Young]

Christine, it is that sort of extra effort that is so appreciated by Show Secs and the visitors alike. 

I hadn't spotted that the B. Milkmaid was yours too.  I did like your Hellebore painting.

[veteran vet]

Looks a good show Maggi. I have only been to two AGS shows this year..the last two weekends and I am amazed to see how far on your exhibitors plants are...I have yet to see any T rivale and here in Northumberland my show ones are just coming through the surface of the compost yet there was Cyril with a magnificent pan...must have been warmer up your way than the forecast has suggested.
Thanks for all the pictures, I know how long it takes

[Luc Gilgemyn]

Thanks for showing us around Maggi !
We were way down south enjoying the Kent show, but Dunblane seems to have been just as much fun and quality !!

[ChrisB]

Some lovely things exhibited Maggi, I  must say.  So sorry I couldn't be there really, but had another engagement.  Its nice to see Gill do so well too, bravo everyone.

George, my T. rivale is just making its appearance here in a shady part of the garden.  If I lifted it, it would be flowering by Saturday, but I've never had the guts to dig it up!

[Maggi Young]

Looks a good show Maggi. I have only been to two AGS shows this year..the last two weekends and I am amazed to see how far on your exhibitors plants are...I have yet to see any T rivale and here in Northumberland my show ones are just coming through the surface of the compost yet there was Cyril with a magnificent pan...must have been warmer up your way than the forecast has suggested.
Thanks for all the pictures, I know how long it takes

Thanks, George.

I think Cyril may have his Trilliums under glass  and so a bit protected.... it may be, of course, that the reflected light and heat from the gleam on all his trophies provides enough impetus to get them started into growth! 

[angie]

Thanks for posting the pictures Maggi. Had a great day.
It amazed me that there were so many wonderful plants on the benches. After this cold hard winter I think everyone did so well. Couldn't get over Cyril Lafong's Trillium rivale, must have looked at it about a dozen times.
Managed to buy a couple of plants  so thanks to the nurseries and thanks also to everyone that made it a great show.
Thanks also for the company going to the show, those little girls are so good, hope Ian gave them a little bit of steak pie since they were so good.

Angie

[ruweiss]

Maggi, thank you for the pictures of these beautiful plants at this splendid show.
Wished we would have something similar in our country.

[Lesley Cox]

A fabulous show and a great collection of pictures for the deprived amongst us. Thanks to all concerned especially Maggi. They didn't seem too wobbly so perhaps the floor wobbles and the camera wobbles were in opposite rythym and cancelled each other out.

I think my favourite plant overall had to be the silver and blue Synthyris in the RBG exhibition, mainly because I have seedlings just planted in a trough, from Ratko's seed. I'll put a group of 3 in a pot too. They germinated well.

[Maggi Young]

Some terrific plants, including a quite large Iris nusariensis, with, sadly, slightly tired flowers.

My eye was really taken by the little Saxifraga scleropoda in reply 8 of the  previous page, in image a3333a.

The combination of acid yellow flowers, like little firework explosions against dark green foliage, with just a hint of a blue overshade was most .
It  was grown by Ian and Carole Bainbridge.

There were a couple of nice pots of Tulipa polychroma too.
And some little Dionysias that were cuter than buttons.... idn't  seem to get pix of them... maybe Ian did... I 'll see tomorrow.

[annew]

I enjoyed those, Maggi, but I would never have recognised Graham C from his avatar.

[Maggi Young]

I enjoyed those, Maggi, but I would never have recognised Graham C from his avatar.

He'd shaved that morning, Anne..........





Graham, forgive us , please, for the teasing.......