Aberdeen show 2011

[Maggi Young]

Thanks, John... thought Manuska sounded odd!

Wonder if that is my mistake or Graham has the wrong name?


More pix tomorrow....

[angie]

Maggi great pictures, must have been a lot of work. Yep my Cyp was Emil , thanks folks.
Like Ian's cup.


Peter I have killed Cyps before. I am learning that these are hardier than I first thought. The first ones I kept to warm and to dry, so they were short lived. I find this forum so helpful. I maybe ask a lot of silly questions but it helps to see what others do. I am really hopeless with books, I seem to get more confused than ever. I always think I must have half a brain as I can't store anything 

Darren thanks for your compliment.

Angie

[johnw]

Thanks, John... thought Manuska sounded odd!
Wonder if that is my mistake or Graham has the wrong name?
More pix tomorrow....

Let's blame it on the nurseyman's hand-writing.  

johnw

[Graham Catlow]

Thanks, John... thought Manuska sounded odd!
Wonder if that is my mistake or Graham has the wrong name?
More pix tomorrow....

Let's blame it on the nurseyman's hand-writing.  

johnw

John, Maggi - thanks for the correct spelling. The permanent marker that I used to use had almost disappeared and Manuska was the closest I could decipher. It came up as Azalea japonica 'Manuska' on Google. With a similar description with the red autumn and winter colour.

[Darren]

Really like that Aster of yours too Angie.

Graham - can I ask what your Pinguicula is growing on? Is it tufa or wood or something else? I ask because I've a number of small propagules of this species and I'd like to try something similar.

[angie]

Graham can I ask where you keep your Pinguicula. It's really sweet.

Angie

[Maggi Young]

72  Paterson's "small three pan class"... and those  plants are.....
72a    Maianthemum
72b   Disporopsis pernyii
72bb  Disporopsis pernyii
72c   Roscoaea cautleoides
 
73 bench view with Mec. delavayi developing seed    and Raoulia mammilaris
74 Primula bella
75 bench view with Cyril's "three new, rare, or difficult... Pimelea ferruginea at the back, Meconopsis delavayi in the middle and the Pleione, which Cyril called hookeriana 
 
76 bench with yellow Saxifraga aff. candelabra and Physoplexis comosa ( Incarvillea to top left , Dicentra seedling from 'Ivory Heart'  coming in on the right )
76a close up of Sax. aff candelabra

[Maggi Young]

77 ferns... there was a good selection of  fine ferns throughout the show.
78 more Arisaemas
79 Primulas and a frightened visitor
a8 crassulaceae, Sempervivum and Sedum; Rhodohypoxis and Arisaema in Section II
  
80   bench view with Ian Cummings
81 Best Rhodo in the show... Craig CupSimpson Salver  winner...... R. 'Maruschka' in Section II from Graham Catlow
 
81a Sandy  gets in the picture
 
82 Aeonium
82a Aeonium name .... A. arboreum atropurpureum nigrum 'Schwarzkopf'
 

[Maggi Young]

83 Eriogonum ovalifolium  from Sam Sutherland
83a Joint Rock award notice of Cultural Commendation
84 glowing primulas
85 more primulas
 
86  Polygonatum graminifolium
86b Polygonatum graminifolium close-up
87  Polygonatum hookeri

[Maggi Young]

88   Ramonda myconii
88a Haberlea 'Connie Davidson'
88b John McLean  studies the gesneriads
88c Haberlea and Ramonda
 
(89 ) Oxalis adenophylla  (pink) and O. enneaphllya (white)
 
a89    Stan's  Rhododendron  ... white... didn't get name
 
a90   Roma's Rhohodendron camschaticum
a91 Aster alpinus 'Dark Beauty';  Townsendia parryi;  Celmisia etc

[Maggi Young]

on we go......

[Maggi Young]

more.....

The stage area ,before the SRGC banners went up.
Local Treasurer Bill McGregor, Aberdeen committee member Nick Boss and Sandy Leven

caption comp ?

Carol and David Shaw - books
club  plant stall
coal_scuttle-garden entered in Section V by a non -mmeber... who is now keen to join!

cute Epimedium in shallow pan

cyps -KarlHeinz_and Emil

Erigeron leiomerus-rhsPC card

[Maggi Young]

onwards.....

Cyril Lafong's entry in the class for 3 pans, new, rare or difficul.... winning the Esslemont Quaich and cash prize. .
Cyril's  Pimelea ferruginea   ..... with Ian Y's power point on trough construction on screen in far background
Cyril  Meconopsis delavayi
finding the Forrest contenders
Former Presidents Sandy and Ian
Forrest Medal: Margaret and HenryTaylor's superb Paris quadrifolia in a Native to Scotland class
Forrest plant again
Forrest_Paris close

[Maggi Young]

and more...

Fraser Beaton  makes additions to the club plant stall
Glassford and Jean head for tea, mid afternoon
Graeme Strachan escapesfrom the kitchen to take some pictures. -Bette Ivey   -Ann Christie
Graeme's  Silene which was judged the best exhibiti from a first time exhibitor.
     Graeme won a cash prize and also this year, a special prize in memory of local hero Ron Smart,     who died not long after the show last year. A beautiful book on the Flora Celtica, given by his widow Elizabeth.
Graeme talks to Elizabeth Smart, in wheelchair, with her sister, Helen Catrene MacGregor.

Graeme realises he's been away from the kitchen for too long and rushes back to check on his harem.

[Maggi Young]

and more.... ( anyone feel the need of a cup of tea and a rest, yet?)

happy faces - Jim and Janet Paterson with Richard Barr
local stalwart Helen Greenwood left with SRGCHP Bette Ivey right
I make David S look fuzzy.... one of us needs tea!
Janet and Jim Paterson with devilish Ian Y
Jim and Agnes Sutherland  from Ardfearn Nursery
Jim and Janet P with Sam Sutherland from Kincardine