BLACKPOOL SHOW 17th March 2012

[David Nicholson]

Good to read that JoF was there. Thanks all for the pictures.

[angie]

Some really great plants there. Looks a great show, a must for next year.
Thanks for taking the time posting the pictures for us all to see.

Angie  

[David Nicholson]

....forumist Martin Rogerson (now 'trainee judge' to boot)........

Surely they can't be that short! I'd restrict him to boots and not let him anywhere near the plants

I do realise that my chances of a Farrer have now diminished to the point..........

[ranunculus]

....forumist Martin Rogerson (now 'trainee judge' to boot)........

Surely they can't be that short! I'd restrict him to boots and not let him anywhere near the plants

I do realise that my chances of a Farrer have now diminished to the point..........

... that they were already at!  

[David Nicholson]

 

[FrazerHenderson]

How apt the sign above the door to the show (see Stan's photo 185)

[Darren]

Blimey Stan - I'm in awe of your abilities with a camera. You managed to capture one of the few pictures of me (number 216) where I don't look like the result of a failed laboratory experiment.

[SusanS]

What I like about Stans Photos are all the smiling people, obviously they were enjoying themselves.  

Though the excitement of selling raffle tickets does seem to have been a little to much for Tony, (picture 43)        Mind you he had worked very hard the night before and all through the show as well.  

[Maggi Young]

 I've heard that Stan had a very unpleasant experience on his way home from the show... a driver came out of a side road and hit his car.  Stan got home, but his car is now written off , I believe. Thank goodness neither Stan nor the fellow who crashed into him, were hurt. I think most of Stan's plants were sturdy enough to cope with the accident.  

Not all fun and games  going to and from the shows!

[Maggi Young]

I don't think it was captured in any of the photos shown in these pages, but there is a super photo (by Don Peace) on the AGS site of Anne Wright's pot of a super narcissus 'Andy' ... see it here :
http://www.alpinegardensociety.net/shows/results/shows2012/shows/blackpoo/images/Don_Peace/sizedNarcissus_%27Andy%27_-_Anne_Wright_-_DSCF5168.JPG.html

[ranunculus]

Hi Maggi,

Another photo of 'Andy' from Blackpool ... I didn't think my image was quite good enough to post at the time.

So sorry to hear of poor Stan's plight ... thank goodness no-one was physically hurt.

[Maggi Young]

Thanks for 'Andy's' photo Cliff. He's a cute soul. Hope Anne will tell us his story.
There is a section 2 narcissus called Andy registered in 1950, but this is not that, of course.


Yes,  thank goodness the only casualties of the crash were two vehicles. Stan is made of stern stuff, of course, so it seems not to have put him off his stride at all - having been showing more great plants at Kincardine this past Saturday. 

[annew]

Thanks for 'Andy's' photo Cliff. He's a cute soul. Hope Anne will tell us his story.
There is a section 2 narcissus called Andy registered in 1950, but this is not that, of course.

Dammit, I thought I'd checked the name... It may have to be Andrew (that one is not registered, though more boring). If all else fails, it'll be the full works, Andrew Blanchard (in honour of my brother who died of leukaemia). Hopefully a few available this summer.

[Maggi Young]

Anne, a very beautiful narcissus and one that will honour the memory of your brother very well , I think.

[Lesley Cox]

If your brothr was known as Andy, why not 'Andy Blanchard?'