AGS Kent Show

[KentGardener]

Hi All

Just back from my volunteer stint on the AGS plant sales stand at the local show.  A few quick pics I took between serving customers and eating bacon rolls.   

1 - General view
2 - General view
3 - A fine selection of silver plants
4 - Pyrethrum leontopodium.  A lovely pot of silvery fluffy stuff.  To me it looked like mist or fog engulfing a frosty morning.
5 - Centaurea clementei
6 - Cyclamen graecum ssp anatolicum.  A stunning plant that attracted my attention as soon as I saw it.  The edges of the flowers were almost glowing in the early morning sun.  It ended up earning the Farrer medal for best in show.
7 - another pic of that Cyclamen graecum ssp anatolicum as it looked so lovely.
8 - Another great Cylcamen graecum ssp anatolicum (both were sown 5/10/1998)

[KentGardener]

A few more pics of things that caught my eye.  I am sure the Luc's from Belgium will have some better photos in the next day or two. 

1 - Lewisia cotyledon 'Ashwood Strain'
2 - Lewisia cotyledon hybrid
3 - Colchicum speciosum alba.  These 4 flowers were looking absolutely beautiful.
4 - Dionysia hyrbid 'Selene'
5 - Sternbergia sicula
6 - Oxalis speciosa
7 - Crocus banaticus (sown 22/12/2002)
8 - My mum would have loved this.

[Lina Hesseling]

This must have been a great day. Lovely pictures. I like the grey leaved ones very much.
Thank you for sharing with us.

Lina.

[ranunculus]

Super images, John ... much appreciated.

[Luc Gilgemyn]

Just home from another hop !
Great show - the Cyclamen....    how on earth do they grow them like that !!!  Amazing !

Thanks for the pix John !  Hope to show some more in the forthcoming days !!

[Maggi Young]

Glad  that all hoppers are home safe from a good day ouy. Grand time being had by the Hoppers'
President Kris and his lovely wife Ingrid, here in Dumfries- we've been thinking about you!
M 

[Tim Ingram]

Should I stop growing plants on the nursery and grow them to display! Somehow I missed seeing quite a few of these plants John and the little flower arrangement is quite delightful. Great to get so much support from across the Channel - anyone with more people I should contact for the Spring Show please let me know.

[Paul T]

Some beautiful plants there, John.  Thanks for showing us.