AGS NORTH MIDLAND SHOW - CHESTERFIELD 10th April 2010

[ranunculus]

Another wonderful show at Chesterfield in Derbyshire today. Congratulations and many thanks to Show Secretary; John Savage and his hard working team.  The Farrer Medal on this warm and gloriously sunny day went to Bob and Rannveig Wallis for their enchanting pan of Fritillaria aff. bithynica.  More images to follow ...

BOB AND RANNVEIG WALLIS
FRITILLARIA aff. BITHYNICA
FRITILLARIA PURDYI
GEORGE YOUNG TAKING A SHOT WE WILL NO DOUBT SEE LATER?
SHOW BENCH
SHOW HALL
RANUNCULUS CRITHMIFOLIUS
SAXIFRAGA x CONCINNA 'BEN LOYAL'

[ChrisB]

Great pix Cliff, thanks.  Looks like you had a great turn out!

[Ragged Robin]

Cliff, you certainly get around and bring us such a a wonderful impression of the Spring Shows, thanks so much 

What a great looking hall at Chesterfield, full to the brim with lovely exhibits - RANUNCULUS CRITHMIFOLIUS is glorious and many congratulations to Bob and Rannveig Wallis for winning the Farrer Medal with their fabulous Fritillaria aff. bithynic.

[Lesley Cox]

Nice to see our Ran. crithmifolius in there and doing very nicely thank you. Is George Young the "Veteran Vet?'

[Mick McLoughlin]

A very good show, with good weather to suit the good company. I'll put a few of my pictures up now, again just some that caught my eye.
First a shot of the hall.
3 Fritillaria
3 pan Primulacae, distinct genera
3 pan rock plants distinct, plus the first in this class
3 pans Androsace and/or Dionysia, distinct
3 pans Primula distinct
6 rock plants distinct
A shot of the Primula classes
and the Minature garden class, 5 entries this week, we'll need a stronger bench soon.

[Mick McLoughlin]

On to some individual plants now.
Androsace muscoidea and close up
Androsace villosa
Androsace laevigata
Callianthemum anemonoides
Dionysia 'Andreas' and close up
Dionysia aretoides
Dionysia bryoides
Dionysia class

[Mick McLoughlin]

Fritillaria amana
Fritillaria purdii already shown by Cliff
Fritillaria hakkarensis
Iris attica
Iris magnifica and close up
Iris grabberiana
Narcissus fernandesii

[Mick McLoughlin]

Ophyrus cretica
Orchis italica and close up
A shot of the primula classes lined up
A close up of one of the Primulas
Primula elatior subsp. pseudoelatior and close up
Primula 'Mrs Dyas' and close up
Pulsatilla halleri hyb

[Mick McLoughlin]

Rhododendron class
Rhododendron dendocharis 'Glendoick Gem'
Rhododendron mucronulatum and close up of flower
Sanguinaria canadensis 'Flore Pleno' and close up
Saxifraga fortunei 'Early Ruby'

[Mick McLoughlin]

Last few from me then out to do some tidying in the garden.
Soldanella carpatica x pusilla and close up
Tecophilia cyanocrocus
Trillium
Tulipa schrenkii

[Ragged Robin]

Mick, thanks for the great photos of the Show!  It's wonderful to see lots of Primula and now Fritillaria and Rhododendrons

Fritillaria hakkarensis has a wonderful pattern and Iris attia is a fabulous colour and shape but what caught my eye most?  Saxifraga fortunei 'Early Ruby'  

[ChrisB]

Yep, that foliage on the Sax is just lush....

[veteran vet]

Good to see so many pictures on  line already, been a lovely day here today, strange warm yellow thing in a blue sky, not seen it this year so far. Was an excellent show with a very wide range of plants on display. I will add afew now, more later. I will try to avoid to much repetition
Draba longisiliqua shown by Robert Rolfe
Alkanna aucheriana shown by Ivor Betteridge. Although there is a little blurring I could not miss out on a picture of one of my favourite plants
Androsace breviscarpa shown by Margaret Pickering who also showed
Benthamiella patagonica in the cushion class
 

[veteran vet]

Ian Kidman had another field day with the trophies. He won both the large and small six pan classes and two examples are
 Primula 'Broadwell Milkmaid' ( certificate of Merit) and
Primula 'Aire Mist'
Dianthus freynii shown by F & B Hoyle receiver a certificate of Merit
Dionysia oreodoxa shown by Geoff Rollinson who also exhibited
Androsace neuwirtii, with its notes the next picture

[veteran vet]

Last few for the moment

Androsace bryomorpha shown by P & G Ranson
Androsace villosa shown by Lionel Clarkson
Corydalis macrocentra shown by Robert Rolfe, This being his 19cm pan exhibit, he had another larger one in the Open large pan class
Fritillaria aff bithynica winning the Farrer Medal for Bob & Rannvewig Wallis. They also had
Fritillaria aurea x pinardii
Fritillaria poluninii....very rarely seen