Gardening Scotland 2012
By bulbaholic
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This blog is written by a GoYer who wasn’t at Gardening Scotland this year! However I have two links that you might find to be of interest.
Firstly, for those who found the BBC’s coverage of Chelsea to be boreing. BBC Scotland’s program, The Beechgrove Garden, will be broadcast at 12pm on Sunday and concentrate on Gardening Scotland. I am told by someone who has previewed the program that it is very good. If you cannot watch the program live it will be on BBC iPlayer shortly afterwards for a week.
Secondly, have you wondered how those display stands are built? The Scottish Rock Garden Club (SRGC) started to design its stand back in February and one of its members took a series of photographs of its construction, step by step.
http://www.srgc.net/forum/index.php?topic=8681.0
This link takes you directly to the Forum pages with this thread. The thread works almost exactly like GOY and members have sprinkled it with comments throughout. The pictures are thumbnails which you just click on once to bring up to full-screen size then continue scrolling down the page. The thread is live and on-going and the latest pictures on Saturday morning are of other stands in the show.
The finished SRGC stand. The picture is not mine but shown with permission of the SRGC.
2 Jun, 2012
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those photos are really intriguing, i had no idea how detailed and layered these displays are 'under the covers' thank you for this.
2 Jun, 2012
Thanks, Bulbaholic. I went yesterday and the Floral Hall had some splendid displays, including the SRGC one. And you can buy plants! Now, that's my kind of show......
2 Jun, 2012
Hope you bought lots, O93!
2 Jun, 2012
CORRESTION!!!!
Seemingly the Sunday showing of Beechgrove Garden is a repeat of Friday night's program and it is up on iPlayer NOW. Screenshots are on the SRGC link and there are plenty of flower shots, those being interviewed are nursery people and exhibitors - no celebs.
2 Jun, 2012
thank you
2 Jun, 2012
Don't you have celebs in Scotland bulba? If not, we can send you lots! :-)
2 Jun, 2012
i thoroughly enjoyed watching that program on iplayer ~ thanks bulbaholic, so many interesting ideas. must be a lovely show to go to.
2 Jun, 2012
Thank you so for your very kind offer, Andrew, but you can keep them :-)))
We have just watched Beechgrove Garden and it is, indeed, good.
Only half-an-hour but it shows something for everyone.
2 Jun, 2012
Watched it on Friday B....it was quite a good programme and as you say - something for everyone. My favourite nurserman Billy Carruthers managed to get a wee slot too. Which was more than he got at Chelsea!
Bulba...you being an alpine man - do you know much about Trollius Acaulis? I can't find very much information online other than what comes on the label. My main concern is that it is invasive! Sorry to ask on your blog
2 Jun, 2012
Most of the ranunculus family can be invasive if given ideal conditions, Scottish. Trollius like to grow in moist soils besides streams where they get plenty of water. If you grow it in drier conditions (not bone dry) then it should not be invasive. We grow the dreaded Ranunculus ficaria in a drier part of the garden and it is no problem at all.
3 Jun, 2012
Thanks very much Bulbaholic - although I intend to grow it near my tiny wee pond - it will not be near the water so hopefully I can keep it under control.
3 Jun, 2012
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fascinating, thanks bulbaholic, i shall look up those links.
2 Jun, 2012