Shrewsbury show

[scrumpy]

and finally the smalls

Marys Jomanda....miniature ball....First...perfect centres on these



small decs, had lots of choice, could have done 5 blooms of 5 varieties. Eventually settled for this

Winholme Diane........First



Ryecroft Brenda T.....2nd.....Not easy to arrange as can be seen



Sendoe Ursula....3rd....the blooms were cut a little bit over



Ruskin Andrea....First



Ryecroft Zoe...2nd



and 3 vases of smalls



From top Barbarry Cosmos, Winholme Diane and Barbarry Melody

[Lou78W]

A lovely bunch!!!!....hope my Mary's J. looks as good next saturday

[dcdahlia]

How is the ryecroft rebel to grow scrumpy does it mark much with the weather.I am looking for a new med dec.

[dcdahlia]

are them dianes grown outside scrumpy

[scrumpy]

No marks at all on ryecroft rebel. Still looks good and firm 2 days after cutting. Those three came from one plant grown 6 up off side buds.Grown under covers.
Dianes grown outside and they have survived the rain and wind......all the smalls are grown outside, no covers.

[scrumpy]

and the complete entry, minus a few that had fallen, taken at the end of the show.





I missed 4 entries, 1 vase small ball, 3 vases small cactus, 3 blooms giant cactus, and another 6 giants. So considering everything and my suicidal thoughts earlier on , not too bad.
And the public enjoyed them which is what it's all about.

[dcdahlia]

What are the blooms second from the right on the bottom row scrumpy

[scrumpy]

They are Ruskin Andrea.....I would say perfectly weatherproof.
I need to learn how to get them a bit smaller.....they were grown with no disbudding as many up as i could get and still hit maximum size, and some bigger!!