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Post by scrumpy on Aug 9, 2012 11:13:48 GMT
Well out of this lot we have to find some entries for this years show. Half the quantity I normally put in, more than what I expected after the last few weeks. Will be a lot of mixing and matching but am hoping for 17 vases. A couple of entries will be good. The rest will add a bit of colour to the benches  No giants at all ready, only one vase of small decs, senzoe ursula......that should be one of the good ones.  At least I'll be home nice and early tomorrow morning |
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Post by Rosie on Aug 9, 2012 12:34:11 GMT
They look lovely to me Scrumpy  ;D. Good luck with the show  |
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Post by grindle on Aug 9, 2012 14:05:52 GMT
and me good luck scrumpy |
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Post by Lou78W on Aug 9, 2012 15:19:12 GMT
Lovely selection of blooms Scrumpy....I wish you well at the show ;D
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Post by Tel on Aug 9, 2012 19:31:35 GMT
You never can tell how you will do, The other exhibitors may be in the same boat this year. Best of luck anyway, hope you enjoy the show and don't forget the pics. ;D |
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Post by Cherry on Aug 9, 2012 20:33:01 GMT
They are beautiful Scrumpy. Have fun and enjoy your show. You will do well.
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Post by jrae on Aug 10, 2012 13:30:34 GMT
Good luck scrumpy awesome flowers you have in there |
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Post by dcdahlia on Aug 10, 2012 14:31:03 GMT
That photo as wetted my appetite scrumpy
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Post by scrumpy on Aug 10, 2012 15:52:03 GMT
Thanks to all, always nice to see them cut and ready to go. Will post pictures later today or tomorrow, depending on when I wake up, concentratilng on the fronts of the blooms only I did manage 17 vases, from which I got 7 firsts, 3 seconds and one third. The 2nds and thirds came in classes I'd already got the first in. Just the giants and smalls I couldn't enter, but I've got Winholme Diane and Ryecroft Brenda to look forward to this week. And of course the giants. Entries throughout the whole show, not just dahlias, were well down. Not a single chrysanthemum in the show which has never happened before. Let's hope the season catches up for all of you for your shows later on. |
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Post by Lou78W on Aug 10, 2012 18:23:42 GMT
Not a bad showing.....all things considered. No Chrysanths  ....blimy  ...Well Done Scrumpy ;D |
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Post by Tel on Aug 10, 2012 18:32:11 GMT
Well done, I think you have done better than you expected too there. |
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Post by steve2t on Aug 10, 2012 19:56:30 GMT
Considering the season we've had so far, well done Scrumpy!!!!
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Post by scrumpy on Aug 11, 2012 9:32:22 GMT
A few little pictures then. Starting off with small cactus. First for vase of 5, first for 3 vases of 3. Had to juggle things around a bit to get the entries, mainly with Ryecroft Zoe. Could have had a good vase of 5, but because of the 3 vase entry decided on 3 Zoe with my best 2 of Gilwood Terry G and Oakwood Goldcrest  From the top, Zoe, Gilwood Terry G, and Oakwood Goldcrest  And the 2 best Gilwood and Oakwood  Small Decs..... finally got some decent Senzoe Ursula. They were arranged better than that.... top right sunk a bit and bottom right forward a bit, but I went through the oasis and thought i'd salvaged the arrangement a bit with a bit of packing and they looked good when I left. Judge must have disturbed them a bit And I wish I could get the colour to match properly, they are a bit lighter than that in real life.  Medium semi cactus. 1st , 2nd and 3rd in single vase class. 1st in 3 vases of mediums. They looked half decent when arranged and a few petals removed from the moonlights. Pymms Moonlight 1st  Susan Gilliott 2nd....few more days and these would have been really good  Ruskin Bride 3rd  and in the 3 vases class, from the top, Ruskin Bride, Pyms Moonlight and my Moonlight sport. As you can see, quite a nice colour difference between the Moonlights  Medium Decs. Had a bit of a struggle to make up the single class and 3 vase class. Had some quite nice White Charlie Two that would have done well in the single class, but ended up putting them in the 3 vase class, and made up a vase of one Dikara Moon and 2 Ryecroft Magnum that looked really good at 2 am. Imagine my horror when arriving at the show to find 2 of them had dropped half their petals So, we were left with 1st...Ryecroft Rebel  and in the 3 vases class, from the top, Ryecroft Rebel, Ryecroft Magnum and White Charlie Two  and finally, 1st for Mary's Jomands in the miniature ball  |
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Post by Lou78W on Aug 11, 2012 10:16:20 GMT
How wonderful to see some first class dahlias....not been many around here lately. A wonderful display; Mary J being a particular favourite of mine for showing ;D You've made my day Scrumpy  |
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Post by dcdahlia on Aug 11, 2012 10:21:13 GMT
Well done scrumpy,its nice to see some vased up.I am hoping to have some blooms for the 2nd of sept onwards.
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;D.
....blimy 
...Well Done Scrumpy ;D
