Alpine Garden Society shows regularly offer the chance to see alpine plants both common and rare in cultivation, grown to the ultimate standard. I usually attend ten shows each year and would enthusiastically recommend the "show scene" either for the potential exhibitor or simply "interested onlooker". If you live in the UK, you must make a point of attending your nearest show. If you are from overseas, see what delights AGS shows have in store, maybe you'll visit one day....

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You'll find a gallery of some special plants present at Loughborough for a non-competitive display held on 10th February 2001.
Click on Dionysia afghanica to take you there!






10th March 2001 - Loughborough AGS show featured the usual range of stunning early season exhibits, click on the showbench to be transported there!






John Forrest pictured here displaying the Trillium rivale for the local press photographer. Best in show, couldn't happen to nicer chap! Click on John to see more from Blackpool AGS show - 17th March 2001.






24th March 2001 - East Lancs AGS show put Tottington on the map for a day. Choice alpine plants aplenty waiting for you by clicking on the show banner.






7th April 2001 - Chesterfield hosted the North Midlands AGS show and here we have one or two flowers from a "prize worthy" form of Fritillaria crassifolia, click on the image to find out more.....



Who's been a clever boy then?

Your enthusiast capped a 400 mile round trip to the South west AGS show - 14th April 2001, with trophies for "three bulbous plants", Primulaceae aggregate, Open section aggregate and the "big one" - a Farrer medal for Iris graeberiana! Click on the Iris to take you there






21st April 2001 - The Midland show traditionally heralds the start of the Lewisia season. The prolonged cold season has delayed progress somewhat but Lewisia tweedyi, seen here, was the best plant present in a 19cm pot. Click on the Lewisia to see more plants from the show.



Record entries at East Cheshire AGS show (5th May 2001)yet again with in excess of 650 plants staged! A diverse range of exhibits also to suit all tastes, hopefully managed in this small selection. Clematis marmoraria seen here pipped a quite superb Soldanella hungarica to win the Farrer medal, click on the Clematis to see the Soldanella and a few more plants.....



Brian Russ seen here with quite a bit to smile about. Cassiope "George Taylor" had secured the Farrer medal at Malvern the previous week and Phyllodoce nipponica made it two in a row at Southport - 19th May 2001. An exceptional Phyllodoce just edging out a wonderful 25cm dome of Androsace cylindrica.

Yes, you know by now, click on the link to see more....



Cool conditions and rain accompanied the annual high summer gathering of the show fraternity at Cheltenham AGS show, 14th July 2001. Disappointing turn outs in sections B and C with many classes devoid of entries. Of course there were many super plants present with Martin Sheader seen here with a rather special form of Ourisia polyantha (click to see more) in Farrer medal form......



29th September 2001

Wirral show 22nd September 2001, autumn has arrived, lower temperatures, Cyclamen, Colchicum and Gentians make a welcome appearance. Cyclamen hederifolium album seen here yet again a formality in the Farrer medal stakes, yet another for Mike and Christine Brown......



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