photo day

I attended a really good digital camera workshop on sunday, run by the SRGC in conjuction with the Scottish Explorers Garden. BIG THANKYOU TO ALL ORGANISERS AND SPEAKERS!!! I had a great time.
the Scottish Explorers Garden is ful of fabulous planting, beautifully laid out
lots of information available from willing volunteer staff
and plants for sale, very dangerous!!

how gorgeous is this! a natural stream runing past mature trees and planted with primula and iris, looking likke they've always been there.
This is the George Forrest Anex, where our course was held. the only problem is that it did not have a loo, I suggest perhaps a compost toilet? maybe I should write to them, and in the spirit of Permaculture, offer to build it?

in various places around the garden there are fabulous garden art benches, all very comfy

I have to admit I did not sit on this one as the surface has gathered a fair amount of water

fabulous flowers

the Scottish Rock Garden Club, Stirling Show held at Dunblane on 24th March. an incredible display of fabulous flowers as usual, here are some of my favourites.
Erythronium White Beauty
Frittilaria Minuta

Pulsatia Vulgaris, pink form
Pulsatia Halleri Slavica
Bulbicodium Viriditubus
Narcissus Asoanus, I think I must vote this one my favourite of the day.

more from the show

a funny looking thing, Asarum Splendens
another funny wee thing, Corybas Diemanicus
this is quite lovely, Pleione Formosana Clare (I must get one!!)
these dionysia would be perfect in a doll house garden, I think they are quite difficult to grow
a perfect wee cushion of flowers
and some beautiful hellebore flowers floating on water, a nice way to see them.

Dunblane Bulb Show

I am a member of the Scottish Rock Garden Club who run a number of shows and events throughout the year. today was the first with the early bulb display and two talks on collecting 'new' plants by an expert Janis Rucksans from Latvia.

Just bliss , lots and lots of snowdrops!!
unusual ones, this is Galanthus Wendy's Gold
this one is Galanthus Nivalis Sandersii
lots and lots of nice crocus too
I particularly liked this Crocus Tricolour
and Crocus Versicolour

it was another gorgeous day here, chilly out though. I managed to come home from the show with a couple of nice plants and still have money left, ususally its all spent in one go!

more photographs from the show tomorrow.

plant envy

some prize winners at the SRGC show today. . .
Trillium Sessile cream form
Trillium pussilumsorry name forgotten!
Viola columnaris
and again to show how it looks
Calochortis 'Cupido'
Calochortis tolmei
Iris sprengeri
Iris Iberica Lycotis