Royal Horticultural Society Aberdeen - 30/31 August

The RHS show is one the highlights in the Aberdeen horticultural calendar, and this year we returned to Hazelhead Park.  

In the disbud classes Fraserburgh grower Tom Buchan was successful in 3 vases of large blooms (Pearl Celebration, Primrose Chessington and Lynn Johnson), this exhibit was best Exhibit in show and the Pearl Celebration was Best vase in Show. Tom was also successful in 3 vases of mediums (Chempak Rose, John Wingfield and Peach John Wingfield) and was awarded the NCS Certificate for this entry, Jim Craigen was second with yellow and pink John Wingfield and Carlene Welby.  In the Natural sprays Donald Buchan (Aberdeen) put up two entries in the three vase class and Doug Stewart entered the three vase class for exhibition Sprays. 

In the single vases classes there were entries from Tom Buchan, Jim Craigen, Donald Buchan, Ed Mitchell and Paul Barlow.

The following pictures are available, click the thumbnail image to reveal a larger version:

Flowers on the bench
1st in Three Vases Mediums. Tom Buchan	Best Exhibit Three vases of Large Blooms. Tom Buchan	2nd in Three Vases Mediums. Jim Craigen
Three vases Exhibition Sprays Doug Stewart	Best Vase in Show "Pearl Celebration"  Tom Buchan	Three vases Natural Sprays Donald Buchan
'Billy Bell' Paul Barlow	'Billy Bell and sport' Paul Barlow	One Vase mediums all entries

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