Alpine Garden Society - Dublin Group
Alpine Garden Society - Dublin GroupAs well as our Main Dublin AGS Show, we hold local shows, with workshops on many different aspects of plant cultivation.
Saturday 6th March 2010, 2 - 4 pm, St Brigid’s Parish Centre, Stillorgan.
Exhibits should be staged by 2.30 pm when judging will take place.
| Class 1 | 1 pan Alpine Plant In Flower. |
| Class 2 | 1 pan Saxifraga. |
| Class 3 | 1 pan Primula. |
| Class 4 | 1 pan Cyclamen. |
| Class 5 | 1 pan Bulbous Plant. |
| Class 6 | 1 pan Cushion Plant. |
| Class 7 | 1 pan Rock Plant (judged for foliage effect). |
| Class 8 | 1 pan Dwarf Conifer. |
| Class 9 | 1 pan Fern. |
| Class 10 | 1 pan alpine plant, grown from seed by the exhibitor. Date of sowing to be supplied. |
| Class 11 | 1 Miniature Garden. Round pots should not exceed 36cm diameter and rectangular pots should not exceed 1000cm2 in area. |
| Class 12 | 1 Small Vase of cut flowers of alpine plants, including dwarf shrubs. Exhibitor to supply container and list of names. |
| Class 11 | 1 pot or pan Alpine Plant. Restricted to exhibitors who have not won a first prize at any A.G.S. Show. A prize of a selection of Alpine Plants will be awarded to the winner of this class. |
A Local Show Medal will be presented to the competitor who gains the greatest number of points overall (1st prize - 3 points; 2nd prize - 2 points; 3rd prize - 1 point).
The Margaret Orsi Trophy watering can will be presented to the best plant in the Show.
There is also a non-competitive section and members may enter more than one plant in this.
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George Sevastopulo's Erythronium oregonum ssp. leucandrum which won Best Plant in Show in the 2009 Local Spring Show. |
The 2009 show was held on Saturday 7th March at St Brigid's. First places were awarded as follows:
| Class 1 | 1 pan Alpine Plant in flower. | Miriam Healy |
| Class 2 | 1 pan Saxifraga. | Conchita Nolan |
| Class 3 | 1 pan Primula. | Maeve Spotswood |
| Class 4 | 1 pan Cyclamen. | Val Keegan |
| Class 5 | 1 pan Bulbous Plant. | George Sevastopulo |
| Class 6 | 1 pan Cushion Plant. | George Sevastopulo |
| Class 7 | 1 pan Rock Plant (judged for foliage effect). | Michael Meagher |
| Class 8 | 1 pan Dwarf Conifer. | George Sevastopulo |
| Class 9 | 1 pan Fern. | Noelle Anne Curran |
| Class 10 | 1 pan Alpine Plant, grown from seed by the exhibitor. | Paddy Smith |
| Class 11 | 1 Miniature Garden. | Noelle Anne Curran |
| Class 12 | 1 Small Vase of cut flowers of alpine plants, including dwarf shrubs. | Maeve Spotswood |
| Class 13 | 1 pan Alpine Plant. | Not Awarded |
| Local Show Medal | Most points overall. | Noelle Anne Curran |
| Margaret Orsi Trophy | Best plant in show. | George Sevastopulo for Erythronium oregonum ssp. leucandrum |