AGS Hexham Show 2024 Trophies

Photos by Peter Maguire & DON PEACE R B Cooke Plate Open Section aggregate Don Peace, Yarm PRIZE POINTS: first:15 second:6 third:1 Gordon Harrison Cup Intermediate Section aggregate Michael Wilson, Wakefield PRIZE POINTS: first:6 second:0 third:0 Cyril Barnes Trophy Novice Section aggregate Keith Robson, Chester-le-Street PRIZE POINTS: first:3 second:4 third:0 ...(more below)
April 15, 2024
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Photos by Peter Maguire & DON PEACE

R B Cooke Plate

Open Section aggregate
Don Peace, Yarm
PRIZE POINTS: first:15 second:6 third:1

Fritillaria pyrenaica Kathleen Hall exhibited by Don Peace
Fritillaria pyrenaica Kathleen Hall exhibited by Don Peace

Gordon Harrison Cup

Intermediate Section aggregate
Michael Wilson, Wakefield
PRIZE POINTS: first:6 second:0 third:0

Erythronium Joanna exhibited by Michael Wilson
Erythronium Joanna exhibited by Michael Wilson

Cyril Barnes Trophy

Novice Section aggregate
Keith Robson, Chester-le-Street
PRIZE POINTS: first:3 second:4 third:0

Primula elatior exhibited by Keith Robson
Primula elatior exhibited by Keith Robson

SRGC Bronze Medal – Section TWO (Subject to SRGC rules)

Michael Wilson, Wakefield
PRIZE POINTS: first:18 second:0 third:0
SRGC TOTAL: 18 ( 13.33% )

Pink alpine flowers in a terracotta pot, perfect for alpine gardening enthusiasts. Beautiful flowering plant suitable for rock gardens and containers, showcasing vibrant blooms and lush foliage.

Sandhoe Trophy

best plant in a pan not exceeding 19cm
Derek Pickard, Stockton-on-Tee
Primula henrici

Forrest Medal

Best plant in the Show
Frank & Barbara Hoyle, Chipping
Androsace villosa cv. (‘kosa-polyanskii’)

White flowering alpine plant in a terracotta pot, perfect for rock gardens and container displays, thriving in alpine garden settings.
White flowering alpine plant in terracotta pot, garden rockery, hardy low-maintenance, perfect for alpine garden displays, soil, container gardening, flower gardening, garden design, outdoor plants, plant care, RHS plants, Alpine Garden Society enthusiasts.
Beautiful elderly man holding white flowering plant in terracotta pot against brick wall.

David Boyd Award

Class 68 – 1 pan Ranunculaceae (excl. Hepatica)
John Bunn, Middlesborough

White alpine flowers in a terracotta pot, arranged with lush green foliage, ideal for alpine garden enthusiasts and rock garden displays, showcasing hardy and decorative mountain plants.
Alpine Garden Society poppy flowers showcasing alpine plants and floral diversity for rock garden enthusiasts.

E G Watson Trophy

Class 100 – 3 pans rock plants (new or rare in cultivation). Note 23(d)
John Richards, Hexham

Callianthemum alatavicum and Androsace rigida alpine plants in terracotta pots, part of the Alpine Garden Society display, showcasing hardy mountain flora suited for rock gardens and alpine house cultivation.

Northumberland Cup

Class 170 – 1 pan rock plant shown by a new exhibitor
Keith Robson, Chester-le-Street

Primula elatior exhibited by Keith Robson

AGS Medal

Class 1 – 6 pans rock plants
NOT AWARDED

E B Anderson Prize

Class 50 – 6 pans rock plants (not more than two of any one genus)
NOT AWARDED

Certificate of Merit (plant or exhibit of outstanding merit)

Tommy Anderson, Kendal
Lamium armenum

Lamium armenum exhibited by Tommy Anderson
White and pink alpine flowers with fuzzy petals and green foliage, suitable for alpine gardening and plant enthusiasts.

Certificate of Merit (plant or exhibit of outstanding merit)

Bob Worsley, Woodford
Podophyllum delavyi

Alpine plant with variegated green and purple leaves in a terracotta pot, suited for alpine gardens and rockeries.

Gold Award

exhibit of outstanding merit
Tees-Swale Group: Naturally Connected
Northern Upland Hay Meadow restoration in Teesdale

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