Section: Open(1) (36cm)
CLASS 1: 6 pans rock plants. AGS MEDAL (1 entry)
1st Billy Moore, Dublin 14
CLASS 2: 3 pans rock plants (distinct genera). FESTIVAL OF BRITAIN TROPHY (1 entry)
1st Gavin Moore, Dublin 18
CLASS 3: 1 pan rock plant in flower (3 entries)
1st Paddy Smith, Navan
2nd Gordon Toner, Limavady
3rd Billy Moore, Dublin 14
CLASS 4: 1 pan Asiatic Primula (0 entries)
NO RESULTS
CLASS 5: 1 pan European Primula (2 entries)
1st Gordon Toner, Limavady
2nd Gavin Moore, Dublin 18
CLASS 6: 1 pan Androsace (1 entry)
1st Paddy Smith, Navan
CLASS 7: 1 pan Gentiana. COWAN TROPHY (1 entry)
1st Paddy Smith, Navan
CLASS 8: 1 pan Lewisia or Lewisiopsis (4 entries)
1st Martin Rogerson, Breadsall
2nd Gordon Toner, Limavady
3rd Billy Moore, Dublin 14
CLASS 9: 1 pan Ranunculaceae (3 entries)
1st Gavin Moore, Dublin 18
2nd Paddy Smith, Navan
3rd Gordon Toner, Limavady
CLASS 10: 1 pan Saxifraga (2 entries)
1st Gavin Moore, Dublin 18
2nd Paddy Smith, Navan
CLASS 11: 1 pan Orchidaceae (3 entries)
1st Jamie Chambers, Sandycove
2nd Paddy Smith, Navan
3rd Gordon Toner, Limavady
CLASS 12: 3 pans bulbous plants (1 entry)
1st Gavin Moore, Dublin 18
CLASS 13: 1 pan bulbous plant. FRANK WALSH CUP (2 entries)
2nd Gordon Toner, Limavady
3rd Dave Hardy, Dromore
CLASS 14: 3 pans rock plants native to any one continent. Continent to be stated. (1 entry)
1st Paddy Smith, Navan
CLASS 15: 1 pan rock plant native to Asia (2 entries)
1st George & Pat Gordon, Bangor
3rd Jim McKnight, Bessbrook
CLASS 16: 1 pan rock plant native to North America (1 entry)
1st Gordon Toner, Limavady
CLASS 17: 1 pan rock plant native to Europe (2 entries)
1st Martin Rogerson, Breadsall
2nd Paddy Smith, Navan
CLASS 18: 1 pan rock plant native to the Southern Hemisphere (2 entries)
1st Val Keegan, Bray
2nd Gordon Toner, Limavady
CLASS 19: 1 pan dwarf shrub in flower (excl. Ericaceae) (2 entries)
1st Gordon Toner, Limavady
2nd Joan & Liam McCaughey, Ballinderry Upp
CLASS 20: 3 pans Ericaceae (0 entries)
NO RESULTS
CLASS 21: 1 pan Ericaceae (excl. Rhododendron) (0 entries)
NO RESULTS
CLASS 22: 1 pan dwarf Rhododendron (2 entries)
1st Gordon Toner, Limavady
2nd Jim McKnight, Bessbrook
CLASS 23: 3 pans dwarf conifers (1 entry)
1st Jim McKnight, Bessbrook
CLASS 24: 1 pan dwarf conifer (1 entry)
1st Jamie Chambers, Sandycove
CLASS 25: 3 pans rock plants with silver/grey foliage (0 entries)
NO RESULTS
CLASS 26: 1 pan rock plant with silver/grey foliage (2 entries)
1st Paddy Smith, Navan
2nd Jim McKnight, Bessbrook
CLASS 27: 3 pans rock plants for foliage and group effect (1 entry)
1st Gavin Moore, Dublin 18
CLASS 28: 1 pan foliage plant, other than silver/grey (4 entries)
1st Billy Moore, Dublin 14
2nd Val Keegan, Bray
3rd Gavin Moore, Dublin 18
CLASS 29: 1 pan hardy fern (2 entries)
1st Gordon Toner, Limavady
2nd Gavin Moore, Dublin 18
CLASS 30: 3 pans Crassulaceae (2 entries)
1st Martin Rogerson, Breadsall
2nd Gordon Toner, Limavady
CLASS 31: 1 pan Crassulaceae (4 entries)
1st Martin Rogerson, Breadsall
2nd Val Keegan, Bray
3rd Gordon Toner, Limavady
CLASS 32: 1 pan cushion plant (2 entries)
1st Gavin Moore, Dublin 18
2nd Paddy Smith, Navan
CLASS 33: 1 pan rock plant grown from seed by the exhibitor. Note 23(e). GARRATT CUP (3 entries)
1st Paddy Smith, Navan
2nd Gavin Moore, Dublin 18
3rd Gordon Toner, Limavady
CLASS 34: An arrangement of cut alpine flowers, incl. dwarf shrubs, grown by the exhibitor. Judged for quality, delicacy, and artistic arrangement. No accessories or base. Varieties to be named (1 entry)
1st Maeve Spotswood, Bray
CLASS 35: 1 pan planted as a miniature garden (accessories NOT permitted). Note 22 (11 entries)
1st Janet Mathias, Bray
Section: Open(2) (19cm)
CLASS 41: 6 pans rock plants (not more than two of any one genus). AGS MEDAL (0 entries)
NO RESULTS
CLASS 42: 3 pans rock plants (distinct genera) (1 entry)
2nd Gordon Toner, Limavady
CLASS 43: 1 pan rock plant in flower (4 entries)
1st Paddy Smith, Navan
2nd Jim McKnight, Bessbrook
3rd Gordon Toner, Limavady
CLASS 44: 3 pans Primula (0 entries)
NO RESULTS
CLASS 45: 1 pan Primulaceae (excl. Primula, Androsace & Cyclamen) (1 entry)
1st Dave Hardy, Dromore
CLASS 46: 1 pan Primula (1 entry)
1st Gavin Moore, Dublin 18
CLASS 47: 1 pan Androsace (2 entries)
1st Gavin Moore, Dublin 18
2nd Jamie Chambers, Sandycove
CLASS 48: 1 pan Cyclamen (1 entry)
1st Gordon Toner, Limavady
CLASS 49: 1 pan Lewisia or Lewisiopsis (6 entries)
1st Martin Rogerson, Breadsall
2nd Gordon Toner, Limavady
3rd Paddy Smith, Navan
CLASS 50: 1 pan Papaveraceae or Ranunculaceae (1 entry)
1st Paddy Smith, Navan
CLASS 51: 1 pan Saxifraga (2 entries)
1st Gavin Moore, Dublin 18
3rd Dave Hardy, Dromore
CLASS 52: 1 pan Orchidaceae (1 entry)
1st Gordon Toner, Limavady
CLASS 53: 3 pans bulbous plants (0 entries)
NO RESULTS
CLASS 54: 1 pan bulbous plant (excl. Fritillaria) (2 entries)
1st Val Keegan, Bray
2nd Dave Hardy, Dromore
CLASS 55: 1 pan Fritillaria (0 entries)
NO RESULTS
CLASS 56: 1 pan rock plant native to Asia (2 entries)
1st Paddy Smith, Navan
2nd Billy Moore, Dublin 14
CLASS 57: 1 pan rock plant native to North America (4 entries)
1st George & Pat Gordon, Bangor
1st Gordon Toner, Limavady
2nd Paddy Smith, Navan
3rd Jim McKnight, Bessbrook
CLASS 58: 1 pan rock plant native to Europe (3 entries)
1st Paddy Smith, Navan
2nd Gordon Toner, Limavady
3rd Maeve Spotswood, Bray
CLASS 59: 1 pan rock plant native to the Southern Hemisphere (2 entries)
1st Dave Hardy, Dromore
2nd Jamie Chambers, Sandycove
CLASS 60: 1 pan Ericaceae (2 entries)
1st Gordon Toner, Limavady
2nd Jim McKnight, Bessbrook
CLASS 61: 1 pan foliage plant (4 entries)
1st Gavin Moore, Dublin 18
2nd Val Keegan, Bray
3rd Gordon Toner, Limavady
CLASS 62: 1 pan hardy fern (1 entry)
1st Gordon Toner, Limavady
CLASS 63: 1 pan rock plant, new in cultivation. Botanical notes must be supplied. Note 23(d) (0 entries)
NO RESULTS
CLASS 64: 1 pan rock plant, rare in cultivation. Botanical notes must be supplied Note 23(d) (1 entry)
1st Gordon Toner, Limavady
CLASS 65: 3 pans rock plants grown from seed by the exhibitor. Note 23(e). PHEBE ANDERSON TROPHY (1 entry)
1st Paddy Smith, Navan
CLASS 66: 1 pan rock plant grown from seed by the exhibitor. Note 23(e) (1 entry)
1st Paddy Smith, Navan
CLASS 67: 3 pans rock plants (all requiring the same cultural conditions). Educational information about ‘How and Where to Grow’ to be provided. Note 32 (1 entry)
1st Paddy Smith, Navan
Section: Intermediate(1) (26cm)
CLASS 71: 6 pans rock plants. AGS AWARD (0 entries)
NO RESULTS
CLASS 72: 3 pans rock plants (distinct genera) (1 entry)
1st Joan & Liam McCaughey, Ballinderry Upp
CLASS 73: 1 pan rock plant in flower (3 entries)
1st Gordon Finch, Belfast
2nd Mark Smyth, Antrim
3rd Mac Dunlop, Glenoe- Larne
CLASS 74: 1 pan Primulaceae (excl. Primula & Androsace) (0 entries)
NO RESULTS
CLASS 75: 1 pan Primula (0 entries)
NO RESULTS
CLASS 76: 1 pan Androsace (2 entries)
1st Mac Dunlop, Glenoe- Larne
2nd Gordon Finch, Belfast
CLASS 77: 1 pan bulbous plant (3 entries)
1st Mac Dunlop, Glenoe- Larne
2nd Gordon Finch, Belfast
3rd Joan & Liam McCaughey, Ballinderry Upp
CLASS 78: 1 pan dwarf shrub in flower (excl. Ericaceae) (3 entries)
1st Janet Mathias, Bray
3rd Mac Dunlop, Glenoe- Larne
3rd Joan & Liam McCaughey, Ballinderry Upp
CLASS 79: 1 pan Ericaceae (excl. Rhododendron) (0 entries)
NO RESULTS
CLASS 80: 1 pan dwarf Rhododendron (3 entries)
1st Cilla Dodd, Muckamore
2nd Janet Mathias, Bray
3rd Joan & Liam McCaughey, Ballinderry Upp
CLASS 81: 1 pan dwarf conifer (2 entries)
1st Gordon Finch, Belfast
2nd Joan & Liam McCaughey, Ballinderry Upp
CLASS 82: 1 pan rock plant for foliage effect (4 entries)
1st Triona Corcoran, Dublin
2nd Maeve Spotswood, Bray
3rd Gordon Finch, Belfast
CLASS 83: 1 pan Sempervivum (inc. Jovibarba) (4 entries)
1st Maeve Spotswood, Bray
2nd Don Kerr, Stranocum
3rd Triona Corcoran, Dublin
CLASS 84: 1 pan Crassulaceae (excl. Sempervivum/ Jovibarba) (2 entries)
1st Maeve Spotswood, Bray
CLASS 85: 1 pan rock plant grown from seed by the exhibitor. Note 23(e) (0 entries)
NO RESULTS
CLASS 86: 1 pan planted as a miniature garden. Pan size not to exceed 36cm. Note 22 (0 entries)
NO RESULTS
Section: Intermediate(2) (19cm)
CLASS 91: 3 pans rock plants (1 entry)
NO RESULTS
CLASS 92: 1 pan rock plant in flower (4 entries)
1st Gordon Finch, Belfast
2nd Mark Smyth, Antrim
3rd Maeve Spotswood, Bray
CLASS 93: 1 pan European Primula (0 entries)
NO RESULTS
CLASS 94: 1 pan Asiatic Primula (0 entries)
NO RESULTS
CLASS 95: 1 pan Androsace (1 entry)
1st Gordon Finch, Belfast
CLASS 96: 1 pan Lewisia or Lewisiopsis (1 entry)
1st Maeve Spotswood, Bray
CLASS 97: 1 pan Saxifraga (2 entries)
1st Triona Corcoran, Dublin
2nd Maeve Spotswood, Bray
CLASS 98: 1 pan Orchidaceae (1 entry)
1st Gordon Finch, Belfast
CLASS 99: 1 pan bulbous plant (2 entries)
1st Mark Smyth, Antrim
2nd Joan & Liam McCaughey, Ballinderry Upp
CLASS 100: 1 pan cushion plant (1 entry)
1st Triona Corcoran, Dublin
CLASS 101: 1 pan rock plant grown from seed by the exhibitor. Note 23(e) (2 entries)
1st Maeve Spotswood, Bray
2nd Joan & Liam McCaughey, Ballinderry Upp
Section: Novice (19cm)
CLASS 121: 2 pans rock plants (4 entries)
1st Anne Hughes, Ballylesson
2nd Barbara Kelso, Greenisland
3rd Patricia Kernohan, Carrickfergus
CLASS 122: 1 pan rock plant (5 entries)
1st Hugh McAlary, Maghera
2nd Patricia Kernohan, Carrickfergus
3rd Lynnea Hardy, Dromore
CLASS 123: 1 pan Primulaceae (3 entries)
1st Anne Hughes, Ballylesson
1st Hugh McAlary, Maghera
2nd Barbara Kelso, Greenisland
CLASS 124: 1 pan Lewisia or Lewisiopsis (1 entry)
1st Patricia Kernohan, Carrickfergus
CLASS 125: 1 pan bulbous plant. Note 27 (4 entries)
1st Hugh McAlary, Maghera
2nd Adrian Kernohan, Carrickfergus
3rd Oonah Stringer, Downpatrick
CLASS 126: 1 pan dwarf shrub (excl. Ericaceae) (1 entry)
1st Patricia Kernohan, Carrickfergus
CLASS 127: 1 pan Ericaceae (2 entries)
1st Oonah Stringer, Downpatrick
2nd Barbara Kelso, Greenisland
CLASS 128: 1 pan dwarf conifer (2 entries)
1st Oonah Stringer, Downpatrick
2nd Barbara Kelso, Greenisland
CLASS 129: 1 pan rock plant for foliage effect (5 entries)
1st Barbara Kelso, Greenisland
2nd Anne Hughes, Ballylesson
3rd Hugh McAlary, Maghera
CLASS 130: 1 pan Crassulaceae (4 entries)
1st Barbara Kelso, Greenisland
2nd Hugh McAlary, Maghera
3rd Lynnea Hardy, Dromore
CLASS 131: 1 pan hardy fern (1 entry)
1st Barbara Kelso, Greenisland
CLASS 132: 1 pan hardy cactus (1 entry)
1st Barbara Kelso, Greenisland
CLASS 133: 1 pan planted as a miniature garden. Pan size not to exceed 36cm. Note 22 (2 entries)
1st Hugh McAlary, Maghera
2nd Barbara Kelso, Greenisland
CLASS 134: 1 pan rock plant grown from seed by the exhibitor. Note 23(e) (1 entry)
1st Anne Hughes, Ballylesson
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