Events

RHS London November Flower Show

Fitting finale

This week the Lawrence hall in Westminster staged the last RHS London Flower show of the year.

A host of exhibiters from around the country made the journey to London to stage a variety of displays which ranged from tropical plants, ferns and perennials to cut flowers. As well as the usual high quality nursery displays there was an excellent competition of Botanical Art, and the Ornamental plant competition proved very popular attracting many exhibitors which contained some rare and more unusual exhibits.

Although late in the season the quality of exhibits did not disappoint and the judges awarded four Gold Medals. These went to: Burncoose Nurseries from Cornwall for an exhibit of trees, shrubs and other ornamental plants; Fibrex Nurseries from Warwickshire for its display of hederas; PW Plants from Norfolk were awarded a Gold for its display of bamboos and other ornamental plants; Trevena Cross Nurseries, who also made the journey from Cornwall, were rewarded with a Gold for a display of ferns.

The relaxed atmosphere and stunning displays brought a fitting end to the Society's show calendar for 2003.

	The Gold Medal winning display of ferns by Trevena Cross Nurseries
	Part of PW Plants' Gold Medal display of bamboos and other ornamental plants

	Hedera helix 'Yellow Ripple' was just one of many ivies on the Gold Medal winning exhibit from Fibrex Nurseries
	Mahonia x media 'Charity' - just one of the delights of the display from Burncoose Nurseries which won a Gold Medal
	Lilium 'Iceberg' - a new L A hybrid lily introduction exhibited by Wilford Bulb Company
	Hippophae rhamnoides 'Leikora' - just one of the colourful winter shrubs displayed by Bluebell Nurseries
	Camellia sasanqua 'Hugh Evans' is one of many which appeared at the show on the exhibit staged by Trehane Camellia Nursery
	Carex oshimensis 'Evergold' part of the Gold Medal display by PW Plants from Norfolk

Here are the winning results

Gold

Burncoose Nurseries: Trees, shrubs & other ornamental plants
Fibrex Nurseries Ltd: Hederas
P W Plants: Bamboos & other ornamental plants
Trevena Cross Nurseries: Ferns

Silver-Gilt Flora

Choice Landscapes: Conifers
Foxgrove Plants: Grasses
Long Acre Plants: Ferns & perennials
Trehane Camellia Nursery: Camellia species

Silver Flora

Bluebell Arboretum & Nursery: Trees & shrubs
Coghurst Camellias: Camellias
R P & S M Drane: Cacti & succulents
Pazuzu Extreme Flora: Tropical plants
Potash Nursery: Cyclamen
Rougham Hall Nurseries: Asters
Wilford Bulb Co Ltd: Liliums
NAFAS: Our Border Land

Bronze Flora

The Botanic Nursery: Half hardy plants
Mary Green: Evergreen foliage & cornus cultivars
W E Th Ingwersen Ltd: Conifers
Pennard Plants: Pittosporum

Botanical art exhibits

Gold

Rachel Britton: Eryngium in watercolour
Jill M Hallett: Salvia species in watercolour & gouache
Kimiyo Maruyama: Trees with fruit in watercolour
Anna Paoletto: Pears in watercolour
Ruth C Walter: Dryandras in watercolour

Silver-Gilt Grenfell

Keiko Fujii: Japanese orchids in watercolour
Claudio Giordano: Rosaceous plants & fruits in watercolour
Mrs P C Long: Wild plants of South Oxfordshire in watercolour
Janet G Rieck: Floral watercolours
Susan Sex: Native Irish orchids in watercolour
Billy Showell: Orchids, lilies & vegetables in watercolour
Miyako Takahashi: Prunus in watercolour
Sally Vincent: Watercolours of trees from the University of Leicester Botanical Gardens
John Penoyre: Pen, ink & watercolour studies of British fungi

Silver Grenfell

Patricia Cox: Trilliums in watercolour
Joan Moore: Arisaema in watercolour
Pauline Roe: Passion flowers in watercolour
Mary Tarraway: Hand coloured etchings of flowering plants
Susan Worthington: New Zealand native plants in watercolour

Bronze Grenfell

Venetia Francis: Watercolour paintings of hedgerow fruits