Events
RHS London october Flower Show
The show was a welcome relief from a morning that seemed to signal that autumn has arrived. The Lawrance Hall in Westminster was once again filled with a beautiful display of flowers, shrubs, fruit and vegetables.
The standard of exhibits was endorsed by the judges who awarded six Gold medals which went to; Long Acre Plants for an exhibit of ferns, Dibleys for its exhibit of Streptocarpus, Traverna Cross with a display of South African plants, Gerald Edwards for his exhibit of fruit and both Hartside Nursery and Edrom Nurseries for their outstanding exhibits of gentians which was one of the highlights of the show.
Other show highlights included the chance to see some of the best garden and plant photography as winners of the RHS Photographic Competition 2003 were displayed, and the opportunity to buy quality plants from award winning UK nurseries.
The RHS London Flower Shows are the perfect source for buying plants and seeking gardening inspiration and advice in central London.
Images: Tim Sandall 2003
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Part of Hartside Nursery Garden's Gold Medal winning exhibit of gentians. |
| A basket of 'Delbarestivale' - a dessert apple - one of the many on Gerald Edward's Gold Medal winning display. |
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A Gold Medal winning display of ferns from Long Acre Plants. |
| Gentiana x macaulayi 'Praecox' which formed part of the Gold Medal exhibit from Edrom Nurseries. |
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Protea cynaroides - one of the exciting plants on the display by Trevena Cross Nurseries which was awarded with a Gold Medal. |
| Crocosmia ' Honey Angels' - one of the many plants exhibited by Hardy's Cottage Garden Plants. |
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Here are the winning results
Gold
Dibleys Nurseries: Chirita & other Gesneriaceae
Edrom Nursery: Sino-himalayan gentians
Gerald Edwards: Fruit
Hartside Nursery Garden: Autumn flowering gentians
Long Acre Plants: Ferns & woodland perennials
Trevena Cross Nurseries: Southern hemisphere plants
Silver-Gilt Flora
Bluebell Arboretum & Nursery: Trees & shrubs
Hardy's Cottage Garden Plants: Autumn herbaceous perennials
Hippopottering Nursery: Japanese maples
Rougham Hall Nurseries: Asters
Silver-Gilt Knightian
W Robinson & Son (Seeds & Plants) Ltd: Squash & pumpkin varieties, chillies, tomatoes & other unusual varieties
Silver Flora
The Botanic Nursery: Herbaceous perennials & shrubs
Burncoose Nurseries: Trees & shrubs
Devine Nurseries: Gladioli
R P & S M Drane: Cacti & succulents
Foxgrove Plants: Grasses
Mary Green: Autumn foliage combined with ferns
P W Plants: Hardy bamboo, grasses & associated plants
Phek Khee Bonsai: Bonsai
Potash Nursery: Cyclamen
Rotherview Nursery: Container plants
Silver Knightian
Highdown Nursery: Culinary, medicinal & aromatic herbs
Bronze Flora
W E Th Ingwersen Ltd: Autumn flowering & foliage plants
Southcombe Gardens: Foliage plants
Wilford Bulb Co Ltd: Lilies
Photography Awards
Gold
Derek Harris: Botanic portraits
Rachel Lewis: Photographs of single specimens
Silver-Gilt Grenfell
Sue Bishop Photography: Photographs of abstract images of flowers
Richard Loader: Photographs of flowers, fruit & foliage with a green theme
Carolyne Locher: Aged botanical studies
David Markson Photographer: Photographs of Nunhead Cemetery
Oliver Mathews: Exotic details in English gardens
Tom Peck: Photographs of Calla lilies
Gary Rogers: Photographs of the dahlias of Chatsworth
Silver Grenfell
Eileen Cooke: Photographs of Lea Gardens, Matlock
Dianna Jazwinski: "Off Season" at Knoll Gardens
Philip Smith: Photographs of Hellebore hybrids
Magda Truszkowska Garden Photography: Photographs of gardens of Sicily
Bronze Grenfell
Mark Bolton: Plant portraits
Covalart Ltd: Abstract floral photography
Jacqui Dracup: Tulip Time
Sabine Graefin Grote: Photographs of amaryllis