The Monthly Competition gives our members the opportunity to show off their finest plants and share their growing expertise. Every meeting has different classes, which aim to highlight both the huge variety of alpines and the plants that are in flower throughout the year. Recently we added an Artistic section and this has proven to be just as popular with our members as the plant competition. All the speakers we invite to our Group have commented on the high standard of plants that are exhibited, as well as how difficult it is to give one plant first prize over another!
Points gained by exhibitors are counted up throughout the year and those with the highest scores in each section are awarded the President's Cup, the Novice Cup, or the the Robert Amos Award.
Current Leaders:
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Open Section - The President's Cup |
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Exhibitor(s) |
Points |
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1st |
John and Jean Morris |
139 |
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2nd |
Colin and Sue Buxton |
121 |
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3rd |
Robert Amos |
81 |
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Novice Section - The Novice Cup |
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Exhibitor(s) |
Points |
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1st |
Peter Cunnington |
4 |
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2nd |
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3rd |
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Artistic Section - The Robert Amos Award |
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Exhibitor(s) |
Points |
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1st |
Cecil Tanner |
23 |
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2nd |
Jean Morris |
17 |
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3rd |
Elsie Willett |
16 |
Congratulations to the winners of the 2009 competition:
The President's Cup - Colin and Sue Buxton
The Novice Cup - No entries
The Robert Amos Award - Elsie Willett
November:
- One pan Cyclamen
- One pan rock plant in flower, excl. Cyclamen
- One pan Crassulaceae
- One pan rock plant for foliage effect
A. One photo of alpine(s) in cultivation
December:
- One pan dwarf conifer
- One pan rock plant in flower, excl. bulbous
- One pan rock plant for foliage effect
- One pan bulbous plant in flower
A. One coloured picture of alpine(s)
There is no meeting in January
February:
- One pan bulbous plant in flower
- One pan Primulaceae
- One pan rock plant for foliage effect
- One pan rock plant in flower, excl. Bulbous and Primulaceae
A. One photo of alpine(s) in the wild
March:
- One pan Saxifragaceae
- One pan Primulaceae
- One pan rock plant for foliage effect
- One pan rock plant in flower, excl. Saxifragaceae and Primulaceae
A. One piece of needlework displaying alpine(s)
April:
- One pan rock plant from the
- One pan Saxifragaceae
- One pan rock plant for foliage effect
- One pan rock plant in flower, excl. Saxifragaceae
A. One monochrome picture of alpine(s)
May:
- One pan Lewisia
- One pan Primulaceae
- One pan alpine plant for foliage effect
- One pan alpine plant in flower, excl. Lewisia and Primulaceae
A. One photo of alpine(s) in cultivation
June:
- One pan alpine plant from
- One pan cushion plant
- One pan rock plant in flower
- One pan rock plant, raised from seed by the exhibitor
A. One coloured picture of alpine(s)
July:
- One pan alpine plant in flower, excl. dwarf shrub
- One pan dwarf shrub in flower
- One pan rock plant for foliage effect, excl silver and grey
- One pan rock plant with silver or grey foliage
A. One photo of alpines in the wild
August:
- One pan rock plant in flower
- One pan hardy sedum
- One pan dwarf conifer
- One pan rock plant for foliage effect
A. One piece of needlework displaying alpines(s)
September:
- One pan Cyclamen
- One pan Gentian
- One pan hardy fern
- One pan rock plant in flower, excl. Cyclamen and Gentian
A. One monochrome picture of alpine(s)
October:
Annual General Meeting and Prize Giving
1. Classes shall be as published in the monthly newsletter and on the website. Plants eligible for special classes (e.g. 'One pan dwarf shrub') are as described in the most recent AGS Show handbook. 8. Any photo, picture or piece of needlework that has gained an award in the Monthly Competition cannot be entered in the Monthly Competition again.
2. The competition shall be decided on total points awarded, commencing with November and ending with September each year. Awards shall be given at the AGM in October, the Presidents Cup for the aggregate in the Open Section, the Novice Cup for the aggregate in the Novice Section and the Robert Amos Award for the aggregate in the Artistic Section.
3. Points shall be awarded as follows:
1st Prize - 6 points
2nd Prize - 4 points
3rd Prize - 3 points
Remaining entries - 1 point
4. Members are allowed a maximum of two entries per class
5. The Novice Section is open to all members who have not won ten firsts in the Monthly Competition. Firsts gained in the Artistic Section do not count towards this total.
6. Classes for bulbous plants shall include bulbs, corms, tubers and pseudo bulbs.
7. All specimens exhibited in the competition must be the bona fide property of the exhibitor for at least six months at the date of showing.
9. In addition to the above, rules 14 to 18 inclusive of 'Rules for Exhibitors and Judges', as published in the AGS Show handbook shall apply.