Caley promises dazzling spring display at the Botanics

Internationally renowned daffodil exhibitor, breeder and judge, Jim Davidson, returns to Edinburgh as guest of the Royal Caledonian Horticultural Society’s 2006 Spring Flower Show, at the Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh’s Caledonian Hall on Saturday March 25 and Sunday, March 26. He will present a stunning display of Daffodils provided by RHS Gold Medal winner, R. A. Scamp from Falmouth. As well as the keenly contested competitive classes including a schools’ section, visitors can also buy plants from some of the best local nurseries.

“Our aim is to create a dazzling display of spring flowers which will capture the imagination of everyone from knowledgeable gardeners to curious visitors”, said Society President George Anderson.  “So much pleasure can be obtained from the successful cultivation of bulbs and flowers. And, with over 400 entries expected from more than 60 exhibitors, their sight, scent and sheer beauty will fill the Garden’s Caledonian Hall”.

New to the line-up for 2006 will be the Inter Society Competition for a 1m x 1m Outdoor Display of Plants and Flowers. Also included are 10 invited schools (I've deleted Nurseries), selected through the Edinburgh in Bloom initiative, competing for the Daily Express Challenge Trophy for six  pots of Narcissus ‘Tête-à-Tête’. Visitors, too, can see the Show 2006 Charity Donation, a collection of Knee Blankets knitted by members of the Society for older people in Romanian Hospitals.

George Anderson concluded: “Being set within one of the best botanic gardens in the world - where more than six per cent of all known plants can be found - the 2006 Spring Flower Show provides a marvellous opportunity to celebrate gardening in all its many facets. New exhibitors are always given a particular welcome, so anyone interested in competing this year for the first time should obtain a copy of the Show Schedule by downloading it from the Society’s Web Site: www.royalcaledonianhorticulturalsociety.org.

Issued by the Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh on behalf of the Royal Caledonian Horticultural Society

Editor’s Notes:

Event exhibitors are available for interview through David Sinclair (Show Secretary), RCHS 12 Jock’s Hill Crescent, Linlithgow, EH49 7BJTel: 01506 844107; E-mail: davidcs@blueyonder.co.uk.

For photographic opportunities, please contact Shauna Hay on 0131 248 2900 or Ellie Cooper on 0131 248 2991.

Event details: Royal Caledonian Horticultural Society Spring Flower Show: Saturday 25 & Sunday 26 March 2006, (11am–5.30pm each day); admission to the Show is £1.50 with students and children free.