The slow , late start to the 2015 show season ensured that the largest class in the single bloom section was the Div 8 , TAZETTA class , with 16 entries from 8 exhibitors . We are absolutely spoilt with the range of tazettas we have to choose from ; a big thanks to the breeding skills and generosity of WILFRED HALL , living locally and a great supporter of all our area shows . Judge Claude Poulsen asked if we would like this big class judged in two classes ; the true tazettas with many heads per stem and the POETAZ , bigger flowers with far fewer per stem . Wilf assisted in the division and we all agreed the judging was more logical and the exercise quite informative regarding the development of the tazetta hybrids .
Premier Div 8 Tazetta LEMON & BARLEY Julie Harris
Premier Div 8 Poetaz ABRAXIS Julie Harris
Premier Div 11 JACK WOOD Reg & Rita Cull
Premier NOE Seedling 2 O – R Sdlg 06 – 141 John McLennan
Premier Seedling 2Y – Y Reg & Rita Cull
Premier Intermediate W . Hughes sdlg 94-5-3 Wilf Hall
Vase Miniatures LITTLE BECKY Wilfred Hall
Premier Historic VAN SION Reg & Rita Cull
Premier Intermediate Grower MAOWHANGO Diana Loader
Premier Vase 3 2Y – R SABRE John McLennan
Pigeon Post – – All through the picking season ,I drive past a small native bush reserve , beside the Ohau river .Frequently spotted in the trees were the native NZ pigeon , KERERU , big heavy birds , very attractive colouring and quite use to visitors as there is a popular swimming hole in the river .
Thank you for posting the pictures John great to see them on a grey grim day in northern Scotland.
Thanks for the nice words Robert .I have an appreciation of the weather in your area as my McLennan descendants left Loch Alsh about 1770 for Nova Scotia and to land in NZ in 1856 .My parents have visited the area and up to the Orkneys ; beautifully wild country but cold and dark in the long winters . I,m late with the show results ; busy in the season and then computer problems but enjoying a fast machine and new programs now . Just a few shows to go – please enjoy them .
John .