The online 2009 Show has been judged.
You can now view all the entries, with the results.
Alpine Garden Society On-line Show, 2009
New This Year
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Ever wondered how that plant in your garden would have fared at an AGS Show or did you have a potential star plant that never made it to a Show. Here is an opportunity for all members, including international members, to participate in a ’show’.
Plants exhibited must have been cultivated by the exhibitor and photographed during the season of the show. This is not a photographic competition but the photograph should be good enough to display the plants true qualities.
Picture: Luc Gilgemyn's winning entry in Class 1, 2006
When entries close this year on Christmas Eve, you will, as usual, be able to view all the entries in each class, but without the exhibitor's name. As a new feature in 2009, anyone logged in as a website user during judging was able to record their vote for the best plant or entry in each class.. As well as presenting the official firsts, seconds and thirds chosen by the judges, the popular choice in each class is also indicated.
The winner of the popular vote is marked in each class with the symbol shown here.
80th Anniversary Awards - (Winners Noted Below)
During 2009, to celebrate the 80th Anniversary of the Society, a special award was presented at each of the Society's National Shows, for the best plant in a 19cm pot. These Awards took the form of prints of paintings by two well known AGS Artists, the late Lawrence Greenwood and the late Duncan Lowe.
There will be two Anniversary awards available for the 2009 Online Show.
The first Award will be a print of Lawrence Greenwood's painting of Lilium oxypetalum var insigne (left). This will be awarded for the best entry of a single species, variety of a species or hybrid. The entry may contain more than one specimen (for example as in the case of a clump of bulbs).
This award has been won by Ken Curtis' plant of Stellera chamaejasme in class 72.
The second Award will be a print of Duncan Lowe's painting of Androsace robusta. This will be awarded for the best entry of a group of more than one variety of plant in a garden setting or in a container such as a trough.
This award has been won by Maureen and Brian Wilson's Woodland Bed in Class 2.
Entering a plant in the show is simple and straightforward - just make sure you have a jpeg file of your photograph ready on your computer and once you have logged in, follow the links to Enter the Show.
More detailed rules and procedures will be available for viewing while you are in the show pages, but some relevant points are also listed below..
Eligibility of Exhibitors: Unless otherwise stated, only members of the Society may compete.
Eligibility of Exhibits – plants: All plants exhibited in the on-line show must be the bona fide property of the exhibitor, growing in a container or in the exhibitor’s own garden. They must have been photographed during the period 1 October 2008 to 25 December 2009 (This extended period is to facilitate entries from members in the Southern Hemisphere.)
Eligibility of Exhibits – photographs: The photograph used to portray the exhibitor’s entry need not have been taken by the Exhibitor. This is not a photographic competition – the quality of the photograph is not being judged but it should be good enough to do justice to the plant being exhibited.
Closing of Entries: Entries will close on Christmas Eve (24 December), in the year of the show at 5.00pm GMT.
Judging: Entries will be judged over the Christmas and New Year period and results will be announced early in January.
Viewing of Entries – before judging: Up to 24 December, the only information available about a class will be the total number of entries as well as a view of a logged-in member’s own entry in that class. It will be possible to replace an entry in a class.
Viewing of Entries – during judging: During the judging period, it will be possible to view all the entries in the Show, but at this stage, all exhibits will be anonymous.
Viewing of Entries – after judging: After judging is completed, it will be possible to view all the entries together with the names of the exhibitors and the results of the judging.