The Early Show is always held at the Exhibition Hall at Crystal Springs Rhododendron Garden on the first Saturday in April. The Early show is a weather-dependent exhibition. This year was not exception. Nice, warm weather (in the mid-70's in the week before the show) brought a lot of rhododendrons into flower. Then, in the week before the show, cold weather came back. Several days before the show temperatures in many yards in the region dropped to 27 degrees F. The few days left before showtime were not enough to bring these rhodies back to a flowering state .
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larger version with better details (800 pixels wide, 65K size) R. cephelanthum graces the left side of the page The right side of the page shows R. prinuliferum |
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The above flowers were a few of the entries to the show. The distance across the flowers is about 3/8 of an inch.
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Judges and results recorders always have fun at the show. Arguments about which entry is best may get heated but never angry. The best entry (almost) always wins out. In the end EVERYBODY is a winner |
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Sometimes trying to evaluate an entry can be a real head scratcher |  |
The morning of the show was constantly interrupted by rain showers passing through the garden. In between the water events it was very worthwhile to go and enjoy the display of rhododendrons in the garden
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Loderi Venus (in pink) and R. maccabeanum were both in full bloom in the garden |  |
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Shorter people will have to stand on tiptoes to reach the blossoms on Loderi King George, a tree that reaches 30 ft high. Later the blossoms will carpet the ground beneath the rhody. |
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The Crystal Springs Lake always makes a nice backdrop for the blooming rhododendrons This time of year finds the brilliant red rhodies in bloom - Peter Falk, Etta Burrows,Taurus, and of course R. strigillosum |
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There is always someting in bloom somewhere You turn around and look back at where you came from and everything looks different |
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The deciduous azaleas on the north side of the lagoon are just thinking about coming out in glorious bloom A cool rainy day means that we have the garden almost to ourselves, very different from what it will be like on Mother's Day, the next show time |
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The peninsula and waterway on the left THe waterway and a walkway near the gatehouse entry on the right |
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The Fern Wall, on the left, is now a finished project. Some ferns are starting to come out but it is still too cool for a full fledged fernery display - the maple tree is trying though |
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The Show rules, classification guide, and cover picture of the guide can be
found here:
2007 early Show Rules
in pdf format - 258K
2007 Early SHow Rules
cover picture - 68K jpeg
trophies Patrick, Don & Dorothy 83 most points, best hybrid, best azalea Cavender, Dick & Karen 80 best grown with protection Bovees Nursery 60 Van Veen Nursery 40 Mac Arthur, Bob 36 Goheen, Dave & Betty 20 Nieuwenhuis, L & J 17 Girton, Ray 15 Bates, Susan 10 Kimball, Mark & Volpel,Lisa 7 Metcalfe, Susan 6 best species Molina, Vicki 5 Collier, Dave & Kath 4 Kendall, Peter 3 Clack, Ray & Ann 3 Averill, SK & KK 1
CLASS PLANT EXHIBITOR PLACE
15 h Elizabeth Averill, SK & KK 3
21 h viscidifolium hybrid "viscy" Bates, Susan 3
42 s augustinii Bates, Susan 3
50 s Sliver Thiumbles (vireya) Bates, Susan 1
61 s vaseyi 'white find' Bates, Susan 2
2 s adenopodum Bovees Nursery 1
7 s rex Bovees Nursery 3
8 s huianum rsf#new Bovees Nursery 2
14 s ochraceum rsf#new Bovees Nursery 1
15 s chameathonii Bovees Nursery 1
15 s citriniflorum Bovees Nursery 2
15 s citriniflorum Bovees Nursery 3
17 s metternichii Bovees Nursery 2
21 s thomsonii Bovees Nursery 1
21 s thomsonii v. meddianum Bovees Nursery 2
32 s flavidum Bovees Nursery 2
39 h anthopogon hybrid Bovees Nursery 1
39 s primuliflorum Bovees Nursery 2
39 s cephalanthum Bovees Nursery 1
43 s searsii Bovees Nursery 2
43 s davidsonianum 'Star Trek' Bovees Nursery 3
61 s schlippenbachii Bovees Nursery 2
62 s reticulatum Bovees Nursery 2
2 s floribundum Cavender, Dick & Kar 3
12 h Spatter Paint Cavender, Dick & Kar 1
14 h makinoi x pachysanthum Cavender, Dick & Kar 3
14 h Taurus Cavender, Dick & Kar 1
18 h Noyo Brave Cavender, Dick & Kar 1
21 h Sikkimenses Cavender, Dick & Kar 1
21 s pl-9 unknown Cavender, Dick & Kar 3
23 s niveum Cavender, Dick & Kar 1
24 s arboreum #2 Cavender, Dick & Kar 2
24 s arboreum ssp cennamomeum Cavender, Dick & Kar 3
25 s crysodoron "Lord Stair" Cavender, Dick & Kar 1
32 h Songbird (russatum x Blue Tit) Cavender, Dick & Kar 1
32 s yungingense Cavender, Dick & Kar 3
32 s yungingense (glomerulatum) Cavender, Dick & Kar 1
34 h lindleyi hybrid Cavender, Dick & Kar 2
34 h Countess of Haddington Cavender, Dick & Kar 2
34 s johnstonianum "double diamond" Cavender, Dick & Kar 1
38 s spinuliferum Cavender, Dick & Kar 1
38 s racemosum Cavender, Dick & Kar 2
40 h Shamrock Cavender, Dick & Kar 1
42 s augustinii Cavender, Dick & Kar 2
111 blooming branch if arboreum cinnamomeum Cavender, Dick & Kar 1
34 s veitchianum Clack, Ray & Ann 2
35 h Malta Collier, Dave & Kath 2
101 Karen Collier, Dave & Kath 3
6 h Unique Girton, Ray 2
6 h Unique Girton, Ray 3
22 H Olympic Lady Girton, Ray 2
35 h Pioneer Girton, Ray 1
101 unknjown azalea Girton, Ray 2
8 h Mission Bells Goheen, Dave & Betty 3
12 h degronianum x irroratum ss #2 Goheen, Dave & Betty 3
12 h degronianum x irroratum ss #1 Goheen, Dave & Betty 2
24 s arboreum cw Bhutan seed Goheen, Dave & Betty 1
38 h Twinkles x racemosum Goheen, Dave & Betty 3
38 h Twinkles x spiciferum Goheen, Dave & Betty 2
100 h Elizabeth Goheen, Dave & Betty 3
113 leaf sets Goheen, Dave & Betty 1
20 h Bambi x proteoides Kendall, Oeter 2
2 s adenopodum Kimball & Volpel 2
14 s pseudocrysanthum Kimball & Volpel 2
43 h Star Trek Kimball & Volpel 3
2 h Muncaster Mist Mac Arthur, Bob 1
8 h dgronium x calophytum Mac Arthur, Bob 3
10 s Margaret Mack Mac Arthur, Bob 1
15 h David Mac Arthur, Bob 1
22 h Rothenburg Mac Arthur, Bob 1
24 h Noyo Chief Mac Arthur, Bob 1
45 s uvarifolium Mac Arthur, Bob 1
105 Dixie Lee Ray Mac Arthur, Bob 2
105 Malemute Mac Arthur, Bob 3
111 Ink Spot Mac Arthur, Bob 3
6 h Unique Metcalfe, Ernie 1
42 h Senora Meldon Metcalfe, Ernie 3
6 h Unique Metcalfe, Susan 3
43 s davidsonianum Metcalfe, Susan 1
29 s edgeworthii Molina, Vicki 1
32 h Ilam Violet Nieuwenhuis, L & J 3
34 h 89-813 #1 burmanicum x ? Nieuwenhuis, L & J 1
34 s veitchianum Nieuwenhuis, L & J 3
50 h Petra Nieuwenhuis, L & J 1
114 educatiounal exhibit Nieuwenhuis, L & J 1
0 most points Patrick, D & D
6 h Babylon Patrick, D & D 1
6 h Babylon Patrick, D & D 1
7 s rex Patrick, D & D 1
8 s orbiculare Patrick, D & D 1
15 h ELizabeth Patrick, D & D 2
17 s hyperythrum Patrick, D & D 1
18 h Estacada Patrick, D & D 2
22 h Kimberly Patrick, D & D 3
27 h Balta Patrick, D & D 0
27 h Aglo Patrick, D & D 3
31 s rubiginosum Patrick, D & D 1
32 h Magenta Star Patrick, D & D 2
38 h Ginny Gee Patrick, D & D 1
38 s racemosum Patrick, D & D 3
42 h Lacamas Blue Patrick, D & D 1
42 h Crater Lake Patrick, D & D 2
42 s augustinii "Summer Sky" Patrick, D & D 1
43 h Ginny Gee Patrick, D & D 2
61 s schlippenbachii Patrick, D & D 1
61 s albrechtii Patrick, D & D 3
100 h Ibex Patrick, D & D 2
100 h Elizabeth Patrick, D & D 1
106 Unknjown Warrior Patrick, D & D 3
106 Helen Deehr Patrick, D & D 1
108 Odee Wright Patrick, D & D 1
8 h Babylon Van Veen Nursery 2
11 h Jeanne Church Van Veen Nursery 1
14 h Matador Van Veen Nursery 2
18 h Noyo Dream Van Veen Nursery 3
21 h Exbury Cornish Crioss Van Veen Nursery 2
24 h Bibiani Van Veen Nursery 2
24 h Boddartianum Van Veen Nursery 3
27 h Dora Amaties Van Veen Nursery 2
28 h Trewithen Orange Van Veen Nursery 1
43 h Lochmium Van Veen Nursery 1
101 Starlight Van Veen Nursery 1
106 Fireman Jeff Van Veen Nursery 2
Better luck next time |
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