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Scottish National Rhodedendron Society Show

4/5/2019

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Scottish National Rhododendron Show at Garelochhead
Scottish National Rhododendron Show at Garelochhead
Nipped over to Garelochhead which is about 30 minutes drive from Appletree Cottage to visit the #Scottish National Rhododendron Show at the Gibson Hall in the village
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The beautifully restored Gibson Hall hosted this year's Scottish Rhododendron Society Show
Inside the beautifully restored Gibson Hall all manner and types of rhododendron flowers were on display having been judged by experts
Scottish National Rhododendron Show at Garelochhead
Stalls outside the Scottish Rhododendron Show
Outside the hall in glorious sunshine people were selling plants  (mostly rhododendrons!)
from makeshift stalls.  The event although small appeared to be enormously popular.
A really nick trip across to Gareloch in the sunshine.
Scottish National Rhododendron Show 2019
Scottish National Rhododendron Show at Garelochhead
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Blossom Time at Appletree Cottage and Shandon Farm

2/5/2019

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Apple Orchard begins to bloom

Beauty of Moray
Beauty of Moray - pink blossom and green apples
Its the beginning of May and our apple trees at Shandon Farm and Appletree Cottage are well underway with their blossom.  Festoons of pink and white flowers are starting to appear on many trees
Beauty of Moray apple treeBeauty of Moray - one of our most rewarding varieties
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Different varietis of tree flower at different times.  Orchardists need to take this into account when considering cross pollination.
Discovery apple tree
Discovery variety has white blossom and red apples
Some trees have white flowers (eg Discovery) and others pink (eg. James Grieve and Beauty of Moray)  If the flower is successfully pollinated by insects a small bulge appears on the flower stem immediately behind the flower head.  This with luck will develop into an apple
James Grieve apple tree
James Grieve apple blossom - apples are red and yellow
We started planting apple trees at Shandon Farm in 2014 and now have over 360 trees and 46 varieties.  Fingers crossed for a fruitful summer!
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