Banstead mesemb show

[John E]

Hi Di
The pics are superb. it was very nice to have a chat with you and Sylvia at the show. Some of the plants at the show were absolutely superb but so were the sales plants. Well worth going to the show.

[Devrim]

wow, some of those conos have soo many heads, incredible!

thanks Diane, great show.

[Phil White]

Excellent Diane.
Isn't it gera when a plan works out !
I am not a great mesemb fan though I quite like the Cono's & could definitley find room for that C. pubicalyx and of course the L. optica 'rubra'.

[Wendy W]

Diane, Wonderful slideshow. You got some great shots there . Thank you for sharing them. I especially liked the cono roodiae althought they all looked like keepers to me

[Lindsey]

Wendy, Conophytum roodiae is very very elusive and very very VERY difficult... not wishing to put you off, there are easier Conos that could be recommended!

Interested to see the big clump of Cono minutum var.lisabeliae on display, this variety was formally published in the July 2008 MSG Bulletin in an obituary of Lisabel Hall.

[Diane]

Thanks for all the comments! Made all the effort worthwhile! I'll have to use Photobucket a bit more often, maybe put all my pics on it, it's just so easy to do it from My Pictures.

Yes, the conos were quite stunning, although I agree with a comment by another member (can't remember who it was) on another thread, that the entries were a bit sparse. Had circumstances been different, I would have put some in myself, and sold plants, but simply haven't had time.

John E - it was lovely to see you, and a little chat too, also Lindsey,and especially my mate, Sylvia, and other forum members who turned up, it was a lovely day!

[phil]

Very nice Diane, the slideshow worked well, good to have the names clearly with every picture to.