Malvern Autumn Show
The society has been exhibiting at the RHS Malvern Autumn Show for many years and in the last six years has been awarded a silver-gilt medal and five gold medals.
NAAS again exhibited in 2018 at the Show and were awarded another Gold Medal. Many congratulations to the team whose ideas and hard work were so well recognised.
General view of the Gold Medal winning stand.
Nerine bowdenii from the late Margaret Owen's garden, which featured in the RHS Trial described on the posters.
A stunning display of Nerine sarniensis.
A "shipwreck" to explain Guernsey Lily and the myth of the bulbs getting to Guernsey.
Display including other Amaryllids as well as Nerines.
In the foreground, a display of dried seed heads of Amaryllids, including Alliums.
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General view of the Gold Medal winning stand.
Nerine bowdenii from the late Margaret Owen's garden, which featured in the RHS Trial described on the posters.
A stunning display of Nerine sarniensis.
A "shipwreck" to explain Guernsey Lily and the myth of the bulbs getting to Guernsey.
Display including other Amaryllids as well as Nerines.
In the foreground, a display of dried seed heads of Amaryllids, including Alliums.
Congratulations to two of our NAAS members who enjoyed success on their own stands; both Steve Hickman of Hoyland Plant Centre and Chris Osbourne of Kelnan Plants were awarded Gold Medals, with Chris also receiving a Cultural Commendation for his Haemanthus albiflos.
Steve's beautiful display of Nerines and Agapanthus, with examples of different ways of their propagation.
Nerines in Kelnan Plants' display.
A Cultural Commendation award for Kelnan Plants' Haemanthus Albiflos.
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Steve's beautiful display of Nerines and Agapanthus, with examples of different ways of their propagation.
Nerines in Kelnan Plants' display.
A Cultural Commendation award for Kelnan Plants' Haemanthus Albiflos.
Images of some previous years' stands.
2017
Gold Medal displayed by member and expert Nerine Sarniensis grower Chris Edwards.
The colourful and varied display of Amaryllids other than Nerines included the rare, huge Brunsvigia Litoralis forming a seed head, lent by Steve Hickman.
Some delightful arrangements by Sue Bedwell showed the use of a variety of Amaryllid blooms as cut flowers.
This year's stand incorporated a small greenhouse to demonstrate that Nerine Bowdenii are hardy and that N. Sarniensis need protection.
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Gold Medal displayed by member and expert Nerine Sarniensis grower Chris Edwards.
The colourful and varied display of Amaryllids other than Nerines included the rare, huge Brunsvigia Litoralis forming a seed head, lent by Steve Hickman.
Some delightful arrangements by Sue Bedwell showed the use of a variety of Amaryllid blooms as cut flowers.
This year's stand incorporated a small greenhouse to demonstrate that Nerine Bowdenii are hardy and that N. Sarniensis need protection.
2016
Nerine Sarniensis blooms in a wide range of colours with written information in the foreground.
We exhibited other examples of Amaryllids, besides Nerines.....
..... including an arrangement of Allium seed heads and .....
....... the blue and white blooms of Agapanthus kindly supplied by NAAS member, and Chelsea Gold Medallist, Steve Hickman.
Next to the N.Sarniensis, a group of Nerine Bowdenii.
In the background are two posters with information about the NAAS Expedition in 2015 to the orginal locations in the Eastern Cape of South Africa from where the first examples of Nerine Bowdenii were sent back to Devon by Athelstan Cornish-Bowden in 1897.
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Nerine Sarniensis blooms in a wide range of colours with written information in the foreground.
We exhibited other examples of Amaryllids, besides Nerines.....
..... including an arrangement of Allium seed heads and .....
....... the blue and white blooms of Agapanthus kindly supplied by NAAS member, and Chelsea Gold Medallist, Steve Hickman.
Next to the N.Sarniensis, a group of Nerine Bowdenii.
In the background are two posters with information about the NAAS Expedition in 2015 to the orginal locations in the Eastern Cape of South Africa from where the first examples of Nerine Bowdenii were sent back to Devon by Athelstan Cornish-Bowden in 1897.
2015
Congratulations to our hard working team who managed to impress the judges yet again with their superb display.
Left to right: Malcolm Allison, Chris Edwards, Joanna Sadler, Sue Bedwell, Jonny Hartnell and Caroline Stone.
A colourful collection of Nerine Sarniensis, achieved in spite of this year being marked by their flowering season starting later than usual.
A beautiful arrangement of N. Bowdenii and Amarine Belladiva.
The display of other Amaryllids included a collection of Clivia showing interestingly varied foliage with, behind, an arrangement of Allium seed heads.
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Congratulations to our hard working team who managed to impress the judges yet again with their superb display.
Left to right: Malcolm Allison, Chris Edwards, Joanna Sadler, Sue Bedwell, Jonny Hartnell and Caroline Stone.
A colourful collection of Nerine Sarniensis, achieved in spite of this year being marked by their flowering season starting later than usual.
A beautiful arrangement of N. Bowdenii and Amarine Belladiva.
The display of other Amaryllids included a collection of Clivia showing interestingly varied foliage with, behind, an arrangement of Allium seed heads.