GOLDEN ACRE PARK 2005
THE TRIAL GROUND OF THE NORTH
AS PHOTOGRAPHED BY GEOFF HOYLE
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We are indebted to Geoff Hoyle for the photographs on these pages, long may your finger keep clicking, and your shutter keep flashing Geoff. As Geoff was the first to supply photograph I thought he should be the one to kick off a report on the magnificent Northern trials. There are no results yet but you can be sure they will be added just as soon as they become available. This year the trials are managed by John Parkinson, but of course he wouldn't be able to do it without his hard working team. I've kept everything as taken, and shown the unedited version of Geoff's camera work, mainly so as you can see the wonderful way that Golden Acre Park is maintained. Dahlia blokes sure are champion. My report is purely on the strength of Geoff's unselfish camera work, his motto `Dahlia's are meant to be shared' is a credit to his dedication. You will see by the photographs how easy it was with his good images. Here we go in alphabetical order, but please remember this is only my opinion on the images in front of me, unfortunately dahlia aren't always at there best on the days you want to photograph them.
RESULTS ARE IN
THIS IS WHERE I HANG MY HEAD IN SHAME AND VOW NEVER TO DO IT AGAIN (JUST TRY AND STOP ME)
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| Anna Lindh. | Barbarry Spindrift. |
Anna Lindh I saw last year, I thought then it was going to make a fine variety, obviously the trials organisers did as well, because they retained it. Barbarry Spindrift I'm not sure if it's light red or pink, but what ever it is, it has nice form, as do most of Barry Davis's, wanna know a secret? He has thirty eight varieties listed in the American Classification Booklet.
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| Barton Princess. | Blyton Lady in Red. |
Barton Princess: Gold Certificate of Exhibition Merit. Raised and sent by W. Marsden from Yorkshire.
October 26th 2005: Well done Mr. Marsden a worthy winner, I apologise for not giving your cultivars as much praise as it should have had. It isn't easy with just a photographs, another day could have caught your variety just right.
October 16th 2005: Barton Princess looks to be good enough for show, very nice colour, reminded me of one or two of the resent Ruskin's, but looking at the older blooms in the background perhaps not. The next three have excellent form, probably all decorative, apart perhaps Lady in Red. Which is a belter, reds are so difficult to photograph, but I think Geoff's captured this about right, looking to have the perfect angle for a show bloom.
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| Blyton Softer Gleam. | Blyton Stella. |
Look at these two beauties, crying out for four of their mates to make up a winning vase. Considering how much sun was about when these photographs were taken they are excellent.