Getting ready for Capel Manor

With the show coming up on Sunday I have spent some time today getting things together, looks like my display will be something like this


The tree is a Blackthorn
The scroll is of mushrooms
The accent is a mix of ferns and mosses






Looking forward to catching up with everyone again

Rgards Chris

Hello Chris
what a lovely blackthorn, how tall is it and who made the slab ?

kind regards Dave

Beautiful tree and accent. Your scroll seems quite wrinkled... if its a judged show then it might impact the score of your overall display.

- S

Hi Chris,
Small point...... 2 slabs.
I'd prefer one large slab and one small table.
I'll be down pm Sat. with the car and my trees, etc.

Looks good to me Chris,

Hope you enjoy the show on sunday

I plan to use my larch cascade and chuhin yew.
The larch was expected to start the colour change to golden yellow, but it' has not happend yet.
The yew needs a bit of tweaking and the deadwood worked on.
Finding the time is a challenge.
After Wales wins their quarter final tommorow, I'll hopefully be free to get down to Chris's and have a play.

The yew.



Hope to have a few better pictures of my display later Saturday and Sunday

Hello Chris and Jerry. Look forward to seeing you there.

hats off to you Chris - you must cover the entire country many times over each year to show your trees and attend the various events. no wonder the scroll gets the occassional wrinkle but i expect suburbia would be wrinkled after 100 years of dsplay and travel too!!

enjoy the show but more importantly good luck in the rugby - for once every englishman is a little bit welsh !! (but only a little bit haha)

regards Marcus

i quite like the pics of the yew but have only ever seen this angle, it would be excelent if a tweaked front could be found in years to come so the dead wood isnt so 'in your face' and the live vein is more visible to give a little contrast. once again tho, enjoy and good luck.

marcus

Hi marcus,

it would be excelent if a tweaked front could be found in years to come so the dead wood isnt so 'in your face' and the live vein is more visible to give a little contrast.

I was thinking the exact same thing. I'll have a play soon and post some options.

Love your display Chris and love your Yew Jerry.
Wish i was going .

dave steventon wrote:Hello Chris
what a lovely blackthorn, how tall is it and who made the slab ?

kind regards Dave

Hi Dave, the tree is about 12ins high, and the slab is China Mist

Regards Chris

suburbia wrote:Beautiful tree and accent. Your scroll seems quite wrinkled... if its a judged show then it might impact the score of your overall display.

- S

Hi Suburbia, the scroll is very old, its all part of the image

Thanks for your reply

Regards Chris

Jeremy wrote:Hi Chris,
Small point...... 2 slabs.
I'd prefer one large slab and one small table.
I'll be down pm Sat. with the car and my trees, etc.

When I was putting it together I could hear you saying that!!!!!!

See you tomorrow

Regards Chris

Thanks Mike, Marcus and Smithy. Hi Will see you Sunday

Regards Chris

Hi Chris,

Lovely display.

I agree with the Jerry about the two slabs though. Is there a 'rule' in showing that means you have to use a table or slab under the pot? I think it would look great without the wooden slab.

I really like the accent - is the pot one of Morea's? The Blackthorn aint too bad either

Jerry - really like the Yew - deadwood is great.

Best of luck to both of you at the show, looking forward to seeing photos of the whole event.

See you in a few weeks Chris.
You going to Burrs Jerry? See you there if you are.

Cheers

Paul

Hi Paul
Yes it is one of Morea's pots. I know all this thing about not having a slab for the tree and the accent, but I am looking at the flow of the image from the scroll image to the top of the tree and then dropping to the accent . If I use a table for the accent it might be to high but I am sure Jerry will put me right tomorrow!

Your friend Peter was with us last Sunday, great to see him again

Regards Chris

Finally got to Chris's.
My larch display minus the 3rd element, the waterfall scroll.

Jerry your accent display is stunning, have fun . Regards Lewis

After Wales wins their quarter final tommorow

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