Alpine enthusiasts will be putting on a colourful display when they stage their annual show in the Cotswolds.
Members of the Cotswold and Malvern branch of the Alpine Garden Society will be exhibiting everything from primulas and saxifrages to dainty species narcissi and fritillaries.
Among the most colourful will be dionysia from Iran and Afghanistan.
“They make almost a perfect hemisphere of concentrated jewel-like colour,” says show secretary Eric Jarrett. “The are difficult to grow but so beautiful everybody wants to try.”
As well as the competition classes, there will be plants for sale, photography and botanical art. Growers will be available to give tips on growing alpines.
The show is on Easter Monday, March 28 at Maisemore Village Hall, Maisemore, near Gloucester. Plant sales start at 10am and the show is open to the public from noon to 4pm. Admission is £3 and refreshments will be available.
• For more details visit: http://www.alpinegardensociety.net/groups/Cotswold-and-Malvern
• Pictures © Eric Jarrett