KEN'S PRIZE PELARGONIUMS
SUCCESS "I DID IT" BEST IN SHOW PAGS 2009

BEGS NATIONAL SHOW IN PORT TALBOT
HOW IT ALL STARTED IN 1999!



HI, MY NAME IS KEN ABEL AND I LIVE IN CARLTON COLVILLE, SUFFOLK IN THE UK.  I HAVE BEEN GROWING AND SHOWING PELARGONIUMS NATIONALLY SINCE 1999.
 PLEASE NOTE I DO NOT SELL OR SUPPLY PLANTS.
 
ALL THE IDEAS AND TIPS ON MY WEBSITE, RELATE TO HOW I GROW AND EXHIBIT  SHOW PLANTS. (THEY WORK FOR ME)        MOST OF THE PLANTS YOU SEE ON THIS SITE WERE GROWN BY ME UNLESS STATED OTHERWISE.
 
 


PAGS 2009 NATIONAL SHOW.

AS YOU CAN SEE I WON A FEW TROPHIES AT THE PAGS SHOW 2009.

IF YOU ARE LOOKING FOR ANY PARTICULAR PELARGONIUMS, AND ARE WILLING TO SWAP, EMAIL ME YOUR WISH LIST AND I WILL ADD IT TO THE SWAPSHOP PAGE. HOPEFULLY SOMEONE MIGHT HAVE WHAT YOU WANT.


WON BEST IN SHOW WITH OLDBURY DUET, AT BEGS NATIONAL 2008. THIS WAS HELD IN SCARBOROUGH, AND HOSTED BY THE YORKSHIRE PELARGONIUM & GERANIUM SOCIETY.

OLDBURY DUET

BEGS 2008 NATIONAL SHOW.




 THANKS FOR ALL THE COMMENTS LEFT ON WEBSITE OVER THE PAST YEAR.

SEND ME THE DETAILS IF YOU HAVE A SOCIETY SHOW YOU WOULD LIKE ME TO ADVERTISE FOR 2012. FEEL FREE TO INCLUDE A PICTURE TO HELP HIGHLIGHT THE SHOW.

NEW FOR THIS YEAR IS THE BOOKSHOP  ADDED TO THE NEW NATIONAL SOCIETY PAGES (PAGS).    EXTRAS ADDED TO THE OVERWINTERING AND SHOW PLANT CUTBACK PAGES.



MY PLANT OF QUANTOCK KIRSTY AWARDED THE BEST IN SHOW AT THE PAGS NATIONAL 2011, HELDED AT THE WEETWOOD HALL CONFERENCE CENTRE AND HOTEL IN LEEDS WEST YORKSHIRE.

QUANTOCK KIRSTY

MY PLANT OF SOUTH AFRICAN SUN WINNING THE GOLD LEAF CLASS AT THE PAGS 2011 NATIONAL, I THINK THE RED AGAINST THE GOLD LEAF IS SUPERB. 


SOUTH AFRICAN SUN

MY PLANT OF PINK CAPITATUM AWARDED THE BEST IN SHOW AT PAGS NATIONAL SHOW 2010 HELD AT CAPEL MANOR.


PINK CAPITATUM

THE YORKSHIRE PELARGONIUM & GERANIUM  SOCIETY

2012

2011.WHAT A SHOW THIS YEAR, WELL DONE TO ALL WHO HELPED TO MAKE THE DAY THE GREAT SUCCESS IT WAS. TAKING INTO ACCOUNT THE DIFFICULT GROWING CONDITIONS EXPERIENCED THIS YEAR, THERE WERE PLENTY OF QUALITY PLANTS ON THE SHOW BENCH.
2010. THIS SHOW DID NOT DISAPPOINT. PLENTY OF QUALITY PLANTS FILLED THE HALL, AND TO ME WAS EASILY ON PAR WITH THE PAGS NATIONAL SHOW HELD AT CAPEL MANOR.

LOOKING FORWARD TO EXHIBITING HERE AGAIN, AS IT WAS A CRACKING SHOW IN 2009.



"
Thank you Ken for great talk you gave us in Scarborough"
Fred


A SEEDLING FROM BOLD CARMINE, WHICH I HAVE CALLED CARLTON SUPREME. THIS PLANT WON THE BASIC ZONAL CLASS AT THE YORKSHIRE SOCIETY SHOW 2010.


                             CARLTON SUPREME





FEEL FREE TO EMAIL ME ON THE ADDRESS BELOW TO SAY HI. 

EMAIL ken@prize-pelargoniums.com

MY FAN OF MRS.J.C.MAPPIN THAT GOT BEST IN SHOW AT THE YORKSHIRE PELARGONIUM & GERANIUM SOCIETY SHOW 2011.

MRS.J.C.MAPPIN
MY EXHIBIT OF STELLAR BIRDBUSH CHLOE WHICH WAS AWARDED BEST IN SHOW AT THE YORKSHIRE PELARGONIUM & GERANIUM SOCIETY SHOW 2010.

BIRDBUSH CHLOE

MY PLANT OF SCOTTOW SPARKLER WHICH GOT BEST IN SHOW BEATING 327 ENTRIES AT THE YORKSHIRE PELARGONIUM & GERANIUM SOCIETY SHOW 2009. I HAVE TO SAY THIS WAS THE BEST SOCIETY SHOW THAT I HAVE ENTERED FOR MANY A YEAR.  


SCOTTOW SPARKLER

I have created this Website so you can share how I grow my prize winning Pelargoniums, see my pictures and leave a message in my guest book.Have fun. If you like a page please feel free to give it a thumbs up..


THIS PLANT OF ORIENTAL DELIGHT NEVER MADE IT ONTO THE SHOW BENCH, WHICH WAS A SHAME AS IT HAS TO BE ONE OF MY BEST REGALS TO DATE. IT WAS 2 WEEKS TOO EARLY IN FLOWERING, AND MEASURED 32" ACROSS.

ORIENTAL DELIGHT
A PLANT OF MINIATURE STELLAR RUSHMOOR GOLDEN RUFFLES, WHICH CAME INTO FULL FLOWER 2 WEEKS TOO LATE FOR ME TO USE IN A SHOW. SUCH A SHAME AS IT HAS TO BE MY BEST EVER MINIATURE STELLAR, HOPE FOR BETTER LUCK NEXT YEAR (2012).

RUSHMOOR GOLDEN RUFFLES

MY DISPLAY OF PELARGONIUMS AT THE NORWICH & DISTRICT FUCHSIA & PELARGONIUM SOCIETY ANNUAL SHOW 2011.


ONE YEAR OLD PLANT OF DWARF STELLAR TOPCLIFFE. 




                                                                 


TOPCLIFFE

WEBSITE LAST UPDATED 19.04.2012


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Carol Benedict Russell | Reply 05.05.2012 18.08

Thank you for sharing your lovely pelargoniums
I teach the Youth Division of The Shelter Island Garden Club.
Permanent collections; flowers to grow and share.

cyk-Ken | Reply 03.02.2012 16.43

Stunning!!! Spectacular presentation. Thanks for the inspirational tips.

Fawn | Reply 11.01.2012 08.04

Great website, i love it. I will surely visite again

Annelie Carlsson | Reply 03.01.2012 17.31

my first time here, but not my last!! I just have to say WOW!!

Andy Harper | Reply 09.11.2011 07.51

Great Website Ken,complimented by the background music, Nice for you to share your growing ideas and experiences, an inspiration to us all.

phoenix michaelis | Reply 13.08.2011 20.11

wow those are some lovely flower displays.

Joy | Reply 07.08.2011 07.22

Love your well awarded display - congratulations!
Am seeking to obtain Quantock Shirley to give as rememberance for lost family member in Melbourne Australia

Dr Rezvi | Reply 08.07.2011 14.33

My favourite is carlton supreme, so beautiful, attractive pink color. You have done such a good job.

sonu nampalli | Reply 06.06.2011 02.13

great flowers aase garstad

Aase Garstad (Norway) | Reply 11.03.2011 17.08

It`s so amazing to look at Your fantastic Pelargoniums. I realize mine look like "refugees". I took notice of Your tips for repotting and cutting plants!

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15.05 | 01:28

I am looking for Pelargonium 'Xenia Field' which I used to grow. Does anyone have it in their collection, and would sell/spare me a cutting?

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05.05 | 18:08

Thank you for sharing your lovely pelargoniums
I teach the Youth Division of The Shelter Island Garden Club.
Permanent collections; flowers to grow and share.

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Hello! I'm connectivity of nature and particularly I love flowers gardens .Flowers only smile for ever.Good web site.bye!

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Ken I see that you add epson salts to the water in March, how often do you add and how much please.

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