My first port of call is always the Craig House Cacti stand. Succulents are just about my favourite plants, and they always have a lovely display and a good range to buy.
This year's haul, from top to bottom: Dioscorea Elephanipes, Pachypodium saundersii (left), Echeveria 'Perle von Nurnberg'(right), Aeonium arboreum atropurpureum 'Schwarzkopf'.
The show is now the only time I ever buy succulents or cacti, and all of my plants from Craig House Cacti have survived for a good many years - my oldest at the moment is just past seven years of me owning it.
Then it was on to the Scot's Cheer stand. I love their Damson Gin, and this year there was a new variety of gin - gooseberry and ginger. So new they don't even have proper labels yet!
The damson gin is almost sweet and it's lovely with tonic, or even on it's own, and it's a favourite of mine to curl up with a good book. The gooseberry and ginger is also delightful - so summery and refreshing. I'll definitely be buying another bottle next year.
Then my last purchase of the day - yarn from Ripples Crafts, because of course I can't go anywhere without buying yarn. I'm quite glad we ran across the stall, as we didn't get a good look at the stand at the Edinburgh Yarn festival as it was so busy. Rightly so, as there are so many gorgeous yarns for sale.
It's a 4ply mix of wool and nylon, and I think that eventually it is going to be a pair of socks. None of the pictures I took really do the colour changes justice but this one is the best. The whole skein is a glorious mix of blues, purples and reds, and I just want to keep fondling it.
Last of all was the Allium stand in the floral hall. I love Alliums but I don't have the garden for them so I'm reduced to drooling over them at the show every year.
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