TALKS AND SHOWS
DATES FOR YOUR DIARY
All our events are held at The Village Hall, Coxcombe Lane, Chiddingfold
2024 PROGRAMME OF TALKS
21st FEBRUARY Talk and Membership Evening at 8pm. "Super Seasonal Display Ideas". A talk by Mark Saunders
20th MARCH Gardening Quiz at 8pm with a seed swap and a Fish and Chip Supper
17th APRIL Talk at 8pm. "Honey Bees -Inside the Hive". A talk by Daisy Day
20th APRIL SPRING SHOW
4 TH MAY PLANT SALE @ THE VILLAGE HALL CAR PARK
15th MAY Talk at 8pm. "Clematis". A talk by Liz Gibbison
8TH JUNE STALL AT THE VILLAGE FETE
22ND JUNE SUMMER SHOW
7TH SEPTEMBER AUTUMN SHOW
18th September Talk at 8pm. "Companion Planting and Gardening the Organic Way". A talk by Belinda Allen
16th October Talk at 8pm. "Behind the Scenes at Wisley Nursery" . A talk by Sam Gallivan
20th November AGM and Social Evening. To include a light supper. Bring your own drinks and glasses.
21st February 2025 Membership renewal evening with a Talk
Division 1. Thomas Butler Cup
Sweet Peas: Challenge Bowl- All Classes
Species Foliage Allowed.
Class:
1. Sweet Peas 1 spike
2. Sweet Peas , mixed colours, Charles Watts Trophy 3 spikes
3. Sweet peas, one colour 3 spikes
4.Sweet peas, 2 vases, each different colour each vase 3 spikes
5.Sweet peas up to 24 spikes
ROSES
Trophies: George Hawkes and Jack Whale 1
6. Rose, large flowered 1 bloom
7. Roses, Cluster flowered 3 stems
8. Roses, Minature, small blooms of any type 3 stems
9. Rose, scented, exhibited for perfume only 1 bloom
10. Roses, large flowered, in a vase 6 blooms
11. Container of mixed roses, (own container can be used)
12. Roses, large flowered, staged on a board from the bottom up in the order: one full bloom, one perfect stage (1/2 to 3/4 open), one in bud stage,(one or twopetals beginning to unfurl) " Cycle of Bloom".
OTHER FLOWERS/FOLIAGE
Accessories allowed – Height Unlimited
13. Pinks or Dianthus, (except SweetWilliams)
14. Pansies/Violas,- on a board provided
HERBERT BOOKER TROPHY
15. Fuchsia , one or more kinds on a board provided.
6 stems
6 blooms
:
“White and Green Arrangement”
Space 300mm
Space 600mm
6 florets
16. Clematis, - 3 flowers on a board provided
LOVELL HASLEM CUP
17. Delphinium florets, one or more kinds on a boardprovided. 6 florets
18. My best cut flower, one stem (except sweet pea, roses & delphiniums).
19. A vase of mixed cut flowering ornamental trees and/or shrubs.
20. Garden flowers, one stem of each of 6 kinds grown in the open.
21. Garden flowers, one or more kinds grown in the open.
MAY HAINSWORTH PLATE
22. Pot Plant, flowering/fruiting(excl. orchids) ROCKWOOD PLATE
23. Flowering orchid
24. A Pot plant – foliage
25. A container of one or more cacti/succulents
26. Geranium or Pelargonium.
27. Delphinium,
the best pot plant. All pots
max 300mm internal dia.
ELD
3 stems
1 spike
28. Delphinium,
2 spikes, 1 each of two kinds
29. Coloured foliage (natural) 4 kinds, 1 stem of each STONEHURST CUP
30. Perennial sweet peas 3 stems.
VEGETABLES: W.C.G. DIPLOMA
Class
40. Peas (not more than 9 pods)
41. Broad Beans (not more than 8 pods)
42. Rhubarb,
43. A vase of fresh namedculinary herbs, one or more kinds.
44. Any other vegetable, (numbers not specified) (See Rule 20)
3 sticks
4 stems
PHOTOGRAPHY
(Not previously exhibited)
FRUIT: W.C.G..DIPLOMA (Refer to Guideline 1)
Class
50. Gooseberries,
51. A plate of currants.
52. A plate of any other soft fruit, l kind (number not specified) (See Rule 20)
10 berries
Division II
Flower arranging W C G Art Certificate
Accessories allowed-Height unlimited.
Class:
60 Small Class: "White and Green Arrangement" Space 300mm
61. Medium Class: "Carnival". Space 600m
Division III
Children Only: Must be the child's own work. Please state age and fix to the exhibit.
Class:
68. Age 5-7 years: " A decorated pebble" Pauline Thompson Cup
69. Age 8-11 years: " A coloured cardboard cutout butterfly " Summer Shield
Division IV Cookery
Baker Cup
Class
74.Old English Jumbles: see recipe.
75. Victoria Sandwich, ( raspberry jam, no cream)
76. 4 Lemon Butterfly Cakes
77. Frosted Carrot Cake
Photography
( Not previously exhibited)
All photos must be suitably mounted on card, prfereably a 25mm border, maximum print size220mm x 150mm.
Class
85 " Wild Flowers in Summer". Wildflower trophy
86 "Sunset"
87. "Around a Pond"
88." A taste of Summer"
Judges for the Summer Show:
PRIZE PRESENTER
Mrs Myrtle Ballard
Flowers, Vegetables & Fruit: Nicky Cornell
Flower Arranging & Children: Sarah Bound
Cookery: Diana Terry
Photography: Sarah Bound
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