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Results from Annual Show
Thanks to everyone who entered their produce!
Children’s Section
1a Tallest Sunflower Under 8 yearsNo entries
1b Tallest Sunflower 8-16 years
First: Frith Family,Second: Erik Neeley
2a Home grown Vegetables Under 8 yearsNo entries
2b Home grown Vegetables 8-16 years
First: Erik Neeley, Second: Maddie and Albert Frith
3a Posy in a jam jar Under 8 years No entries
3b Posy in a jam jar 8 – 16 years
First: Alex Smallman, Second : Erik Neeley, Third : Erik Neeley
4a Cup Cakes under 8 years
First: Robyn and Maisie Freeman
4b Cupcakes 8 – 16 years
First: Ethan Gurr, Second: Erik Neeley, Third: Maddie and Albert Frith
Flowers
5 Dahlia 3 blooms
First Liz Tryner Second Catherine Appleton Third Dawn Wragg/ Gary Woodhouse
6 Rose, ones stem single bloom or spray
First Audrey Lambeth Second Smallman Family Third John and Betty Bettison
7 Bunch of Mixed Herbs
First Jane Virden Second Cathryn Frost Third Catherine Appleton
8 Shrub material , berries and seed head (no flowers)
First Ann Sheldon Second Charmaine Wilkins Third Dawn Wragg/ Gary Woodhouse
9 Mixed vase of flowers on a colour theme
First Charmaine Wilkins Second Cathryn Frost Third Jacqueline Porteous
10 Perennials , one vase of 3 stems of different varieties
No entries
11 Perennials One spike of a single variety
First Longbottom Family Second Cathryn Frost
12 Hydrangea , one stem with bloom
First Janet Morrison Second Longbottom Family Third Cathryn Frost
Vegetables
13 Potatoes Plate of 5
First Andie Smith Second Philip Smith
14 Onions Plate of 3
First Andie Smith Second John/Betty Bettison
15 Carrots Bunch of 3
First Tim Twist Second Cathryn Frost Third Frith Family
16 Shallots Plate of 5
First Tim Twist Second Carole Bonsall
17 French Beans , Plate of 6
First Andie Smith Second Cathryn Frost
18 Runner Beans Plate of 6
First Liz Tryner Second Tim Twist Third Dawn Wragg/ Gary Woodhouse
19 Beetroot Plate of 3
First Carole Bonsall Second Ian DanielsThird Frith Family
20 Lettuce with washed roots
First Carole Bonsall Second Cathryn Frost
21 Cucumber
First Tim Twist Second Catherine AppletonThird Viv Neeley
22 Tomatoes Small 7 on a plate
First Jane Virden Second Andy Smith Third Viv Neeley
23 Tomatoes Large 5 on a plate
First Cathryn Frost Second Dawn Wragg/ Gary Woodhouse Third Cathryn Frost
24 Courgette Plate of 3
First Cathryn Frost Second Carole Bonsall
25 Any Other Vegetable
First Tim Twist Second Ian DanielsThird Andie Smith
Fruit
26 Cooking Apples plate of 5
First Mike Wiser Second Dawn Wragg/ Gary Woodhouse
27 Eating Apples plate of 5
First Smallman Family Second Fiona FolanThird Andie Smith
28 Plums plate of 6
FirstTim Twist Second Longbottom Family
29 Raspberries or blackberries plate of 12
First Dawn Wragg /Gary Woodhouse Second Cathryn Frost Third Smallman Family
30 Pears plate of 5
First Phil Smith
31 Any Other Fruit
First Viv Neeley Second Catherine Appleton
Home Produce: Preserves
32 Jam one jar any variety
First Sandy Tomlinson Second Liz Tryner Third John/Betty Bettison
33 Lemon Curd One jar
First Janet Morrison Second Marjorie Thoday
34 Marmalade One jar
First Liz Tryner Second Viv Neeley
35 Honey One jar
First Heather Longbottom
36 Pickles One Jar
First Dawn Wragg/GaryWoodhouse
37 Chutney
First Viv Neeley
Home Produce: Baking
38 Cake made with fruit or vegetable ingredient
First Viv Neeley Second Penny Chambers Third Cathryn Frost
39 Victoria Sponge cake
First Penny Chambers Second Kevin Tomlinson Third Fiona Folan
40 Bread cobs 4 white or wholemeal No entries
41 Fruit Scones 4 on a plate
First Sue Ganderton Second Liz Tryner Third Penny Chambers
42 Savoury Scones 4 on a plate No entries
43 Loaf of Bread white or Wholemeal
First Liz Tryner Second David Frost Third Fiona Folan
44 Any other Sweet Cakes No entries
Photography
45 (members only)A view of a public garden
First Fiona Folan Joint Second Fiona Folan Joint Second Chris Hibberd
46 (members only) A study in Green
First Cathryn Frost Joint Second Julie Overend Joint Second Cathryn Frost HC Janet Morrison
47 (members only)Garden Wildlife
First Sue Green Second David Frost HC Chris Hibberd
48 (Open category) My favourite peaceful garden spot
First Cathryn Frost Second David Frost Third Frith Family HC Dennis Brook
The Family Prize was won by the Neeley Family
Dethick, Lea & Holloway
Horticultural Society & Gardening Club
Garden & Home Produce
Celebration
2024
Florence Nightingale Memorial Hall
Saturday 7th September 2024.
A Celebration of the Joys of Gardening
and Home Produce.
Please bring produce to exhibit: vegetables, fruit, flowers, home produce & photography.
Enquiries to Cathryn Frost (Chair) on 07713 643701. Email :
or
Janet Morrison (Sec.) janetmorrison495@gmail.com
Web site: www.dlhgardening.com
The Show Sections
Children’s Classes (Under 8, and 8-16)
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Tallest Sunflower
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Homegrown Veg
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Posy in a jam-jar.
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Cupcakes
Flower Classes
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Dahlia, 3 blooms, any variety
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Rose, one stem, single bloom or spray
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Bunch of mixed herbs
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Shrub material, berries and seed heads (no flowers) arranged in a vase
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Mixed vase of flowers on a colour theme
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Perennials, one vase of three stems of different varieties
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Perennials, one spike of a single variety
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Hydrangea, one stem with bloom & variety
Vegetable Classes
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Potatoes, any variety, plate of 5
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Onions, plate of 3
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Carrots, bunch of 3
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Shallots, plate of 5
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French beans, plate of 6
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Runner beans, plate of 6
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Beetroot, 3
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Lettuce, with washed roots
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Cucumber, one
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Tomatoes, small, 7 on a plate
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Tomatoes, large, 5 on a plate, any variety
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Courgette, plate of 3
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Any other vegetable
Fruit classes
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Cooking apples, plate of 5
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Eating apples, plate of 5
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Plums, plate of 6
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Raspberries or blackberries, plate of 12 with stalks
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Pears, plate of 5
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Any other fruit
Home produce section
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Jam, one jar any variety
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Lemon Curd, one jar
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Marmalade, one jar
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Honey, one jar clear or set
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Pickles, one jar
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Chutney, one jar any variety
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Cake made with a vegetable or fruit ingredient
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Victoria Sponge
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Bread cobs 6 white or wholemeal
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Fruit Scones, 4 on a plate
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Savoury scones, 4 on a plate
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Loaf of bread, white or wholemeal
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Celebratory cupcakes, six on a plate
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Any other sweet cakes
Photography
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A view of a public garden (members only)
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A study in green (members only)
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Garden wildlife (members only)
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My favourite peaceful garden spot (open) Entrants for the open category should submit prints size up to A5, on Show Day
Family Prize - to be awarded to family with most points across all categories - children’s points are doubled !
Timings of the day
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Staging of exhibits : 10.00 - 11.30pm.
Entry & Staging of Exhibits is FREE.
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Judging the Exhibits : 12 - 2pm.
Hall closed – Lunch
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Show open to public : 2 - 4pm.
Light refreshments available.
Items not to be auctioned to be removed by
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Auction of Produce. 3.15 – 3.45pm
Close – 4pm.
JOBS FOR JUNE
https://www.rhs.org.uk/advice/in-month/june
DON'T FORGET TO CHECK OUT THE RHS WEBSITE FOR ALL GARDENING ADVICE
JOBS FOR THE NEW YEAR
Clean pots and greenhouse ready for Spring
Plan your vegetable crop rotation
for the coming season
Cut off helebore leaves at the base
MORE JOBS
FOR JANUARY AND FEBRUARY ON THE RHS WEBSITE
https://www.rhs.org.uk/advice/in-month/january
https://www.rhs.org.uk/advice/in-month/february
Jobs for Autumn
hhttps://www.rhs.org.uk/advice/in-month/october
Click on the link (or copy and paste it) to see the RHS's jobs for October
JUNE JOBS IN THE GARDEN
(Sorry about May -I hope you managed to find something to keep you busy!)
WATERING is a priority at this time of year. The RHS have some good advice about when to water, suggesting that watering in the early morning is best as plants will take up the water best at this time. The RHS website also suggests making sure you only water when and where necessary to conserve water.
HOE borders regularly to keep down weeds.
STAKE tall or floppy plants before they actually need it.
Follow the link to check out more things to do in June.
https://www.rhs.org.uk/advice/in-month/june
APRIL JOBS IN THE GARDEN
The old saying about March goes that if it comes in like a lion, it goes out like a lamb. However, it seemed to have behaved pretty much like a lion throughout, and April has been very chilly at times too!
Whatever the weather, there are still jobs to do though:
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Sow hardy annuals, herbs and wild flower seeds outdoors
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Protect fruit blossom from late frost with fleece
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Keep weeds under control (an old favourite!)
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Feed hungry shrubs and roses
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Repair bare patches in the lawn or sow a new lawn
Lots more advice and ideas for garden projects at https://www.rhs.org.uk/advice/in-month/april
GARDEN JOBS FOR
MARCH
Follow the links to see tips from the RHS
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Prune bush and climbing roses: https://www.rhs.org.uk/plants/roses/pruning-guide
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Plant shallots, onion sets and early potatoe: https://www.rhs.org.uk/vegetables/onions/grow-your-own
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Plant summer flowering bulbs: https://www.rhs.org.uk/plants/types/bulbs/planting
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Lift and divide overgrown clumps of perennials: GOOD TO PREPARE FOR THE PLANT SALE!
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Top dress containers with fresh compost
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Cut back Cornus (dogwood) and Salix (willow) which have shown off their colourful stems over winter
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Sow seed of tender vegetables, such as greenhouse tomatoes, aubergines, chillies and peppers in containers indoors: ANOTHER MUST FOR THE PLANT SALE!
There are many other suggestions for this month’s jobs on the RHS website: https://www.rhs.org.uk/advice/in-month/march
After Darren Rudge’s talk last Friday, I have put clearing round trees growing in grass on my list. I’m also looking forward to seeing where the gaps are in my planting to give me a good excuse to go the nursery or garden centre!
These tips have been extracted from the RHS Gardening website. As a member of RHS, we can make full use of the RHS faciltities - Click here to read more advice from the RHS
Gardening in February
Spring is in sight
* Prepare vegetable seed beds, and sow some vegetables under cover
**Chit potato tubers
It's important with earlies, and a good idea with maincrops, to ‘chit’ the seed potatoes before planting. This means allowing them to start sprouting shoots.
***Protect blossom on apricots, nectarines and peaches
More jobs for this month--
Net fruit and vegetable crops to keep the birds off.
Prune winter-flowering shrubs that have finished flowering.
Divide bulbs such as snowdrops, and plant those that need planting 'in the green'.
Prune hardy evergreen hedges and renovate overgrown deciduous hedges.
Prune conservatory climbers such as bougainvillea.
Cut back deciduous grasses left uncut over the winter, remove dead grass from evergreen grasses.
Making a wormery - from Kay Mather
The vermicompost which is produced is highly nutritious for the garden. The worm liquor is diluted 1 part to 10 water to feed the plants. I grind kitchen waste, egg shells and tea (not the tea bag/citrus or onion skins) in the food processor and add with layers of shredded paper and egg boxes. This speeds up the production of the vermicompost.
Kay Mather
If you have a few dandelion plants coming up in your garden and you haven’t used a herbicide spray, think positively and try blanching the plant. Invert a plant pot over the dandelion, weighing it down so that after 2 or 3 weeks you have nicely blanched leaves. Use these to add a hint of bitterness to your salads. Also consider leaving a few to flower giving the bumblebees some flowers to visit.
Happy gardening, from Diane Kerry
Wild Garlic Soup - from and idea by Cathy, corrupted by Richard....
Added some nettles - this took 1 hour - guessing quantities but a goodish result.