2022 Monthly Competitions Schedule
IMPORTANT: PLEASE SET UP YOUR EXHIBIT BETWEEN 7.30 AND 7.50 PM
January 5th | Class 1 | ‘Winter colour in a small jug” (jug itself to be no higher than 4”) | From own garden |
Class 2 | A container of indoor bulbs | ||
Class 3 | A dish of any leaf vegetable (leeks, garlic and onions will be classed as leaf) | One kind only | |
Class 4 | A dish of any root vegetable (paper plate provided) | ||
February 2nd | Class 1 | Vase of snowdrops | Exhibitor to use own vase |
Class 2 | A vase of any Spring flowers | ||
Class 3 | Three leeks | Leeks washed & untrimmed | |
Class 4 | A dish of any other vegetable, excluding class 3 (paper plate provided) | ||
March 2nd | Class 1 | Five stems of garden flowers, one or more kind | Must NOT be from shrubs |
Class 2 | One stem of flowering shrub or tree | ||
Class 3 | Four sprouted seed potatoes | ||
Class 4 | A dish of any vegetable, excluding class 3 | One kind only | |
CHAIRMAN’S CHALLENGE: A JAR OF ANY HOMEMADE MARMALADE | |||
April 6th | Class 1 | A Spring posy – tied | With leaves |
Class 2 | Three stems of Daffodils or Narcissus all one kind | One kind only | |
Class 3 | A dish of any vegetable | ||
Class 4 | A bunch of fresh herbs, three or more kinds | ||
May 4th | Class 1 | Five stems of flowering bulbs, one or more kind | |
Class 2 | Three stems of flowering shrub or tree, one or more kind | ||
Class 3 | Three stalks of rhubarb | Forced or natural. Leaf trimmed to 3” | |
Class 4 | A dish of salad vegetables | ||
May 14th | ANNUAL PLANT SALE | ||
June 1st | Class 1 A vase of sweet peas | Society vase | |
Class 2 A flower arrangement to celebrate the Queen’s Platinum Jubilee | In your own vase | ||
Class 3 Three home-grown vegetables with a recipe.
Include a written recipe that uses your vegetables but that can have additional ingredients not necessarily home grown. |
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Class 4 A carved carrot! Home grown or bought. | |||
July 6th | JULY COACH OUTING TO HEVER CASTLE | ||
August 4th | Summer Social VENUE TBC 7.00 PM START (Potato in a bucket competition) | ||
September 7th | Class 1 | Three stems of flowering shrub | One kind only |
Class 2 | Five stems of garden flowers, one or more kind (Society vase) | ||
Class 3 | Five tomatoes | With calyx | |
Class 4 | A dish of Autumn fruits | ||
October 5th | Class 1 | Three stems of berries from a tree or shrub | Home grown but can be different varieties |
Class 2 | Autumn Colour Arrangement – in a container of your choice | ||
Class 3 | Five stems of Swiss chard/spinach | ||
Class 4 | A dish of three different vegetables of your choice (2 of each one – 6 intotal) | ||
November 2nd | Class 1 | One pot plant in bloom (owned at least 6 months) | |
Class 2 | A vase of foliage | ||
Class 3 | Three onions | Tops folded and tied. | |
Class 4 | Three root vegetables (one or more kind) | Foliage trimmed to 3”. Root untrimmed | |
CHAIRMAN’S CHALLENGE A JAR OF ANY JAM AND/OR CHUTNEY** | |||
December 7th | Annual General Meeting & Presentation of Competition Trophies & Social | ||
NOTES: | All floral exhibits should be displayed in our Society vases except where specifically stated e.g. snowdrops | ||
Please note that for all competitions clematis is classified as a shrub | |||
* Flower arrangement should contain natural plant material with or without accessories | |||
** Can be (a) jam or jelly or (b) chutney or pickles. One entry in each allowed | |||
IN ALL CASES THE JUDGE’S DECISION IS FINAL | |||