2021 Monthly Competitions Schedule
IMPORTANT: PLEASE SET UP YOUR EXHIBIT BETWEEN 7.30 AND 7.50 PM
| January 6th | 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 3rd | 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 3rd | 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 7th | 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 5th | 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 15th | ANNUAL PLANT SALE | ||
| June 2nd (TBC) | Evening visit | ||
| July 7th | Class 1 Five stems of sweet peas
Class 2 Five stems of garden flowers (excluding Class 1) Class 3 Nine beans of any variety with stalks Class 4 One cucumber any variety JULY COACH OUTING TBC |
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| August 4th | Summer Social at Ringlehurst, Rye Road, TN18 5JQ (from 6:30 p.m.) | ||
| by kind invitation of Jill Oliphant-Robertson plus neighbouring gardens | |||
| Potato in a bucket competition | |||
| September 1st | 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 6th | Class 1 | Three stems of berries from a tree or shrub | |
| 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 in total) | ||
| November 3rd | 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 1st | 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 | |||