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The Earlsdon Flower Show 2010

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For all those who felt inspired by Hugh Fernley-Whittingstall winning his first ever ribbon at his local fruit and flower show now's your chance to give it a go yourself!

The Earlsdon Flower Show is on September 4th this year and anyone can enter any of the 70+ classes that are available.  And don't worry if you're not a flower grower either - if you bake a mean cake or make your own jams and/or chutney there are classes for you to enter and there's also a brilliant class for the kids - who can make the best animal out of fruit and/or vegetables? Don't feel like you have to enter though either, you can just turn up and have a fun couple of hours!

The show is at St Barbara's church hall on the corner of Rochester Road and Beechwood Avenue and entry is free.  Viewing starts at 2.30pm and prizes and trophies will be presented at 4.30pm.  If you want to know what the classes are they're here:

 

 

VEGETABLES                              
1.    3   ONIONS - Trimmed                    
2.    3   ONIONS  AS GROWN - Max. weight 2 lb.                         
3.    10  RUNNER BEANS                        
4.    10  FRENCH BEANS                       
5.    3   CARROTS long - Foliage cut to 4"                              
5A.    3   CARROTS stump rooted- Foliage cut to 4"                          
6.    3   PARSNIPS - Foliage cut to 4"                 
7.    3   LEEKS - Untrimmed                    
8.    5   POTATOES - Coloured                     
9.    5   POTATOES - White - including coloured eyes        
10.    2   CABBAGE - Stems cut to 75mm                          
11.    1   CAULIFLOWER – Trimmed stem cut to 75mm        
12.    2   LETTUCE - With clean roots                 
13.    3   BEETROOT - Foliage cut to 6"                             
14.    2   COBS OF SWEETCORN - Cobs exposed                        
15.    1   PAIR OF TABLE MARROWS                 
16.    3   COURGETTES                        
17.    5   TOMATOES                        
18.    8   CHERRY TOMATOES                                
19.    10   SHALLOTS - Dressed                                 
20.    3   BULBS OF GARLIC - Trimmed                              
21.    2   CUCUMBERS                                    
22.    2   SWEET PEPPERS                    
23.    KINGS SEEDS TOP TRAY  as specified                
24.    'A SELECTION FROM MY GARDEN'                  
25.          'A SELECTION FROM MY ORGANIC GARDEN'            
(Class 24 and 25 Vegetables  &/or  fruit max tray size 40 x 60 cm)

HERBS         
26.    A COLLECTION OF FIVE CUT HERBS            

FRUIT  Leave stalks on, do not  polish and name varieties if known    
27.    5   DESERT APPLES                      
28.    5   COOKING APPLES                             
29.    3   PEARS                                                  
30.    PLATE OF STONED FRUIT - Any variety            
31.    PLATE OF SOFT  FRUIT - Stalks on                
32.    2   EXOTIC FRUIT - decoration with natural material optional      

DAHLIAS             
33.    1   GIANT or LARGE                    
34.    5   BLOOMS DECORATIVE                                 
35.    5   BLOOMS CACTUS                    
36.    5   BLOOMS BALL                           
37.    5   BLOOMS POMPON                                   
38.    CONTAINER OF BLOOMS                     
decoration with natural material optional        


CHRYSANTHEMUMS                            
39.    3   STEMS SPRAY                    
40.    3   BLOOMS INCURVED or REFLEX                
41.    A BASKET OF CHRYSANTHEMUMS                
decoration with natural material optional

HOME GROWN GARDEN FLOWERS
44.    3   H.T.  ROSES                        
45.    1   SPECIMEN  ROSE                     
46.    3   SPIKES GLADIOLI                     
46A.    1   SPIKE GLADIOLUS                    
47.    A VASE OF ANNUALS &/or PERENNIALS                         
48.    LADIES SPRAY                        
49.    GENTS BUTTONHOLE                    
50.    'A SELECTION FROM MY GARDEN'                  
Any flowers with natural decoration
51.    TOP VASE – as specified                    
52.    Miniature decoration of fresh flowers                  
(Maximum 15.5 cm (6 inches) high and wide including container)

SPECIAL CHILDREN'S CLASS   (Goody bag to all entrants)           
54.    AN ANIMAL MADE OUT OF VEGETABLES &/or FRUIT        

POT PLANTS         
55.    1   POT FLOWERING PLANT                
56.    1   POT CACTUS or SUCCULENT                             
57.    1   POT FOLIAGE PLANT                                 
58.    1   POT FUCHSIA                              
59.    A MIXED CONTAINER                              
60.    1   POT PEPPER or CHILLI PLANT                

HOMEMADE         
61.    VICTORIA SPONGE SANDWICH - filling optional                     
62.    A DECORATED ICED CAKE – Royal or Fondant             
62A.    ANY OTHER DECORATED CAKE                      
63.    FRUIT CAKE/LOAF                         
64.    6   FANCY CAKES                    
65.    6   BUNS or SCONES                         
66.    1lb./450 grams JAR OF JAM or JELLY                
67.    1lb./450 grams JAR OF PICKLES or CHUTNEY            

GIANT VEGETABLES
69.    HEAVIEST ONION                         
70.    HEAVIEST MARROW                           
71.    LARGEST PUMPKIN  by circumference            

FAMILY MINIATURE GARDEN for rules see enclosed leaflet
72.    FAMILY MINIATURE GARDEN                
Sponsored by Antiques of Earlsdon

 

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