Hurst Green Gardening Club: Summer Evening Show 2015

One of the two full tables at the show -
thank you to all of the exhibitors

Our summer evening flower show (with Pimms, most importantly!) was held on Wednesday 10th June at St Agathas. There were a good number of entries, and quite a few members commented that this was one of the best attended and entered Summer flower shows for some time! A big thank you therefore to all those who came along, and especially to all of those who exhibited - a significant proportion of the club put in something, including some of the newer members, which is encouraging for all the Committee and those who organise the event. We also had a number of entries from "The Grow With Us Club" from Oxted (also known as LODHS), as we have issued an invitation to them to join us and exhibit at the shows for some time - so thank you to those from Oxted who also made the trip to Hurst Green. I hope you filled up on the freebie Pimms! While on the subject, our thanks to Malcolm from LODHS who supplied a number of the photos below (there is also an article on their blog, which may be read by clicking here on this link). This rescued Yours Truly after mucking up the settings on the Hurst Green camera, a refrain which is becoming increasingly common of late ...

For the first time in a while, the Committee decided to re-introduce a couple of the cups that the Club owns, but not too many as otherwise the presentation can get a little out of hand! Distribution of the cups was, on the night, nicely spread out with no one person cleaning them all up. On the subject of cleaning, could all winners please ensure that they are returned next year in a lovely shiny condition!

Award	Description	Awarded to
Nineham Challenge Cup -	Most points in show and overall show winner	Jeremy Ball
Vouchers from Knights	Best Exhibit in Show	Rosemary Buchan, for Class 3, a vase of cut flowers from your garden
Lady Burnett Bowl	Best decorative arrangement of flowers and foliage, Class 1	Vicky Regan
Bennett Cup	Best exhibit in miniature floral art, Class2	Jane Firmin
Brux Rose Bowl	Most points in Rose Classes 4-7	Brenda Cole
Show Certificates	Second place in show based on points	Ken Jobling and Anne Rady (shared)
Best Scented Rose	Selected by audience vote	Margaret Edwards with “Ena Harkness”

Silverware! Though next time, perhaps leave out the
Waitrose bag, or at least ask for advertising sponsorship

In fact, there were no less than four potential winners of the Brux Bowl based solely on points, but our thanks to Sylvia Pocock, the Judge, both for the actual judging and also for breaking the stalemate by selecting the best entry from the four potentials in order to make the award! All of the award winners also received a certificate from the Club, but we are sure that all would agree that it is not the winning that counts, but the taking part (Yeah, right, now gimme my cup!- Ed). In all seriousness, the shows are an opportunity to admire the blooms, fruit and vegetables that interest us, and we cannot over-emphasise the gratitude of the organisers to all those who exhibited, no matter whether they won, were placed, or not. Without you, there would be no show.

And lastly, thanks to the Committee for organising the event, all those who turned up early to help set up, and especially to Jilly, our Show Secretary, who worked so hard to ensure that the evening was a success. Now, on with the important bit, the pictures ...