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Buckden Gardeners Association
Spring Show 2014 Schedule
Saturday 5th April 2014 at Buckden Village Hall
EXHIBITOR STAGING: between 10:00 and 11:00 am on day of Show
ASSOCIATION CUP awarded for the most points in the growing classes
BILL ROWLANDS SHIELD awarded for winner of plate of any vegetable: class 23
MAURICE TROPHY awarded for the best exhibit in the Narcissus classes
PRESIDENTS TROPHY awarded for the best exhibit in the growing classes, other than Narcissus
1. 5 stems Narcissus [daffodils], trumpets equal to or longer than petals
2. 5 stems Narcissus, trumpet more than a third but less than petal length
3. 5 stems Narcissus, short cup, trumpet less than a third of petal length
4. 5 stems Narcissus, doubles
5. 5 stems Narcissus, multi-headed, such as Cheerfulness and Geranium
6. 5 stems Narcissus, split corona type
7. 5 stems single headed small type Narcissus, head to pass through 51mm [2”] ring
8. 3 stems Tulips
9. 1 stem Hyacinth
10. 3 stems any other bulbous type plant
11. 3 stems Polyanthus
12. 5 stems Spring flowers, at least 3 varieties [no shrubs] in a single vase
13. 3 stems Flowering Shrubs, all different varieties, in a single vase
14. 1 stem Flowering Shrub [specimen] in vase
15. 3 stems Ornamental Foliage in a single vase
16. 3 stems as class 1, but for Novices only [see extra rules]
17. 3 stems as class 2, but for Novices only [see extra rules]
18. 3 stems as class 3, but for Novices only [see extra rules]
19. Flowering plant[s] in pot or container
20. Pot or container of bulbs
21. Foliage plants in pot or container
22. Cactus or succulent plant [or plants] in pot or container
23. Plate of any vegetables, fresh or from storage, excluding Rhubarb [see extra rules]
24. 3 sticks Rhubarb
25. Tray of Lettuce, pricked out
26. Tray of cuttings or seedlings, other than Lettuce
MORE CLASSES OVERLEAF >>
FISH & CHIP SUPPER & GAMES EVENING
Join us for our Spring Show social event in the evening -
7:45 pm for 8:00 pm in the Village Hall after the Show
Tickets £8.00 from Treasurer, James Quick (tel: 810843)
booked in advance by Tuesday 1st April please
Reminder of Autumn Show classes: 6th September 2014 at the Buckden Village Hall
PETER PULLEN TROPHY
Heaviest yield from 1 potato grown in a container of a size capable of being carried by one person.
Foliage intact (dry or green) - to be emptied and weighed at the Autumn Show.
25th ANNUAL PUMPKIN COMPETITION FOR THE WALLY BROWN TROPHY
To be judged at the Autumn Show
To register for entry please print your name below.
The entry fee of £1.00 is payable on submission of the entry form and will be donated to a local charity.
NAME: ………………………………………………………………………… [Pumpkin Entry]
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