Dorchester and District Garden Club show a blooming success (From Thisisdorset)

Dorchester and District Garden Club show a blooming success

3:00pm Sunday 9th September 2012 in Latest By Harry Hogger

A COLOURFUL sight greeted visitors to the 68th Dorchester and District Garden Club annual show.

More than 240 entries from 26 green-fingered exhibitors were on show as St George’s Church Hall in Fordington was opened to the public.

Show secretary John Foot and chairman Brian Wills welcomed Mayor of Dorchester Andy Canning, who was impressed by the standard of the entries as he presented trophies to the winners.

The Dorchester and District Garden Clubs meets on the first Wednesday of every month and is always happy to welcome visitors and new members.

Results

Vegetables

Collection of vegetables – 1 Mark Read, 2 Derek Pride Collection of two kinds of vegetables – 1 Mark Read, 2 Bob Symes Potatoes – coloured – 1 Mark Read, 2 Doug Chainey, 3 Derek Pride Onions – from seed – 1 John Morris, 2 Derek Pride, 3 John Foot Onions – from sets – 1 Derek Pride, 2 John Foot Carrots – long pointed – 1 Doug Chainey Carrots – other than long pointed – 1 Doug Chainey, 2 John Foot Beetroot – round – 1 Derek Pride, 2, Doug Chainey, 3 Adrian Read Runner beans – 1 Doug Chainey, 2 Alan Cousins, 3 Adrian Read Dwarf beans – 1 Mark Read Tomatoes – cherry – 1 Doris Sherwood Shallots – exhibition – 1 Derek Pride, 2 Doug Chainey, 3 John Foot Shallots – pickling – 1 Doug Chainey, 2 Derek Pride Shallots – ordinary garden variety – 1 John Foot, 2 Adrian Read Marrows – pair – 1 Doug Chainey, 2 Derek Pride, 3 Denise Higgins Any other vegetables – pair – 1 Doug Chainey, 2 Derek Pride Longest runner bean – Doug Chainey Heaviest onion (trimmed) – John Morris Heaviest potato (trimmed) – Adrian Read DHS – top tray class – 1 Doug Chainey – Best in Horticulture

Fruit

Any other fruit – 1 Sandra Walbrin

Novice classes

Potatoes – white or coloured – 1 Sandra Walbrin Shallots – ordinary garden variety – 1 Sandra Walbrin Carrots – any variety – 1 John Foot Runner beans – 1 Merle Stean, 2 Heather Langdown Tomatoes – any colour – 1 Sandra Walbrin, 2 Denise Higgins, 3 Merle Stean Any other vegetable – pair – 1 Sandra Walbrin, 2 June Harris 1 vase of mixed garden flowers – 1 Janet Cousins (Rose Bowl for best other flowers), 2 June Harris, 3 Merle Stean Dahlias – 1 vase – 1 Denise Higgins (best vase of dahlias), 2 Sandra Walbrin, 3 Jean Buik Dahlias – 1 vase – specimen bloom – 1 Jean Buik, 2 Linda Carruthers 1 pot plant foliage – 1 Merle Stean 1 pot plant flowering – excluding fuchsia – 1 Merle Stean 1 pot fuchsia – 1 Jean Buik (Coppin Cup), 2 Merle Stean, 3 June Harris

Dahlias

Dorchester Dahlia Championship – 3 vases – 3 blooms – 1 Mark Read Medium decoratives – 1 vase – 2nd only Alan Cousins Small or miniature decoratives – 1 vase – 1 Mark Read Medium cactus or medium semi cactus – 1 vase – 3rd only Alan Cousins Small cactus or semi cactus – 1 vase – 3rd only Wendy Andrews Pom pon – 1 vase – 1 Doug Chainey (best by town resident) Specimen bloom – 1 Mark Read, no 2nd, 3 Linda Carruthers

Chrysanthemums

Dorchester Chrysanthemum Championship – 2 vases – 1 John Morris (Chrysanthemum Shield) Spray – 1 vase – 1 John Morris Specimen bloom – 1 John Morris

Other flowers

Asters – any variety – 1 Janet Cousins, 2 Alan Cousins, 3 Jean Buik Gladioli – 1 vase – 3 spikes – 1 Stan Ings (trophy), 2 John Foot, 3 Linda Carruthers Gladioli – 1 spike – 1 Stan Ings, 2 Doug Chainey, 3 Linda Carruthers Hybrid tea roses – 1 vase – 1 Janet Cousins (best vase of roses) Hybrid tea rose – 1 bloom – 1 David Downton, 2 Janet Cousins, 3 June Harris Floribunda roses – 1 vase – 1 Janet Cousins Any other garden flowers – 1 vase – 5 stems – 1 Mark Read, 2 Janet Cousins, 3 Merle Stean 1 orchid – any size pot – 1 Janet Cousins, 2 Merle Stean Pot plant – foliage any size pot – 1 Mark Read, 2 Merle Stean Pot plant – flowering any size pot – 1 Peter Read (best pot plant), 2 Merle Stean Pot plant – flowering 4” – 1 Janet Cousins Pot plant – flowering 8” – 1 Peter Read, 2 Stan Ings

Homecraft

Jam – 1 pot – 1 Ruth Slade, 2 Janet Cousins, 3 Sandra Walbrin Jelly – 1 pot – 1 Ruth Slade (best in show) Marmalade – 1 pot – 1 Janet Cousins, 2 Ruth Slade, 3 Doris Sherwood Lemon curd – 1 pot – 1 Ruth Slade Chutney – 1 pot – 1 Ruth Slade, 2 Doris Sherwood 6 butterfly cakes – 1 Janet Cousins, 2 Ruth Slade, 3 Jill King Dundee cake – 1 Ruth Slade Victoria sponge – 1 Janet Cousins, 2 Jill King, 3 Ruth Slade Scones – sweet – 1 Eileen Palmer, 2 Linda Carruthers, 3 Heather Langdown Apple cake – 1 Doris Sherwood (best in cookery), 2 Merle Stean, 3 Jean Buik Fruit flan – 1 Doris Sherwood, 2 Jill King, 3 Ruth Slade Any garment handknitted – Ruth Slade You’ve made it, let’s see it – 1 Wendy Andrews (best in handicrafts), 2 Linda Carruthers, 3 Ruth Slade An article of embroidery or needlework – 1 Linda Carruthers Photograph – still life – 1 David Downton (best in show), 2 Adrian Read, 3 Margaret Reeves Photograph – a pet – 1 David Downton, 2 Heather Langdown, 3 Merle Stean Photograph – Dorset landscape – 1 June Harris, 2 Adrian Read, 3 Margaret Reeves

Floral art

A birthday – 1 Janet Cousins (best in show) A miniature – 1 Heather Langdown, 2 Janet Cousins, 3 Jean Buik Summer time – 1 Janet Cousins Blue is the colour – 1 Doris Sherwood, 2 Janet Cousins, 3 Sandra Walbrin