Horticultural
Prize Money: All Classes: 1st – £5.00, 2nd – £3.00, 3rd – £1.00
Classes 171 & 172: 1st – £10.00, 2nd – £7.00, 3rd – £5.00
For Classes 141 – 192 please see Additional Rules & Guidance Notes
FLOWERS – Sponsored by Lichfield Carden Centre
Class 141 Sweet Peas – 3 spikes each of 3 distinct varieties (separate vases)
Class 142 Sweet Peas – 10 spikes mixed
Class 143 Rose – 1
Class 144 Roses – 4 distinct stems in water; any species
Class 145 Dahlia – 3 stems of different varieties
Class 146 Perennials – 3 kinds, minimum of 9 stems
Class 147 Annuals – 3 kinds, minimum of 9 stems
Class 148 Pelargonium – 1 regal
Class 149 Pelargonium – 1 of any kind other than regal
Class 150 Foliage Plant – 1 of any kind including ferns
Class 151 Fuchsia; Standard – 1
Class 152 Fuchsia; Bush – 1
Class 153 Flowering Plant (not orchid) – 1 in bloom (not in classes 148, 149, 151 or 152)
Class 154 Collection of Pot Plants (not orchid) – 5 max pot size = 7 inch
Class 155 Begonia, Tuberous Rooted – 1
Class 156 Garden Flowers – 1 vase of mixed. Judged for quality & variety
Class 157 Hosta Leaves 3 leaves arranged on a plate or in vase any variety
FRUIT – Sponsored by New Farm Produce Ltd.
Class 160 Raspberries – 10 with stalks
Class 161 Gooseberries – 10 with stalks
Class 162 Blackcurrants – 12
Class 163 Any Soft Fruit – 10 of one variety, not in classes 160 – 162
COLLECTIONS – Sponsored by P.D. Nurseries
Class 170 Senior Citizens Collection of Vegetables
3 kinds of vegetables of your choice as grown.
Class 171 Collection of Vegetables – Any of 4 kinds from classes 173-192,
Displayed in box or basket not exceeding 18 inches in width
Class 172 Master Gardener – 1 exhibit from each of Flowers 141 – 157,
Fruit from 160 – 163 & Vegetables from 173 – 192 classes.
VEGETABLES
Class 173 Potatoes White – 3 of one variety
Class 174 Potatoes Coloured – 3 of one variety
Class 175 Carrots – 3
Class 176 Beetroot – 3 round
Class 177 Onions – 3 dressed, under 8oz
Class 178 Shallots (pickling) – 8 maximum size 30mm
Class 179 Shallots (culinary)– 8
Class 180 Peas – 8 pods
Class 181 Broad Beans– 8 pods
Class 182 Runner Beans– 8 pods
Class 183 French Beans– 8 pods
Class 184 Cabbages – 2 pointed or round, cut with 3 inch stems
Class 185 Tomatoes – 5 fruits
Class 186 Tomatoes – 10 fruits, cherry type
Class 187 Cucumbers – a pair
Class 188 Vegetable Marrows – a pair, maximum length of 16 inches
Class 189 Courgettes a pair, maximum of 6 inches
Class 190 Collection of Herbs 4 kinds in water, labelled with names
Class 191 Leeks – 2
Class 192 Any Other Vegetable – not in classes 173 -191
UNDER 18s (on 25th July 2020) – Sponsored by Mrs Barbara Baskerville
Class 200 Miniature Cottage Garden – in a standard sized seed tray
Class 201 Radish – 4
Class 202 Monster Collage – sticking natural materials on A4 paper to make a monster
Class 203 Vase of Garden flowers – child’s choice & arrangement
Class 204 Olyimpic Vegimal –character or animal performing an Olyimpic sport – made from fruit and/or vegetables
Class 205 Mustard and/or Cress – in any unusual container
GARDENS
Class 220 Best Kept Summer Garden
Judged the week prior to the Show
Entrants eligible for:
The Bernard Allen Trophy (Best Kept Summer Garden)
The Mrs Edmund Corn Cup (Best Kept Front Garden)
The Society’s Gardens Cup (Novice Winner – Best Kept Summer Garden)
Class 221 Best Kept Communal Summer Garden
Judged the week prior to the Show
Entrants eligible for: The Captain Furniss Cup
Additional Rules & Guidance Notes (Classes 141 – 192 only)
- Unless otherwise stated, Rules & Definitions regarding exhibits and judging shall be those published in the latest edition of the Royal Horticultural Society’s Show Handbook.
- All vegetables are to be exhibited clean. Root crops should have tops cut to 3 inches unless otherwise stated. The exhibitors will use their own containers. Where possible exhibits should be named. Exhibits must be in water or water retaining material where applicable. Pot diameters and container sizes are unlimited, except where specified.
- The Committee shall be at liberty to inspect gardens of intending exhibitors in order to see the articles for competition. All produce must be from the exhibitor’s own garden and cultivated by them, or have been in their possession for at least two months prior to the Show.
- There will only be one entry per class per exhibitor in this Section.
- A ‘Senior’ citizen is a person of 65 years of age or over.
- Drip trays should be provided by exhibitors to protect staging.
Additional Rules & Guidance Notes (Classes 220 & 221)
- Gardens must be within the Parish Boundary
- Entrants in these classes must largely cultivate their own garden, although some help with tasks such as lawn mowing or hedge clipping will be accepted at the judge’s discretion.
- The definition of a ‘Novice’ is a person who has not previously won any prize in the Gardens Section of this Show.
- A Communal Garden is a garden within the Parish Boundary tended by a group or organisation.
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Section Organisers: (for all Horticultural classes)
Gill Wright, Carpenters Cottage, Lewis Lane, Kings Bromley, DE13 7JY
Tel: 01543 472172 Email: cgillwright@btinternet.com
Janet Woolley, 24 Alrewas Road, Kings Bromley, DE13 7HW
Tel: 01543 472812 Email:jdstubbings@hotmail.com
Judge: Mrs Wendy Prestidge
Entry Fees: £0.50p per entry (under 18’s Free)