Abbots
Langley Gardening Society Spring Show
March
26th 2011
We
had a great Spring Show on the 26th March in the Henderson Hall.
It
was very well attended and we had more entries than last year too. The standard
was very high indeed and it was encouraging to see the childrens
entries as they had all tried so hard. It was difficult to choose the winners.
Daffodils
were, of course, the main entries and there were other classes for Cut Flowers,
Flowering Plants, Fruit and Vegetables, Handicrafts, Photography and Household
and then the youngsters classes.
Here
are some the judges comments:-
HANDICRAFT
Lots of hard work and thought had been put into the exhibits.
The attention to details was amazing.
HOUSEHOLD
Excellent lemon curd and marmalades
CUT FLOWERS
Much improved this year and presenting the flowers in oasis
made such a difference and should be encouraged.
Tea
and coffee was available so it was nice to sit down and have a discussion about
the entries, and there was a wonderful selection of jams, chutneys and, of
course, plants for sale too.
We hold a Spring Show and an Autumn Show now,
however, some years ago the Spring Show was stopped but it was decided to start
them again and looking at the interest that we have had in the village, it
seems it was a very good decision. As
the Spring Show has only been reintroduced in recent years, there are not, as
yet, enough entries to cover the costs but as numbers increase we hope that it
will be as successful as our Autumn Show.
Here
are the results of the cup winners:-
The
Gissing Cup - Mrs Jo Bromwich Classes 1-15 for 1 vase,3
stems of large (div 2 ) daffodils
The
Valerie Hankin Cup - Colin Verge. Classes 16-39 for a
pot of primulas
The Chairman’s Cup - Mrs Jane Lay. Classes 40-55 for 6
exhibition shallots.
The
Goggins Cup – Mrs Lynda Sutherland. Classes 56-79 for
knitted daffodils made from 25g of yarn.
The Secretary’s Cup – Mrs Doreen Higgs. Classes 80-89 for 5 white bresd rolls.
Dennis Hubberd Memorial Cup – Josh Smith. Classes 90-93 aged 4-7 for
a decorated egg.
The Merry Cup – Ben Smith. Young exhibitor, aged 8-12 for a
decorated egg.
Our
Autumn Show is on September 10th and will be held in the Abbots
Langley Community Centre. Please put the date in your diaries to come and have
a look. And enjoy a cup of tea or coffee with us. Better still, join the ALGS
and enter one of the classes yourself.
Pam
Cotton J