Strathdearn Flower Show

Tomatin & District Gardening Club - Strathdearn Flower Show Saturday 6th September 2008

At our show there is a class for everyone, no matter what your interest, and we look forward to your entry. Please support The Strathdearn Flower Show, it is a restricted show to take account of our difficult growing conditions. So let's have a bit of local competition and support the Gardening Club's effort to make it even better than before.

The 2008 Flower Show Schedule:
Baking & Produce Section
1) 1 Dundee Cake (8" round) 2) 3 Ginger biscuits 3) 3 Pancakes 4) 3 Black treacle oven scones 5) 3 Oatcakes 6) 3 Choc chip muffins 7) 4 Squares whisky fudge 8) 1 Decorated 21st Birthday cake 9) 1 Jar Raspberry Jam 10) 1 Jar Strawberry Jam 11) 1 Jar Blackcurrant Jam 12) 1 Jar Marmalade 13) 1 Jar Redcurrant Jelly 14) 1 Jar Lemon Curd 15) 1 Jar Chutney - Any Variety 16) 1 Granary loaf (2lb tin)
Art Section (any medium) 1) Winter Landscape 2) Your Pet 3) Trees 4) Still Life 5) River Scene
Children's Sections (8 Yrs & under, 9 -12 Yrs)
1) Animal made from fruit and/or vegetables 2) Egg Cup Flower Display 3) Garden in a Tray no bigger than 15" x 10" 4) Grown from seed, bulb or tuber by Me 5) Painting or drawing -Your Choice- A4 size or less 6) Photography - Your Choice- (Mounted see notes) 7) Challenge: Sweet pepper
Handicrafts
1) Exhibit of Patchwork and/or Quilting 2) Exhibit of Knitting 3) Exhibit of Embroidery, Cross Stitch, or Tapestry 4) Exhibit of Crochet 5) Any craft (other than above)
Photography (mounted - see Notes on Exhibits)
1) Strathdearn Landscape 2) Patterns in nature 3) Picture of 2008 Holiday or Day Out 4) Picture of a Building 5) Picture of a farm animal or animals 6) 3 Pictures on A4 telling a story
Floral Art (to be viewed all round)
1) Single Colour Arrangement 2) Foliage arrangement 3) Arrangement incorporating pebbles 4) Table Arrangement for Candlelight Dinner
Flower Section
1) 5 Sweet Peas - Mixed 2) 5 Sweet Peas - same colour 3) 3 Antirrhinums 4) 3 Carnations/Pinks 5) 3 Calendula (Marigold) Stems 6) 3 French Marigold Heads 7) 3 Pansy Heads - Same Colour 8) 3 Pansy Heads - Different colours 9) 1 Rose Stem - Single Bloom 10) 3 Rose Stems - Floribunda 11. 1 Rose Bloom - for scent 12) 3 Fuchsia Heads - same colour 13) 3 Fuchsia Heads - different colours 14) 1 Fuchsia Bush - trailing or standard 15) 3 Begonia Heads 16) 3 Dahlia Stems 17) 1 Vase - 4 Perennial Stems same species and variety 18) 1 Vase - 4 Perennial Stems mixed species 19) 1 Vase - 4 Annual Stems same species and variety 20) 1 Vase - 4 Annual Stems mixed species 21) 1 Vase - Mixed 6 stems of 6 different species 22) 1 Pot Plant - Flower 23) 1 Pot Plant - Foliage 24) Any Other Flower - Single Stem 25) Planted Container up to 18" diameter
Vegetable Section
1) 1 Cabbage 2) 1 Cauliflower 3) 3 Carrots 4) 3 Onions 5) 2 Leeks 6) 3 Potatoes - White 7) 3 Potatoes - Coloured 8) 3 Beetroot 9) 2 Turnips 10) 1 Lettuce 11) 3 Tomatoes 12) 2 Courgettes 13) 1 Pepper - any colour 14) Basket of 5 kinds of Vegetable not decorated. 15) Any other Vegetable 16) Display of 5 different cut Culinary Herbs 17) Parsley grown in pot 18) Novelty Vegetable


Rules 1.) The entry Fee in all sections is 20p up to a maximum of £5.00. Thereafter free. Entries for the children's section are 10p 2.) Children's entries. Must state age on all labels 3.) Exhibitors are limited to one entry per class. 4.) Each entry must have a label attached- available on the morning of the show or from Club Members. 5.) 1st, 2nd and 3rd prizes will be awarded in all classes at the judges discretion. Prizes may be withheld or modified if the exhibits are considered to be below standard. 6.) All entries must conform to display requirements 7.) No produce to be removed until after 3.30pm.

The Judges decision is final in all matters.
Display Requirements

Flower Section: Flower head to be displayed on a blank card. You can utilise an egg box or tinfoiltray with a piece of cardboard glued on top so your flower head can be in water. .

Roses: single Bloom means large flowered HT type rose, may have bud on stem.
Floribunda means cluster flowered rose.

Vegetable Section: Carrots to be trimmed back to at least 1" of foliage. Tomatoes must be displayed with Calycees. onion tops to be tied or whipped using string. Lettuce - roots may be wrapped in plastic. leave some outer leaves on Cabbages.
All entries in vegetable section to be displayed on paper plate as provided.

Photography Scetion: Photographs to be mounted on a card or board not exceeding 9" x 7" and exhibitors name & address on reverse of card. Exhibits may be pinned or bluetacked.

Baking & Produce Section:Jams- all jars must be full, Bread should be baked the day before the show.

Prizes may be withheld or modified if exhibits are considered unworthy of the prize offered.

Sweet Pepper Challenge

The Challenge is to grow a plant for exhibition at the Strathdearn Flower Show. Plants will be supplied to Primary School Pupils with pointers regarding growing and watering. When 2006 pupils took part in a sweet pepper Challenge, the results were superb. We are looking forward to a large entry in this section which will have special awards and prizes. As this is a special section, points will not be awarded towards the Jubilee Cup.

Trophies
The Strathdearn Trophy to the exhibitor with the most overall points.
The Commemorative Shield to the exhibitor with the most points in the Flower Section.
The J M Gleeson Quaich to the exhibitor with the most points in the Vegetable Section.
The National Wind Power Rose Bowl to the exhibitor with the most points in the Floral Art Section.
The Carillion Trophy to the exhibitor with the most points in the Baking & Produce Section.
The United Utilities Trophy to the exhibitor with the most points in the Painting Section.
The Silver Salver to the exhibitor with the most points in the Handicraft Section.
The Neil Thomson Shield for Photography
The Jubilee Cup to the exhibitor with the most points in the Children's Section.
The Millennium Trophy (Donated by Strathdearn Community Council) will be awarded to a different Section each year as follows: 2008- Baking and Produce, 2009- Handicrafts, 2010- Painting, 2011- Vegatable, 2012- Photography and 2013- Children's.
The Rose Cup to the winner of Class 10, The Rose Bloom for Scent.