It’s time to get your competition baking done and decide what you are going to bring in to Saturday’s Flower Show from your homes and gardens… vegetables, flowers, jams and chutneys, cakes, bakes or crafts. The Flower Show programme is available to download from the GHS page.

If you have time, please do bake a cake, tray-bake or some biscuits for the Flower Show Teas and bring them along on the day. And any assistance with helping to tidy up the tables and chairs afterwards would be much appreciated. Thank you.

Now’s the time to start thinking about your entries for the Garvald Horticultural Society’s Annual Flower Show on 31st August. Download the Programme here.

Need some ideas to keep your children busy up until the new school term starts? How about getting ahead and preparing some of the competition entries early. The baking entries can’t be made until nearer the time but there’s plenty of other things you can prepare in advance.

Here’s all of the competition classes for children:

UNDER 5 YEARS OLD – ‘My family’ A4 artwork, model animal (e.g. playdough, papier mâché), 2 chocolate crispies, a bunch of flowers in a jam jar.
AGE 5 TO 8 YEARS – A ‘monster’ made from vegetables and plant material, 3 home-made sweets, model vehicle made from household junk, a miniature garden (maximum size 600x600mm), a birthday card, 3 painted pebbles, hand-writing: ‘The Dancing Star’ by Pandora Bannister (text on GHS page).
AGE 9 TO 12 YEARS – Miniature garden (maximum size 600x600mm), an ‘animal’ made from vegetables and plant material, a paperweight, a jam sponge sandwich, a lighthouse, compose a haiku verse, a photograph of an animal.
TEENAGER SECTION – Chocolate cake using the recipe of your choice, design and make an iPod case, an exhibit of vegetables of your own growing, design a homepage for a pop star, 3 decorated cup cakes, a photo collage A4 size.

All residents are invited to attend the Garvald Horticultural Society AGM on Thursday 11th October (this Thursday!) at 7.30pm. We are looking for some new Committee Members who are willing to commit a small amount of time. Can you come to the AGM and help out at the Flower Show next August?

We look forward to seeing you at the meeting. If you are unable to attend but have ideas for new competition classes for the 2013 Show, then please let us know using the Contact Us form.

Well done to all of the prize winners at the show and a big thank you to our judges.
A special mention goes to the cup and trophy Award Winners:

• Hazel Clark – GHS Industrial Trophy for most points in the Industrial sections.
• Mari Donaldson – GHS Cookery Challenge Cup for most outstanding exhibit.
• Doreen Ash – GHS Ladies Challenge Trophy for most outstanding exhibit in the Handicraft section.
• Hazel Clark – Audrey Mae Traynor Cup for the best hand-knitted exhibit.
• Robert Freeland – Sancta Maria Abbey Cup for best photograph.
• Dougie Clark – GHS Challenge Cup for the most outstanding horticultural exhibit.
• Hazel Clark – J.K.Webster Rose Shield for the best rose exhibit.
• Liz Leather – James Hardie Cup for the best Gladioli exhibit.
• John Sheldon – Smithy Shield for the best Sweet Pea exhibit.
• Dougie Clark – J.K.Webster Shield for best Beetroot.
• Lorraine Hay – Cardinal Gordon Gray salver for best basket of vegetables.
• Sienna Sheldon – Village Show Cup (most points in the Pre-School Children section).
• Katy Freeland – Village Show Trophy (Pre-School Children) for most outstanding exhibit.
• Amy Robertson – Garvald & Morham Community Council Cup (most points in the Ages 5 to 8 section).
• Rachael Aitchison – The Bette Pratt Memorial Quaich (Ages 5 to 8) for the most outstanding exhibit.
• Lauren Aitchison – Tanderlane Cup (for most points in the Ages 9 to 12 section).
• Kieran Jackson – Alice Lawrie Trophy (Ages 9 to 12) for the most outstanding exhibit.
• Elisa Blasi – GHS Trophy (most points in the Teenage Section).
• Elisa Blasi – Special Prize of £5 (Teenage Section) for the most outstanding exhibit.
• Victoria Freeland – Floral Art Trophy for most points in Floral Art section.
• Robin Bellamy – Cameron Cup for Best Floral Art exhibit.
• Lorraine Hay – GHS Salver for most points in show.
• Carrie Ferguson – Hobbs Cup for Best Garden in Garvald on the day of the show.

Next year we are looking for more entrants in the Best Garden category. Such a good show (despite the poor summer weather) should provide the encouragement needed to get us all planning ahead. Fingers-crossed for more sun next summer… We look forward to seeing your horticultural successes in August 2013.

The Garvald Horticultural Society Committee would like to thank all those who helped make the 2012 Flower Show a success last Saturday, including those who helped out on the day and all of the competitors. There was an excellent display of flowers, vegetables, baking, preserves, photography and craft exhibits. The local children provided some excellent exhibits, too, especially the miniature gardens. A special thank you goes to the children who helped run the ‘Tea and cakes’ stall.

The Garvald Horticultural Society’s AGM is on Thursday 11th October at 7.30pm. All are welcome to attend, so please put this date in your diary and we look forward to seeing you there.