RULES FOR EXHIBITORS

1. All Classes are open to everyone, including children, unless otherwise specified (amateurs only).

2. There is no charge for the entering of exhibits to the show.

3. Doors will be open to receive entrants from 7pm till 9pm on Friday August 18th at St. Peter's Church Centre, Glenfield, also on Saturday morning, August 19th, from 8.30am. Staging must be completed by 10.30am. It is the exhibitor’s responsibility to ensure that exhibits are accompanied by the entry forms. If two items are entered in the same class please label them with class number, followed by a) or b).

4. Judging to start at 11.00 am.

5. Prize winners will receive certificates; cash prizes are not awarded.

6. All Trophies will be held for one year only, and must be returned to the Show Organisers by July 1st of the following year.

7. The Show Committee shall have the power to give a final decision on any matter.

8. Exhibitors wishing to retain their articles are asked to remove them after the Trophy Presentation. Any left, may be disposed of.

9. All entries are accepted on the understanding that all items are exhibited entirely at the risk of the exhibitor. The Committee will not accept any liability for any loss or damage however caused.

10. All exhibits for horticultural prizes must have been grown by the exhibitor for at least two months before the date of the show. This does not apply to flowers for arrangements and table decorations, which may be purchased but must always be set and arranged by the exhibitor.

Welcome!

Welcome to our 2023 Glenfield Gardeners’ Annual Show, another year to be celebrated. The GGA always tries to reflect the current world in its schedule. In the light of current austerity, we have gone back to basics with our baking – We’d love to see your best bakes of sponges and cakes! Look out for our new categories in BOLD, especially the mammoth marrows and carnivorous plants. Entries are welcome from everyone; you don’t have to be a member. Go on… Give it a go for fun!

Class O – Novelty Class ... We are challenging you all to reuse, recycle and produce a wonderful floral display in a BRA-sket.

Vegetable Section

1. One Cabbage trimmed, leaving 75mm stalk.

2. Three Onions dressed.

3. Three Onions shown as grown (clean but not skinned).

4. The Heaviest Onion, shown as grown (clean but not skinned).

5. Five Shallots (large).

6. Five Shallots (pickling) to pass 30mm ring.

7. Three Potatoes (white).

8. Three Potatoes (coloured).

9. Three Beetroots of any one kind, trimmed.

10. Three Carrots of any one kind, trimmed.

11. Five Runner Beans, leaving short stalk.

12. Five French Beans, leaving short stalk.

13. Sweetcorn – one cob.

14. Five Tomatoes.

15. A truss of Cherry Tomatoes.

16. One Cucumber.

17. One Lettuce- any kind, roots washed.

18. Two Courgettes on a plate.

19. Mixed Vegetables arranged in a standard seed tray. To include a minimum of three kinds - one entry only in this class.

20. Any Vegetable not shown in schedule.

21. Pair of Marrows.

22. New Category - Heaviest Marrow.

23. Three Sticks of Rhubarb.

24. Collection of four types of Salad Vegetables arranged for effect.

25. A vase of fresh Culinary Herbs.

26. A collection of three kinds of Culinary Herbs - potted.

27. A Vegetable Disaster.

Flower Section

Class O – Novelty Class. Reuse, recycle and produce a wonderful floral display in a BRA-sket (a flower display inside a bra, like a hanging basket!)

28. One Specimen Rose.

29. One Rose judged for scent only.

30. My favourite Single Stem/Best Bloom E.g. Chrysanthemum, Sunflower, Echinacea, Rudbeckia etc.

31. Three Dahlias of any classification in a vase.

32. One Gladiolus.

33. Single Hydrangea Flower Head.

34. One vase of Mixed Flowers you have grown yourself, with own foliage arranged for effect.

35. Six Sweet or Flowering Peas - any variety.

36. Six blooms - Pansies or Violas.

37. A vase of Nasturtiums.

38. Five stems Marigolds - any variety.

39. New Category – A Carnivorous Plant.

40. One Hosta.

41. One Fuchsia in flower.

42. One Pot Grown plant in flower - of a kind not shown in Schedule.

43. One Fern.

44. One Cactus.

45. One Succulent.

46. One Geranium plant in flower - any foliage.

47. Patio Container, no larger than 12" across, (300mm approx.), with a variety of planting. NOTE: One Exhibit only in Class 47.

All flowers should be shown in water or water retaining material. Plants to be set or planted by Exhibitor. No vases are supplied by the Association.

NOTE: Exhibitors may enter no more than 2 exhibits per class unless stated

Fruit Section

48. Three Cooking Apples - same variety with stalks.

49. Three Dessert Apples - same variety with stalks.

50. One variety of fruit not shown in schedule.

51. Five Dessert Plums - same variety with stalks.

52. Three Pears – same variety with stalks.

53. A basket of mixed Fruits – minimum 3 different types.

54. 10 - 15 Blackberries – with stalks.

NOTE: Exhibitors may enter no more than 2 exhibits per class. Fruit does not have to be fully ripe, but must be uniform. Also please note the “General Hints for Exhibitors”

Flower Arranging Section

55. Just for starters - Class for novices or children 16 and under. Entrants may choose any one of the titles from classes 56 – 60. Indicate with a small card, placed beside your arrangement which title you have chosen.

56. Miniature arrangement, not exceeding 100mm x 100mm (4 x 4)

57. A petite arrangement, in an unusual container. Not exceeding 230mm x 230mm (9 x 9 ).

58. A tribute to King Charles III, accessories allowed, no size restriction.

59. ‘Veggie Heaven’ a flower arrangement to also include 1 vegetable, no size restrictions.

60. ‘Shades’ an arrangement of different shades in 1 colour, no size restrictions.

61. Men Only – An arrangement in a beer tankard or glass. No size restrictions.

NOTE: Exhibitors may enter no more than 1 exhibit in classes 55 to 61. In all classes a base board is optional but if used, must be included within allowed dimensions.