*The Banksian Medal will be awarded for the highest number of place points in the whole of the horticultural classes at the show, i.e. Classes A, B, C, G, H (Year 2007 winner, Anne Pickering, and Year 2008 winner, David Russell, excluded).
The Millennium Cup donated by Audrey Bott for most points in show (all classes)
The Taylor Cup for highest number of points in classes A, B, C, G, and H.
The Molly Bowen Cup for the highest number of points in Section A - Vegetables Classes 1-15
Certificate for Best Exhibit in Section A - Vegetables Classes 1-15
Certificate for Best Exhibit Sub-Section A - Collections Classes 16-18
Garden News Shield for highest number of points Section B - Cut Flowers
Certificate for Best Exhibit in Section B - Cut Flowers
Certificate for Best Exhibit Section C - Pot Plants
The Cockcroft Cup for best exhibit in Section D - Preserves
The Chairman’s Cup for highest number of points in Sections D & E - Cookery
The Barbara Jackson Cup for Best Exhibit in Section E - Cookery
The Betty & John Knowles Cup for highest number of points in Section F - Floral Art
Certificate for Best Exhibit in Section F - Floral Art
Certificate for best Use of Garden Plant Material Section F - Floral Art
Certificate for Best Exhibit in Section H - Outdoor Containers
Class 15 Section A - i.e any one kind of vegetable, first prize £5 Hintons Voucher (Leominster Farm Shop)
Certificate for Best Exhibit in Section I, Class 101
Certificate for Best Exhibit in Section I, Class 102
*The Banksian Medal is an award of the Royal Horticultural Society, whose rules state that winners of the medal in the previous two years are not eligible to win it in the current year.
Section A - Vegetables & Fruit
Judge: David Griffiths
1 | Onions - 3 from sets or seeds, 8oz or under |
2 | Onions - 3 from sets or seeds, over 8 oz |
3 | Tomatoes - 4 shown with calyx attached * |
4 | Tomatoes ‘Cherry Type’ - 9 shown with calyx attached * |
5 | Potatoes - 4 white or coloured, one distinct variety |
6 | Carrots -3 pointed or stump rooted with 3” stalk |
7 | Beetroot - 2 round or cylindrical with 3” stalk |
8 | Cucumber - 1 only, indoor |
9 | Cucumber - 1 only, outdoor |
10 | Shallots - 5 culinary |
11 | French beans (round) - 5 with stalk attached |
12 | French beans (flat) - 5 with stalk attached |
13 | Runner beans - 5 with stalk attached |
14 | Garlic - 3 with roots attached and 2”neck |
15 | Any one kind of vegetable not listed above - a minimum of two and a maximum of five. The winner carries a prize of £5 voucher from Hintons, Leominster |
Sub section A - Collections (Herbs, vegetables, fruit)
Judge: David Griffiths
16 | Herbs (culinary) - At least 6 named varieties in a basket or on a tray |
17 | A collection of vegetables - At least 5 distinct cultivars/kinds, presented as a well-balanced display, within a container up to 12” x 16”. * |
18 | A collection of fruit - At least 3 distinct cultivars/kinds, presented as a well-balanced display, within a container up to 12” x 16”. |
* parsley garnish allowed classes 3, 4 & 17
Section B - Cut Flowers (own foliage * )
Judge: Maurice Bracher
25 | Dahlias - 3 blooms |
26 | Dahlia - 1 bloom |
27 | Sweet Peas (annual) - 5 stems |
28 | Sweet Peas (annual) - 1 stem |
30 | Roses Floribunda or cluster - 1 stem |
31 | Rose - 1 bloom |
32 | Gladioli - 3 spikes |
33 | Gladiolus - 1 spike |
34 | Flowering shrub - 1 spray flowering and/or berrying shrub |
35 | Any other flower - 3 blooms or stems not listed above |
36 | Any other flower - 1 bloom or stem not listed above |
37 | Annual flowers# - 1 container, mixed varieties |
38 | Mixed flowers - 1 container, any kind, any variety |
*Own foliage is intended to mean foliage attached to the cultivar exhibited.
#Annual is defined as germinating, flowering and dying in 12 months
Section C - Pot Plants
Judge: Maurice Bracher
45 | Pot plant flowering - Growing pot not to exceed 13 cms diameter |
| 46 | Pot plant flowering - Growing pot exceeding 13 cms diameter |
| 47 | Pot plant foliage - Growing pot not to exceed 13 cms diameter |
| 48 | Pot plant foliage - Growing pot exceeding 13 cms diameter |
| 49 | Pot plant cacti or succulent - Growing pot not to exceed 13 cms diameter |
| 50 | Pot plant cacti or succulent - Growing pot exceeding 13 cms diameter |
All pot plants must stand in saucers
Section D - Preserves
Judge: Pat Smith
51 | Jar of marmalade |
52 | Jar of raspberry jam |
53 | Jar of jam, any other variety |
54 | Jar of fruit jelly |
55 | Jar of lemon curd (may be sieved) |
56 | Jar of pickles |
57 | Jar of chutney |
All above to be in 12oz to 1lb jars (except class 54), when smaller jars are permitted) AND MADE IN THE LAST TWELVE MONTHS. Labels must show type & date of making.
All pickles and chutney to have a list of ingredients on back of jar.
PRESERVES MUST BE COVERED WITH A WAX DISC UNDER CELLOPHANE OR LID
All recipes are provided - click here
Section E - Cookery
Judge: Ann Jones
58 | Mincemeat Cake |
59 | Lemon Yoghurt Cake |
60 | No Bake Chocolate Biscuit Cake (5 Slices on a plate) |
61 | Courgette Tart Without Pastry (Display in dish) |
62 | Bara Brith |
63 | Bramley Apple Cake |
Please ensure plates are labelled underneath with exhibitor’s membership number.
Cakes etc. should be protected with cling film or placed in a clear plastic bag.
All recipes are provided - click here
Section F - Floral Art
Judge: Esther Simpson
| 75 | Miniature Jewels (no dimension to exceed 6 inches) |
| 76 | Tools of the Trade - with accessories Garden flowers only |
| 77 | Taste of the Tropics - with accessories |
| 78 | Flowers in a Shell - beginners only |
| 79 | Sheer Elegance |
N.B. Accessories not allowed unless otherwise stated. A base is optional
A written description of your entry (entries) is permitted.
Please note that as we are not affiliated to the National Association of Flower Arranging Societies; we are not subject to NAFAS rules.
Section G - Fun Section
Judges: Classes 86 – 89 David Griffiths
Classes 90 &91 David Latham A.M.I.O.P. (Associate Member
Institute of Photographers )
| 86 | Longest runner bean |
| 87 | Heaviest marrow |
| 88 | Heaviest potato |
| 89 | Most amusingly shaped vegetable(s) or fruit(s) (as grown) with caption |
| 90 | A limerick "Climate Change” (excluded from the Banksian medal) |
| 91 | Photographic Class - "A Winter Garden" (excluded from the Banksian medal) |
Exhibitors in classes 90 & 91 should ensure their membership number is written on the back of their entries.
Class 91 rules:
Photographs should be no smaller than 6” x 8” and no larger than 10” x 8”. They should be mounted on card but not framed (cheap mounts are available from places like Dunelm).
All photographs submitted must be your own work. Digitally enhanced work will be accepted providing it is carried out by the photographer.
Please provide basic information about the camera used, i.e. Nikon digital compact, Canon SLR. Pentax 35mm film.
Section H - Outdoor Containers
Judge: Maurice Bracher
| 98 | A container holding a fuchsia or fuchsias |
| 99 | A container holding a pelargoinium or pelargoniums |
| 100 | A container holding a plant or plants |
Section I - Children
Judge: Esther Simpson
| 101 | Items from the Garden
Modelled in Plasticine, clay, or other similar material
(For ages 4 -7 years old at 31 Aug 09) |
| 102 | A garden on a Plate. (12 inch diameter)
Modelled in Plasticine, clay, or other similar material
(For ages 8 -11 years old at 31 Aug 09) |
EXHIBITS AND OTHER PROPERTY OF EXHIBITORS WILL AT ALL TIMES BE AT THE RISK OF THE EXHIBITOR
Please note .........
Entries must be staged by 11.30 a.m. on the day of the show.
Cards will be provided, one for each entry. Your membership number, class letter and number to be written on the underside - blank side up. A red “A” on top denotes for auction. No exhibitors names on entry cards.
Entry fee is 10p per exhibit and entries are limited to two per class per member excepting outdoor containers, classes 98, 99 and 100, when any number can be exhibited.
PRIZES. 3 or more entries per class - 1st, 2nd and 3rd prizes.
Less than 3 entries -at the discretion of the judge.
1st prize 50p, 2nd prize 30p, 3rd prize 20p. Classes 98, 99 and 100 carry prizes of 1st prize £3, 2nd prize £2, 3rd prize £1.
Please collect prize money from Treasurer before 3 p.m.
Members may only exhibit their own produce except in Section F, Floral Art.
Pot plants and containers must have been in exhibitor’s possession for a minimum of three months. Members to provide their own containers.
All exhibits must remain completely staged until after prize giving at approximately 3.30 p.m. Anything left on the tables will be assumed to be for auction.
Challenge Cups should be returned to the Committee one month before the show.
Exhibitors are asked to name their entries for the interest of spectators.
HINTS FOR EXHIBITORS
The judges will be looking for fruit and vegetables in good condition, clean and fresh, without blemishes and of uniform size & colour.