Saturday 30th August
Entries can be registered on:
Friday 29th August 18:00-19:30
Saturday 30th August 9.00-10.30am
Show opens: 2.30pm
Prize Giving: 3pm
CORTON DENHAM VILLAGE HALL
Open classes 50p, maximum entry £5.00 - open to all residents of Corton Denham including children
Cash Only
Children's classes free - 12 & Under
Scroll down for full list of classes
TEA & CAKES - RAFFLE - EVERYONE WELCOME!
Note to competitors:
Paper plates will be provided for display at registration.
Flowers to be displayed in your own simple vase.
CLASSES
Vegetables (qty expected)
- Runner Beans (4) to be displayed with some stalk attached
- Carrots (3) to have foliage trimmed back to 3"
- Onions (3)
- Peas in pods (5) to be displayed with some stalk attached
- Squash/Pumpkin (1)
- Tomatoes - one variety (4) to be displayed with calyces (the green bit on the top!)
- Tomatoes - small (5) to be displayed with calyces (the green bit on the top!)
- Courgettes - up to 15cm (3)
- Collection of 4 different veg
(1 of each variety)
- Weird and Wonderful (showoff what didn't turn out as expected this year!)
Fruit (qty expected)
- Apples - dessert (3)
- Apples - cooking (3)
- Collection of soft fruits
1 or more varieties (12)
Flowers (qty expected)
- Roses Single bloom w/leaves (3)
- Roses Spray (3)
- Sweat Peas (5)
- Dahlias (3) blooms only, buds to be cut off
- Flowers of a single variety (3)
- Container/hanging basket (CDGS members only)
Homecraft
- Pot of marmalade
- Pot of soft fruit jam
- Victoria sponge cake (max 8ins - Jam filling only)
- Decorated Cupcakes (4)
- Shortbread (4)
Children's Classes = 12 & under
- Vegetable creature! Get creative with your fruit and vegetables, make an animal, bird, fish or monster! (Produce used does not have to be grown yourself) For some fun ideas click here
- Cupcakes (4)
- A painting or drawing of Animals living in my garden
Aren't we lucky that so many animals make their home in our gardens!
From beetles to butterflies to hedgehogs and slow worms, we'd love to see pictures of what you have seen in your garden!
Photography Exhibition
- A Corton Denham village scene
Not a competitive class, just an opportunity for us to showcase some wonderful images of our village.
We welcome photographs (or drawings, or paintings) from all ages taken on any device
Prizegiving
- The Dorothy Lamb Salver for Floral combined entries
- The Tom Kiddle Challenge Cup for Best Vegetable & Fruit combined entries
- The George Foot Cup for Best Homecraft combined entries
- Silver Cup for Best Children’s Class combined entries
Judges
The Corton Denham Gardening Society are delighted to welcome this year's judges:
- Helen Crofts - Vegetables, Fruit & Flowers
- Doune Mackenzie-Francis - Homecraft
- Susanna Thatcher - Children's Classes
- Richard Goldsmith - CDGS Container
Any questions speak to any member of the Gardening Society Committee, or email: cdgardeningsociety@gmail.com