Section A - Vegetables - OPEN TO RG4 RESIDENTS

Class 1: 5 tomatoes

Class 2: 5 potatoes - white

Class 3: 5 potatoes - coloured

Class 4: 3 onions - globe, to pass through a 3" (7.5cm) ring

Class 5: 3 onions - flat , to pass through a 3 and 1/2" (9cm) ring

Class 6: 9 shallots - over 1" (2.5cm) diameter

Class 7: 9 shallots - to pass through a 1" (2.5cm) ring

Class 8: 3 beetroot

Class 9: 1 cabbage

Class 10: 3 carrots, single variety without foliage

Class 11: 6 runner beans

Class 12: 7 French beans

Class 13: 2 lettuce, with roots

Class 14: truss of green tomatoes

Class 15: truss of cherry tomatoes

Class 16: Pair of marrows - not to exceed 12" (30cm) in length

Class 17: a squash

Class 18: any other kind of vegetable

Class 19: Any four vegetables

Class 20: 3 sticks of rhubarb

Class 21: vase of herbs, minimum of three kinds

Class 22: Mixed salad leaves, growing in a pot (max 8"/20cm diameter)

Section B - Fruit - OPEN TO RG4 RESIDENTS

Class 23: 3 dessert apples

Class 24: 3 cooking apples

Class 25: 3 pears

Class 26: 3 plums

Class 27: any other kind of fruit

Class 28: plate of unshelled nuts

Section C - Flowers - OPEN TO RG4 RESIDENTS

Class 29: 3 blooms of large flowered (H.T.) roses

Class 30: 3 stems of any other kind of rose

Class 31: 1 specimen rose

Class 32: 5 blooms of dahlias, pompom, under 2" (5cm) diameter

Class 33: 3 blooms of dahlias, mixed variety

Class 34: 3 blooms of dahlias, single variety

Class 35: 1 specimen bloom of dahlia

Class 36: 1 specimen stem of pelargonium

Class 37: vase of flowering shrubs, one or more varieties 

Class 38: Vase of any other kind of perennials, excluding above classes

Class 39: vase of annuals, 1 variety

Class 40: vase of annuals, mixed varieties

Class 41: vase of 3 stems fuchsia, mixed

Class 42: vase of 3 stems fuchsia, single variety

Class 43: 6 stems of foliage, minimum 3 varieties

Class 44: fuchsia in a pot

Class 45: foliage pot plant, upto 6" (15cm) maximum size of pot 

Class 46: flowering pot plant, upto 6" (15cm) maximum size pot

Class 47: Cacti or succulent

Section D - Novice - MEMBERS ONLY

A novice is a person who has not previous won more than 3 first prizes in the same section (ie flowers, vegetables etc) in any of our shows

Class 48: 5 runner beans

Class 49: 3 onions

Class 50: any other kind of vegetable

Class 51: 2 apples, any variety, dessert or cooking

Class 52: any other kind of fruit

Class 53: vase of mixed flowers

Class 54: vase of any one kind of flower

Section E - Domestic - OPEN TO RG4 RESIDENTS

All jars and screw top lids MUST be free from all commercial and trade marks (including sell by dates, bar codes etc). Only use wax disks on jam/curd/chutney if using a cellophane top (not a lid).  Plates will be supplied and must be used.  Please cover all produce (preferably with cling film).

Class 55: 5 flapjacks

Class 56: Bakewell tart

Class 57: jar of fruit jelly

Class 58: 5 savoury vol-au-vents

Class 59: 3 chocolate chip muffins

Class 60: Lemon drizzle cake (175g butter, 175g castor sugar, 2 eggs, 4 tablespoons milk, 175g plain flour, 1 teaspn baking powder, 1 lemon)

Section F - Special Class - MEMBERS ONLY

Class 61: longest runner beam, first prize only

Class 62: most misshapen vegetable collection

Class 63: The Bob Turner Challenge Cup, senior citizens only.  2 dishes of different kinds of vegetables and 2 vases of different kinds of flowers

Class 64: The Ted Tiffen Cup, vase of mixed garden flowers

Class 65: rose buttonhole, with own foliage, first prize only (entries accepted on the day upto 10:45am)

Section G - Handicraft - OPEN TO RG4 RESIDENTS

Class 66: Colour photograph of a single flower head, size 5" x 7" (12.5cm x 17.5cm) mounted on black card

Class 67: Colour photograph of garden visited, size 5" x 7" (12.5cm x 17.5cm) mounted on black card

Class 68: hand knitted toy

Class 69: item of children's wear

Class 70: decorated flower pot

Class 71: handmade Easter card

Class 72: design a poster for next year's show

Section H - Floral Art -OPEN CLASS (anyone in RG4)

Classes 73, 74, and 75 - niches will be provided, height 24" (61cm), depth 15" (38cm), width 15" (38cm) at back opening to 24" (61cm) at front.

Class 73: "Dining Room", an exhibit suitable for the dining table using natural plant material,  accessories allowed

Class 74: "Water", an arrangement featuring water,  using natural plant material, accessories allowed

Class 75: "Song Title, an exhibit using fresh plant material, accessories allowed

Class 76: "Petite", a petite exhibit not to exceed 10" (25cm) in height, width or depth 

Class 77: "Miniature", exhibit not to exceed 4" (10cm) in height, width or depth

Section I - Childrens - OPEN CLASS - anyone in RG4

OPEN TO ALL CHILDREN (including non-members), age to be stated

Class 78: garden in a 1/2 seed tray

Class 79: monster made from vegetables and/or fruit

Class 80: A4 sized paper with pressed flowers (name varieties if poss)

Class 81: 3 chocolate brownies

Class 82: Mustard and cress grown in an unusual container

Class 83: any kind of vegetable (grown by the child)

Class 84: vase of 6 garden flowers

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