The South Marston Gardening Club Committee has sadly decided not to go ahead with this years Show on Saturday 22 August.

Please Note the Show will only go ahead if Government permits gatherings. The Gardening Club Committee will make a decision two weeks before the Show and notification will be made on Notice Boards, the SM Website and our Gardening Club Facebook page. Copies of the Schedule including application form will be posted through doors two weeks before the Show.

SOUTH MARSTON GARDENING CLUB FLOWER AND PRODUCE SHOW

SATURDAY 22 AUGUST 2020

The Evening before, on Friday 21 August 7pm to 8:30pm Register your Exhibits at the Village Hall

Timings for Saturday 22 August are as follows:

10am to 12:30pm – Staging of Exhibits

1pm to 4pm – Judging takes place

5pm – Doors open to the public – Admission at door 20p (per adult)

Refreshments and Raffle available.

5:30pm – Presentation of Show Winners followed by Auction of Produce (the Committee

will be grateful for any exhibit left for sale) and Raffle Prize Draw.

SECTION “A” CLASSES 1 to 24 – VEGETABLES AND FRUIT

1. 3 Potatoes (white or coloured)
2. 5 French Beans
3. 5 Pods of Peas
4. 5 Runner Beans
5. 5 Broad Beans
6. 3 Onions – under ½ lb / 227gms in weight
7. 3 Onions – over ½ lb / 227gms in weight
8. 3 Beetroot
9. 1 Courgette
10. 3 Carrots
11. 2 Cabbages
12. 6 Pickling Shallots (under 13” / 30mm in diameter)
13. 6 Large Shallots (over 13” / 30mm in diameter)
14. 1 Cucumber
15. 3 Tomatoes
16. Truss of Tomatoes
17. Collection of any 5 Vegetables (one of each of any 5 different kinds in a seed tray not exceeding 18” x 12” / 45.5cms x 30.5cms)
18. Collection of Fresh Herbs
19. Longest Runner Bean
20. Heaviest Onion
21. Heaviest Potato
22. Any other Vegetable not on schedule
23. Ugly or Misshapen Vegetable (Please give your vegetable a “name”)
24. Bowl of Home Grown Fruit (5 of same kind)

SECTION “B” CLASS 25 – STANDARD FUCHSIAS

1. Standard Fuchsia

 SECTION “B1” CLASS 26 – HANGING BASKETS, CONTAINERS, POTS AND TUBS

1. Hanging Basket, Container, Pot or Tub

SECTION “B2” CLASSES 27 to 41 – FLOWERS AND PLANTS

1. 1 Single Rose
2. 3 Roses
3. 5 Asters (single or double)
4. 3 Decorative Dahlias
5. 3 Cactus Dahlias
6. 3 Pompom Dahlias
7. 1 Specimen Dahlia (large bloom)
8. 5 Pansies or 5 Violas (one species – not mixed)
9. 5 Stalks of Sweet Peas
10. 1 Specimen spike of Gladiolus
11. Spray of Chrysanthemums
12. 3 Vases of Flowers (a different variety in each vase – no extra foliage)
13. Flowering Pot Plant (Geranium, Orchid etc.)
14. Flowering Pot Fuchsia
15. Foliage Pot Plant (Succulent, Cactus etc.)

 SECTION “B3” CLASSES 42 to 46 – FLORAL ARRANGEMENTS

1. Square Floral Carpet (not exceeding 6” x 6” / 15cms x 15cms)
2. Miniature Flower Arrangement (under 4” x 4” / 10cms x 10cms)
3. Arrangement in a Basket (not to exceed 15” / 38cms overall)
4. Buttonhole or Corsage
5. Floral Arrangement “Olympics” (not to exceed 18” / 45.5cms overall)

 SECTION “C” CLASSES 47 to 48 – PHOTOGRAPHS

1. Photograph “Cloud Formations”
2. Photograph “Sunflower/s”

SECTION “D” CLASSES 49 to 64 – CAKES, BAKES AND PRESERVES

1. Jar Soft Fruit Jam*
2. Jar Stone Fruit Jam*
3. Jar Jelly*
4. Jar Marmalade*
5. Fruit Curd*
6. Sweet Chutney*
7. Pickled Onions or Shallots
8. 6 Sausage Rolls
9. Apple Pie (with pastry top and bottom and no decoration)
10. 6 Cheese Scones
11. 6 Fruit Scones
12. Bread Pudding or Bread and Butter Pudding
13. Victoria Sandwich (see ingredients and size of tin on separate sheet)
14. Fruit Cake (see ingredients and size of tin on separate sheet)
15. Coffee Cake (any shape or size)
16. Shortbread

*Note: when using recycled jars please use a wax disc and cellophane top if the lid bears commercial identification. It is ok to use lids if they are plain.

 SECTION “E” CLASS 65 – HOMEBREW

1. Homemade Wine, Sparkling, Larger, Beer, Cider or Liqueur etc.

  SECTION “F” CLASSES 66 to 70 – CRAFTS

1. Metal, Wood, Glass or Ceramic Item
2. Metal, Wood, Glass or Ceramic Item
3. Knitting or Crochet item
4. Cross Stich or Embroidery Item
5. Artwork (Charcoal, Watercolour etc)
6. Material (Fabric, Fur, Felt etc.)

 CHILDREN’S SECTION – AGE 0-11 YEARS

Class G (5 years and under) Fingerprint Flower Picture

Class H (6 to 8 Years) Vegetable or Fruit Monster

Class I (9 to 11 Years) Decorated Cup Cakes

INGREDIENTS FOR CLASSES 61 & 62

Victoria Sandwich

6oz/170gms Self-Raising Flour

6oz/170gms Caster Sugar

6oz/170gms Butter or Margarine

3 eggs

Jam

 

Fruit Cake

8oz/227gms Self-Raising Flour

7oz/198gms Fruit

4oz/113gms Sugar

4oz/113gms Butter or Margarine

2 eggs

1/8^th pint/142mls Milk

Cakes to be made in 7 – 8”/ 17.5cms – 20cms size tins using the above ingredients only.  Judges will use their discretion to disqualify cakes made using any other ingredients or size of tin.

For more information on any of the above, please contact Mike on 827807 or Angela 07789068340

 

 

 

 

Monday 6 April 2020

7:30pm to 9:30pm

“Herbal Remedies from Your Garden” by Lyn Blythe

Come along and learn about medicinal uses from the plants in your garden. Many well-known plants just outside your back door have been used for generations as remedies for a multitude of ailments. To aid memory, settle an upset stomach, fight infection, heal wounds, calm nerves, help a headache or promote sleep!

This traditional use is increasingly supported by scientific research. Herbalists carefully select a combination of herbs tailored to the individual.

There will be time for questions too!

Venue: South Marston Village Hall

Cost: £3 entry fee on the door or £12 for full Membership.

A warm welcome awaits you along with tea and cake as well as an optional raffle.

For more information, please contact Mike New on 827807, Angela Newton on 07789068340 or find us on Facebook

Monday 2 March 2020

7:30pm to 9:30pm

AGM followed by Speaker: Tony Clear

Subject: “Cottage Gardening” For today’s gardens, with emphasis on late colour.

Tony was trained in landscape gardening and nursery work in Surrey and has been involved in all aspects of horticulture for over 40 years. After moving to Worcester he took up a position as Assistant Gardener at Spetchley Park Gardens where he stayed for 17 years. He was employed as Head Gardener at Brook Cottage Gardens in Oxfordshire for over 20 years. He is now self-employed.

Venue: South Marston Village Hall

Cost: £3 entry fee on the door or £12 for full Membership.

A warm welcome awaits you along with tea and cake as well as an optional raffle.

For more information, please contact Mike New on 827807 or  Angela Newton on 07789068340

This small, friendly Club meets every 1^st Monday in the month in South Marston Village Hall from 7:30pm to 9:30pm unless otherwise stated.

Our numbers are diminishing and to keep this Club going the Gardening Club urgently needs more members. This Club has been running for over 50 years and one of the founder members of the Club was Bill Smith (Rita’s husband who still lives in the Village). It’s suitable for all ages and all experiences with regards to plants, flowers and vegetables. You don’t have to be green-fingered, you just need an interest in things that grow so come and join like-minded people.

Annual Membership is just £12, or as a Visitor for events that particularly interest you just £3 on the door. There’s always a cup of tea or coffee with homemade cake on offer.

A warm welcome awaits you!

Monday 4 March 2020

AGM – Followed by:

Speaker: Tony Clear

Talk: “Cottage Gardening” for today’s gardens, with emphasis on late colour.

Tony trained in landscape gardening and nursery work in Surrey and has been involved in all aspects of horticulture for over 40 years. After moving to Worcester he took up a position as Assistant Gardener at Spetchley Park Gardens where he stayed for 17 years. He has been employed as Head Gardener at Brook Cottage Gardens in Oxfordshire for the past 20 years. He is now self-employed since the closure of Brook Cottage gardens.

Held: South Marston Village Hall

Time: 7:15pm for a 7:30pm start – 9:30pm (finish)

Cost: £3 entry fee on the door as a visitor or join the Gardening Club for £12 (annual membership).

Parking: Old Vicarage Lane, next to the school.

More information: visit the website: https://southmarston.org.uk/clubs-activities/gardening-club/, find us on Facebook or call Angela on 07789068340

 

Monday 11 November 2019

Would you like to make a Bug Hotel? Come along and build your own.

There is a £10 cost for non-members (includes the Hotel and materials) although it would be lovely to have a large selection if you have anything in your garden such as: dried grass, straw, bark, twigs, broken slate, pieces of wood (drilled with holes), canes or cones of any sort. Ensure canes and wood are cut to no more than 5 inches in length .

Hotels need to be ordered in advance so numbers with full payment to Angela by Friday 25 October.

Venue: South Marston Village Hall        Time: 7:30pm to 9:30pm.

Parking: Old Vicarage Lane, next to the school.

Cost: £3 entry fee on the door as a visitor or £12 for annual membership.

Pop along and chat with members and enjoy homemade cake and a cuppa along with an optional raffle. A warm friendly welcome awaits you.

More information: visit the website: https://southmarston.org.uk/clubs-activities/gardening-club/, find us on Facebook, contact Mike on 827807, 07999914751 or Angela on 07789068340.

Lawn Care for Perfect Lawns by Geoff Hodge

British lawns are renowned across the globe as being the best of the best. Or are they? Some are in desperate need of some timely TLC, especially after recent adverse weather patterns and years of use and abuse.
So, if your lawn isn’t the green, green grass at home that Tom Jones would be proud of, Geoff Hodge shows you how to ensure it stays luscious, thick and green.

Good enough to make your neighbours green with envy.

Venue: South Marston Village Hall

Time: 7:30pm to 9:30pm.

Parking: Old Vicarage Lane, next to the school.

Cost: £3 entry fee on the door as a visitor or £12 for annual membership.

Pop along and chat with members and enjoy homemade cake and a cuppa along with an optional raffle.  A warm friendly welcome awaits you.

Don’t forget this Saturday is the Village Annual Flower and Produce Show.

By now, you should have received the Schedule through your letterbox or via email.

There are over 60 classes and something for everyone.

Held in the Village Hall

Saturday 17 August 2019 (Timings below)

Friday 16 August 7pm to 8:30pm – Register your Exhibits at the Village Hall

Timings for Saturday are as follows:

Saturday 17 August

10am to 12:30pm – Staging of Exhibits

1pm to 4pm – Judging takes place

5pm – Doors open to the public – Admission at door 20p (per adult)

Refreshments and Raffle available

5:30pm – Presentation of Show Winners followed by Auction of Produce (the Committee will be grateful for any exhibit left for sale) and Raffle Prize Draw.

List of Classes

1. 3 Potatoes (white or coloured)
2. 5 French Beans
3. 5 Pods of Peas
4. 5 Runner Beans
5. 5 Broad Beans
6. 3 Onions – under ½ lb in weight
7. 3 Onions – over ½ lb in weight
8. 3 Beetroot
9. 1 Courgette
10. 3 Carrots
11. 2 Cabbages
12. 6 Pickling Shallots (under 30mm in diameter)
13. 6 Large Shallots (over 30mm in diameter)
14. 1 Cucumber
15. 3 Tomatoes
16. Truss of Tomatoes
17. Collection of any 5 Vegetables (one of each of any 5 different kinds in a seed tray not exceeding 18” x 12”)
18. Collection of Fresh Herbs
19. Longest Runner Bean
20. Heaviest Onion
21. Heaviest Potato
22. Any other Vegetable not on schedule
23. Ugly or Misshapen Vegetable (Please give your vegetable a “name”)
24. Bowl of Home Grown Fruit (5 of same kind)
25. Standard Fuchsia
26. Hanging Basket, Container, Pot or Tub
27. 1 Single Rose
28. 3 Roses
29. 5 Asters (single or double)
30. 3 Decorative Dahlias
31. 3 Cactus Dahlias
32. 3 x Pompom Dahlias
33. 1 Specimen Dahlia (large)
34. 5 Pansies
35. 5 Stalks of Sweet Peas
36. 1 Specimen spike of Gladiolus
37. 3 Vases of Flowers (a different variety in each vase – no extra foliage)
38. Flowering Pot Plant (Geranium, Fuchsia, Orchid etc.)
39. Foliage Pot Plant (Succulent, Cactus etc.)
40. Square Floral Carpet (not exceeding 6” x 6”)
41. Miniature Flower Arrangement (under 4” x 4”)
42. Arrangement in a Basket (not to exceed 15” overall)
43. Photograph “Spider’s Cobweb”
44. Photograph “Church Window”
45. Jar Soft Fruit Jam (in 1lb jar)
46. Jar Stone Fruit Jam (in 1lb jar)
47. Jar Jelly (in 1lb jar)
48. Jar Marmalade (in 1lb jar)
49. Citrus Curd (in 1lb jar)
50. Sweet Chutney (in 1lb jar)
51. Pickled Onions or Shallots
52. 6 Sausage Rolls
53. Apple Pie (with pastry top and bottom and no decoration)
54. 6 Cheese Scones
55. 6 Fruit Scones
56. Bread Pudding or Bread and Butter Pudding
57. Victoria Sandwich (see ingredients and size of tin on separate sheet)
58. Fruit Cake (see ingredients and size of tin on separate sheet)
59. Salted Caramel Cake (any shape or size)
60. Shortbread
61. Homemade Wine, Lager, Beer, Cider or Liquor etc.
62. Metal, Wood, Glass or Ceramic Item
63. Knitting or Crochet item
64. Cross Stich or Embroidery Item
65. Artwork (Charcoal, Watercolour etc)
66. Material (Fabric, Fur, Felt etc.)

Childrens Categories

Class G (5 years and under) Decorated Biscuit

Class H (6 to 8 Years) Branch / Wood Monster

Class I (9 to 11 Years) Baking

If you would like more information, please contact Angela on 07789068340

 

 

South Marston Gardening Club

Annual Flower and Produce Show

Saturday 17 August 2019

For a copy of the Schedule (full details listed below), or for more information please contact either Mike on 827807 or Angela on 07789068340.