Farringdon Horticultural Society
Summer Show 2006
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THE PICK OF THE CROP ON SHOW - Updated Aug 11th 2006
Entries appeared earlier than usual this year as seasoned competitors delivered their prize specimens for the 2006 Farringdon Horticultural Society Summer Show to avoid entanglement with the Fun Day road closures later in the morning. Some who lived closer to the Hall were not likely to be affected and made the most of the extra time available fro a little precision trimming to meet the stringent requirements for exhibits.

Inside the Hall the Chief Steward was adjusting the blinds to protect the prize specimens from the blinding morning sunlight. with the added bonus that his actions would prevent over exposure of the exhibited legs to harmful radiation.

Many exhibits were already in place with an abundant display of summer flowers despite the unusually dry conditions in the weeks leading up to the show. In the background competitors add th finishing touches to the homecraft and flower arrangements.

Entries from the younger members were also much in evidence with some imaginative use of materials to produce a variety of vegetable boats and seaside gardens.

Along with everybody but those officiating on the day your reporter was removed from the hall to allow the judging to take place without interference. Sally and Martin Burr were adjudicating in the vegetable and flower classes with Priscilla Wedderburn-Maxwell judging the homecraft entries and Serena Bone performing a similar task in the Handicraft and Children's sections.

With all the extra visitors in the Village for the Fun Day the Hall was unusually busy when the Flower Show was open to the public in the afternoon with the added bonus of a selection of pictures from young entrants to the colouring competition themed on the Folly.

Some of the colour combinations would almost certainly not be approved of by English Heritage but one wonders what the Folly would have looked like had modern materials been available to the Reverend Massey when the building was constructed.
Tim Charrington stepped forward to present the prizes ably assisted by Phyl Watts and Brian Williams, and a selection of prizewinners are pictured on the Results Page.(as you would expect the selection was based on the images which were more or less in focus due to the ineptitude of the photographer)

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