Friday Forum Spring Show 2019
Judged
by John Freer and Graham Wheatley and administrated by Dorothy Ambridge, the
Friday Forum Spring Show attracted 57 exhibits by 18 exhibitors and was enjoyed
by all.
John
explained his marking criteria which includes “the judge is always right” and gave
a talk about daffodils and his other hobby, knitting. He also gave us some useful gardening tips
such as covering a watering can with a
pair of tights to stop debris from entering.
Results Table
Class
1: 1 vase containing 1 Daffodil
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Olwen Baron
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First
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Marjorie Stephens
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Second
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Eric Wells
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Third
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Class
2: 1 case containing 3 Daffodils
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Dorothy Ambridge
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First
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Margaret Mallot
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Second
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Eric Wells
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Third
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Class
3: 1 vase containing 3 Tulips
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Eric Wells
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First
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Margaret Hayton
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Second
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Dorothy Ambridge
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Third
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Class
4: Container of Spring Flowering Bulbs
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Ann Fritchley
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First
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Dorothy Ambridge
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Second
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Eric Wells
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Third
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Class
5: 1 Pot Plant (indoor or outdoor)
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Linda Casper
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First
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Kate Van Heel
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Second
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Judith Ladley
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Third
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Class
6: 1 vase containing flowering
branches
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Ann Fritchely
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First
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Jenny Williamson
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Second
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Patricia Wragg
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Third
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Class
7: Dish of floating flower heads
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Margaret
Hayton
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First
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Gill
Evans
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Second
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Margaret
Hayton
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Third
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Display Table
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| Judith’s
Coleus plants; easy to root |
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| From
Ann’s garden: Erythronium (Revolutum, Tuolumnese, White Beauty,
Pagoda), Muscari (Armeniacum,
Latifolium, Peppermint, Mount Hood), Iris Pixie, Chionodoxa, Allium
paradoxum normale, Narcissus Minnow,
Corydalis George Baker, Ipheon uniflorum |
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| Kate
brought Anemone blanda, Muscari, Pulmonaria Blue
Ensign, Brunnera Jack Frost |
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| Carol’s
Mother’s Day gift was labelled Azalea but is it a Gardenia? |
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Carol’s
garden must be looking spectacular this season.
She brought: salvia Rosmarinus, Clematis Armandii, Magnolia stellata, Prunus,
Rhododendrons
(Shamrock, Snipe and Blue Silver) Amelanchier, Mahonia Prunus Snow Showers, Photinia Red Robin
Any
takers?
My name is Anna & I work on Alan Titchmarsh's garden makeover show, ‘Love
Your Garden’.
We
redesign and makeover the gardens of families across the country.
This
year we are trying something new and want to inspire the UK to do more DIY
gardening projects at home.
We
are looking to follow DIY/novice gardeners/residents and any upcoming domestic
garden projects they want to do at home themselves/or on an allotment.
We
are hoping to follow them over a 6-8 period.
Below
are some potential new builds we would ideally like to follow, although we are
open to new ideas!
• Wildlife pond
• Flower meadow from seed
• Unusual raised bed project eg out of furniture?
• Vertical gardens perhaps in a limited space, on a roof terrace perhaps?
• To find a novice gardener who is willing to let us set up a new build in
their space and willing to take care of it for 6-8 weeks and do a video diary
for us
• A naturalistic kid’s den or play area
• Make their shed look prettier with edible vines
I
wondered if you could kindly help with my search by forwarding this on to any
of your gardening contacts in the UK? Via any facebook group you
have/newsletter/email list?
If
anyone Is interested in this project, my contact details are below.
Ideally
it would be great if they emailed me photos of their garden, and a description
of the project they are doing/want to start.
Thanks
so much!
Anna
Anna Altounyan| Assistant Producer|
anna.altounyan@spungoldtv.com
Spun Gold TV | 2nd & 3rd Floor | Cranmer House | 39 Brixton Road | London
SW9 6DZ
Mob: +44(0)751 859 8002| SB: +44(0)20 7065 6927
Paxton
AGM will be held on Tuesday 23rd April at 8 pm and Jenny encouraged
members of Friday Forum to attend. There
is a vacancy for Chair if anyone is interested.
The
recent Plant Sale was a financial success and Dorothy was thanked for her input.
If
you haven’t yet secured your place on the Friday Forum Day Trip in August,
please see Janella.
April
19th – Forum: Practical gardening
