FRIDAY FORUM SPRING SHOW

 

John Freer

John Freer aka the Daffodil King, assisted by Friday Forum member Eric Wells,  judged our Spring Show and explained how they selected the winners in each category and how we could tweak future entries to improve our chances.

There were 40 entries in all:

The winners were as follows:

CLASS 1 One vase containing one Daffodil goes to Olwen, who also came first in another two categories; CLASS 3 One vase containing three Tulips and CLASS 6 One vase containing flowering branches

Christine won CLASS 2 One vase containing three Daffodils

CLASS 4 Container of Spring flowering bulbs goes to Caroline

Sue came first in CLASS 5 One pot plant, indoor or outdoor

 

Gill gained a first in CLASS 7 Dish of floating flower heads

John brought some plants for his talk

John, who got into exhibiting flowers after entering his knitting at flower shows, answered our questions on daffodil growing and shared his wisdom on various other plants he brought with him.  We were able to pick up many tips.

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Christine brought some Woolcool, a sustainable, natural and biodegradable packaging solution made from 100% pure wool. which may also be used to keep slugs and snails at bay

Ann brought three types of Alliums: the invasive Allium paradoxum, Allium paradoxum var. normale, Allium triquerum and Allium neopolitanum

Judith brought Allium normale, Lunaria (the white flowered Honesty with variegated foliage) and Lunaria ‘Chedlow'

 

Kate’s orange tulip

Kate’s container with the yellow Erythronium ‘Pagoda’, Pulmonaria ‘Moonshine’, Sanguinaria canadensis f. multiplex 'Plena' , Anemone blanda, Anemone lipsiensis ‘Pallida’, Anemone nemorosa ‘Robinsoniana’, Brunnera ‘Jack Frotst’ and the white Muscari ‘Valerie Finnis’

 

Ann also  brought Trillium kurabayaskii with its lovely foliage, Erythronium 

Pagoda, the pink Erythronium revolutum, Erytrhonium White Beauty, Erythronium tuolumnese and Leucojum aestivum

Next Meeting

19th  April:  Presentation - Poetry, Prose and Peonies. Peter Mathers