75th Ashill Flower Festival - 5th August
For more information, categories and entry form, please click here.
If you’ve never entered before don’t be deterred. The show is primarily intended to be a bit of fun for everyone, and we don’t require Chelsea Flower Show standards or exhaustive knowledge of the RHS Show Handbook! These notes should, however, give you some pointers and help you prepare for show day.
Vegetables & Fruit
Entries should be as identical as possible in size, shape, and colour.
Wash all root vegetables gently but do not scrub.
Onions, shallots – Do not overskin to reveal ridges and white flesh near roots. Neatly trim roots. Leave short length of top turned over and neatly tied or taped. Setting them on sand on a plate can help them stand upright.
Beetroot/Carrots – should be trimmed, leaving to no more than 7.5cm of stalk
Tomatoes – Should be shown with the calyx attached.
Rhubarb – Should be shown without leaf’s and with base untouched.
Spud in a Tub ~ Grow a potato in a maximum 40cm pot. Do NOT dig up yourself. Bring the container intact. The winner will be the heaviest crop.
Cookery/Craft
Sweet items should be displayed on a fancy doyley. These are available at the hall.
Savoury Items should NOT be displayed on a doyley.
Eggs should be exhibited on a plate with either hay or sawdust as an optional extra. Jams and marmalades should be labelled correctly, i.e., the type of fruit and the exact date of when they were made.
Covers for vinegar preserves must prevent evaporation so cellophane is not suitable. Suitable covers are tight fitting twist tops with protection on the inside surface.
Jars, bottles, and their tops should not carry any trade names, always paint over them.
All food exhibits should be covered with compostable cling film which will be available in the hall if needed.
Floral Art
When the term “exhibit” is used – accessories are allowed.
Hybrid tea roses appear as a single blossom on a long stem Don’t worry if your produce is not perfect- enter it anyway; you may be lucky, and anyway it’s the taking part that counts.
GOOD LUCK