Autumn Tips

Flower Shows As we head into September the Autumn shows are in full swing. If you are a novice exhibitor go to as many shows as you can and look at the varieties of flowers, fruit and vegetables that are successful, and check out how the experienced exhibitors are staging their exhibits. Talk to the […]
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A Perfect Bake

I am just coming to the end of another year judging of the Domestic entries for Garden Club shows. It has been good with plenty of tasty recipes to try and taste. The most important element to any cake and bread recipe is a perfect bake and a good taste. This is very difficult to […]
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Cobham Garden Club Flower Show

The Cobham Garden Club ran 2017’s Autumn Flower Show on the 9th September, and was blessed with a lovely weather and some very interesting entries, particularly on the children’s classes. The classes included were cookery, handicraft, flower arranging, pot plants and flowers, fruit and vegetables, and we’ve had the presence of three of the Surrey Guild’s Judges: […]
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Chiddingfold Horticultural Society Autumn Show | Judging

The Chiddingfold Horticultural Society has held the last of its 2017 shows – the Autumn Show – that took place in the Chiddingfold Village Hall in Coxcombe Lane on September 9th. Classes for the shows included flowers and vegetables, cookery, craft, photography, flower arranging and a children’s section. Judge Rosemary has had the task – or the […]
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Storrington Judging

These are pictures from John at Storrington Show on the 8th April. As a passing comment, John has mentioned that the exhibits were of a very high standard and, in general, it was a very memorable day.
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2017 | The Coach House, Chiddingfold

On a lazy, sunny Sunday in June this year, members of the Guild spent an hour or so looking at the gardens of The Coach House, Chiddingfold. The family opened their garden to the public as part of the National Garden Scheme and we were allowed access to have a wonder around earlier that day. […]
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The Tithe Barn Little Bookham

What a wonderful surprise awaited us as we drove into the venue for the Bookham, Fetcham & District Garden Society Flower Show which last year celebrated 140 years, on Saturday the 15th July 2017. It was a magical fairy tale, in the 14th Century Tithe Barn which was alight with fairy lights adorning the rafters. […]
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The Guild at Hampton Court 2017

Just got back from representing the Guild at Hampton Court Flower Show, as I was invited to the Horticultural Community Lunch. Lindsay came with me and we had a very interesting day meeting some lovely people, as we rubbed shoulders with the great and the good. It was good to see some of the celebrities […]
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