The Great Baddow Horticultural Society Spring show will be held at Great Baddow Parish Hall on Thursday 11th April 2023
You can download an entry form for the show below
Spring Show Entry Form
Times:
Staging from: 4:30pm to 6.30pm
Judging at: 6:45pm
Open to View: 8 pm
Prizes awarded: 9 pm
SCHEDULE OF CLASSES
SECTION I – NARCISSI (DAFFODILS)
AWARDS
Best Exhibit: Daffodil Society Medal
Highest Points Classes 1-12: Spring Show Cup and Daffodil Society Diploma
Best Bloom: John Parkinson Cup and Daffodil Society Certificate
Winner Class 16: £ 5 voucher and GBHS Diploma
Own foliage permitted.
Division 1 – Trumpet
Class 1. Narcissus, one bloom
Class 2. Narcissi, three stems, one or more varieties, one vase
Division 2 – Large Cup
Class 3. Narcissus, one bloom
Class 4. Narcissi, three stems, one or more varieties, one vase
Division 3 – Small Cup
Class 5. Narcissus, one bloom
Class, three stems, one or more varieties, one vase
Division 4 – Double
Class 7. Narcissus, one bloom
Class 8. Narcissi, three stems, one or more varieties, one vase
MULTIHEAD ANY TYPE
Class 9. Narcissi, three stems, one or more varieties, one vase
MINITURE
Class 10. Narcissi, three stems, one or more varieties, one vase
ANY OTHER NARCISSI NOT NAMED IN THE SCHEDULE
Class 11. Narcissus, one bloom
Class 12. three stems, one or more varieties, one vase
Class 13. Narcissi, in a container as grown 30cm or less
NOVICE
Class. 14. Narcissus, one bloom
Class. 15 Narcissi, three stems, one or more varieties, one vase
SPECIAL CLASS
Class 16. Narcissus, one bloom from bulbs supplied to members in 2023
SECTION ll – GENERAL FLOWERS AND VEGETABLES
AWARDS
Best Exhibit Classes 30 -52: Joan Sparrow Memorial Cup and a Worshipful Company of Gardeners Diploma.
Highest points: David Watson Cup and Worshipful Company of Gardeners Diploma
Class 30. Alpine, one in a pan or pot
Class 31. Camellia, one bloom
Class 32. Heathers, one or more varieties in a vase
Class 33. Pansies or Violas, five stems
Class 34. Polyanthus, and or auriculas multi-headed, five stems
Class 35. Tulips, single self-colour, three stems
Class 36. Tulips, one variety excluding self-colour, three stems
Class 37. Tulips, double, self-colour, three stems
Class 38. Tulips, double, excluding self-colour, three stems
Class 39. Foliage shrub or tree, one or more varieties, three stems, one vase
Class 40. Flowering shrub or tree, one or more varieties, three stems, one vase
Class 41. Flowers, other than Narcissi and those specifically named in the schedule, one vase
Class 42. Flowering bulbs or corms, other than narcissi in a container as grown
Class 43. Flowering plant, in a pot of 15cm in diameter or less
Class 44. Flowering plant, in a pot of over 15cm diameter
Class 45. Foliage plant, in a pot of 15cm diameter or less excluding Bonsai
Class 46. Foliage plant, in a pot of over 15cm diameter excluding Bonsai
Class 47. Cactus, in a pot of 15cm diameter or less
Class 48. Cactus, in a pot of over 15cm diameter
Class 49. Succulent
Class 50. Orchid
Class 51. Any Vegetable
Class 52. Rhubarb, two sticks, as grown or forced foliage trimmed to approx. 7.5cm
Class 53. Bonsai
Section III
Floral Art.
PLEASE NOTE NEW NICHE SIZE
Niche size W 56 x D 28 x H 81cm
AWARDS
Best Exhibit: Worshipful Company of Gardeners Certificate
Winner Class 62: Worshipful Company of Gardeners Certificate
Winner Class 63: GBHS Diploma
Class 60. Now That Winters Gone – an exhibit of fresh flowers and foliage.
Class 61. Spring has Sprung – an exhibit of fresh flowers and foliage with accessories
Novice (See rule15)
Class 62. Early Colour– an exhibit of fresh flowers and foliage
Junior exhibitors (under 16)
Class 63. Easter Time– an exhibit of fresh flowers and foliage.
Section IV
Handicrafts
AWARDS.
Best Exhibit: GBHS Diploma.
Highest Points: GBHS Diploma.
Articles must not have been shown in any previous GBHS Show.
Class 70. Needlework, any article.
Class 71. Cross stitch picture or pattern.
Class 72. Item of Knitting
Class 73. Greetings card, any material approximately 15cm x 12.5cm
Class 74. Painting in any medium.
Class 75. Item of woodwork.
Class 76. A drawing in a single medium.
Class 77. Computer generated A4 poster, any subject.
Class 78. Computer generated picture A4.
Class 79. Item of jewellery
Class 80. A Model
Class 81. Any handicraft of merit
Exhibitors in classes 74 and 75 please note that exhibits must be of a suitable size to place on a table.
Section V
Photography
AWARDS
Best Exhibit: GBHS Diploma.
Highest Points: GBHS Diploma.
Class 90. Christmas Time
Class 91. Country Landscape
Class 92. Signs of Spring
Class 93. Winter Wonderland
Print only – colour or black and white, mounted or unmounted.
Maximum size including mount 20 cm x 15 cm All photographs to be taken by the exhibitor.