Well, we ended up with about 25 entries in the Summer Show this weekend. Roses, Dahlias, Cut flowers, Fruit & Vege plus the wee boys Sand Saucers, Vege creation & Floral arrangements.
Of all that we got 13 firsts & only 3 items didn’t place. Not bad considering I had little idea what makes a good ‘show’ flower… just entered things that looked pretty really (& hadn’t been tormented by my chooks).
You can click on the pictures above if you want to see them larger .. things are looking a little droopy after 3 days on show.
I was blown away that my Dahlia ‘Pooh’ won the Premier Prize for Best Amateur Dahlia in show. I had the idea that dahlias had to be huge to be good & Pooh is relatively small & simple.. but, as I stood back & admired it on the prize bench, I could see it really was quite outstanding. The colours are so vibrant. I love it in the garden and all visitors comment on its beauty.
Pooh is a collarette dahlia & I’ve decided they will be my ‘thing’ .. so I spent most of yesterday morning scouring the internet for more beauties of this type. I have found 2 that I must have… Fuzzy Wuzzy & Bumble Rumble. I’m also going to order a packet of dahlia seeds & see what lovelies pop up out of it.
