Reiss Gardening Club’s 30th annual flower show was well supported, with a colourful display of plants, flowers, fruit and vegetables in the village hall.
The sunny summer clearly helped to increase the number of entries in all sections. The children’s entries were so numerous that there was little wall room left.
Helen Hill along with Alison Hill had the tough job of judging the pot plants, cut flowers and floral art. Andrew Leith judged the fine array of fruit and vegetables.
Classes from Noss Primary School showed off their artistic talents and had put a lot of work into their entries, and this had judge Kerry O’Keefe tied in knots to make decisions.
There were many new faces among the visitors to the show in the evening who enjoyed the entries along with an opportunity to try their luck at the bottle stall and raffle.
Other stalls offered baking, vegetables and plants for sale.
The trophies were presented by Marion Sutherland.
Reiss Gardening Club meets on the first Tuesday of the month at 2pm in Reiss hall. The next meeting will be on Tuesday, October 7, when Willie Watt will give a talk on the Seafarers Memorial.
New members are always welcome.
Pot plants
One tuberous begonia: 1 Carol Place; 2 Linda Tait; 3 Marion Sutherland. Cactus: 1 Dawn Sinclair; 2 Annette Sinclair; 3 Carol Place. Succulent: 1 Linda Tait; 2 Carol Place; 3 Roy Place.
Fuchsia: 1 Marion Sutherland; 2 Shirley Alexander; 3 Hildy Sutherland. Geranium: 1 Linda Tait; 2 Roy Place; 3 Carol Place. Foliage plant: 1 Hildy Sutherland; 2 Annette Sinclair; 3 Marbelle Sutherland.
Flowering plant: 1 Mona Larsen; 2 Annette Sinclair; 3 Linda Tait. Hanging basket: 1 Marbelle Sutherland; 2 Fiona Miller; 3 Linda Tait. Patio container: 1 Marbelle Sutherland; 2 Fiona Miller; 3 Doris Gunn.
Orchid (any variety): 1 Linda Tait; 2 Karen Mackay.
Cut flowers
Three dahlias: 1 Shirley Alexander; 3 S Simpson; 3 Don Manson. Four stems of marigolds (Calendula): 1 Marbelle Sutherland; 2 Hildy Sutherland; 3 Carol Place.
Four African marigolds: 1 Liam Bain; 2 Annette Sinclair. Four French marigolds: 1 Marion Sutherland; 2 Liam Bain; 3 Mona Larsen.
Three hybrid tea roses: 1 Liam Bain; 2 Linda Tait. Single hybrid tea rose: 1 Linda Tait; 2 Derry Sinclair; 3 Annette Sinclair. Three stems of floribunda roses: 1 Liam Bain; 2 Marbelle Sutherland; 3 Mona Larsen.
Three antirrhinums: 1 Marbelle Sutherland; 2 Linda Tait; 3 Marion Sutherland. One gladiolus: 1 Liam Bain; 2 Marion Sutherland. Two gladioli: 1 Marion Sutherland.
Four pansies: 1 Linda Tait; 2 Liam Bain. Four violas: 1 Liam Bain. Six sweet peas: 1 Linda Tait; 2 Don Manson; 3 Marion Sutherland.
Vase of annuals (mixed): 1 Marion Sutherland; 2 Dawn Sinclair; 3 Linda Tait. Vase of herbaceous (mixed): 1 Marion Sutherland; 2 Linda Tait; 3 Liam Bain. Vase of herbaceous (same): 1 Carol Place; 2 Erin Sutherland; 3 Marbelle Sutherland.
Vase of flowering shrubs: 1 Marion Sutherland; 2 Liam Bain; 3 Linda Tait. Display of three fuchsia heads: 1 Linda Tait; 2 Shirley Alexander; 3 Liam Bain. Display of three geranium heads: 1 Marion Sutherland; 3 Linda Tait; 3 Carol Place.
Display of three begonia heads: 1 Linda Tait; 2 Carol Place; 3 Marion Sutherland.
Vegetables
Three onions from sets: 1 Maureen Johnson; 2 Mona Larsen; 3 Don Manson. Six shallots: 1 Don Manson. Six pods of peas: 1 Don Manson.
Four tomatoes: 1 Linda Tait; 2 Maureen Johnson; 3 Mona Larsen. Cabbage: 1 Don Manson; 2 Mona Larsen.
Four potatoes (coloured): 1 Lynda MacDonald; 2 Linda Tait. Four potatoes (white): 1 Lynda MacDonald; 2 Don Manson; 3 Maureen Johnson.
Three leeks (blanch): 1 Maureen Johnson. Three carrots: 1 Maureen Johnson; 2 Don Manson; 3 Karen Mackay. Three beetroot; 1 Don Manson; 2 Maureen Johnson.
Any other vegetable: 1 Maureen Johnson; 2 Linda Tait; 3 Don Manson. Basket of mixed vegetables: 1 Maureen Johnson. Bunch of mixed herbs: 1 Carol Place; 2 Mona Larsen; 3 Linda Tait.
Herbs growing in a pot: 1 Linda Tait.
Fruit
Basket of fruit: 1 Mona Larsen; 2 Linda Tait.
Floral art
Arrangement depicting 30 years of Reiss Gardening Club: 1 Linda Tait. Arrangement in a picture frame: 1 Linda Tait; 2 Ray Richard; 3 Carol Place. My favourite refreshment: 1 Dawn Sinclair; 2 Carol Place; 3 Ray Richard.
Novice section
Arrangement in a cup and saucer: 1 Shirley Alexander; 2 Dawn Sinclair.
Trophy-winners
Pot plants – Lorna Ross Trophy: Linda Tait. Cut flowers – Fiona White Memorial Trophy: Linda Tait. Vegetables: Don Manson. Fruit: Mona Larsen.
Jack Sutherland Memorial Trophy for fruit and vegetables: Linda Tait. Floral art trophy: Linda Tait. Peggy Harvey Trophy for club member with most points: Linda Tait.
Quaich for best exhibit: Maureen Johnson. Overall winner – Silver salver for most overall points: Linda Tait.
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