FRITTENDEN GARDENING SOCIETY YEAR BOOK New class 38 Arrangement of flower heads New class 38. Including schedules for Spring & Autumn Shows

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1 FRITTENDEN GARDENING SOCIETY YEAR BOOK 2017 New class 38 Arrangement of flower heads New class 38 Including schedules for Spring & Autumn Shows Programme of visits, Annual Talk and AGM Membership: 5 Individual/ 10 Family All information available on the website: 1

2 Frittenden Gardening Society Committee President: Sue Martin Chairman Duncan Rouse Treasurer Nicola Robinson Secretary Patricia Palmer Show Secretary Diane Campos Website Rosalind Riley Margaret Knight The committee meets several times a year and welcomes new ideas or suggestions for future visits, show recipes, offers to host a visit or comments concerning the website or programme of events. FGS holds a Spring and Autumn Show. Entry forms and fees should be submitted by the Wednesday evening preceding the show to allow time for the organisation of vases, paperwork etc. Points are awarded to all placed entries and trophies awarded accordingly. Entries must be brought to the hall between 8am and 9.30am prompt on the morning of the show and the hall vacated by 9.45am to allow judging to take place at 10am. All trophies are perpetual and must be returned to the Show Secretary at least 3 days beforehand. 2

3 Programme of Events for 2017 Saturday 1st April SPRING SHOW. See p.7 for schedule of classes. Staging of entries from 8am. Doors open to public at 3pm.Tea and cake served, raffle draw and presentation of trophies. Thursday 15th June at 3pm. Visit to Godinton House. This is a will be a joint outing with the History Society to enjoy the wonderful house and acres of gardens at Godinton, on the outskirts of Ashford. We are planning to walk around the different areas accompanied by one of the gardeners to guide us then we will have tea and cakes to be followed by a guided private tour of the house highlighting the outstanding pieces of the collection and explaining the 600 year history of the house. We will set off at 2.15 from the Memorial hall car park. The cost will be approx. 9 tbc. Friday 23rd June starting at 6.30pm VILLAGE GARDEN SAFARI. This year we will be visiting: Ann Mahoney at Street Farm Cottage, The Street, TN17 2DD Chris & Sue Boyd at Old Farmhouse, Biddenden Road. TN17 2BE Jeremy & Janice Elsom at Buckhurst Farm, Biddenden Road. TN17 2BE for refreshments. Saturday 1st July at 3pm. Visit to Willesley Garden Cottage. Nick and Rosie Eveleigh have kindly agreed to us visiting their delightful garden in Cranbrook. This is a very pretty formal garden with mixed herbaceous borders, box hedging and raised beds. There will be a 5 per head donation for charity. Please car share if possible as parking is very limited.and We will leave the Memorial hall at 2.45pm. Willesley Garden Cottage, Waterloo Road, Cranbrook. TN17 2EU pto 3

4 Wednesday 19th July at 6pm Visit toorchard House, Marden. This will be an early evening visit courtesy of Jeanette Lerwill. Orchard House is described as a dreamy garden with a gravel bed, a new shady border and a cottage style border. The bee friendly beds join a romantic rose-covered arbour, which leads to a hedged ornamental vegetable garden in a potager style. Attached to the garden is Wheelgate Nursery also run by Jeanette, specialising in herbaceous perennials and ornamental grasses so you can treat yourself and your garden. Entry will be 4 to include tea and cake. Saturday 2nd September AUTUMN SHOW See p.12 for schedule of classes. Staging of entries from 8am. Doors open to public at 3pm. Tea and cake served, raffle draw and presentation of trophies. The Committee have decided to move the date of the AGM from October to February. This will allow more time to audit the yearly accounts and to enable us to start the year with an interesting talk and renewal of subscriptions and distribution of the Yearbook. There will not therefore be a meeting in October and the new AGM date in February will be announced later. 4

5 Spring Show Awards and Trophies Current holders 2016 Wordsworth Cup Awarded to member gaining most points in classes 1-8 for daffodils Margaret Knight Spring Blooms Cup Awarded to member gaining most points in classes 9-18 Patricia Palmer Floral Art Cup Awarded to member gaining most points in classes June Bull Joyce Newstead Cup Awarded for best floral exhibit in the show Pauline Finn Spring Show Trophy Patricia Palmer Awarded to member gaining most points overall Kitchen Cup Awarded to member gaining most points in classes Joan Burgess Autumn Show Awards and Trophies Current holders 2016 Homeleigh Challenge Bowl Awarded for member gaining most points in Duncan Rouse classes 1-19 Ashbee Cup Awarded to member gaining most points in Margaret Knight classes Peasridge Challenge Bowl Awarded to member gaining most points in June Bull classes Kitchen Cup Awarded to member gaining most points in Joanna Beech classes Autumn Show Trophy Duncan Rouse Awarded to member gaining most points overall 5

6 Daffodil Division definitions Trumpet Trumpet ( Corona ) as long as or longer than petals Large -cupped Corona/ Cup more than ⅓ but less than equal to the length of petals Small-cupped Corona/Cup not more than ⅓ length of petals 6

7 Spring Show Schedule Saturday 1st April 2017 at 3pm 1. 3 Trumpet daffodils -1 variety 2. 3 Large-cupped daffodils -1variety 3. 3 Small-cupped daffodils -1variety 4. 3 Multi-headed daffodils -1 variety 5. 3 Double daffodils -1 or more varieties 6. 3 Miniature daffodils -1 or more varieties 7. 3 Miniature multi-headed daffodils -1 or more varieties 8. 5 different daffodil heads displayed on a bed of moss in a drip tray (provided) 9. 3 stems of tulip -1 or more varieties stems of primula -1 or more varieties, without leaves and in own vase stems of polyanthus -1 or more varieties, without leaves and in own vase stems of shrub in flower -1 or more varieties 13. Any bulb or bulbs grown in pot by competitor stems any other Spring flower, bulbs,rhizomes or corms only, NOT daffodils or tulips pansy or viola heads placed on sand in a saucer -1 or more varieties camellia bloom - displayed on a saucer of water heads of hellebores displayed in own bowl floating on water -1 or more varieties 18. A collection of Spring flowers inc. shrubs from own garden in own container. Only 1 representative from each family e.g. 1 daffodil, 1 tulip etc. Attach a numbered list of each kind. 7

8 19. 3 specimens of any winter vegetable sticks of untrimmed rhubarb (forced eligible for more points) Floral Art 21. An arrangement of spring flowers 22. An arrangement using mainly foliage Pot plants 23. A pot plant judged on its flowers (in exhibitor s care for at least 3 mths) 24. A pot plant judged on its foliage (in exhibitor s care for at least 3 mths) 25. An orchid in a pot (in exhibitor s care for at least 6 mths) Cookery 26. Sticky Ginger & Lemon curd cake 27. Cheese Pancetta Cups x 1lb jar of chutney, label with date made x 1lb jar of marmalade, label with date made jar of freshly made citrus curd, label with date and use cellophane lid Photography 31. A photograph of Kentish landscape Children s classes 32. A posy of garden flowers 33. A model animal made from fruit, vegetables and/or sweets The Daffodil Challenge daffodil bulbs grown in a pot as supplied at the AGM Open Classes 50p entry on the day 20 daffodil stems in own container. 1 or more varieties Any flower not in schedule 8

9 Recipes for 2017 Sticky Ginger & Lemon Curd Cake 140g butter cut into cubes 1 large egg 300g self raising flour 140g dark muscovado sugar 1 tsp cinnamon 140g black treacle 1 tsp bicarbonate of soda 140g golden syrup 2 tsp mixed spice 300ml milk 1 tsp ginger 150g lemon curd 2 balls stem ginger (diced)+syrup 100g cream cheese 200ml double cream 3 tbs icing sugar 1. Preheat oven to 160ºC/ FAN140ºC /Gas 3. Grease and line a deep 20cm round tin. 2. Whizz flour, bicarb, spices and butter in processor then tip into a bowl. 3. Gently heat the sugar, treacle, golden syrup, and milk in a pan until the sugar dissolves then turn up the heat and bring to just below boiling point. 4. Pour this mixture into the dry ingredients and stir well. 5. Beat in the egg until mixture resembles a pancake batter, then pour into the tin and bake for approx. 50 mins or until a skewer poked in the centre comes out clean. Leave to cool in the tin. 6. For the filling, mix the curd with the diced ginger. 7. Beat 4 tbs of ginger syrup with the cream cheese, double cream and icing sugar until thick enough to hold its shape. 8. Split the cooled cake in 2 and spread 1 side with lemon curd and the other with creamy filling then sandwich together. 9. Lightly dust with icing sugar and display on a white plate. Cheese Pancetta Cups 50g unsalted butter 1 large leek 50g plain flour 1 tsp English mustard powder 500ml milk 150g Strong Cheddar cheese grated 225g macaroni cooked oil for greasing 36 rashers pancetta 25g white breadcrumbs 1. Preheat the oven to 220ºC/FAN 200ºC/Gas 7. Melt 1 tsp butter in frying pan, add chopped leek, cover and cook gently for 15mins. Uncover and cook for further 3 mins until liquid has evaporated. 2. Melt 50g butter in pan, stir in flour to make a paste and cook gently for 2 mins. Add the mustard powder and gradually stir in milk, cook for 5 mins until smooth and thick. Remove from heat and add the leek and most of the cheese (save some for topping) 3. Combine cooked macaroni with sauce. Season. 4. Lightly grease 12 hole muffin tin and line each hole with 3 rashers of pancetta then fill with macaroni mixture. Toss remaining cheese with the breadcrumbs and pepper then sprinkle on top and bake for 20 minutes. Allow to cool. 5. Display 6 on a white plate. 9

10 Orange and Almond Puff tarts 1 pack puff pastry 90g ground almonds 40g caster sugar 25g icing sugar + extra for dusting Zest of 1 lemon finely grated ½ tsp almond extract 1 medium egg- separated 4 tbsp orange curd 1. Preheat the oven 200ºC/Fan 180º/Gas 6 then grease a 12 hole bun tin. 2. Put the almonds, sugars, zest and almond extract into a bowl 3. Lightly beat the egg white then add 4 tsp of the egg white to the almond mixture and stir to form a stiff paste. 4. Roll out the pastry to 3mm thick and cut out 8cm rounds with a fluted pastry cutter then press into the 12 hole tin. 5. Roll out the paste on a surface dusted with icing sugar and cut out 6cm rounds. Press these into pastry cases. 6. Put a small tsp of the curd in each pastry centre and brush the top edges with beaten egg yolk. 7. Bake for mins until pale golden. 8. Allow to cool before dusting with icing sugar. 9. Serve on a white plate. Pear, Blue Cheese and Walnut Muffins 250g self raising flour 1 large firm pear -chopped 100g walnuts roughly chopped 100g Greek yoghurt 2 medium eggs 150ml whole milk ½ tsp bicarbonate of soda ½ tsp baking powder 200g blue cheese 40g unsalted butter 60g plain flour 20g mature cheddar -grated 1. Preheat the oven to 200ºC/Fan 180ºC/Gas 6. First make the topping by rubbing together the butter and plain flour until crumb like. Add the grated cheese and season. 2. Line a 12 hole tin with muffin cases. Sift the self raising flour together with the baking powder and the bicarb. Add a pinch of salt then break the blue cheese into chunks and scatter in the bowl. 3. Add the chopped walnuts and pear. Stir together. 4. Whisk the yoghurt,eggs and milk together then pour onto the dry ingredients and fold in. Do not overwork the mixture. 5. Spoon the batter into the cases and sprinkle over the topping. 6. Bake for mins until well risen and golden. 7. Allow to cool. 8. Display 6 on a white plate. 10

11 AUTUMN SHOW Class 18 Top Tray Rules The Top tray class is for a collection of 3 types of vegetables taken from the list of 8. The quantity of each vegetable required is given in brackets: Carrots (3) Cabbages (2) Parsnips (2) Beetroot (2) Potatoes (3) Runner Beans (6) Onions (3) Tomatoes (6) Each type of vegetable will be judged out a total of 20 points: 7 points for size, shape and colour; 7 points for condition; 6 points for uniformity The overall mark will therefore be out of a total of 60. All vegetables should be displayed within an area no greater than 18 x 24 and a tray or board can be used but not accessories such as plates, sand or rings. Notes for exhibitors and judges: Carrots, beetroot and parsnips should have foliage trimmed back to 7cm. Beans to have some stalk attached. Tomatoes to be displayed with calyces ( the green flower bud case) Judges may handle exhibits, open pods etc to check quality. Judges to use their discretion remembering exhibits may come from inexperienced exhibitors. the points should be marked on exhibitors cards. Any queries that arise should be referred to and decided by the show officials. 11

12 Autumn Show Schedule Saturday 2nd September 2017 at 3pm 1. 4 Coloured potatoes 2. 4 White potatoes 3. 3 Carrots 4. 3 Onions weighing over 250g 5. 3 Onions weighing less than or equal to 250g 6. 9 Runner beans 7. 5 Standard tomatoes diameter greater than 35mm 8. 5 Cherry type tomatoes diameter less than or equal to 35mm 9. 1 Cabbage Beetroot Courgettes 4-6 inches in length Marrow Maximum length 15 inches Cucumber Cobs of sweetcorn Shallots (presented on a saucer of sand) Parsnips 17. Parsley growing in a pot 18. Top tray vegetables See rules overleaf 19. A Basket or trug of vegetables to be judged by content, quality and arrangement Cooking apples -all 1 variety Dessert apples -all 1 variety Pears 23. A collection of culinary herbs in a ½ pint container. Please display a list of all herbs. Flowers stems of hardy perennial, 1 variety over 2ft tall stems of hardy perennial, 1 variety less than or equal to 2ft tall Specimen rose, single bloom, no buds Roses, 1 or more varieties, single bloom no buds Stems of cluster flowered roses, 1 or more varieties Stems of dahlia, 1 or more varieties Stems annual sunflower- 1 variety Stems of cultivated grass in flower - 1 variety stems of any annual- 1 variety 12

13 33. 2 Stems of flowering shrub or tree- 1 or more varieties Stems of berried or fruiting shrub or tree- 1 or more variety Seed head or stem of seed heads Stems of perennial aster- 1 variety 37. A collection of garden flowers in own container. Not judged on arrangement. 38. An arrangement of flower heads floating on water in own container. Judged on quality of the blooms, colour and arrangement. Pot plants 39. A pot plant judged on its flowers (in exhibitor s care for at least 3 mths) 40. A pot plant judged on its foliage (in exhibitor s care for at least 3 mths) 41. Any cactus or succulent (in exhibitor s care for at least 3 mths) Cookery 42. Orange and Almond Puff tarts 43. Pear, Blue cheese and Walnut muffins x 1lb jar jam, label with type and ate made x ½lb (approx.) jar fruit jelly Please use non commercial jars with either new lids or wax discs+cellophane tops Floral Art 46. An arrangement of garden flowers 47. An arrangement of autumnal foliage Photography 48. A photograph of Summertime Children s classes 49. A posy of flowers in a jar of water 50. A picture collage using seeds, leaves, flowers etc. A4 size The Potato Challenge 51. Grow as many potatoes as you can from 1 tuber given out at the spring show. Judged only on weight Open classes 1 specimen rose to be judged on scent by visitors to the show Any fruit not listed in this schedule Any vegetable not listed in this schedule Any other home-made produce 13

14 A handy guide Tips for showing with details on how to display show vegetables, flowers and cookery exhibits is available free of charge to any member. We also loan out a copy of the RHS Horticultural Show Handbook which gives full detail. Our show schedules and other information are available on the website: Please circle the class numbers on the entry form to indicate which classes you wish to enter. 1 form per member. Each class entry costs 30p except the Open classes which can be entered on the day and cost 50p. Please either deliver or your completed forms by the Wednesday preceding the show to: campos@intamail.com Weaversden, Biddenden Road, Frittenden. Please allow enough time to stage your entries and ensure you leave the hall by 9.45am. 14

15 Spring Show Entries by Wednesday 29th March 2017 Name:.. Tel.E mail Classes: Total no. of classes x 30p = Children s classes free, Open classes 50p Autumn Show Entries by Wednesday 30th August 2017 Name. Tel..E mail.. Classes: Total no. of classes x 30p = Children s classes free, Open classes 50p 15

16 BUMBLES PLANT CENTRE Tel Tolehurst Farm, Frittenden, Cranbrook, TN17 2BP Bumbles is proud to support Frittenden Gardening Society and look forward to seeing you all in the near future. Bumbles is an independent garden centre situated between Cranbrook and Staplehurst on the A229. They have a wide selection of interesting and unusual plants well as plenty of garden accessories and tools. See their website for full details: Present your Frittenden Gardening Society Membership card and receive a 10% discount 7 days a week. 16