Categories confirmed for RNLI flower show in Cove

July 21, 2019 Charities

Details of categories for next month’s RNLI flower show in Cove have now been confirmed.

The event in Cove Burgh Hall is always a highlight of summer on the Rosneath Peninsula, with gardeners and bakers competing for a range of trophies before all entries are sold in aid of the lifeboat charity.

Doors open for viewing at 2pm on Saturday August 31 and the prize giving will be at 2.30pm.

But entries must be delivered from 10am until 11.45am in time for judging at 12 noon –only one entry is allowed per person per class.

The classes are as follows:

FLOWERS

Garden Flowers only:

  1. Sweet Peas, 6 spikes
  2. Hydrangeas, 3 blooms
  3. Gladioli, 3 spikes
  4. 3 varieties of herbaceous perennials, 6 stems total
  5. A succulent in a pot, max 25cm
  6. Pelargonium in a pot, max 25cm
  7. Fuchsia in a pot, max 25cm
  8. Foliage & berries arrangement max 41cm high x 36cm wide
  9. Flower Arrangement – small – 20cm overall
  10. Flower Arrangement – max width 60cm – Theme ‘Seasonal Splendour’
  11. Flower Arrangement in a basket 36cm high x 41cm wide
  12. Single Rose

Classes 1–7: Beechgrove Garden Cup; Class 8: Peninsula Magazine Trophy; Class 9: Café at Kilcreggan Salver; Class 10: Lovedale Trophy; Class 11: Janet Hamilton Rose Bowl; Class 12: Kay Turner Cup

VEGETABLES

  1. Parsley, 5 sprigs
  2. Peas, 5 pods
  3. Leeks, 3
  4. French Beans, 5
  5. Onions, 3 (grown from set)
  6. Tomatoes, 3
  7. Cherry Tomatoes, 5
  8. Carrots, 3
  9. Potatoes, 6 (white)
  10. Potatoes, 6 (coloured)
  11. Runner Beans, 5
  12. Courgettes, 3
  13. Cabbage
  14. Cucumber, 1
  15. Beetroot, 3
  16. Any other veg not mentioned above
  17. Herbs, 4 varieties
  18. Arrangement of vegetables, 6 varieties

Classes 13–28: The Loch Long Trophy; Class 29: The Dorothy Geddes Trophy; Class 30: The Dorothy and Alan Will RNLI Trophy

Donations of vegetables welcome jams, preserves etc

  1. Jar of Raspberry Jam 32. Jar of Strawberry Jam
  2. Jar of Lemon Curd 34. Jar of Chutney 35. Blackcurrant Jelly

Classes 31–35: Friendship Cup

BAKING

Entries on an 8” paper plate

  1. 1lb Homemade bread (not machine-made)
  2. Apple Pie
  3. Gingerbread
  4. Filled Meringues, 4
  5. Fruit scones, 4
  6. Ginger Biscuits, 4
  7. Lemon Drizzle Cake
  8. Chocolate Sponge, Iced 44. Fruit Loaf, 1lb
  9. Carrot Cake

Classes 36–45: The Ardardan Cup

Donations of baking welcome

CHILDREN’S SECTION

Pre-School: 46. A Picture of a Boat on a Paper Plate

P1 -P3: 47. A Lego Lifeboat; 48. A Painted Stone

P4 – P7: 49. A 3D Junk Model (max 18″ x 12″) 50. Design a Flag for Boat

Overall points winner – Silvers Marine Trophy

(All trophies to be retained for one year)

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