Features and Review

With several sections to the show there were displays of a wide range of flowers, cacti and succulents, Floral Art arrangements, fruit and vegetables, collections of cakes and preserves, handicrafts and work entered by children. This year Chairman of the Horticultural Society John Smith visited three local primary schools to see if they were interested in exhibiting and he was surprised at the interest and enthusiasm schools had for horticulture and the environment. John said,” at the Brixham Church of England Primary School they had poly tunnels, raised beds and chickens. Next year were going to invite all the local primary schools to participate.” In the planter exhibited by the Brixham Church of England School, they had many of the plants self seed from the compost they introduced to it, whilst Furzeham Primary School and Nursery created charming vegetable characters and Chestnut Primary School displayed impressive flowers and vegetables from their school plot.

In the main show this year John explained how the recent weather had seriously affected the number of entries this year, with storms and winds following a good growing season that had smashed down many dahlias, thus dramatically reducing the usual Summer Show exhibits. However Mr Jack Everleigh managed to produce 3 rich burgundy dahlias pom poms blooms winning him first prize, whilst Mr David Philips gained the judges first for his tray of fuchsias.

Again the Floral Art displays, which don't rely on home grown blooms, were full of colour and vibrant arrangements in response to titles such as ‘The Garden in Summer' and ‘The Barrow Boy', with Mrs June Marshall excelling and gaining several firsts, reflecting her highly creative talent for composition and choice of materials.

The Society also holds their next event, the Autumn Show, on Friday 22nd and Sat 23rd of October. The Society meet the first Wednesday of the month at the Roman Catholic Church Hall at 2pm for anyone interested in joining them.