The 2025 Spring Show will take place on Sunday 23rd March at 2:30pm. Prize giving and auction at 4:00pm. If you want to enter the show, go to the end of the list below and list your entry details in the 'List your entries' section. You will need to state your name and classes you wish to enter. The schedule of classes you can enter are: Spring Show - Section A - Flowers, etc. Classes 1 to 11 – One bloom per stem excluding classes 6 and 11 Daffodil divisions are shown on pages 3 and 4 Class Title Variety 1 2 Vases of 3 Daffodils (Division 2) One per vase 2 3 Daffodils (Any Division) One 3 5 Daffodils (Any Division) One 4 5 Daffodils (Any Division) Mixed 5 1 Specimen Daffodil (Division 1) 6 3 Daffodils (Multi headed) (Division 5, 7 or 8) One 7 3 Daffodils (double) (Division 4) One 8 3 Daffodils (novice) (Any Division) One 9 5 Stems Miniature Daffodils (single headed) One or more 10 5 Stems Miniature Daffodils (Division 5, 7 or 8) One or more 11 My Best Daffodil 12 5 Tulips (One bloom per stem) (novice) One or more 13 3 Stems Miniature tulips One or more 14 5 Tulips (one bloom per stem) One or more 15 3 Tulips (one bloom per stem) One 16 1 Camellia bloom 17 Bowl/pot not to exceed 23cm growing any one species of Bulb/Corm /Tuber One or more 18 3 Sprays of Polyanthus (same colour) One 19 5 Sprays of Polyanthus Mixed 20 Chairman’s Challenge (No entry fee) One 21 1 Cut spike of Hyacinth 22 Flowering Orchid 23 An exotic plant (excluding orchids) 24 3 Specimen blooms in a decorative vase (both bloom and vase to be judged). One cultivar 25 1 Vase of ornamental foliage Min. 5 kinds 26 1 Vase of flowering shrubs/trees Mixed 27 1 Vase of Spring flowers (No shrubs) Mixed 28 5 Grape Hyacinths Mixed 29 Pot plant in flower (excluding cacti & orchids) 30 Foliage pot plant (pot not to exceed 25cm) Excluding succulents 31 5 Stems of wallflowers One or more 32 1 cactus or Succulent pot plant 33 3 Sticks of Rhubarb – (natural) One 34 3 Sticks of Rhubarb – (forced) One Spring Show – Section B – Floral Arrangements NO LATE ENTRIES ALLOWED See class for space allowed As nondegradable Oasis has been banned by the RHS, please use a more environmentaly alternative. Novice Classes Class Title 35 A Spring Wreath. (Wreath ring to be supplied.) 36 A front facing triangular arrangement of spring flowers. Size unlimited Open Classes Class Title 37 An Easter arrangement for a church window sill. Space allowed: height unlimited x depth 25cm x width 35cm 38 A woodland landscape Space allowed: height unlimited x depth 25cm x width 30cm. Please refer to the explanation of terms set out at the back of the schedule
Spring Show – Section C – Young Exhibitors’ Section Photographs must be submitted digitally no later than the Friday before the show. Class Title Aged 7 and Under. 39 Junior photography – ‘My Favourite Toy’. Aged 8 to 11 inclusive 40 Junior photography – ‘An Animal Picture’ Spring Show – Section D – Domestic Class Title 41 5 Shortbread biscuits. To your own recipe.
42 Lemon Swiss Roll to recipe Ingredients: 100g. Caster Sugar. Lemon Curd 100g. Self raising flour 2tbsp Caster Sugar 4eggs Zest of 1 lemon. Method: Beat the eggs and sugar together until light and frothy. Fold in the sifted flour and lemon zest. Pour the mixture into a greased tin approx. 33 cms x 23cms lined with baking paper. Bake for 10minues at 200°C/fan180°C/ gas mark 6 until lightly browned. Place some baking paper sprinkled with 2tbsp. caster sugar on to the work surface and upend the sponge from the tin on to it. Peel off the baking paper and leave to cool. Score lightly 2.5 cms from one end. Spread with lemon curd and roll carefully.
43 5 Sausage Rolls 44 5 Rocky Road 45 5 Scones (sweet) 46 A jar of pickles.
Spring Show – Section E – Handicrafts Class Title 47 Any type of greetings card (Not shown @ CGC before) 48 A picture to be coloured Picture to be supplied. 49 Any other kind of handicraft (Not shown @ CGC before)
Spring Show – Section F – Photography Photographs must be submitted digitally no later than the Friday before the show. Class Title 50 First signs of Spring (to be presented digitally) 51 A still life of a 'Vase of Flowers' (to be presented digitally)
Spring Show – Section G – Writing 52 'A Perfect Spring Day' No more than 100 words.
Entries should be submitted by 12 noon on Saturday 22nd March. Entry fee 25p per class. All exhibits should be staged by 10:45am (judging starts promptly at 11:00am).