BRAMSHOTT, Liphook and District Horticultural Society held its final show of the year at the Church Centre on Portsmouth Road.

Despite difficult weather conditions during the summer months, members still managed to exhibit a good selection of vegetables, flowers and plants. 

Popular classes this year were chilli plants, fuchsia plants, Michaelmas daisies, and runner beans.

Long-standing cookery judge Mary Harvey finally decided that, after 18 years of judging cookery classes, it was time to retire.

The committee presented her with a colourful display of autumn flowering plants and everyone was pleased to hear she may enter the cookery class herself next year.

John Gilbert was thrilled to win four prizes including Best in Show and Best Vegetable for his exhibition shallots.

Floral champion Ann Haussauer pulled off a hat-trick winning both the dahlia medals and the Countess of Brecknock Cup for being the most successful exhibitor in the flower classes.  

Another floral champion was Jenny Blake, who after several years of absence, won the Reg Elliott trophy for her entry in the cut flowers (three distinct kinds) and the Floral Cup for her “birthday posy” and “harvest time” displays.

Other winners included Robert Ilsley, Katrina and Sarah Bicknell and Olivia Stilwell.

The next event in the society’s calendar is a talk entitled ‘Putting the Garden to Bed,’ due to be held at 7.45pm at the Church Centre, on Thursday, October 19.

Non members are welcome to attend in return for a small fee.

* For more details about the society, call Helen Brown on 01428 722875.

Cup winners:

Bob Bell Trophy: John Gilbert

Vian Cup for Shallots: John Gilbert

Countess of Brecknock Cup: Ann Haussauer

Silver Medal National Vegetable Society: John Gilbert 

Silver Medal National Dahlia Society: Ann Haussauer

Reg Elliott Trophy for Cut Flowers: Jenny Blake

Lady Skelhorn Best Exhibit Trophy: John Gilbert

Bronze Medal National Dahlia Society: Ann Haussauer 

WA Coyte Challenge Cup (Pot Plants): Robert Ilsley

Floral Cup: Jenny Blake

Cookery Cup: Katerina Bicknell

Betty Coyte Trophy U8s: Sarah Bicknell 

Chestnut Cup (eight years plus): Olivia Stilwell 

(Pictures by Brian Simmons)