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What's going on in

September

 

Sept 1st

 

preparation for transportation of Blooms

 

 

Milk crate prepared ties on canes

 

 

Bottles filled with water and put into crates

 

             

Blooms selected with the use of ties to mark blooms to be cut

 

                     

Blooms then broke of at the base of the plant then they are ....

Stripped of into a pail leaving only leaves required

 

Bloom is then cut to required height they are then crimped at the bottom...

they are then placed immediatley into cold water this appears to reduce any air locks

which may cause the bloom to to go down...

                       

When 4 blooms are cut and ready they are then placed in the crate, the crate holds 6 blooms, they are now ready to go home to be dressed before the show

 

Blooms ready in the car

31/08 - 4th 09

Some of the preparation & show pictures

 

 

Van loaded and ready for a show

notice the vases were set up then spaced out

they were then placed in the holes in the board

and taken to various shows in this manner

in fact we showed our vases of wingfields at

Easington they were young centred they were

then uplifted and taken toThe Northumberland Open at Netherton

two days later they again were uplifted and taken

 to our final show with these flowers which was at Hexham

so sometimes for young flowers and if enough

care was taken they can last up to one week transporting

these vases totalled to 85 miles they had been sitting

in 2 different locations for 2 days a piece and went to the final show

they were starting to feel a bit tired however they were still in good shape

 

below shows the area cut ou to accomodate the vases

 

 

At Easington we were placed 3rd in the 3 x 3s behind John Peace and Frankie Charlton we got 1st & 2nd in the sprays 2nd in the vase of 5 1st & 3rd in the incurves

and 3rd in the Intermediates

 

we then went to Netherton

 

      

and as you can see the centres of the wingfields were still young

we also got 1st & 2nd in the Intermediates

1st & 2nd in the incurves 2nd in the vase of 3 and 2nd in the sprays

it was then onto Hexham and did well against no competition from any of the usual locals so whether they were busy elsewhere or their flowers were not ready

web put up a total of 22 vases and if this was not supporting your local shows then what is

8th September

 

The Seghil Comrades show which was well supported from

the Dahlia growers however not as good as last year from the

Chrysanths growers however it was still good

some of the pictures from the show

 

 

We were placed 2nd in the 3 x 3s behind Archie Waterston who nshowed a stunning

set of wingfields well done Archie

 

 

we were placed 1st in the vase of 3 Medium Reflex

 

                        

          1st Large Intermediate                                  1st Incurve

 

                      

       1st 2 Vases Sprays 3 stems2                     2nd Vase of flowers

 

 

 

 

 

3rd Sept

More blooms cut and placed in various carriers

 

 

The rack loaded with various cultivars

 

Vases with egrets

 

 

 

 

House No.2 National stop for Reflexed Mediums all going well at this time

 

 

 

 

Some pictures of the late Cultivars on the standing grounds

we will be cutting on Monday for the next show on Wednesday and then the cut for the National

 

Final Entry in September Belated

still showing til 25th

National show & results of growers in the N.E.

 

 

Frankie & Joyce Charlton

9 x 5 Mixed Vases

 

 

Frankie & Joyce Charlton

 1st Place  6 x 5  Mediums

 

 

John & Allyson Peace

1st 9 x 5 Large

 

 

 

Malcolm & Audrey Simpson

1st 3 x 5 Medium Reflex

 

 

Audrey & Malcolm Simpson

1st 3 x 5s Intermediate & or Incurve

 

 

Our 1st Place 5 x 3s

 

 

John & Allyson Peace

1st Place 5 x 3s Little & Large

 

John & allyson Peace also got a 1st place in the single bloom class

and we were place 2nd