The weather leading up to the show was much kinder to the plants and growers this year compared to last year when we can remember temperatures in excess of 40 degrees centigrade.  This year, thankfully, we even managed without the air conditioning on in the room.

We had less members making entries this year, but the reduced number made more entries than last year.  We had 12 members making 108 entries.  This resulted in 129 exhibits being entered.  This was a wonderful response by those involved.

The quality of the exhibits, as always, was excellent.  Malcom Beerman was awarded the ‘Best exhibit in show’ with a 3½”-9cm plant of George Dawson.  The cultivar George Dawson was a new introduction by Mal Wilkinson, a longtime friend of our George who sadly passed away in 2020.

This year the income for the show was wonderful, with the tombola raising £90.00, thank you Marilyn, plant sales contributed £88.00, thank you Phil, and visitors made donations of £14.00.  This was a great achievement, well done.

As usual I would like to thank all the members who helped to make this year’s show great.  The people who helped with putting on and running the show did an excellent job and it is very much appreciated, thank you.

Bob Malin

Show Secretary

Johnnie Amos presenting Malcolm Beerman with the Ray Campbell Trophy for the Best Pot or Exhibit in Show. He was also awarded the Harris Cup for the Runner Up to the Best Pot or Exhibit in Show.  On the right is Malcom’s pot of George Dawson that was awarded Best Exhibit in Show, perhaps unusually, one of three 3.5" pots.

Northampton & District Fuchsia Society

Saturday 5th August 2023

JUDGE: Rebecca Gillard, BFS Judge

Trophies and Special Awards

Results

Class 1    Beginners.  1 x 3.5"/9cm pot (max).  Any cultivar.  No entries.

Class 2    Beginners.  1 x 5"/13cm pot (max).  Any cultivar.  No entries.

Class 3    Beginners.  Any size pot.  Any Cultivar.  No entries.

Class 4    Intermediate.  1 x 3.5"/9cm pot (max).  Any cultivar.  1 entry.

Class 5    Intermediate.  1 x 5"/13cm pot (max).  Any cultivar.  No entries.

Class 6    Intermediate.  Any size pot.  Any cultivar.  2 entries.

Lewis Northover receiving the Michael Conroy Trophy from Johnnie Amos and his entry in Intermediate Class 4 of Kath van Hanegem.

Class 7    Beginners/Intermediate.  10"/25cm (max) Hanging Pot.  Multi-plant.  Any cultivar.  1entry.

Class 8    Open.  1 x 3.5"/9cm pot (max).  Any cultivar.  6 entries.

A Hanging Pot of Eva Boerg entered by Brian Harbour for which he was awarded the J A Tonnison Trophy for the Beginner/Intermediate Hanging Pot class.

Class 9    Open.  2 x 3.5"/9cm pots (max).  Any matching pair of cultivars.  4 entries.

Class 10 Open.  3 x 3.5"/9cm pots (max).  Any cultivars.  3 entries.

Class 11 Open.  Society Plant – President John Porter.  3.5"/9cm pot (max).  3 entries.

Class 12 Open.  Society Plant – Lillian Annetts.  5"/13cm pot (max).  5 entries.

The John Belton Memorial Trophy being presented to Phil Thorn for his winning entry in the Society Plant classes and his entry of Lillian Annetts.

Class 13 Open.  1 x 5"/13cm pot (max).  Any cultivar.  9 entries.

Class 14 Open.  3 x 5"/13cm pots (max).  Any cultivars.  4 entries.

Class 15 Open.  1 x 5"/13cm (max).  Double flower cultivar only.  5 entries.

Bob Malin receiving the Leo Boullemier Silver Trophy and the BFS Bronze Medal for the Most Points in Classes 8 to 32 and Bob' entry of a matching pair of Nottingham Jubilees in Class 9.

Class 16 Open.  1 x 6"/15cm pots (max).  Any cultivar.  9 entries.

Class 17 Open.  2 x 6"/15cm (max).  Any matching pair of cultivars.  1 entry.

Class 18 Open.  Three pot class.  Any cultivars in 1 x 3.5"/9cm + 1 x 5"/13cm + 1 x 6"/15cm pots.  3 entries.

Class 19 Open.  1 x 7"/18cm pot (max).  Any cultivar.  3 entries.

Class 20 Open.  1 x 7"/18cm pot (max).  Double flower only.  3 entries.

Class 21 Open.  1 x 7"/18cm pot (max).  Variegated Foliage cultivar.  6 entries.

Class 22 Open.  1 x 7"/18cm pot (max).  Encliandra Type (Breviflorae).  5 entries.

Class 23 Open.  Triphylla Type.  Any size pot.  4 entries.

Class 24 Open.  Species, sub-species and variants.  Any size pot.  2 entries.

Class 25 Open.  One pot grown as a structure not specified in any other class.  2 entries.

Phil Hunt being presented with the Lepper Cup and the BFS Blue Rosette for Runner Up to Most Points in Classes 8 to 32 and Phil's entry of Nell B in the 7" pot class.

Class 26 Open.  Mini Standard.  5"/13cm pot (max).  2 entries.

Class 27 Open.  Quarter, Half or Full Standard.  Any size pot.  3 entries.

Class 28 Open.  Half Basket.  One or more plants.  16"/41cm dia. (max).  1 entry.

Class 29 Open.  Full Basket.  One or more plants.  16"/41cm dia. (max).  3 entries.

Pam Pettitt receiving the NDFS 25yr Commemorative Trophy for Peter Pettitt's entry of Daisy Bell in the Full Basket Class, on the right.

Class 30 Open.  6"/15cm (max) Hanging Pot.  One or more plants.  1 entry.

Class 31 Open.  8"/20cm (max) Hanging Pot.  One or more plants.  1 entry.

Class 32 Open.  10"/25cm (max) Hanging Pot.  One or more plants.  3 entries.

Class 33 Open.  6 Fuchsia Flowers.  Different cultivars.  4 entries.

Class 34 Open.  6 Fuchsia Flowers.  All the same cultivar.  4 entries.

Wendy Addington being presented with the J W Jupp & Son Trophy for her best exhibit in the Cut Blooms classes.

Class 35 Open.  An Arrangement of Fuchsia Flowers in a 9"/23cm dia. Glass Bowl.  1entry.

Class 36 Open.  Novelty Class.  24" board with a theme depicting the name of the fuchsia.  3 entries.

Class 37 Open.  A Fuchsia Bonsai exhibit in a Bonsai style container.  1 entry.

Placings for Special Awards

Most Points in Classes 8 to 32

Most 1st Places in Show

Most Points in the Beginners’ Classes

Most Points in the Intermediates’ Classes

Phil Hunt being presented with the Bill Swann Shield for his entry of Mikado in the Novelty Class.

The Chairman's Award goes to Wendy Addington ............... and thank you Johnnie Amos for making a superb job of presenting the trophies.