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2012 Sweet Pea Show

The GFGS 2nd Open Sweet Pea Show was held on 21st July 2012 in Shurdington Community Centre.

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The judge, Mr Harvey who is a qualified sweet pea judge from Bristol, commented that even the non-awarded exhibits were of a much higher standard than last year. We had no non-spenser cultivars, even though there was a class specifically for them. The winner of the best vase was of standard to be expected in a national show.

The winners were:

Three Vase Class

Class 1: Five stems per vase, one distinct cultivar per vase. Spencer type. (This Class was sponsored by Mr. Phil Kerton of Kerton Sweet Peas)

First Prize: Mr Gwilliam

Only one entry was received in this class.

Single Vase Class

Class 2: One vase, white or cream. Five stems per vase. Spencer type.

First Prize: Mr D. Sutton
Second Prize: Mr P. Champion
Third Prize: Mr Webb

Four entries were received in this class.

Class 3: One vase, red, orange/red or orange. Five stems per vase. Spencer type.

First Prize: Mr Gwilliam
Second Prize: Mr Webb

Two entries were received in this class.

Class 4: One vase, magenta, maroon or purple. Five stems per vase. Spencer type.

First Prize: Mr Webb
Second Prize: Mr P. Macey
Third Prize: Mr P. Champion

Four entries were received in this class.

Class 5: One vase, mauve, lavender or blue. Five stems per vase. Spencer type.

First Prize: Mr D. Sutton
Second Prize: Mr R. Scrivens
Third Prize: Mr P. Macey

Five entries were received in this class.

Class 6: One vase, pink. Five stems per vase. Spencer type.

First Prize: Mr R. Scrivens
Second Prize: Mr Webb
Third Prize: Mr P. Macey

Three entries were received in this class.

Class 7: One vase, picotee or fancy. Five stems per vase. Spencer type.

First Prize: Mr P. Champion
Second Prize: Mr R. Scrivens

Two entries were received in this class.

Class 8: One vase, mixed cultivars. Five stems per vase. Spencer type.

First Prize: Mr Gwilliam
Second Prize: Mr R. Scrivens
Third Prize: Mr R. Scrivens

Seven entries were received in this class.

Mixed Bowl Class.

Class 9: A Bowl of not more than 20 stems of sweet peas. Spencer type. To be viewed all round and judged for quality and decorative effect.

First Prize: Mrs V. Guy
Second Prize: Mr P. Champion
Third Prize: Mr R. Scrivens

Five entries were received in this class.

Class 10: A vase of 5 ‘old fashioned’ sweet peas.
No entries were received in this class

Class 11: A pot or container of flowering sweet pea plants (maximum pot size 8” or 204mm)

First Prize: Mr S. Reed
Second Prize: Mr D. Sutton
Third Prize: Mr Webb

Two entries were received in this class.

Misc. pictures

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The Sweet Pea Show shared a venue with the Cotswold Fuchsia and Pelargonium Society's Show. For photographs from that show, please follow this link

For photographs of the first GFGS Sweet Pea Show, please follow this link

We also have photographs of the GFGS stand at various Malvern Shows:

A forerunner of the Malvern Show was the Gardener's Gala, which was held at Hartpury College:

First Gardener's Gala - July 1974