Open Gardens Presentation Evening 2017

Open Garden Presentation Evening this year was a great success with a very good turnout. The food was excellent, the quiz was taxing and the winners appropriately surprised.

Many thanks to all of the people who opened their gardens for this year’s open gardens and many thanks to all of those members of the CVA who provided food, helped in the kitchen, cleaned up after and otherwise helped to make the evening such a success. Particular thanks to Janet Holden for all her work in organising the judging and Wayne Sanson for the quiz.

The Results were as follows…

Spring Gardens Front

Spring Garden Trophy

1. Mr and Mrs J Pike
2. Mr and Mrs D Hooper
3. Mr and Mrs Hughes

Ladies Cup

1. Mr and Mrs G Wheeeler
2. Mr and Mrs N Roberts
3. Mr and Mrs J Allen

Luttrell Cup

1. Mr R Rigby
2. Mr and Mrs R Cox
3. Mr and Mrs A Mullett

Spring Gardens Back

Spring Cup

1. Mr and Mrs R Clark
2. Mr and Mrs J Allen
3. Mr and Mrs G Wheeler

Highly Commended: Mr R Rigby

Summer Gardens

CVA Challenge Shield for Hanging and Wall Baskets

1. Mr and Mrs J Gardner
2. Mr and Mrs R Sherlock
3. Mr and Mrs G Wheeler

Highly Commended: Mrs L Pople, Mr and Mrs G Barnett, Mr and Mrs J Pike, Mr R Coombes

Wulfruna Shield for Barrels and Tubs

1. Mr and Mrs R Sherlock
2. Mr and Mrs J Gardner
3. Mrs L Pople

Highly Commended: Mr and Mrs J Pike, Mr and Mrs G Wheeler, Mr and Mrs G Barnett

Chairman’s Salver for the Most Unusual Planted Container

1. Mr and Mrs G Wheeler
2. Mr and Mrs G Barnett
3. Mrs J Holden

Melvin Lewison Cup for the Best Small Front Garden

1. Mr and Mrs J Millington
2. Mr and Mrs J Vallis
3. Mr and Mrs F Barrett

Brampton Award for the Best Medium Front Garden

1. Mr and Mrs R Sherlock
2. Mrs L Pople
3. Mr A Beasley

John Raynes Cup for the Best Large Front Garden

1. Mr and Mrs G Wheeler
2. Mr and Mrs J Pike
3. Mr R Rigby

Summer Salver for the Best Small Back Garden

1. Mr and Mrs J Vallis
2. Mr and Mrs J Millington
3. Mr and Mrs J Pike

Somerset Cup for the Best Medium Back Garden

1. Mr and Mrs G Wheeler
2. Mr and Mrs F Barrett

Calecote Cup for the Best Large Back Garden

1. Mr and Mrs R Clark and Mr and Mrs J Allen jointly
2. –
3. Mr and Mrs G Barnett

Chairman’s Shield for the Best Small Vegetable Garden

1. Mr and Mrs G Barnett
2. Mr and Mrs R Sherlock
3. Mr and Mrs P Harris

Highly Commended: Mr and Mrs G Wheeler, Mr and Mrs R Clark

Challenger Cup for the Best Large Vegetable Garden

1. Mr Derrick Farmer
2. Mrs J Holden
3. Mr Arthur Beasley

Scarecrow Trophy for the Best Scarecrow

Mr and Mrs D Strickland “The Tin Man” which was subsequently donated to Catcott Primary School for their “Catstock Music Festival”

Tallest Sunflowers

1. Mr A Beasley 2.806 Metres
2. Mrs E Ellis (plus Grandchildren) 2.206 Metres
3. Mrs S Hamilton 2.17 Metres
4. Mrs L Pople 1.925 Metres
5. Mr and Mrs F Barrett 1.92 Metres
6. Mr D Farmer 1.875 Metres
7. Mr and Mrs R Clark 1.728 Metres
8. Mr and Mrs K Hamlyn 1.692 Metres
9. Mr and Mrs D Baker 1.640 Metres
10. Mr and Mrs A Gorden Clark 1.609 Metres
11. Mrs J Holden 0.61 Metres

Flowers International Garden Cup for The Judges Best Garden

Mrs and Mrs R Clark and Mr and Mrs J Allen jointly

Visitor’s Cup for the Best Garden as Voted for by the Visitors

Mr and Mrs R Clark

Bernard Paul Cup for Outstanding Contribution to the Village

Matt Tyler Current Chairman of the CVA

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