Damerham and District Horticultural Society held its Spring Show at Damerham Village Hall on March 23.  

A record number of nearly 400 entries filled the Hall with an outstanding display, especially, of Daffodils across all classes.

Flowering shrubs were particularly spectacular with some entries over three feet high!

The Spring theme in the Floral Art was well represented with the theme “Out of the Winter Gloom”  and, for men, “Hats Off to Spring”.

Boiled Fruit Cakes and Coffee and Walnut Victoria Sponges were the stars of the food entries; the judge commented that the standard was very high and the attention to detail and presentation was very high.

There were more than sixty five children’s entries from Western Downland School with some magnificent Easter  Cards and Miniature Gardens.

Prizes were presented by the Society’s President, Jane Hall.

Class winners:

  • Sutton Vane Cup for exhibitor with most points in Amateur Garden Classes: Lucy Jones
  • Daffodil Society Medal for exhibitor with most points in Specialist Classes: David Manston
  • Challenge Cup for best Daffodil in Show: John Manston “Rapture”.
  • Clare Cottam Award for exhibitor with most points in Spring Flowers Classes: Marilyn Harrington
  • David Dampney Award for exhibitor with most points in Flowering Shrubs Classes: shared by David Brooks and Carol Edwards.
  • Challenge Cup for best exhibit in Floral Art Classes: Heather Borrelli
  • Sarah Robbins Award for exhibitor with most points in Cookery and Handicraft Classes: Helen Mullens.