The Show Schedule gives you all the details of how to enter the show, a list of classes and all the show rules. If it is flowers, fruit or veg you are planning to enter, there are handy tips for how to display them, eg tomatoes should have the stalk attached. There are also sections for flower arrangement, the kitchen, craft, photography, art and classes for children.
Entries should be made using the online form or by completing the pdf form (see buttons above). Entry is free if you enter either via the online form or by email to to admin@BatcombeHorti.org.uk between Monday 14 and Thursday 24 July or in person between 5-8pm on Thursday 24 July at the south porch of Batcombe church. Please enter any class that you think you might have an exhibit for.
The show starts at 2pm and teas and refreshments are available all afternoon. Prize giving and raffle draw is from 4pm, after that you can collect your exhibits.
After the show there will be a party at the Jubilee Hall from 6pm
Pulled pork buns with apple sauce, coleslaw, stuffing (veggie option available) and salad leaves plus a celebration cake.
Tickets must be purchased in advance: £12 adults / £6 children and from Karen Slocombe 07986 804164
Show classes by section - please refer to the show schedule for full details of each class, notes and show rules
VEGETABLES
1 Three potatoes (one named variety)
2 Potato - single tuber (different named variety from class 1)
3 Three salad potatoes (one named variety)
4 Three large onions (trimmed)
5 Three onions - no bulb to exceed 225g (trimmed)
6 Three shallots (separate and trimmed)
7 Three carrots (up to 15cm)
8 Three carrots (over 15cm)
9 Five cherry tomatoes
10 Three tomatoes (not cherry)
11 Five pods of broad beans
12 Five pods of runner beans
13 Five pods of French beans
14 Five pods of peas
15 One head of lettuce
16 A pot of cut-and-come-again lettuce (30cm pot max)
17 Three radishes
18 Three beetroots, any colour
19 One cucumber
20 Two courgettes
21 One cabbage, any variety
22 One cauliflower, any variety
23 Any other vegetable
24 A collection of vegetables - six distinct varieties (30cmx45cm base)
25 A pot of "Purple Ball" basil
26 Any vegetable - NOVICES ONLY
27 The longest runner bean
28 A collection of tiny veg – three or more kinds
29 The most amusing looking vegetable
30 The smallest ripe tomato
FRUIT
31 Three eggs (any variety)
32 A saucer of raspberries (stalks in)
33 A saucer of currants – red, black or white (stalks in)
34 Six gooseberries (stalks in)
35 Three sticks of rhubarb
36 Any other fruit not mentioned above (a dish of one variety)
37 Five different kinds of fruit and/or veg on a plate – show us what you’ve got!
38 Any of the above classes - NOVICES ONLY
FLOWERS
39 Any single stem bloom - for the Peter Hall Cup
40 A rose - one bloom
41 1 multi-headed rose stem, any variety
42 Vase of at least 4 kinds of purple annual and/or perennial flowers
43 Mixed annuals in a jam jar, at least three kinds
44 Penstemon - three stems
45 Phlox - three stems
46 Gladioli - one stem
47 Dahlias, decorative, six blooms, any variety
48 Dahlias - an exhibit of mixed blooms, any cultivars, five stems
49 Annual sweet peas - six stems for the David Dale Cup
50 Perennial sweet peas - six stems
51 Hydrangea - one bloom
52 Clematis - one bloom
53 Vase of 3 stems of one kind of flower not previously mentioned
54 Indoor pot plant (flowering or foliage, including succulents and orchids)
55 A collection of culinary herbs in a jam jar
56 Geranium 'Aristo Black Beauty'
57 Any of the above classes - NOVICES ONLY
58 Most fragrant sweet peas - one stem - to be judged by the public
FLOWER ARRANGEMENT
59 “75th Celebration”
60 “Diamonds and Sparkles”
61 Hand tied posy exhibited in a jam jar
62 An arrangement using foliage and coloured stems only
63 Any of the above classes – NOVICES ONLY
THE KITCHEN
64 A jar of jelly - any variety
65 A jar of jam - any variety
66 A jar of marmalade
67 A jar of honey
68 A jar of fermented food (e.g. kimchi, sauerkraut etc)
69 Bread – handmade loaf (machine-free)
70 Bread – machine-made
71 Five cheese biscuits, diamond shaped
72 A side plate of at least six canapes (one or more types, all elements to be home-made)
73 Flapjacks Bake Off (partial recipe on the right or below)
74 A celebration cake (23cm max)
75 Three apple turnovers (pastry can be bought)
76 Three chocolate cookies (10cm max)
77 Six decorated party cup cakes
78 A cake of your choice - NOVICES ONLY
79 A fruit spirit (e.g. sloe gin, plum brandy, etc)
80 Bottle of homemade cordial
Flapjacks recipe (for class 73)
Using 500g of ingredients:
15% golden syrup
15% soft brown sugar
25% butter
45% porridge oats
Prepare a baking tin
Melt butter, syrup and sugar, add oats
Bake in oven until turning golden brown
Cool, cut into shapes
CRAFT
81 Upcycled article, state the old article, max 50cm width and length
82 Piece of tapestry or a design, max 50cm width and length
83 Paper-mâché mask, max 50cm width and length
84 Kite in the shape of a diamond, max 50cm width and length
85 A fascinator
88 An animal made from vegetables and / or fruit to celebrate our 75th anniversary
87 Something knitted for a child – for the Myra Wiltshire Cup
88 Any of the above classes - NOVICES ONLY
PHOTOGRAPHY
89 Water
90 Sunlight
91 Working Hard
92 Animals in action
93 View Through a Window
94 Horti still life
95 A Batcombe Celebration
96 Any of the above classes - NOVICES ONLY
ART
97 A witty ditty celebrating 75 years of the Horticultural Society
98 A picture, any medium, celebrating the joy of gardens or gardening, max size A3
99 A collage from recycled materials
100 A painted egg displayed in an egg cup
101 A flower made from paper, can be painted
102 Any of the above classes - NOVICES ONLY
CHILDREN'S SECTION
OPEN classes for ALL CHILDREN age 16 years and under on August 31st 2025. Please state age on exhibit.
103 A miniature garden for the Jo Bloor Cup
104 A pot of nigella, grown from seeds collected at the plant swap
105 The yuckiest slug or snail - in a jar!
Age 7 years and under on August 31st 2025
106 My favourite party food, covered in cling film .A self-portrait, any medium
107 A pressed flower
108 One thing I have grown to eat
109 Celebratory piece of jewellery such as badges, bracelets, earrings, tiaras, hair clips etc
Age 11 years and under on August 31st 2025
110 My favourite party food, covered in cling film .A self-portrait, any medium
111 A pressed flower
112 One thing I have grown to eat
113 Celebratory piece of jewellery such as badges, bracelets, earrings, tiaras, hair clips etc
Age 16 years and under on August 31st 2025
114 My favourite party food, covered in cling film .A self-portrait, any medium
115 A pressed flower
116 One thing I have grown to eat
117 Celebratory piece of jewellery such as badges, bracelets, earrings, tiaras, hair clips etc