Page 60 • The HERALD • 27th August 2026 v GROW YOUR BUSINESS WITH THE HERALD v DOWN THE GARDEN PATH All Aspects of Garden Work Undertaken • Driveways • Paving • Artificial Grass • Turfing • Decking • Fencing • Hedge Cutting • Landscaping Hythe Garden Contractors Family company established 1977 For a free quotation please call 023 8084 3556 or 07920 794587 • HEDGE CUTTING • FENCING • PATIOS • TURFING • GARDEN CLEARANCES & MORE For a FREE quotation please call 023 8122 4550 or 07548 355262 AUTUMN LEAF GARDEN WORKS For all your garden clearance and fencing needs Please call 07515 749731 for your free no obligation quote Licence number: CBDL41292 e ower show at Exbury Club was held during the Fete on 1st August, with many entries and new faces welcomed this year. Vegetables and Fruits: 1. Basket, box or trug, max, size 60cm X 40cm, with up to six di erent types of Fruit & Vegetables, one variety of each only: 1st Nikita Nicholson, 2nd Dawn Utterson 3rd Karen Curtis. 2. 4 potatoes, any kind: 1st Paul Bisgrove, 2nd Dawn Utterson, 3rd David Readhead. 3. 4 carrots: 1st Paul Bisgrove, 2nd Maggi Readhead, 3rd Paul Humphriss. 4. 6 runner beans: 1st Nikita Nicholson. 5. 6 French beans: 1st Paul Bisgrove, 2nd Karen Curtis, 3rd Nikita Nicholson. 7. 3 onions, trimmed, red or white: 1st Paul Bisgrove, 2nd Maggi Readhead, 3rd Dawn Utterson. 8. 6 shallots: 1st Dawn Utterson, 2nd Maggi Readhead, 3rd David Readhead. 9. 3 beetroots, trimmed: 1st Paul Bisgrove, 2nd David Readhead, 3rd Dawn Utterson. 10. 4 tomatoes, as grown: 1st David Readhead, 2nd Paul Bisgrove, 3rd Nikita Nicholson. 11. 6 cherry/small fruited tomatoes: 1st Paul Bisgrove, 2nd Dawn Utterson, 3rd David Readhead. 13. 2 Courgettes, 4” to 6” in length: 1st Nikita Nicholson, 2nd Paul Humphriss. 14. 1 marrow max 14”: 1st Frank Wood. 15. Pair of cucumber: 1st Paul Humphriss, 2nd Paul Bisgrove, 3rd Dawn Utterson. 16. 6 so or stoned fruit: 1st Linda Humphriss, 2nd Paul Humphriss, 3rd Kath Adlem. 17. Heaviest tomato: 1st Paul Bisgrove. 18. Any other vegetable not in classes above: 1st Nikita Nicholson, 2nd Maggi Readhead. e Lady Forster Challenger Cup for the most points in the Vegetable Section was awarded to Paul Bisgrove. e George Aldridge Cup for runner up in the Vegetable Section was awarded to Nikita Nicholson, who was also awarded the Exbury Club Cup for the Best Vegetable Collection. Flowers: 19. 5 stems of di erent annuals or biennial owers: 1st Marcus Agius, 2nd Dawn Utterson. 20. 5 stems of di erent hardy perennial owers: 1st Marcus Agius, 2nd Dawn Utterson. 22. 6 pansy or viola heads, the same or mixed: 1st Dawn Utterson, 2nd Maggi Readhead. 23. 1 stem of Hydrangea: 1st Marcus Agius, 2nd David Readhead, 3rd Dawn Utterson. 24. 3 stem of Gladioli: 1st Dawn Utterson, 2nd Marcus Agius. 25. 3 stems of any owering shrub, max width of exhibit 30cm: 1st Marcus Agius. 26. 1 specimen Rose: 1st Marcus Agius, 2nd David Readhead, 3rd Maggi Readhead. 27. 3 hybrid tea roses: 1st Marcus Agius, 2nd David Readhead, 3rd Maggi Readhead. 28. 1 stem Floribunda Rose, including shrub: 1st Marcus Agius, 2nd Maggi Readhead, 3rd Dawn Utterson. 29. 3 Ball Dahlias: 1st Marcus Agius. 30. 3 Decorative Dahlias: 1st Marcus Agius. 32. 3 stems of di erent Fuchias, max width of exhibit 30cm: 1st Marcus Agius, 2nd Dawn Utterson. 33. 6 di erent Fuchsia blooms, set on a card or on a box, name varieties: 1st Dawn Utterson. 34. 1 Fuchsia plant: 1st Dawn Utterson, 2nd Frank Wood. 36. 1 Foliage plant: 1st Dawn Utterson. e Barber Challenge Cup for the most points in the Flower Section was awarded to Marcus Agius. e Louise Hall Cup for the Best Fuchsia Plant was awarded to Dawn Utterson. Cookery: 37. 3 sausage rolls: 1st Maggi Readhead, 2nd Nikita Nicholson, 3rd Helen Kennedy. 38. 3 fruit scones: Joint 3rd Maggi Readhead and Sarah Readhead. 39. Jam tarts: 1st Maggi Readhead. 40. 3 shortbread ngers: 1st Robin Lorence, 2nd Maggi Readhead, 3rd Sarah Readhead. 41. 3 rock cakes: 1st Kath Adlem, 2nd Maggi Readhead, 3rd Sarah Readhead. 42. Lemon Drizzle Cake: 1st Maggi Readhead, 2nd Nikita Nicholson, 3rd Kath Adlem. 43. Victoria sandwich cake: 1st Nikita Nicholson, 2nd Chris Munden, 3rd Robin Lorence. 44. 3 apjacks: 1st Sarah Readhead, 2nd Maggi Readhead. 46. Jar any fruit jam: 1st Paul Bisgrove, 2nd Lindsey Shelley, 3rd Paul Humphriss. 48. Jar of chutney: 1st Kath Adlem, 2nd Helen Kennedy, 3rd Lindsey Shelley. 49. Flavoured gin: 1st Dawn Utterson, 2nd Maggi Readhead, 3rd Helen Kennedy. e Exbury W.I. Cup for the most points in Cookery was awarded to Maggi Readhead. Crafts: 50. Photograph “Woodlands”: 1st Dawn Exbury Club Flower Show Results 2026 Isabella Munden winner of the Children’s cup with Mr Nicholas de Rothschild Continued on page 61
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