Green fingered enthusiasts came together to celebrate growing some wonderful plants and produce at this year's Largs Flower Show.
It featured some tremendous entries from award winning plant displays to a giant cabbage!
After a difficult growing season thanks to the ever changeable Scottish climate, Largs and District Horticultural Society, who stage the show every year, were delighted to see that the quantity and quality of exhibits compared favourably with previous years.
A steady stream of visitors were treated to a colourful spectacle of flowers, pot plants and vegetables including the giant cabbage which was a big talking point.
The floral art exhibits reflected artistic talent and imagination.
Also on display were mouth-watering examples of home-baking, including a special decorated cake class sponsored by West Coast Cakes as well as displays of hobbies and crafts.
Budding talent was also in evidence in the variety of exhibits in the schools, nursery and junior sections.
The society were particularly pleased at the large number of first-time exhibitors and look forward to welcoming them back to future shows.
Drawing special praise were the amazing baskets of fruit and vegetables provided in the Allotment category - and that huge cabbage that had possibly been fed on steroids.
Many of the visitors also enjoyed the tearoom where a huge variety of delicious home baked goods were available.
The main prize winner was Saltcoats gardener, David King, who won the Royal Bank of Scotland Quaich for most points overall as well as three other trophies.
The judges had debated long and hard over what would be awarded best exhibit in show before finally deciding on three superb onions from David. He also received the National Vegetable Society Medal for six shallots.
As the show closed the array of very generous raffle prizes donated by local businesses and individuals were handed out to the lucky ticket holders. The giant cabbage was won by a delighted Kim Foster, and is being donated to the Largs Foodbank, with a delighted Wendy Low Thomson pictured below with winner Kim.
The Horticultural Society would like to thank everyone who gave up their time on the day and throughout the year to make the show a success and to the local shops, businesses, organisations and individuals who made generous donations. They look forward to next year’s show.
A full list of prizewinners is given below.
Royal Bank of Scotland Quaich for most points in the show, John W Hunter Cup for overall winner of the show, Largs Challenge Trophy & Blue Ribbon for 3 Onions Best Exhibit in the Show, Joint Winner of the Northfield Cup for most points in Vegetables and the National Vegetable Medal for best Vegetable (6 shallots) David King.
Lord MacAndrew Cup for most point in Pot Plants, Harry Bacon Cup for Most Points in Fuchsias and John Scott Smith Cup for most points in Begonias Hugh Gibson; Alexander MacKay Cup for most points in Cut Flowers and William Murray Cup for best vase of 6 Roses Jim Welsh; Robert Frazer Cup for most points Carnations Ian Dippie;
Albert Stone Cup for most points Dahlias Richard Mussenden; Jean George Trophy for Novice Flower Arranging Diane Lynch; Mrs Jane B Ross Cup Karelia Scott-Daniels; Northfield Cup for Vegetables David King and Ronald Whyte; George D Philip Cup for most points in Hobbies & Crafts Angela McKinney; Joyce Dunlop Trophy for best exhibit in Tapestry Christine Delussey; Agnes Neeson Cup for most points in Baking Eileen Welsh.
Allotment/Community Garden Challenge Wellington Allotments; West Coast Bake-Off Megan Riley.
Junior Section: Royal Bank of Scotland Junior Quaich for most points in Junior Section Leo Riley; Society Shield for most points in 7years and under Ada Riley; 8-11 years Leo Riley; Hobbies & Crafts Holly Wilkin. Largs Viking Festival Cup Bridget Boyce; West Coast Cakes Junior Bake-off Ada Riley; Cardwell Garden Centre Challenge Trophy for best exhibit in School Section Skelmorlie Primary School; Nursery/Early Years Class sponsored by Haylie Stores Largs Early Years Centre.
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