We are a club for local people who enjoy gardening, travel and country topics.

Anyone can join. There is an annual fee of 20 pounds per annum.

The club meets on the 4th Tuesday of each month at 7.00 pm in the village hall at Mitchel Troy.

Visitors welcome at all meetings.

Enquiries

Gaynor Connor-----01600717133

 Rosemary--Smith-----07970440691

Calendar   2025

  JAN 28th                                                          CANCELLED DUE TO A HEALTH/SICKNESS  PROBLEM

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  FEB                                 Watercolour Painting                                                              Helen    Garlic

MARCH    25th                     Dementia Friends Information Session                         Marianne Piper

                                                      Members ideas for visits

 APRiL 22nd                        Talk by Matthew Symonds (Bristol Gardening Club)       Gardening in small places                                       

                                                 Spring Show---- see classes below this calendar.

MAY                                     8/11th  Malvern  Show ----RHS member tickets   £21.85

                                               27th Talk by Roger from Highfield Farm    Garden  365  no excuses.

 JUNE                                 Talk by Rosemary Smith    propogation of annual plants

                                               See Highfield visit below.June date not possible.

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 JULY . 29th                   Visit to Highfields Garden.        Departure from    Mitchel Troy Village Hall Car park at 2-30pm (own cars)

                                              Please note earlier dates in June were not available

 AUG. .16th                    Annual Show   Entries to be staged by 11am.   For schedule see listing below.

  SEPT.  23rd                     The Sky At Night                     Anthony  Horton

  OCT.22nd                                                                                                                                 

  NOV 

 DEC 

 Annual   Show   August 16th

              Section A    Vegetables  for The Ray Brown Cup

Class  1       3 Potatoes   Red  or 3 potatoes White.

               2.      6 Runner Beans         

              3        Truss of Tomatoes   Vine, Cherry or Plum.

              4         1 Courgette.

              5.         3 Onions  Red or White dressed.

             6.          1 Cucumber.

             7.          Display of Herbs---at least 3 types.

            8.          3 Beetroots   trimmed.

            9.          1 lettuce  any variety.

              Section B     Fruit for   The Mottram  Cup

            10          3 Plums   any variety.

            11.        4 Dessert Apples

            12         4  Cooking Apples.

             13         1 Type of Soft Fruit in a dish

             14         3 Fruits of any kind not one of the above.

               Section C        Flowers

               Cup donated by mr. &  mrs  Daniels

              Awarded  for the most points in this section

              15         Vase of Garden Flowers.

               16        3 Stems of Roses.

                17        1 Specimen Rose.

                18        3 Types of Perennial or Annual Flowers.

                 19.       3 Dahlias.

                 20         5 Sweet Peas.     

                 21          3 Stems of Penstemon

                 22           3 Stems of Hydrangeas.

                  Section D   Flower Arranging for the Mrs  Knight Cup

                  NB   All entries to be prepared at  home.

                   23.         Summer flower arrangement 12 inch square in a basket.

                   24          Petite arrangement     25cm  x 25cm height.   

                   25          Blue arrangement with blue accessories (optional)

                   26.        4 Types of Flowers from your garden.With a garden photo (any time of year)

                 Section E  Handicrafts for the Elsie Phillips Tankard

                     27           A Painting using any  medium

                     28           A photograph  of an animal---A4 size.

                     29           A  Craft item that has been made this year.

                   Section F  Domestic Crafts      

                   Mrs Knight Cup for most points in Section F

                   Elsie Phillips Cup for highest points in  Class 30.

                  Myf Holder Cup for best Welsh Cakes( class 35).

                   Preserves

                    30                 1 jar of raspberry/strawberry/other fruit jam.

                     Bakery

                    31                 Victoria Sponge   (jam  filled only). 

                    32                  Shortbread   round 8 inches 

                    33                  Lemon drizzle tray bake  own recipe.

                     34                 Cake  any size containing a vegetable medium.

                     35                 5 Welsh cakes (no sugar on top).  

                           Section G   Junior Classes

                       36                 3 Cup cakes with a flower decoration.     

                       37                  Pinting of an animal.

                      38                  Lego model of any vehicle   NOT USING A KIT.

                      39                   A garden in a box no larger than 30x 40 cm.

                      40                 A  vegetable or fruit model.

                      MITCHEL TROY  VPA  GARDENING SHOW  RULES

                  Only members can enter except for the Junior Classes

                  Junior Classes are open to childrenof any age.

                  Only 1 entry per class.

                  No entry fees and no prize money except for Junior Classes

                 All entries will be accepted on the day. 

                  Entries must be staged by 11am.Judging will start at 11-30am.

                 Show opens to the public at 2pm All visitors welcome.

                 Entrants must supply their ownexhibit cards with name an class number either on a card or envelope.

                All Cups are held for 1 year and must be returned(  clean) on show day or before to nRosemary Smith .Telephone number 07970440691or email rosemarycole02@googlemail.com

                 Decision of the judges is always final.

                 Hall entries must be cleared by latest 4-15pm on the day

                 The Club Shield is awarded to the entrant with the highest number of overall points in the Show