King's Lynn Horticultural Society klhs.co.uk
October 2015 Volume 2, Issue 3
KLHS News
Prize winners at the 2015 show Visitors to the show were able to see an assortment of fruit and vegetables, baking, colourful flowers and an impressive array The Society’s 126th annu- of art and craft entries. The junior section was al show, held at South even better supported Wootton Village Hall in this year and included August, continued the some very imaginative runaway success of last year’s, with 28 exhibitors. items.
THE 2015 SHOW –ANOTHER WINNER
Although the number of entrants was the same as in 2014, there were fewer entries—220 this year compared with 289 last year—but in a slightly wider range of classes.
Amberley Hall Care Home maintained their interest in the class for bedding plants in unusual containers by placing them in a television.
Prizes were handed out However, they were still by borough councillor, well over the 139 submit- Elizabeth Nockolds, who is also the Society's Vice ted in 2013. President.
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A sunflower with three heads, kindly planted by the birds.
INSIDE THIS ISSUE List of trophy winners
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Members’ Visit to Harlow Carr 2 Christmas Dinner Menu
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Members’ Visit
to Harlow Carr 4
PRIZE WINNERS AT THE 2015 SHOW Mrs Kenneth Bush Cup Mr Coates Cup West Norfolk Produce Cup 90th Birthday Cup Audrey Brookes Rose Bowl Cobbold Cup Mrs W R Sadler Cup Members’ Cup Twaite Cup A Anderson Cup Ray Smith Bowl R Doubleday Plaque Mrs F E Fox Cup Victory Cup Barbara Baker Cup Ray Garner Memorial Cup Banksian Medal
John Bocking Stella Mills Rachel Vyse John Bocking Rachel Vyse John Bocking Rita Crown John Player Rita Crown Rita Crown Rita Crown Kelvin Fairweather Amberley Hall Imogen Suiter Ann Player Rita Crown Patricia Schofield
Perry Cup Caithness Crystal Vase
Rita Crown Rita Crown
Left, an entry for a handiwork class. Right, junior section fruit and veg animals.
MEMBERS’ VISIT TO HARLOW CARR THIS YEAR’S MEMBERS’ OUTING TO HARLOW CARR ON SEPTEMBER 19TH WAS ENJOYED BY 15 MEMBERS. THE SOCIETY CHAIRMAN, EDDIE BARBER, HAS PROVIDED THIS ENGAGING REPORT:
After just two-and-a-half hours we arrived at Harlow Carr, an RHS garden, very near to Harrogate, in Yorkshire. On arrival we were quickly met by a “front of house” employee. She presented us with maps of the garden, lapel stickers to allow us in and pointed out one or two parts of the garden of par(Continued on page 4)
CHRISTMAS DINNER Amazingly, it’s time to think about Christmas once more! The Society has chosen the Stuart House Hotel, in King’s Lynn, for its annual celebration, which has been arranged for Sunday, December 6th. Please arrive at 12.30pm for a 1pm start. The meal costs £17.50 and orders should be telephoned to Eddie Barber on 01553 671502 or emailed to Steve Barker at steve.barker495@btinternet.com. Please place your orders by November 11th to avoid disappointment.
“Please place your orders by November 11th to avoid disappointment.” Cream of Vegetable Soup Served with fresh crusty bread and butter Smoked Salmon Rosettes with apple chutney and lemon chilli dressing Goats Cheese and Bacon Tart served with salad leaves Roast Norfolk Turkey with sage & onion stuffing, roast potatoes, pigs in blankets and a Yorkshire pudding Loin of Pork with a mushroom and tarragon sauce, colcannon mash and seasonal vegetables Oven Baked Salmon with ratatouille and new potatoes Chestnut, Spinach and Peppers En-croute (v) with creamed leek sauce and roast potatoes Christmas Pudding with brandy sauce White Chocolate Cheesecake with mulled berries Spiced Apple and Cider Syllabub with shortbread
Tea or Coffee and Mince Pies
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ticular interest.
been a blaze of colour.
At last the kitchen garden. Most of the crops were grown in raised At this point, my wife and I left beds. Except, that is, for the potathe main group and headed off. toes and luckily, at that moment, The garden covers 58 acres and two chaps were lifting some, so we did not expect to see it all. much to a small gathering’s interOur first visit was to the Alpine est. And what potatoes they House. This, in fact, was very were—some, in fact, many must large and contained scores, if not have weighed in excess of 1 1/2 hundreds, of alpine plants. Very pounds. You wouldn’t get many interesting indeed. Just outside of these in a dozen! The man in the Alpine House was a very wide charge informed us that no fertiborder, in fact, a meadow of wild liser is used except that mushflowers that ran the length of the room compost is dug in each House. At this point I rememyear. Oh, and I must not forget bered I’d forgotten my camera. the rhubarb—how many varieties However, we walked, or rather I couldn’t count. So my wife and I dawdled, on until we arrived at moved on to another seat for anthe perfume garden—not too other rest. After this respite, we much scent at this time (late Sepfound the stream, that we had tember). There we sat down and been told initially ran right had some lunch. After half an through the garden, virtually cuthour, we moved on looking for ting the garden in half. The the kitchen garden. However, our stream proved to be a mere dribnext point of call was the ale and ble (very reminiscent of the Sevcider festival, with all its accouen Sisters ditch in the Walks). trements— ice cream kiosk, tea Time was getting on so we made and coffee and barbecue includour way back to the plant centre. ing a hog roast. We rested here This proved to be very large, with with an ice cream each. Here I a huge selection of plants, shrubs must say that the garden has and tools, etc. But, oh dear, the plenty of seating, which is a prices. The shop was very much blessing for elderly folk like my the same as in any RHS shop. wife and I. Well it must be nearly time for us We moved on, stopping to adto return home. We are very mire the very large perennial bortired, but have had a most enjoyders. These were very nice, and able Saturday but tomorrow, will the content interesting, but a we be able to get out of month ago must have bed?!