There was a wonderful coverage to comply with our schedule with the children standing out for their participation, well done to all. There were also some adults who had never entered in the Floral Art and were quite surprised with their success. Hope we see you all entering the next flower show in 2020.

For the children’s entering we have to thank the coordinator of School Vacation Care, Raewyn Molloy, and her helper at Forbes North School, Maree Yapp, along with support from the Bilsborough Family.

The club welcomes any new people interested in entering, makes for a greater display and many great surprises.

Another great surprise was the attendance of Flo Baker, one of our longest members, almost 60 years, starting in 1959 along with husband Keith.

To our sponsors who annually support us, we are very grateful for your association as the above committed members, plus members of the past, have kept this event running over  62 years, this is a great achievement.

To look over the presentation of flowers which have been shown by the usual town and district people, along with the new exhibitors, it is with great admiration as anyone who helped to stage this event should be very thrilled, it is a team effort. Seeing all flowers etc en masse is a beautiful sight to behold.

Thank you to everyone as it takes time therefore we get a top result.

Congratulations to the winners, thank you to the exhibitors, and with sincere thanks to all helpers, it is impossible to name all, many hands relieve the pressure and lighten the load.

Attendees came from town and district, Condobolin, Parkes, Canberra. Many of us were amazed at how many flowers were shown, giving that wonderful picture.

Flower Shows and Open Gardens are now run on alternate years, so next year is the Open Gardens (2019).

There was another splendid showing in each section: A roses, B cut flowers, C bulbs/corms/rhizomes/tubers, D pelargoniums, E shrubs/trees and creepers, F growing plants, G vegetables and fruit, along with H decorative exhibits.

Numbers this year, 2018, were (with 2016 and 2015 in brackets), A 115 (158 315), B 85 (91 59), C 70 (80 91), D 40 (105 47), E 23 (35 28), F 40 (45 36), G 51 (62 57), H I J K L 26 (18 18). Total for 2018, 470, plus  children’s sections. 2016 594, with 2015, (651).

Forbes  2018 1st Biennial Spring and Rose Show results are –

Best exhibitor in the A roses were, Meg Scholefield (1-8),Alison Lockhart (9-13), Anne Reade (14-20). MSE Janette Thomas.

B - Cut Flowers, Best exhibit (BE)Marie Langfield, and Most Successful Exhibitor (MSE),Irene Ford.

C – Bulbs, Corms, Rhizomes, Tubers – BE Marie Langfield, MSE Helen Pitt.

D – Pelargoniums – BE Jill Pavey. MSE  Janette Thomas.

E – Shrubs/Trees/Creepers – BE Anne Reade, MSE Irene Ford.

F – Growing Plants -  BE Joyce McKenzie, MSE equal Loris Stewart, Irene Ford, Denise Thurston.

G – Vegetables/Fruit – BE and MSE Forbes North Primary School

H – Open Decorative Beside the Sea – Irene Ford. Modern Expression, Sue-anne Nixon. Daisies Bark and Curls, Irene Ford. BE Sue-anne Nixon.

I – Restricted – Short and Tall, Sue-anne Nixon. Roses Front and Centre, Sue-anne Nixon. Australia on Show, Sue-anne Nixon.  Best exhibit, Sue-anne Nixon.

J - Novice – One Flower Arrangement, Sue-anne Nixon. Fun With Fans, Sue-anne Nixon. Look, No Flowers, Sue-anne Nixon. Best exhibit, Sue-anne Nixon.

K – Beginners – Song Title, A Ring Of Fire, Denise Thurston. Cup Of Roses, Denise Thurston. Design In a Bottle, Sue-anne Nixon.  BE Denise Thurston

L – Junior Decorative 12 and under – Design In A Teapot, Ellie Glasson. Floral Posy, Lavender. Best  exhibit, Ellie Glasson.

M – Junior Decorative, 8 years and under -  Fairy Garden, Child Minding Vacation, A Vegetable Man, Matilda Nixon. Best exhibit, Matilda Nixon.

Royal Horticultural Society Medal for Best Exhibit in Show, winner Denise Thurston with the song title, A Ring Of Fire.

Most Successful Exhibitor in Show in memory of the late Ethel Constable, who won 2007-2014 inclusive eight times  (In the 10 years 2006-2015) winner Sue-anne Nixon.

The Champion Rose/s in Show in memory of the late Margaret Bailey, winner Janette Thomas.

Thank you to our judges, Yvonne Tracey and Darrin Kopp, one and all, everyone  should be proud of another successful result.

Members remember our October meeting is on next  Tuesday, October 23 at 1.30pm in Marie and Alec Langfield’s garden, 10 Wambat Street, trading table and flower/stem of the month. Bring the usual, small chair, mug, hat and maybe jacket.