Growing to great lengths at show
Second celebration of flowers, food and fun
More than 200 people attended Braehead Community Garden’s flower and vegetable show on Sunday.
The second annual event saw both garden members and local residents showing the fruits of their labour over the last few months.
There were 100 classes of entry covering everything from cut flowers to trusses of tomatoes.
And the overall winner, for the second year running, was garden member Elaine Lewis who won the Braehead Cup for the most points accrued in the various categories and classes.
Alasdair Forsyth picked up the prize for most points in the new chilli section, winning with exotic sounding entries including the Peruvian lemon drop chilli, the nu-mex twilight chilli, the Bulgarian carrot chilli and the peach habanerao hybrid chilli.
Jim Kirk won the inaugural photography section and 10-year old Katie Kane triumphed in the portrait of a pet category with a picture of her hamster Izzy
Community garden chairperson and Stirling East councillor Chris Kane said: “We’re doing our bit here at Braehead to reintroduce simple gardening skills and give people the confidence to try growing their own food and then have fun sharing and showing what they’ve produced.
“But more than that, we’re also showing that just as you don’t have to be a musician to appreciate music, you don’t have to be a gardener to appreciate a garden. It’s been wonderful to see so many people visit and appreciate all the hard work and simply to soak up the atmosphere in what our members know is a wonderful, inspirational community space.”
Stirling Council provost Christine Simpson was on hand to present the prizes.