Talented gardeners of all ages celebrate success in Taynuilt
TALENTED gardeners of all ages celebrated success at the recent Taynuilt Horticultural Society Show.
The event, organised by Taynuilt Horticultural Society, took place in Taynuilt Village Hall.
The society thanked Taynuilt Primary School, which entered vegetables and flowers grown in their poly tunnel.
‘Despite this being the first time they entered,’ the society said. ‘Their produce was of a very high standard and won two trophies.’
The society’s challenge cup was won by Hugh MacLeod for most points in the open class vegetables category.
The Taynuilt Hotel cup was lifted by Ian Brown for accumulating the most points in the open flowers category.
Jim McDougall took the Munro Cup for having the best exhibit in Class 30. The Cruachan Cup was won by Dougie McDougall for the most points in the amateur vegetables. Taynuilt Primary School took home the Melville Cup and the Neil Jackson Memorial cup for having the most points in the amateur vegetables category and having the best exhibit in the amateur horticulture class. The best garden and Nant Cup went to Lawrence Scott, who also won the Society’s Cup for the best flower garden, while Ian and Brenda MacLean won the Lodge St Modan Cup for having the best garden in housing scheme. Lawrence also won the Jack Brown Memorial Cup and the Andrew Cameron Cup for the best vegetable garden and most points in the amateur classes 66-68. The Brochroy Cup went to Rosemary Carswell for accumulating the most points in the floral section.
Jessie MacFarlane won the Society’s Cup for the most points in the preserves section.
Gemma Carswell won the Fleming Cup for having the best exhibit in the children’s section and Melanie Currie received the Muckairn Cup for gathering the most points for her baking.
The Mrs C Campbell Memorial Cup was shared between Brenda MacLean and Anne Weavind for most points in baking classes 120-124.
The Donald MacGregor memorial Cup for the best exhibit in the novice section went to Wilma MacPhee.
Additional special prizes were handed out to Hugh Macleod for the best set of leeks, Dougie McDougall for best vase of dahlias, and to the winner of each children’s section: under fives Theo Action and to Gemma Carswell for the six to 12 years and children’s baking categories.