Dear All, Today in Standish the Annual Pie Eaters Daffodil Show was held and this being the shortest season I can remember here in the UK, I was a little concerned about having any entries! So this morning I took my one flower to the hall, set up and waited, my plan B was if anyone turn up we would go off to the pub and drown our sorrows lamenting a season that was! To my surprise Frankie Charlton made the trip with a car load of daffodils from Sunderland in the North East of England, having confused his dates and missed the Daffodil Societies Northern Group Show at the weekend. His efforts were rewarded by winning the 6 bloom class which was also Best Exhibit and also most points in show. Ken Harrop sent some flowers with his friend Tom Tinker and was awarded Best bloom in show with Moon Shadow 3W-Y which I believe was also best bloom at the DS Northern Group show. Len Tomlinson put up an interesting 6 in the collection class made up of historics, Species and a seedling. This was thought to be an unfair competition againest modern hybrids by Judge Gwynne Davies and the organiser, so the exhibit was moved into a class of its own and awarded a Diploma as the Judge was well impressed. Len also put the historics in the single bloom classes, of which I have taken pictures for your enjoyment as they are not seen that often! I will send the pictures two at a time so not to block up daffnet and also of the Worse Daffodil in Show as is the tradition at Pie Eaters in a separate email.
Regards to all Ian
Winning 6 – Altun Ha, Moon Shaddow, Editor, Stanway, Banker, Sea Legend F Charlton.jpg Lens X6 – Santa Claus 4W-W , Seedling, Poeticus Recuvus 13W-GYR, Rose of May 4W-W, Polar Ice 3W-W, Black Prince 9W-GYR-1.jpg
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