Entries up for weekend’s summer flower show at Winter Gardens

Inara Page with her prize winning handwriting at Weston-super-Mare Horticultural Society Flower Show. Picture: MARK ATHERTON (Image: Archant)

Weston Horticultural Society held its showpiece event at the Winter Gardens and it is pleased with Saturday's success.

Society chairman John Chapman said the show had gone well.

He said: "It was the first time we held it at the Winter Gardens for 10-15 years and we were pleased with the facilities there."

In recent years the show has been held in a marquee in Grove Park or the Italian Gardens, but with stormy weather hitting the West Country at the weekend it was fortunately under shelter this time around.

Prize winner Pauline Tapley with mayor Mark Canniford at Weston-super-Mare Horticultural Society Flower Show. Picture: MARK ATHERTON (Image: Archant)

Stephen Lee's giant cabbage took center stage at Weston-super-Mare Horticultural Society Flower Show. Picture: MARK ATHERTON (Image: Archant)

Joy Covington with the Summer Carnival Cup for most points in classes 30 to 44. Weston-super-Mare Horticultural Society Flower Show. Picture: MARK ATHERTON (Image: Archant)

John added: "It was reasonably busy all day and quite a lot of the public stopped by - presumably glad to escape the weather."

He said children's classes were well supported and the primary school wheelbarrow competition attracted more than a dozen entries.

Amanda Du Rose with her trophies at Weston-super-Mare Horticultural Society Flower Show. Picture: MARK ATHERTON (Image: Archant)

George Heathcote with a display by the Horticultural Society at Weston-super-Mare Horticultural Society Flower Show. Picture: MARK ATHERTON (Image: Archant)

Olivia Zeigler with a first for her miniature garden. Weston-super-Mare Horticultural Society Flower Show. Picture: MARK ATHERTON (Image: Archant)

Steven Ellis with a collection of trophies at Weston-super-Mare Horticultural Society Flower Show. Picture: MARK ATHERTON (Image: Archant)

Kay Matthews with a trophy for most points in classes 116 and 118 at Weston-super-Mare Horticultural Society Flower Show. Picture: MARK ATHERTON (Image: Archant)

Victoria Pratt with a trophy and a collection of her exhibits. Weston-super-Mare Horticultural Society Flower Show. Picture: MARK ATHERTON (Image: Archant)

Marion Holland with her prize winning exhibit in the floral art classes. Weston-super-Mare Horticultural Society Flower Show. Picture: MARK ATHERTON (Image: Archant)

Graham Mizen with his prize winning blooms at Weston-super-Mare Horticultural Society Flower Show. Picture: MARK ATHERTON (Image: Archant)

Alan Little with his prize winning Dahlia at Weston-super-Mare Horticultural Society Flower Show. Picture: MARK ATHERTON (Image: Archant)