Floral Attractions
At the 2018 Show
The Shrewsbury Flower Show in 2018 featured TV personalities, celebrity chefs, singers and spectacular arena acts entertained the crowds for 12 hours on each day, ending with a magnificent finale and firework display.
The show is one of the country’s Premier Flower Show events, attracting top exhibitors from all over the country. It has a small permanent staff and over 100 volunteers who manage and organise the whole event, from traffic flow, marquee and services contracts, publicity and marketing, public safety, catering, entertainment, engaging specialist judges for hundreds of competitive classes etc, and ensuring our visitors have an extraordinary experience with value for money.
The Quarry Marquee
Judging of the Quarry Marquee takes place on the eve of the Show, which means all the winners can have on display the awards and trophies they received during the two days of the events.
The 2018 Quarry Marquee winners were
| Company | Trophy | Award |
|---|---|---|
|
Alchemy Plants |
|
Large Gold |
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Alpine Garden Society |
|
Gold |
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Black Birches |
|
Silver Gilt
|
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Brighter Blooms
|
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Large Gold
|
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Bromac Nursery
|
|
Silver
|
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Chrysanthemums Direct
|
Earl of Powis Cup
|
Large Gold
|
|
C. Newberry & Son
|
|
Silver
|
|
Cook’s Garden Centre
|
|
Gold |
|
Cottage Garden Society (Shropshire) |
|
Silver Gilt |
|
Craig House Cacti |
|
Large Gold
|
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D&A Wright |
Raymond Evison Millennium Trophy |
Large Gold |
|
Devine Nurseries |
Flora Statuette |
Large Gold |
|
Dibleys Nurseries |
Edith Aveling Silver Cup |
Large Gold |
|
Driftwood Bonsai |
|
Large Gold |
|
Every Picture Tells a Story |
William Adams Gold Cup |
Large Gold |
|
Flowers from the Farm |
|
Gold |
|
Foster’s Exotics & Unusual Plants |
|
Gold |
|
Furrows |
The Quarry Cup |
Large Gold |
|
Garden Blooms |
|
Silver Gilt |
|
Garden Of Japan |
|
Silver |
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Glens Garden Gems |
R H Price Salver |
Large Gold |
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Green Jjam Nurseries |
|
Gold |
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High Park Nursery |
|
Silver |
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Hippopottering Nursery |
|
Large Gold |
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Hoyland Plant Centre |
The Severn Bowl |
Large Gold |
|
Jacques Amand International |
The Dingle Bowl |
Large Gold |
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K & S Nurseries |
|
Large Gold |
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K Partington Premier Alpines |
|
Silver Gilt |
|
New Forest Hostas & Hemerocallis |
Shrewsbury Cup |
Large Gold |
|
North Of England Bonsai |
|
Large Gold |
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Palm-Exotics Ltd |
|
Large Gold |
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Pennard Plants |
1951 Silver Cup |
Large Gold |
|
Plant Heritage (NCCPG) |
|
Gold |
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Richard And Sheena Drane |
|
Gold |
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Roualeyn Fuchsias |
Chamber of Commerce cup |
Large Gold |
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Shropshire Sarracenias |
National Westminster Bank Trophy |
Large Gold |
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Somerset Sweet Peas |
|
Gold |
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Tynings Climbers |
|
Large Gold |
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Weird Plants by Gill |
|
Large Gold |
|
Westdale Nurseries |
|
Silver |
A full list of 2018 Quarry Marquee exhibitors can be found here.
Show Gardens & Floral Train
The 2017 Show Gardens & Floral Train winners were
| Company | Trophy | Award |
|---|---|---|
|
Carol Seager with Shropshire Humanist Group (UK) |
The Mike Hough Memorial |
Large Gold |
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F3RNZ Natural Landscape & Design with Pippa Willcox Gardens |
The Wrekin Housing Trust |
Large Gold |
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Severn Hospice with designer Stuart Francis & sponsored by JL Evans |
|
Silver |
|
University Centre Shrewsbury |
|
Gold |
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Walton Hall Academy (Shaw Trust ) with Carl Gerrard & sponsored by Pughs of Shrewsbury |
|
Silver Gilt |
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Greenfields Primary School |
Horticultural Achievement Award & Trophy |
|
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Rushbury Primary School |
|
Highly Commended |
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Severndale Specialist Academy sponsored by Pave Aways |
|
Best School Show Garden |
The Shropshire Horticultural Society continue to support and promote the younger generation in developing their horticultural skills and passions, therefore, we again had the Floral Train category for local Primary School children within Shropshire to enter a carriage with a floral display. The theme for 2017 was ‘Dining on the Orient Express’ whereby the students received a combination of herbs and flowering edible plants to nurture and then create their own carriage design ready for the two Celebrity Gardeners, Joe Swift and Penny Meadmore, to judge on the Friday morning. We had 20 applicants this year and the top 6 winning carriages were displayed at Portmadog’s Harbour Station by the Ffestiniog & Welsh Highlands Railways for the rest of the Summer holidays. We are proud to announce the Award winners for 2017 below:
The 2017 Floral Train award winners were
| School | Award |
|---|---|
|
Buildwas Primary School |
Certificate of Merit |
|
Condover CE Primary School |
Certificate of Merit |
|
Crowmoor Primary School |
1st Prize winner of carriage display |
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Gobowen Primary School |
Certificate of Merit & one of top 6 winning carriage |
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Greenfields Primary School |
Certificate of Merit |
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Kinnerley CE Primary School |
Highly Commended & one of top 6 winning carriage |
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Lower Heath CE Primary School |
Certificate of Merit |
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Meole Brace CofE Primary School |
Certificate of Merit |
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Myddle CE Primary School |
Certificate of Merit |
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Prestfelde Preparatory School |
Highly Commended & one of top 6 winning carriage |
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Rushbury Primary School |
Certificate of Merit |
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Shrewsbury High Prep School |
Certificate of Merit & one of top 6 winning carriage |
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St Giles CE Primary School |
Certificate of Merit |
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Trefonen CE Primary School |
Certificate of Merit |
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West Felton CofE Primary School |
Certificate of Merit |
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Weston Lullingsfields Primary School |
Certificate of Merit |
|
Whixall CE Primary School |
Certificate of Merit & one of top 6 winning carriage |
