Champion blooms at rose and iris show

WINNING WAY: Watering her prize roses did the trick for Ruth McLennan at the rose and iris show. Picture by Rebecca Grunwell

Rose growers Hamish Cheetham and Ruth McLennan scooped up the lion’s share of prizes at this year’s Poverty Bay Horticultural Society Rose and Iris Show.

Prize list

Rose Caughey Cup, champion: Hamish Cheetham.

Innesfree Perpetual Trophy: Fay Hay.

George Wohnsiedler Memorial Cup: Ruth McLennan.

Gisborne EC Rose Society Tray: Hamish Cheetham.

Tattersall and Bayley Trophy, DM Cassin Perpetual Trophy, Eve Monck trophy, miniature: Hamish Cheetham.

M V Hillyard Trophy, C V Holyoake Trophy, Gisborne EC Rose Society Cup, H B Williams Silver Challenge Cup, Shirley Johnstone Memorial Trophy, Sheryl Turnbull Trophy, novelty container: Ruth McLennan.

E R Renner Cup, Gisborne E C Rose Society, basket excluding miniatures, Gisborne E C Rose Society, basket of roses incl other flowers, Mary Wall Trophy, basket section: Fay Hay.

Gisborne E C Rose Society, basket of miniatures: Dawne Abraham.

Special prizes

Floating rose; miniature vase: Ruth McLennan.

Artist pallet: Hamish Cheetham.

Fragrant bloom judged by public: Raeburn Hansen.

Gisborne EC Rose Society voucher, seedling rose section; Mary Wall memorial tray, patio rose section; Gisborne EC Rose society trophy, patio rose: Hamish Cheetham.

Mrs R E Coulston Trophy, amateur section: Deidree Twigley.

Mrs R Orchiston Trophy, novice section: Matti White.

McPhail Trophy, rose section: Hamish Cheetham.

Premier Blooms

Exhibition bloom (Carolyn); decorative bloom (Racy Lady), fully open bloom (Reflections); small stem of roses (Raspberry Ice); large stem of roses (Loving Memory): Hamish Cheetham,

Vase of Iceberg: Elizabeth Johnson.

Miniature Blooms

Miniature blooms: Ruth McLennan, (Irresistible).

Vase of miniatures: Hamish Cheetham.

Iris

Iris Group Cup, champion of champions Iris; Molly Emms Cup, champion bearded Iris; Glanavon Iris Patch Cup, champion beardless iris: PB Hort Society Cup, open: Gillian Coates.

Edith Gibson Cup, amateur, Darrin Lister.

Gisborne Iris Group Cup, novice: Lyn Frampton and Matti White.

Premier Blooms

Self-coloured: Glanavon, Yaquina Blue.

Bi-coloured: Glanavon, Slovak Price.

Plicata: Darrin Lister, Charm Circle.

Amoena: Gillian Coates, Bal Mosque.

Siberian: Cath Atkins.

Louisiana: Gillian Coates, Garnet Storm Dancer.

Floral Art

Best piece of work in show: Gail Cameron.

Gisborne Iris Group Trophy, featuring Irises: Isabel Neshausen.

Mrs A A Allen Cup, open: Gail Cameron.

PB Hort Society Cup, amateur: Jane Shanks.

Shrubs and Cut Flowers

PB Hort Society Cup, Gerberas: Dawne Abraham.

E W Gray Memorial trophy, potted plants: Sandra Bryon.

Mrs J R Murphy tray, cut flowers: Cath Atkins.

Children

Floral art (most points): Lily Allen.

Iris (most points): Billy James.

Rose (most points): Katherine Schwass.

Annual Awards

Floral Art, Heni Trophy, open: Kath Allen.

Mrs Edith Gibson Cup, amateur: Jane Shanks.

PB Horticultural Society Cup, junior u12: Rakai Allen.

W D Cook Silver Rose Bowl, cut shrub or tree: Sue Fraser.

Stoneham and Co Cup, cut flowers: Dawne Abraham.

Flowerwood Cup, potted plant section: Sandra Bryon.

P B Horticultural Society Trophy, fruit section: Hamish Cheetham.

Messrs Cooper Ltd Cup, vegetables: Matti White.

Coates Trophy, most points overall: Hamish Cheetham.