GARDENERS defied the elements to compete in this year’s Steep Flower Show while the prize-giving ceremony was a family affair.

The number of exhibits at this year’s event was down on 2017 due to the late spring, long hot summer and last-minute downpour.

But the number of exhibitors was up while judges were impressed with their high-quality produce, given the difficult growing conditions.

Steve Amos was awarded The Lewis-Snelgar Bowl for highest total of points in show and this year’s competition was a memorable one for Judy Thompson after she walked off with four trophies.

Her haul included The Denis Clarke Memorial Trophy for best exhibit.

Youngster Kiri Acquah-Storey won two pieces of silverware.

She was presented with the Mrs Newall-Watson Trophy for most points in the children’s section by her grandmother, former chairman and guest of honour, Celia Storey, during the event, which was held at Bedales.

RESULTS

STEEP FLOWER SHOW RESULTS

The Lewis-Snelgar Bowl for the highest total of points in the show: 1 Steve Amos

Mrs Clarke Parish Trophy for highest total of show points by local resident: Judy Thompson

The Denis Clarke Memorial Trophy for the best exhibit: Judy Thompson

The Harrow Sparrow for the best exhibit by an exhibitor age 16 or under: Dylan Brierley

The Colonel Glover Cup for the highest total of points in the vegetable section: Steve Amos

The Mrs Glover Cup for the highest total of points in the flower section: Tony Clear

The Keys Blackbird for the highest total of points in the fruit section: Judy Thompson

The Mrs Hook Novice Trophy for the highest total of points in the show by an exhibitor who has not previously won a trophy: Rollo Wicksteed

The Mrs Hayward Cup for a collection of vegetables: Steve Amos

The Lord Ivor Spencer Churchill Cup for a specimen gladiolus spike: Frankie North

The Mrs Renner Vase for a specimen rose: Tony Clear

The Forster Cup for the best dahlia exhibit in the show: Steve Amos

The Committee Bowl for the highest total of points in the flower arranging section: Sybil Venning

The Domestic Cup for the highest total of points in the domestic section: Judy Thompson

The Jubilee Plate for the best entry in the arts and crafts section: Liz Cowan

Mrs Newall-Watson Trophy for highest total of points in the children’s section: Kiri Acquah-Storey

The Mrs Wickham Cup for the best miniature garden on a plate (over 8): Kiri Acquah-Storey

The Model Owl for the best miniature garden on a plate (under 8): Celeste Anson

The Fanshawe Cup for a child’s painting or drawing from nature: Grace Bray

The Children’s Creativity Cup for a model made from fruit or veg: Dora Watt-Smith

Aubergines: 1 Kate Ford 2 Rollo Wicksteed

French Beans: 1 Colin Smith 2 Mo Routh 3 Steve Amos

6 Runner Beans: 1 Colin Smith 2 Tony Clear 3 Caroline Glover HC Steve Amos

3 Beetroot: 1 Barbara Homer 2 Haden Dodd 3 Colin Smith

3 Carrots: 1 Steve Amos 2 Colin Smith 3 Tony Clear

3 Courgettes: 1 Barbara Homer 2 Steve Amos 3 Mo Routh HC Rollo Wicksteed

2 Cucumber grown under protection: 1 Jenny & Robin Hollington 2 Barbara Homer 3 Brian Ellis

5 kinds of herbs: 1 Mo Routh 2 Anna Hocking 3 Lindsay Lithgow HC Sybil Venning

3 Leeks: 1 Tony Clear 2 Rollo Wicksteed

1 Marrow: 1 Brian Ellis

3 Onions 250g or less: 1 Steve Amos 2 Tony Clear 3 Rollo Wicksteed

3 Onions over 250g: 1 Steve Amos 2 Tony Clear 3 Brian Ellis

3 Parsnips: 1 Steve Amos 2 Tony Clear

3 Chilli Peppers: 1 Shannon Askew 2 Rollo Wicksteed 3 Brian Ellis HC Kate Ford

2 Sweet Peppers: 1 Kate Ford 2 Barbara Homer 3 Steve Amos

4 White Potatoes: 1 Steve Amos 2 Colin Smith 3 Drake Hocking

4 Coloured Potatoes: 1 Bryan Osborn 2 Drake Hocking 3 Colin Smith

4 Salad-type Potatoes: 1 Rollo Wicksteed 2 Colin Smith 3 Kate Ford

6 Exhibition Shallots: 1 Steve Amos 2 Colin Smith 3 Kate Ford

8 Pickling Shallots: 1 Colin Smith 2 Kate Ford 3 Steve Amos

2 Edible Squash or Gourd: 1 Brian Ellis 2 Barbara Homer

2 Sweetcorn: 1 Bryan Osborn 2 Colin Smith

4 Tomatoes: 1 Tony Clear 2 Steve Amos 3 Jenny & Robin Hollington HC Colin Smith

6 Cherry Tomatoes: 1 Barbara Homer 2 Shannon Askew 3 Steve Amos HC Colin Smith

Any other vegetable: 1 Brian Ellis 2 Mo Routh 3 Barbara Homer

Collection of vegetables (points 6,5,4,3): 1 Steve Amos 2 Kate Ford

Collection of salad vegetables (points 6,5,4,3): 1 Kate Ford

3 Dessert Apples: 1 Jo Martin 2 Drake Hocking 3 Bryan Osborn HC Judy Thompson

Specimen Cooking Apple: 1 Judy Thompson 2 Bryan Osborn 3 Drake Hocking HC Brian Ellis

3 Cooking Apples: 1 Bryan Osborn 2 Judy Thompson 3 Jill Ellis HC Barbara Homer

12 Edible Berries: 1 Tony Clear 2 Liz Foxon 3 Jenny & Robin Hollington

3 Figs: 1 Rollo Wicksteed 2 Colin Smith

3 Dessert Pears: 1 Drake Hocking 2 Jo Martin 3 Colin Smith HC Barbara Homer

5 Plums, Damsons or Gages: 1 Colin Smith 2 Shannon Askew 3 Judy Thompson

Any Other Fruit: 1 Kate Ford 2 Barbara Homer

3 Antirrhinums: 1 Anne Smith 2 Gill Wicksteed

4 Asters: 1 Nisa & Claire McCutcheon 2 Gill Wicksteed 3 Tony Clear

3 Cosmos: 1 Gill Wicksteed 2 Steve Amos 3 Anne Smith

3 Dahlias up to 75mm: 1 Steve Amos 2 Brian Ellis 3 Tony Clear

3 Dahlias over 75mm: 1 Jenny & Robin Hollington 2 Steve Amos 3 Brian Ellis HC Haden Dodd

6 Fuchsias: 1 Steve Amos 2 Mo Routh 3 Jenny & Robin Hollington

Specimen Gladiolus: 1 Frankie North 2 Tony Clear 3 Gill Wicksteed

2 Gladioli: 1 Frankie North

5 French Marigolds: 1 Gill Wicksteed 2 Steve Amos 3 Anne Smith

5 ornamental grasses or sedges: 1 Judy Thompson 2 Jo Martin 3 Barbara Homer

6 Pansies: 1 Haden Dodd 2 Gill Wicksteed 3 Anne Smith

3 Roses, cluster flowered: 1 Anna Hocking

3 Roses, large flowered: 1 Jane Owen 2 Anna Hocking

Specimen rose: 1 Tony Clear 2 Shannon Askew 3 Anna Hocking

3 Rudbeckia: 1 Steve Amos 2 Anne Smith 3 Jill Ellis

3 Sunflowers: 1 Gill Wicksteed 2 Tony Clear 3 Kate Ford

3 Sweet Peas: 1 Tony Clear 2 Anna Hocking 3 Nisa & Claire McCutcheon

3 Zinnias: 1 Nisa & Claire McCutcheon 2 Steve Amos 3 Anne Smith HC Haden Dodd

Flowers Floating in a Pattern: 1 Judy Thompson

3 Stems Flowering Shrub: 1 Mo Routh 2 Liz Foxon 3 Anna Hocking

4 Kinds Of Garden Flowers: 1 Tony Clear 2 Anna Hocking 3 Gill Wicksteed

3 Kinds of Annuals: 1 Tony Clear 2 Gill Wicksteed

3 Kinds of Perennials: 1 Tony Clear 2 Anne Smith 3 Haden Dodd

3 Summer-flowering bulbs or corms: 1 Judy Thompson

Cactus or succulent: 1 David Anson 2 Anne Smith 3 Jenny & Robin Hollington

Orchid: 1 Anne Smith

Begonia: 1 Anna Hocking

Flowering Pot Plant: 1 Gill Wicksteed 2 David Anson 3 Fiona Keefe

Foliage Pot Plant: 1 Anna Hocking 2 Jenny & Robin Hollington 3 Drake Hocking

Longest runner bean: 1 Steve Amos

Heaviest marrow: 1 Kate Ford

Largest dahlia: 1 Steve Amos

A black flower, 3 stems: 1 Kate Ford

Outsize vegetable or flower: 1 Steve Amos

3 kinds of edible flowers: 1 Judy Thompson

Royal Wedding: 1 Judy Thompson 2 Celia Storey

Arrangement in a mug: 1 Frankie North 2 Sybil Venning 3 Judy Thompson

Flowers in a basket: 1 Sybil Venning 2 Jenny & Robin Hollington 3 Frankie North

Men only: an arrangement in a whisky glass: 1 Haden Dodd 2 Tony Clear 3 Steve Amos

An arrangement of garden flowers (U16s): 1 Sophie Amos 2 Kiri Acquah-Storey 3 Dora Watt-Smith

A loaf of banana bread: 1 Arlo Rooney 2 Vicki Offen 3 Judy Thompson

Tarte Tatin: 1 Mo Routh 2 Caroline Glover 3 Sybil Venning

4 Chelsea buns: 1 Anne Grove 2 Mo Routh

Men only: 4 Eccles cakes: 1 Stuart Brierley 2 Brian Ellis

Lemonade or other soft drink: 1 Anne Smith 2 Kate Ford 3 Judy Thompson

Jam, any fruit: 1 Caroline Glover 2 Kate Ford 3 Judy Thompson

Jelly, any fruit: 1 Judy Thompson 2 Pauline Sharpe 3 Anne Smith

Citrus Curd: 1 Mo Routh 2 Judy Thompson 3 Alice Harlan HC Anne Grove

Honey: John Owen

Marmalade: 1Judy Thompson 2 Sybil Venning 3 Wendy Whalley

Chutney: 1 Caroline Glover 2 Pauline Sharpe 3 Judy Thompson HC Sybil Venning

3 eggs: 1 Brian Ellis 2 Colin Smith 3 Amanda Leach HC Shannon Askew

A

soft toy: 1 Liz Coward 2 Pauline Sharpe 3 Frankie North

A hand-knitted or crocheted garment: 1 Jane Owen

An original painting: 1 Vicki Offen 2 John Sharpe 3 Celia Storey

An original drawing: 1 Bryan Osborn 2 John Sharpe

Any other craft: 1 Bryan Osborn 2 John Sharpe

A limerick: 1 Bryan Osborn 2 Ossian Watt-Smith 3 John Sharpe HC Rollo Wicksteed

A decorated wheelbarrow: 1 Judy Thompson

Roofs: 1 Kate Ford 2 David Stewart 3 Sophie Amos HC Michael Thompson

Hot: 1 Jenny & Robin Hollington 2 Kate Ford 3 David Stewart HC Michael Thompson

A local view: 1 Sam Martin-Guy 2 David Stewart 3 Michael Thompson HC Kate Ford

Age 16 and under: Insects: 1 Johnny Stewart 2 Olivia Bonner 3 Alfie Harlan HC Sophie Amos

Miniature garden on a plate: 1 Celeste Anson 2 William Keefe 3 Ivo Watt-Smith HC Molly-Rose Adams, Harry Ellis, James Ellis, Jonny Stewart

An insect house: 1 Henry Askew

A model made from any fruit or vegetable: 1 Rollo Anson 2 Bear Martin 3 Ned Parker

A painting or drawing from nature: 1 Grace Bray 2 Molly-Rose Adams 3 Celeste Anson

4 flapjacks: 1 Ivo Watts-Smith

Any fruit, flower or vegetable: 1 Sylvie Bray

Miniature garden on a plate: 1 Kiri Acquah-Storey 2 Harriet Amos 3 Dora Watt-Smit

A birthday card: 1 Kiri Acquah-Storey 2 Arabelle Strojan 3 Darcy Gander HC Edie Hobson

An insect house: 1 Harriet Amos 2 Kiri Acquah-Storey

Model made from fruit or vegetable: 1 Dora Watt-Smith 2 Harriet Amos 3 Eli Parker HC Kiri Acquah-Storey

A painting or drawing from nature: 1 George Bogris 2 Milly Livett 3 Roisin Pearce-Glyn HC Kiri Acquah-Storey, Harriet Amos, Darcy Gander

4 flapjacks: 1 Eli Parker 2 Harriet Amos 3 Kiri Acquah-Storey HC Dora Watt-Smith

Any fruit, flower or vegetable: 1 Harriet Amos

Any article of craft: 1 Kiri Acquah-Storey 2 Finn Adams 3 Jenna Brierly

For children 4 and under, a model or a picture: 1 Sylvie Bray 2 Gaia Duff 3 James Ellis HC Henry Askew, Harry Ellis, William Keefe

4 chocolate brownies: 1 Sophie Amos 2 Rebekah Leach 3 Isabella Sasse HC Ossian Watt-Smith

For children aged 12 to 16: a picture in any medium: 1 Dylan Brierley 2 Rebekah Leach 3 Isabella Sasse HC Sophie Amos

For children aged 12 to 16: any article of craft: 1 Alisia Leach 2 George Harlan 3 Sophie Amos