Show Categories for 2024
We have new classes for Floral Art and have refreshed some of the classes in Flowers, Home Produce and Handicrafts. Please get growing and making for another bumper crop of exhibits in September!
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Vegetables
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Fruit
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Flowers
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Floral art
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Home produce
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Handicraft
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Photography
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Family/group
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Junior/young adult
Class Number | Class | Number / other notes |
| 1 | Onions | 3, trimmed or untrimmed, grown from either seeds or sets |
| 2 | Runner beans | 5 |
| 3 | Shallots | 12 |
| 4 | Cucumbers | 3, with or without flowers attached |
| 5 | Beet | 3, globe or long, any colour |
| 6 | Longest runner bean | |
| 7 | French beans | 6 |
| 8 | Carrots | 3, any type or length |
| 9 | Marrows | Pair for table |
| 10 | Potatoes | 4 of any one variety |
| 11 | Ugliest vegetable | |
| 12 | Tomatoes | 6 fruits |
| 13 | Heaviest pumpkin | |
| 14 | Tomatoes, unusual colour or shape | 3 fruits |
| 15 | Leeks | 3, any variety, trimmed |
| 16 | Parsnips | 3, any variety |
| 17 | Peppers, sweet or chilli (hot) | 1 pot, single variety or mixed |
| 18 | Corn | 3 |
| 19 | Vegetable not listed above | One variety |
Notes for exhibitors
All vegetable categories: avoid splits, pest or disease damage. Ensure samples are evenly sized. Where applicable preserve 'bloom' (e.g. cabbage).
Carrots, Parsnips and Beetroot: remove soil and cut off tops leaving 7.5cm (3") leaf stalks.
Onions and Shallots: well-ripened bulbs not stained; avoid thick necks and over skinning; trim roots neatly to base plate.
Marrows: uniform in size, shape and colour.
Runner and French Beans: slender, straight, no outward sign of prominent seeds.
Potatoes: clean and unblemished.
Tomatoes: even-sized fruits, ripe but firm with calyces (stalks).
Peppers, hot (chilli) or sweet: fresh bright fruits with clear skins of a colour according to cultivar.
Note: based on RHS Horticultural Show Handbook ISBN O 906603 730
Class Number | Class | Number / other notes |
| 20 | Cooking apples | 5 |
| 21 | Dessert apples | 5 |
| 22 | Fruit not listed above | One variety |
Notes for exhibitors
All fruit categories: with stalk and bloom preserved (unpolished).
Note: based on RHS Horticultural Show Handbook ISBN O 906603 730
Class Number | Class | Number / other notes |
| 23 | Chrysanthemums | 3 sprays, any variety |
| 24 | Garden flowers | One bunch |
| 25 | Roses in a vase | 3, single variety or mixed |
| 26 | Flowers from corm, bulb or rhizome | 3 stems, e.g. gladiolus or dahlia |
| 27 | Dahlias in a container – cactus variety | 3, any colour(s) |
| 28 | Dahlias in a container – pom pom variety | 3, any colour(s) |
| 29 | Cut sunflower in a container | 1 |
Class Number | Class | Number / other notes |
| 30 | Absolute Beginners | For first time entrants only. Anything goes! 23cm x 23cm x 23 cm. |
| 31 | Fit For A Queen | Arrangement on a tiara. Flowers and/or foliage, any colours. |
| 32 | Repair Shop | Arrangement of flowers and/or foliage. 46cm x 46cm max, height unrestricted. |
| 33 | Paris | Arrangement of flowers and/or foliage. 46cm x 46cm max, height unrestricted. |
| 34 |
PLEASE NOTE AN IMPORTANT RULE CHANGE:
Class Number | Class | Number / other notes |
| 35 | Victoria sandwich | Use recipe provided |
| 36 | Tray bake | 5 pieces |
| 37 | Savoury puff pastry plait | Judged on flavour and presentation |
| 38 | Cheese scones | Use recipe provided and display best 5 |
| 39 | Biscuits | 5 of one variety |
| 40 | Vegan bake | Label with name/date of produce |
| 41 | Hand-formed bread | Includes classic artisan and flatbread |
| 42 | Cake containing vegetable(s) | Label with name/date of produce |
| 43 | Jar of homemade jam | Label with name/date of produce |
| 44 | Jar of homemade marmalade | Label with name/date of produce |
| 45 | Jar of homemade chutney | Label with name/date of produce |
Notes for exhibitors
All baking categories: Exhibitors must provide a cling film or plastic covering for all baked items; this must not impede sampling by the judges.
Class Number | Class | Number / other notes |
| 46 | Item of needlework | 40cm x 30cm max folded; will be unfolded for judging |
| 47 | Hand knitted or crocheted item | |
| 48 | Collage | |
| 49 | Painting in any medium | 45cm x 35cm max |
| 50 | A decorated egg | |
| 51 | Any other handicraft |
Class Number | Class | Number / other notes |
| 52 | Nature | |
| 53 | People | |
| 54 | View | |
| 55 | Animals | |
| 56 | Photograph with caption |
Notes for exhibitors
This category is for AMATEUR PHOTOGRAPHERS only.
All photography classes: Single photographs; max size A4 (21cm x 30cm); all photographs must be taken by exhibitor; one photograph per entry
Class Number | Class | Number / other notes |
| 57 | A collection of painted pebbles | |
| 58 | Scarecrow | Size unrestricted |
Notes for exhibitors
These categories are not eligible for prize money.
Class Number | Class | Number / other notes |
| 7 years and under | ||
| 59 | ‘Ugly Bug’ made from fruit and/or vegetables | |
| 60 | Painting or drawing | |
| 61 | Decorated digestive biscuit(s) | 5 max, cover with clingfilm |
| 62 | Photograph taken by exhibitor | |
| 63 | Grow your own cress-head | |
| 8 to 10 years inclusive | ||
| 64 | Painting or drawing “My Free Time” | |
| 65 | Decorated cupcakes | 5, cover with clingfilm |
| 66 | Photograph taken by exhibitor | |
| 67 | Miniature garden in any container | 40cm x 25cm max |
| 68 | ‘Ugly Bug’ made from edible ingredients | |
| 11 to 15 years inclusive | ||
| 69 | Signature bake | One large cake or 5 pieces if traybake, biscuits, cupcakes etc, cover with clingfilm |
| 70 | Decorated egg(s) | 6 max |
| 71 | Photograph taken by exhibitor | |
| 72 | Painting or drawing | |
| 73 | Miniature landscape | 40cm x 25cm max |
| Under 18 years collaborative category | ||
| 74 | Art with nature | Group category; winner receives Old Milverton Women’s Institute Trophy |
Notes for exhibitors
Ages of children and young adults must by shown on entry forms; age limits for classes are for age on day of Show; under 18 year-olds can also enter any category within the adult section of the Show free of charge.