Show Categories for 2025
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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! 46cm x 46cm max, height unrestricted. |
| 31 | Rainbow's End | Arrangement of flowers and/or foliage, any colours. 46cm x 46cm max, height unrestricted. |
| 32 | Alice in Wonderland | Arrangement of flowers and/or foliage. 46cm x 46cm max, height unrestricted. |
| 33 | Bucket List | Arrangement of flowers and/or foliage. 46cm x 46cm max, height unrestricted. |
| 34 | (Category empty this year) |
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.