In 2025 we took a break from the De Beauvoir Show and instead our friends at the Kingsgate Estate Tenants and Residents Association hosted us for a Grand Autumn Plant fair. There were lots of gorgeous plants propagated by our garden club members as well as a few curated goodies brought in from specialist nurseries.

DBG Autumn Show 2024 Results:

Congratulations to all of our winners…

CULINARY CHAMPION

Category winner Cath Caldwell – winner of the silver tankard and a £25 garden voucher

1. Your best CAKE bake.
Adult: 1st Paul Wood, 2nd Eveline Carn, 3rd Paul Bolding
Child: 1st Amir Dennys McClure, 2nd Rochelle, 3rd Renisha
2. Your best SWEET bake ( biscuits, cupcakes, scones, traybake, etc).
Adult: 1st Paul Bolding, 2nd Cath Caldwell, 3rd Rosh Alysims
Child: 1st Jeiden McClure, 2nd Taiven, 3rd Leah
3. Your best SAVOURY bake (quiche, pasties, cheese scones, samosas, etc).
Child: 1st Ben Stevenson, 2nd Taiven, 3rd Lucy
4. Your best BREAD bake.
5. A jar of sweet jam or jelly.
Adult: 1st Daianna Karain, 2nd Cath Caldwell, 3rd Jean Waldman
6. A jar of marmalade.
Adult: 1st De Beauvoir WI, 2nd Chrissie Kelly, 3rd Alexander Stevenson
7. A jar of chutney or chilli jam.
Adult: 1st Cath Caldwell, 2nd Susan Hendricks, 3rd Siobhan Royle
8. A jar of pickle or ferment. 
Adult: 1st Daianna Karain, 2nd Cath Caldwell, 3rd Philip Lightowlers

BLOOMING LOVELY

Category winner Cec Darker – wins a £25 garden voucher
RHS Banksian Medal for Flower Arranging – Lynn Brooks

9. Own-grown perennials (3 stems, dahlias, roses, etc).
Adult: 1st Helen Stark, 2nd Susan & Natalie, 3rd Philip Lightowlers
10. A plant or flower you’ve grown from a seed or cutting.
Adult: 1st Cec Darker, 2nd Avril Broadley, 3rd Ann Dunlop
11. An autumnal flower arrangement.
Adult: 1st Stephen King, 2nd Saroj Nelson, 3rd Cec Darker
12. A dried flower or seedhead arrangement.
Adult: 1st Cec Darker, 2nd Lynn Brooks, 3rd Judith Parker

Special class: Flower arrangements (not home-grown)
Adult: 1st Lynn Brooks, 2nd Lynn Brooks, 3rd Lynn Brooks

GREEN FINGERS

Category winner Philip Lightowlers – winner of the rose bowl and a £25 garden voucher

13. Soft fruit (5 examples).
Adult: 1st Stephen King, 2nd Philip Lightowlers, 3rd Stephen King
14. Hard fruit (5 examples).
Adult: 1st Philip Lightowlers, 2nd Cath Caldwell, 3rd Sarah
15. Tomatoes with calyx (5 examples).
Adult: 1st Isabelle Smith, 2nd Alan Barrie, 3rd Isabelle Smith
16. Your most prized vegetable.
Adult: 1st Philip Lightowlers, 2nd Isabelle Smith, 3rd Jane Williams
17. Squash, pumpkin or marrrow.
Adult: 1st Jan Kuiper, 2nd Philip Lightowlers, 3rd Michael Williams
18. A wonky fruit or vegetable.
Adult: 1st Isabelle Smith, 2nd Philip Lightowlers, 3rd Stephen King
19. A herb posy.
Adult: 1st Cath Caldwell, 2nd Nancy Turnbull, 3rd Nancy Turnbull

CREATIVES

Category winner Ellen Cosgrove – winner of a £25 garden voucher

20. An artwork or photo on a flower theme (any medium or craft).
Adult: 1st Ellen Cosgrove, 2nd Sue Bailey, 3rd Ellen Cosgrove
Child: 1st Zehra Mei, 2nd Ardil Ladeci, 3rd Berfin kelleci
21. An artwork or photo on a creature theme (any medium or craft).
Adult: 1st Sarah, 2nd Nancy Harrison, 3rd Ellen Cosgrove
22. A garment you have made or upcycled. 
Adult: 1st Lilly Werth, 2nd Aleksandra Gojkovic

CHILDREN

(For children aged 12 and under, all child entries receive a prize).
23. Create a miniature garden. No entries
24. Picture or drawing of your favourite fruit or veg with an explanation of why you like it. No entries

COMMUNITY GARDEN PRIZE

First prize shared between Kingsgate Garden and Haggerston Orchard
For the BEST DISPLAY (any combination of fruit, veg or flowers), with a £50 cash prize each.
2nd Prize Queensbridge Growing Health Garden
3rd Prize Almorah community garden

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Thanks to our sponsor

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