We want your Flower and Produce Show stories!

As the high jinks of summer fade along with the colour of the leaves and the light at the ends of the day, a quiet hush has descended over Ambridge. But it is a deceiving calm as behind closed doors industrious efforts are going into preparing and practising winning Flower and Produce Show entries.

The Ambridge competitive spirit is alive and well with the 2017 Flower and Produce Show set for Sunday 17 September. Jennifer is in the zone – compiling a harvest platter evening for her family almost entirely from her F&P preparations. Jill has her sights set on the honey and gentleman’s buttonhole classes. Carol is busy making a whole range of chutneys and Pat is giving away her gooseberry jam (though anecdotal evidence suggests this may not be tipped to win). Meanwhile, Joe and Bert eye Cecil Jackson warily after learning he appears to have past form in sweeping the board at Hollerton’s show.

On the day, produce from the garden and creations from the kitchen will be tenderly laid out by entrants for the judges to inspect. Who will do well? And who will receive the ultimate accolade of the Freda Fry Memorial Award for Best in Show?

What are you experiences of events like the Ambridge Flower and Produce Show?

• Tell us about when you hit the horticultural show big time with red rosettes and silver cups?
• Or when your year of hard work on the vegetable patch was overlooked by judges?
• How are these shows judged and what are the rules entrants need to follow?

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