To celebrate the return of Cornwall’s oldest flower show everyone is invited to come along for free – thanks to Falmouth Town Council.
This is the first time the show on March 26 and 27 has been held since 2019 because of Covid restrictions.
With Gyllyngdune Gardens and the Princess Pavilion now run by the town council, the organisers want as many people as possible to take part.
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Henrietta Boex, head of cultural services, said: "We want the horticultural community to come back and help us get the show going again. Equally we want everyone to feel they can ‘have a go’. There are classes where anyone can bring a favourite house plant or flowers and share them with us. It’s taking part that matters and being together in our historic public garden and Pavilion at a free weekend event for all, which includes Mothering Sunday."
Visitors at Gyllyngdune Gardens for the Falmouth Spring Flower show 1910.
The first show was opened at Gyllyngdune Gardens in 1910 by Queen Victoria’s daughter Princess Christian, and run by Falmouth’s Chamber of Commerce until 1982 when a voluntary committee took over.
They retired after the 2019 show and the council stepped in, reluctant to lose an event which can attract a thousand plus visitors, and an equal number of entries from children to professional gardeners.
Marlborough School gardening club winning team 2019
Falmouth daffodil grower and ex- show president, Ron Scamp, who will exhibit his award -winning blooms, says: "We are grateful that the council is committed to continuing this show. This new beginning is for everyone who loves plants to move the show forward for generations to come."
Ron Scamp , retired show president with son Adrian on their daffodil trade stand at Princess Pavilion
The 118 different classes include 30 daffodil categories, 12 children’s classes, floral art, photography, cacti, orchids, camellias, rhododendrons and magnolias. There is no fee for taking part in the show whose children classes include the traditional miniature garden on a dinner plate, and contemporary challenges to decorate a bird feeder from recycled materials, and a bug hotel made from recycled and foraged materials.
The popular photography classes want to see colour images of ‘where plants meet the sea’, while floral art classes include the provocative ideas of ‘flocking foliage’ and ‘dare to be different’. Photos of the flower show from 1910 -2019 will be exhibited throughout the weekend.
For a free show schedule and entry form, closing date 20 March, email henrietta@falmouthtowncouncil.com, call 07940037975. See Falmouth Spring Flower Show Facebook for updates.
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