Dundee Flower and Food Festival 2018

[Maggi Young]

Please visit Dundee Flower Show in Camperdown Park next weekend where SRGC will have a display - a few Scottish Rockers will be on hand to answer questions look froward to meeting you, including  Ian Christie!




Dundee Flower and Food Festival Friday 31st August to Sunday 2nd September - promises more than ever: acres of flowers, cookery demos, Cultural Expo, food & drink stalls, art & craft displays, activities and entertainment for all! A packed programme is promised: read on for more ...

Originally titled 'The Dundee Horticultural Exhibition', it has grown over three decades to become the best competitive horticultural show in Scotland. This year, we help to launch Scotland Food & Drink Fortnight with a focus on young talent as part of Scotland's Year of Young People 2018.

There will be many highlights ...

The Cultural Expo in Camperdown House - showcasing the wonderful work undertaken by Dundee's Cultural organisations. Visitors will be able to take part in a whole range of activities and experiences.

Friday 31 August ...
Chef Gary Maclean - the 2016 winner of Masterchef: The Professionals will be cooking in the Scotland's Natural Larder Food Marquee ... one of many award-winning chefs joining us over the three days.

Saturday 1 and Sunday 2 September ...
We're delighted to welcome The One Show presenter and gardener Christine Walkden ... not only a gardener, but also a respected writer, horticulturalist, trainer, photographer, lecturer (and SRGC member!) ... and much more! Christine's also won the Royal Television Society Award for her series, 'Glorious Gardens from Above'.

Saturday 1st and Sunday 2nd ...
We give a great big Dundee welcome to TV Presenter and Farmer JB Gill. He rose to fame as a member of JLS and now farms a small holding in the Kent countryside producing award-winning KellyBronze turkeys and free-range Tamworth pork.
He uses his success, celebrity status and passion to help educate children about the origins of food. He's also the lead presenter on CBeebies' BAFTA-nominated ‘Down On The Farm’.

Sunday 2nd ...
Our special guest will be TV presenter Mr Bloom and his Band! He is CBeebies very own ‘Gardener Extraordinaire’. He travels the length & breadth of the country performing live - and is the only person guaranteed to get children screaming at the top of their lungs for Broccoli!

The Festival run from Friday 31st August to Sunday 2nd September within the stunning setting of Camperdown Country Park. We very much hope you are able to support the event. You’ll even spy a Penguin or two as part of this year’s fantastic Penguin Parade that’s raising awareness and funding for the fab work at Maggie’s Centre.

The Festival grows each year - and is a must on the calendar for those who love flowers and food. This year’s is no exception: cut flowers, pot plants, vegetables, fruit, floral art, baking, preserves, wine, honey, beekeeping, handcrafts as well as a whole host of categories for green fingered children with inter-school and photographic competitions too!

The Festival offers the best in food, horticulture and live entertainment with a packed weekend programme that includes free cookery demonstrations, children's activities, a craft fair and the chance to taste and buy a wide range of culinary delights ... and so much more."

[fermi de Sousa]

Presumably there will be Cake?
 
cheers
fermi

[Maggi Young]

Dundee cake - in Dundee - at a flower and FOOD  Festival?? I should jolly well hope so!  Be rude not to!

[Stan da Prato]

Staging some entries myself  I then took  a few snaps of the SRGC stand in a prominent position  in the centre of one marquee alongside  other  specialist groups   and nurseries .

 

 

 

 

 

[Maggi Young]

All looking good - the Begonias are so cheerful aren't they? I wonder how they get them to the show in perfect condition - it seems you've only to sneeze on them to bruise them.

Just seen this on facebook from the Caley....
The Royal Caledonian Horticultural Society - The Caley

"The Caley stand is finished and we are ready for the Dundee Flower and Food Festival. Thanks to Pam Whittle for the finishing touches to the stand. Some lovely mini Cyclamen from Pentland Plants sit nicely in our little crates. A big thank you to the lovely Brian Young from Holmes Farm Plants for letting us "borrow" some of his plants. They look great! "


 Hope everyone has a good weekend!

[Maggi Young]

Hang on!! I've just spotted the  cake in Stan's  fourth photo!!

[Maggi Young]

A selection of photos from Dundee today, by Ian Christie.

First, some exhibits of  other  groups and elsewhere in the show.... in keeping with the flower AND food  festival - there are lots of vegetables on display as well!








Mixed veg.... soup anyone?


Local lady running a  soup kitchen..... tho' Ian the Christie kind says this the the wicked witch of Glamis !

[Maggi Young]

As you can see- it is important to know your onions .....and spuds!

[Maggi Young]

The pallett sized  exhibits are always popular at Gardening Scotland - they are here, too....

[Maggi Young]

There are lots of cooking demonstrations - and some very good   outside food  stalls - this one  shows the  process of   making "Arbroath Smokies"  - hot smoked haddock - Ian Young has always made a beeline  for this stall in previous years!  Delicious fish.

[Maggi Young]

The information  stands  of the Royal Caledonian Horticultural Society  and the Scottish Gardeners' Forum

[Maggi Young]

Now to pictures of the SRGC stand .....








Fred Trott  helping out

[Maggi Young]

around the SRGC stand .....




The ever colourful Alan Weepers from Fife.


 Sandy Leven with  Elizabeth Harrison

[Maggi Young]

Sandy Leven has discovered that there were awards to be competed for at Dundee-  his only intention was to give some publicity and information about the SRGC!   Nevertheless, the stand has been awarded a Silver Medal! Terrific!

These photos from Sandy -




Three smiling SRGC members- Elizabeth Harrison, Camber Trott and Nicola Macnee



Some cuties at the festival - no info as to whether they are SRGC members or not!

[Maggi Young]

Some more photos from Dundee Festival by Ian Christie.....


Nicola Singleton MacNee - gardener, radio broadcaster and SRGC member, with Christine Walkden, gardener, radio & TV broadcaster and SRGC member! Christine Walkden is appearing  at the event all on Saturday and Sunday - talking about her TV programme - Gardens from the Air  and  takinfg part in Q & A seesions - Sandy Leven was doing  the Qand As as well.



Barry Caudwell with Nicola  Singleton MacNee and  Christine Walkden

Christine  has been an SRGC member for many years  and has been the recipient of an SRGC Grant  - in the distant past, as she would say! Christine has never forgotten that  and is  a keen supporter of the  SRGC. ( She is an AGS member too, and was previously Show Secretary at the  Harlow  Show - a post filled now by Kit Strange. )


Lovely photo of Barry and Cathy Caudwell - and the SRGC Seeds look good too!


Audience at one of the garden Question  and Answer sessions


Silver Medal card awarded to SRGC information stand