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SOUTHPORT FLOWER SHOW AUGUST 2007

Frank Taylor again won The Small Dec championship with two vases of Rossendale Peach and a vase of Primrose Diane. Alan Barlow from Bowness in The Lakes won the Pom Classes and this exhibit took Best in Show and The Silver Medal. Stuart Clensy won the Small Cactus Championship Class With the red Rockliffe Billy, Lemon Elegance and Ruskin Myra
Stuart Clensy won The Mediun Semi Cactus with two good vases of White moonlight and Cream moonlight. Stuart Clensy won The Individual Championship Class with the Medium dec Andrea Clarke, White Moonlight, Rossendale Luke and Small Cactus Rockliffe Billy. Frank Taylor won the Miniature Decs with two vases of Rycroft Jan and a vase of
 Marsdon Lilac
A view of the back of the stand with some more very good arrangements of Dahlias in a year when most peoples were late. The " Northern Committee" won another "GOLD" for this stunning desplay of Dahlias. The Theme this year was Music. Andy Jaemeson "knocked" this piano together out of MDF as the backdrop for this fantastic stand A small arrangement falling out of a trombone.
A Close up of the back. Stuart Clensy's Winning Basket. After helping all night put together the dahlia arrangements for the northern committees stand, Sooty ( Don Sutcliffe) started doing his own arrangements. This was a three vase garden flower class that he won easily.