Arrowtown's spring show
Organisers of the 102nd annual Arrowtown Horticultural Society’s Spring Flower Show are promising a “visual symphony of spring flowers” over two days next month with plants and flower stalls, white elephant stall, home baking, floral demonstrations, a free children’s workshop and surprise entertainment.
Society president Mary Phillips says the focus is on attracting new novice entrants - children and adults, to get amongst it this year.
Flower power pours in from all over Otago and Southland with a bunch of talented growers vying for the Supreme Champion Cup every year and a myriad of other prizes.
Children can learn to create at a free children’s workshop from midday on 24 September. Entries for judging must be in between 2pm and 7pm the following day (25 September) with the actual show on 26 and 27 September all at the Arrowtown Athenaeum Hall.
The morning and afternoon tea home baking promises to be right up there too with “old school home baking” from the residents at the Arrowtown Lifestyle Village, Phillips’ own delicious scones, and the Society’s winning club sandwiches. This year’s children’s and adults’ bake off will be judged on taste and presentation and all cakes are to be decorated with a botanical theme.
The handicraft section’s ‘Hats Off To Spring’ competition calls all “makers, stitchers, crafters and creators” whether knitting, crocheting, sewing or upcycling, to produce an innovative take on a beanie or bucket hat.
Bursting at the seams in the Athenaeum Hall last year, the show has expanded into Lakes District Museum where the photography competition – Floral Beauty – will be exhibited.
“This is a great community event, somewhere people can come and enjoy a wonderful time for very little cost, and it’s always well supported by the wider community,” Phillips says.
For further information see the Society’s Facebook and Instagram or Arrowtownhorticulturalsociety.com
