Poplar Nurseries Schools Grub In a Tub Competition
Poplar Nurseries,Marks Tey, near Colchester have kindly sponsored the Schools Edible Container Competition, the theme for which will be called Grub in a Tub, and the finished container can be anything in which plants can grow successfully (ie, have free drainage etc.). The filled container must be freestanding and reasonably portable in order that it can be moved to the showground site without the use of machinery (such as a fork-lift) therefore a stone trough might not be appropriate! Innovative, homemade, or recycled containers will be looked upon favourably.
Maximum height and width of container: 80cm x 80cm.
The plants might include salad leaves, vegetables, fruit, edible flowers or herbs. The most potentially productive and attractive scheme will receive the most points. As the show is early in the season you can include beans or tomatoes etc. even if they are not at maximum fruiting point.
The winning entries were
1st St Giles Primary School
2nd Holland Haven Primary School
3rd St Marys Comrie House
Please click here for an entry form.