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This page contains brief reports and pictures from various SADGA events. Each picture on the page is captioned. Simply position the cursor / pointer over a selected picture to see its caption. If there are a significant number of pictures then one or two will appear on the page with a link to a slideshow which will show all the relevant pictures.
Annual Sunningdale vs. Ascot Horticultural Society Quiz held on 8th February 2012

Well, we lost the Alistair Fosdick Trophy on 8th February when we met Ascot Horticultural Society in North Ascot for the annual Quiz.  They thrashed us 47 points to 33½.  Congratulations to them.

Chris Parnell captained the team of Peggy Dann, Brian Webb and Liz Morgan.  The rounds covered subjects like identification of seeds, detailing common names and specifying type of plant (e.g. annual/perennial), propagation techniques for stated plants, guessing the weight of specified fruit and veg (according to the Guinness Book of Records - can you believe an 8-lb 14-oz strawberry, 1983 in Kent?), and a round each on fruit and vegetables identifying them from their variety names.  It was quite tough and our best round was with the common names and type of plant.

It was a chilly evening - Ascot laid on a great buffet for us and hot tea.  We were very grateful to have supporters in the audience.
Sara John with her Banksian medal and the Sandeman Challenge Cup Ascot Horticultural Society Summer Show 2011

The 2011 Ascot Horticultural Society Summer Show took place on Saturday, July 16th, 2011.

SADGA members had some successes in the Ascot Horticultural Society Summer Show. This slideshow shows a selection of 1st prizes won by our members.

Sara John (pictured left) won a Royal Horticultural Society Banksian Medal for the greatest value in prizes in the Horticultural Section; and the Sandeman Challenge cup for a collection of three kinds of vegetables.

Joan Ware took the Durning Lawrence Challenge Cup for Sweet Peas; and the Eric Snow Challenge cup for Flowers Grown during the last 12 months from Seed.

Chris Parnell won the Photography Cup with two 1st places and one 3rd.
Nancy Dove's Lobelia 'Contemplation' - August 2011 SADGA Monthly Competitions in 2011

Part of each monthly meeting is a competition. For further information, including the rules, see the Activities page.

Here are pictures from the 2011 AGM and Members' Evening which was held on March 5th, 2011.

This slideshow contains selected pictures from the October and November competitions.

In addition, this slideshow contains selected pictures from various other 2011 monthly competitions.
Ascot HS team - Jim Hathaway, Peter Cleare, Eddie Moore and Roy Smith Sunningdale team - Doug Smith, Peter Barnard, Maisie Mattinson and Liz Morgan
Deputy Chairman Brian Webb presents the trophy to Doug Smith

Annual Sunningdale vs. Ascot HS Quiz held on Thursday 3rd February 2011

Sunningdale managed to win back the Alistair Fosdick trophy from Ascot Horticultural Society on Thursday 3rd Feb 2011, when they met at the Village Hall for the first meeting of Sunningdale's programme. There were six rounds of questions - most of them with horticultural connections, but including natural history. As usual the final scores were incredibly close; just 38 points to 36½. Brian Webb, deputy Chairman, presented the trophy to Sunningdale's Captain, Doug Smith.

The evening rounded off with a delicious buffet supper and the expectation of another fun evening in a year's time.

 The Alistair Fosdick trophy
Trophy Winners for 2009 competition - AGM March 2010

The ladies won all the cups, and Maisie Mattinson won more than most! In alphabetical order:

Mary Barnard - Eric Snow Memorial Cup
Rosemary Everett - Burnham Challenge Cup
Rowena Kaynes - Pinckney Challenge Cup and Charles Kaynes Trophy
Maisie Mattinson - Villiers Challenge Cup, Gladys Stanley Trophy, Caller Trophy, Percy Wiseman Challenge Cup and William & Maisie Sarney Trophy
Eileen Ufton - Poupart Challenge Cup &       Arthur Workman Challenge Cup
Joan Ware - Joan Ford Trophy		 Picture of the trophy winners for the 2009 competition taken at the 2010 AGM in March 2010 - Maisie Mattinson, Eileen Ufton, Joan Ware, Rowena Kaynes, Rosemary Everett, Mary Barnard.