Time to get busy for rose show

Local gardeners need to get busy with their green thumbs over the next two months in the run up to the annual Warkworth Garden Club Rose and Flower Show, which will take place in mid-November.

There are five sections – Roses, open class; Roses, novice class; Decorative (any flowers); All Other Flowers; and Gardens, which features three classes – best garden judged from the street in Warkworth or Matakana, best street in Warkworth or Matakana, and best aesthetic contribution to Warkworth or Matakana.

There are more than 15 trophies and prizes to be won, including one for the most fragrant rose voted for by the public and $50 prizes for the winners of the first ever rose and single stem classes. There will also be plant sales and raffles at the show, which runs from noon to 5pm at Warkworth Town Hall on Friday, November 16, admission $2.

For more information, entry details and a full show schedule, contact show convenor Annette Sharp on 422 776 or email glenedenfarm@xtra.co.nz.