Blooming marvellous show!

The warm weather in March brought all the daffodils into flower early, this resulted in a great display of daffodils as well as other cut flowers, pot plants, cacti and succulents.

Primroses and some of the alpines in the pot plant section were of a particularly high standard. There was also a great display of tulips.

Anne Hutchinson was the special guest, she judged the cut flower and pot plant sections, and presented cups to winners.

The Coleraine Championship requiring nine blooms of daffodils from three different divisions was won by Robbie Curry (Lisburn), with Philip Wallace (Lisburn) as runner up.

David Pinkerton (Killinchy) won the Chronicle Cup for the three bloom daffodil classes and Derrick Turbitt (Portstewart) won the Schools Cup for most points in the single bloom classes. The Intermediate Cup was won by Ronnie Campbell (Newtownards). Local exhibitor Sidney Donnell (Portrush) won the Harriman Challenge Bowl for novice daffodils.

Betty Holmes travelled from Garvagh to win the McClure Cup for cut flowers, while Gordon Toner (Limavady) won the Creighton Cup for pot plants.