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The Autumn Harvest Show

A celebration of growing your own, The Autumn Harvest Show at Thompson’s Garden Centre.  

26th & 27th September 2026

Supported by the Isle of Wight Horticultural Society & open to everyone, here’s your chance to impress with your horticultural skills. Showcase your prize winning Dahlia, Flowers & Pot Plants, Vegetables & Fruit and Floral Art, for a chance to win prizes.

Get Growing & Enter Now!

Autumn Harvest Show Schedule

Saturday 26th September 2026

Staging 8.15am – 11am

Viewing from 1pm

Presentation of Awards 3.30pm

Sunday 27th September

Viewing exhibition

Competition Prizes

Best Dahlia in show - £10

Best Flowering Plant in show - £10

Best Non Flowering Plant in show - £10

Best Vegetable grown under soil - £10

Best Vegetable grown above soil - £10

Best Fruit - £10

Best Floral Art - £10

Over all Show Stopper £20

How to Enter

All entries to be submitted by Wednesday 23rd September 2026. Entry forms can be collected & submitted at Thompson's Garden Centre or by emailing your details to us at: [email protected]

Name:
Address:
Date:
Email Address:

When emailing us, please provide the above information, as well as clearly stating the categories you are entering.

Please read the exhibitor rules listed below before entering

 

Show Categories

DAHLIAS

All exhibits should be named.  In close competition correct naming will be to the exhibitors advantage (see NDS rules for judging)

 

  1. Giant or Large Decorative, 1 vase, 1 bloom
  2. Medium Decorative, 1 vase, 3 blooms
  3. Small decorative, 1 vase, 3 blooms
  4. Miniature Decorative,1 vase, 3 blooms
  5. Giant/Large Cactus/Semi-Cactus, 1 vase, 1 bloom
  6. Medium Cactus/Semi-Cactus, 1 vase, 3 blooms
  7. Small Cactus/Semi-Cactus 1 vase, 3 blooms
  8. Miniature Cactus/Semi-Cactus 1 vase, 3 blooms
  9. Small Ball 1 vase, 3 blooms
  10. Miniature Ball 1 vase, 3 blooms
  11. Pompon 1 vase, 5 blooms
  12. Water Lily 1 vase, 3 blooms
  13. Any class not listed above 1 vase, 3 blooms
  14. 1 vase of cactus/semi cactus and 1 vase of decorative, any cultivar, 3 blooms in each.
  15. 1 specimen bloom
  16. Basket of Dahlias judged for frontal effect, size in proportion to basket