Ballater Royal Horticultural Society Garden Festival
Victoria and Albert Halls, Ballater
Station Square, The Victoria & Albert Halls
Ballater
AB35 5QB
Theme: ‘The Four Seasons’.
Join us for a vibrant celebration of nature and creativity! Everyone is welcome to enter their creations in various categories:
- Cut Flowers: From your garden or picked while out walking. Any size, colour, or variety. Display in a vessel of your choice (vases, teapots, baskets, jars, milk bottles etc).
- Floral Art Displays: Express your artistic vision by creating a floral masterpiece that represents one or all of the Four Seasons.
- Plants in Pots/Planters/Hanging Baskets: Pot plants, planters or hanging baskets
- Fruit & Vegetables: Show off your home-grown delights, perfect or wonky. Any variety, large or small, in baskets, boxes, or on their own. Just ensure they are home-grown and clean.
- Crafts: Anything you have created (or made jointly as a group). Knitting, crochet, paintings, models, painted stones etc.
- Home Produce: Jams, chutneys, wine, honey, home bakes. Anything homemade. Produce will be judged at the start of the festival, then made available for the public to taste.
- Children’s Competition – ‘My Imaginary Garden’: Let your imagination bloom! Submit entries as drawings, paintings, models, etc.
These categories will be judged by the public (excluding Home Produce which will be judged by a nominated individual). The winner of each category will receive a £20 voucher.
Special Features:
- Floral Art Group Display: A stunning showcase of ‘The Four Seasons’ exhibited down the middle of the hall.
- Children’s Craft Groups: Held during the holidays to encourage children’s participation.
- Photographic slideshow: Showcasing photos of the local area based on our festival theme, "The Four Seasons”. If you would like to participate, please send your photos to ballaterhorticulturalsoc@outlook.com. Selected photos will be featured in a slideshow that will be displayed throughout the festival weekend.
- Demos/talks: throughout the festival weekend
- Raffle: to be drawn at close on Sunday
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