Premier Award To Papanui Garden

Press, Volume CI, Issue 29739, 5 February 1962, Page 12

Premier Award To Papanui Garden

The premier award for the garden gaining the most points in the Christchurch Beautifying Association’s annual competition has been won by Mr V. Beggs of 21 Claremont avenue, Papanui. This garden was considered by the judges to be particularly outstanding. They said it had been immaculately cultivated and combined excellent foundation planting with blended planting shades. The increased entries in the competition were most gratifying to the association, the judges said. In particular there were large entries for the H. M. Taylor and the Harry Tillman Cups. These were for competitors who had not won a cup in any previous competition and for those with new gardens where the home was not more than three years old. The winning gardens in both these classes were of a very high standard and showed considerable promise for future entrants in the higher classes. In the open classes, competition was very keen, the judges said. Results were:— Irving Sladen Cup (open class).—Mr V. Beggs. 21 Claremont avenue. 1; Mr R. C. Mehthopt. 33 Bamford street. 2; Mr and Mrs A. D. Cameron, 14 Rochford place. 3. Awards of merit: Mrs E. A. Coombes. 8 Roy ds street and Mr S. Miller. 8 Blair avenue. Herbert Cup (for gardens of not more than 60ft frontage).— Mr F Walton 18 Kenwyn ave-

nue. 1; Mr D. W. Cain. 142 Ham road. 2; Mr C. Hawes. 20 Speight street. 3. Certificates of merit: Messrs J. L. Bush, 5 Wallace street, and H. J. Quirk. 34 Halliwell avenue.

Harry Tillman Cup (for new garden where home is not more than three years old).—Mr L. Swallow. 12 Rochford place. 1; Mr H. H. Franklin. 22 Lansbury avenue. 2; Mrs F. A.. Rooney. 162 Condell avenue. 3 H. M. Taylor Cup (novices).— Mrs M. Broadhurst. 17 Springbank street. 1; M. R. Webley and Mrs Webley, 218 Knowles street, 2; Mr M. Clement. 17 Dalkeith street. 3. Certificate of merit: Mr N. Wright, 37 McDougal] avenue.

Hack Cup (for best garden facing a main thoroughfare).— Mr C. Crouch. 549 Ferry road. 1; Mr T. Mayo. 113 Pages road. 2: J. McGirr and Mrs McGirr. 138 Vagues road. 3. Certificates of merit: Mrs W. McClelland. 58 Main South road, and Mr J. V Beatty. 127 North road.

Dobson Cup (for the garden that most uplifts its surrounds) —Mr A. Giblett. 54 Coronation street 1; Mrs A. Waltho 65 Sparks read. 2: Mrs M. Britt. 37 Ward street 3. Award of merit: Mr T. G. Warren. 130 Packe street. Certificate of merit: Mr S. Green. 7 Doreen street: Mr C. E. Humphries. 218 River! iw terrace: Mrs F. W Lack. 12 Palmers road, and Mrs J C. Haworth. 58 Cygnet street Dacre Cup (for best State house garden).—H. G. and Mrs Patton. H Skipton street. 1: Mrs N. Crothers. 3 Hinemoa street 1. G. Griffiths and Mrs Griffiths 17 Paddington street. 3. Fitzroy Cup (for best garden in street with underground reticulation ) —Mrs H. M. Taylor 38 McDougal] avenue. The awards of merit were made to owners of gardens which gained 75 points or more and the certificates of merit to those between 63 and 75 points The judging was done bv two oanels. The first comprised '•eesre J Watling. E. Rodgers G. Tarr The second was Messrs L. Mitchell. W R Dailey and A J Dewar. The *udees for the Fitzrov Cup were Mr and Mrs W. S MacGibbon and Miss N. Northcroft.