The brilliant sunshine on Saturday morning brought out the residents of Gargunnock to display their exhibits in the community centre for the local flower show. Sir Peter Hutchinson from Kippen opened the show at 2.15pm and remarked on both the quality and quantity on exhibition. Both residents and visitors were given a feast of colour from the pot plants and flowers, a display of vegetables with huge onions and leeks, Helen Scott's pumpkin that had to be lifted out of her car and cabbages that could feed an army. The floral art displays and industrial sections this year were outstanding and gave the judges some difficult decisions.When the points were added up the overall winner was again Willie Cambell with Ronnie Carson just 2 points behind. However Ronnie did have the best exhibit in the Show for his outstanding hanging basket of begonias. Newcomer to the show Wendy Pizey was delighted that her tomatoes were given first prize. Catherine Richardson was first in the industrial and floral art sections. The Children's section was won again by Laura Henderson and David Mayhew's rock buns were judged as the best children's exhibit.

 Full results are as follows :- Committee Shield - Willie Campbell, Committee small Shield - Ronnie Carson, Gargunnock Inn Shield - Catherine Richardson, Forbes Quaich (best exhibit) - Ronnie Carson, Carson Cup (vegetables) - Ronnie Carson, D & J Imrie Trophy (best onions) - Walter Macallister, John Buchanan Memorial Trophy - Ronnie Carson for his pot leeks, John & Janet Muirhead Cup (tomatoes) - Wendy Pizey, Bob Erskine Trophy (pot plants) - Ronnie Carson, Gary Gray Trophy (best pot plant) - Ronnie Carson, Touch Rose Bowl (cut flowers) - Willie Campbell, May Mcphate Rosebowl (best rose) - Helen Scott, Gledden Trophy and Milton Quaich (sweet peas) - Hugh Ferguson, Gargunnock House Cup (pansies and violas) - Willie Campbell, Davidson Florist Cup (best Dahlia in show) - Walter Macallister, Mitchell Cup (baking & industrial) - Catherine Richardson Lawrence Cup (fancywork) - Janet Iffla, Strang Trophy (cloutie dumpling) - Anne Muirhead, Gargunnock Trustees Cup and Garden Trophy (floral art) - Janet Iffla, Youth Club Cup (children's section) - Laura Henderson, Rev. C Hepburn Cup - Sean Mayhewand the Nicol Cup (best exhibit in children's section) - David Mayhew

Village Garden Results :

The judging of the village gardens competition took place on Wednesday, 30th of July and this year the judge was Mr David Sinclair of Linlithgow a new face to our village.

Mr Sinclair was impressed with the standard of the gardens in the village and not only the gardens selected for the final judging but the general standard throughout the village, The final results are as follows :-

Flower & Vegetable Garden

1st - Mr Andrew Rough - 12 Stevenson Street

2nd - Mr Bill Nicol - 5 Stevenson Street

3rd - Equal - Mr John Paterson - Dasherhead Cottage/ Mr Nicol McNicol - 6 McNeill Crescent.

Flower Garden

1st - Mr Bobby Simpson - 4 Stevenson Street

2nd - Mrs Marion McDougall - 26 McNeill Crescent

3rd - Mr Alistair Jackson - 2 George Street

Garden Layout

1st - Mr Gleddon - Elnathan, Main Street

2nd - Mr & Mrs Glen - The Cottage, Main Street

3rd - Mr Matt Stevenson - Kilglen, 44 Drummond Place

Vegetable Garden

1st - Mr Hugh Ferguson - 10 Stark Street,

2nd - Mrs Anna McInnes - Lindean, Manse Brae

3rd - Equal - Mr Hugh Bonner - 2 Station Road / Mr Duncan Petrie - 3 Stevenson Street