A FORTNIGHT before ­Porlock Horticultural and Crafts Society Spring Show, there was a great deal of snow on the ground and prized plants had disappeared from view!

This unprecedented event caused the committee to wonder whether the show would be able to go ahead.

But the gardening spirit is not so easily daunted …

Meanwhile, there was frost and snow on Bicknoller Spring Show day but the event was still a big success. Although entries were down in every section except floral art, the exhibitors did well to show some lovely blooms despite the awful weather.

Minehead Gardeners’ Association also held its spring flower show. Its results, along with those of Porlock and Bicknoller, are in this week’s Free Press.