UK: Potato that looks uncannily like a duck wins horticultural show
In a room filled with elegant bouquets, giant home-grown produce and luscious cakes, the unusual vegetables were stand-out entries at the Highgate Horticultural Society’s annual autumn show on Saturday.
Newcomers Steve Hooper and Mary Alexander, who joined the society in July, were the proud owners of the uncannily duck-like spud and came top in the most unusually shaped vegetable category.
They pipped society stalwart Gary Sycamore to second place with his strangely curled “bitter and twisted” runner beans but the committee member made up for the loss by coming close to achieving a clean sweep of the show’s many prizes and awards.
Society member Dr Laura Boothman said: “It was one of the funniest classes this time.
“We think people are a bit shy of exhibiting but this shows that it’s all about taking part and having fun. It’s not always about having the perfect things.”
Source: london24.com