Giant leeks and bonny blooms - nine scenes from the flower and vegetable shows which graced South Tyneside over the years

By Chris Cordner

Published 28th Sep 2021, 11:39 GMT

They’re colourful, spectacular and a tradition that has lasted for decades in South Tyneside.

We are talking about flower and vegetable shows and there have been so many great ones in the area.

The great news is, Shields Gazette photographers preserved memories of them on camera and we can share them with you once more.

So whether you were showing flowers at Temple Park or admiring the award-winning blooms in Jarrow, we have it all.

Take a look and then get in touch with your own memories.

. Sowing the seeds for some memories

We hope you spot someone you know in our retro horticultural collection of photos. Photo: sg

William Whitehead and his granddad Billy Whitehead were pictured at the Lord Nelson flower show in 2015. Photo: sg

It's the 2015 Temple Park Flower Show and the floral displays were being admired by the public. Photo: Craig Leng

William Whitehead and his granddad Billy Whitehead were pictured at the Lord Nelson flower show in 2015. Photo: sg

It's the 2015 Temple Park Flower Show and the floral displays were being admired by the public. Photo: Craig Leng

Alan Gregg with his winning dahlias at the 2015 Temple Park Flower Show. Photo: Craig Leng

A 2005 memory and it shows Winn Alderslade and Jean Gibbon at the St Peter's slower show. Photo: CL