Douglas grower is Scottish champion

By The Newsroom
Published 17th Aug 2016, 10:00 BST
Updated 25th Aug 2016, 18:09 BST
Tom Kirkland (left) with his partner Robert Barclay, and the trophies he won at Ayr Flower Show ( Picture Sarah Peters).Tom Kirkland (left) with his partner Robert Barclay, and the trophies he won at Ayr Flower Show ( Picture Sarah Peters).
Tom Kirkland (left) with his partner Robert Barclay, and the trophies he won at Ayr Flower Show ( Picture Sarah Peters).

Tom retained the CM Jarvie Trophy - the Scottish Championship for geraniums and pelargoniums - he won last year in a hotly contested competition at Ayr last week. Tom (pictured left with his partner Robert Barclay) brought home six trophies in total; he even won the Preserves Trophy for his jams and jellies.