FLOWERS

Coordinator: Cydney Smith
Committee: Lois Crowder

Information for Exhibitors:

  • Please see General Rules and Regulations

  • All Exhibitors are required to register under their own name not the name of their business or farm, such entries will be disqualified for judging.

  • Items to exhibit must be brought in between 6:00 PM & 9:00 PM Wednesday night September 09/26 or Thursday morning September 10/26 between 8:00 AM and 10:00 AM.

  • Sunday: Exhibit Hall closes at 4:00 PM to prepare for pickup of exhibits.

  • No exhibits to be removed from exhibit building before 4:30 PM Sunday.

  • Fair share 20% off prize money.

  • All entries to be grown by exhibitor.

  • No purple loosestrife will be accepted in arrangements.

  • One entry per person per section.

  • All entries to be considered fresh flowers unless specified otherwise.

  • Arrangements should be tabletop size, unless specified otherwise.

Prizes: Classes 27 and 28: 1st: $4; 2nd: $3; 3rd: $2
Prizes: Classes 29 to 31: 1st: $8; 2nd: $6; 3rd: $5
Prizes: Classes 31 section 1,8,9: 1st: $6; 2nd: $4; 3rd: $3

Additional Prizes:
Best Cut Flower: Rosette
Best Houseplant: Rosette
Best Arrangement: Rosette
Highest Points: Rosette

“Prize money for this section has been DOUBLED, thanks to an anonymous donor”

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CLASS 27
CUT FLOWERS:

Prizes: 1st: $4; 2nd: $3; 3rd: $2

“Prize money for this section has been DOUBLED, thanks to an anonymous donor”

To be judged on the quality of bloom, stem, and a limited amount of OWN foliage (no buds)

Sections:

  • 1. Asters: four blooms, any variety, mixed colours

  • 2. Calendula: five blooms

  • 3. Cleome: one head

  • 4. Coleus Foliage: one stem

  • 5. Cosmos Double: five blooms, buds permitted

  • 6. Cosmos Standard: five blooms, any colour, buds permitted

  • 7. Dahlia under 5”: three blooms, any colour

  • 8. Dahlia Cactus Type: three blooms, any colour

  • 9. Dahlia Large: one bloom over 5”

  • 10. One Rose: any variety (named)

  • 11. Gladioli: one spike, any colour, can use floral foam and own container

  • 12. Gladioli: three spikes, three different colours, can use floral foam and own container

  • 13. Hosta Leaf: under 8" in width; all the same variety, three stems (no flowers)

  • 14. Hosta Leaf: over 8" in width; all the same variety, three stems (no flowers)

  • 15. Hydrangea: one head any colour

  • 16. Any Annual not in List: three blooms (named)

  • 17. Marigold Under 2”: five blooms

  • 18. Marigold Over 2”: three blooms

  • 19. Nasturtium: five blooms

  • 20. Pansy Mini: five blooms

  • 21. Any Perennial not in List: three blooms (named)

  • 22. Petunia Double: five blooms any colour

  • 23. Petunia Single: five blooms, any colour

  • 24. Phlox Perennial: three stems, any colour

  • 25. Rudbeckia (Daisy): three stems, any colour

  • 26. Sedum: one head any colour

  • 27. Sunflower: one stem, one flower under 8” in diameter

  • 28. Zinnias: three blooms

  • 29. Zinnias Pom-Pom: five blooms

CLASS 28
POTTED PLANTS:

Prizes: 1st: $4; 2nd: $3; 3rd: $2

“Prize money for this section has been DOUBLED, thanks to an anonymous donor”

Potted plants must be free of debris, disease, and pests and be suitable for table display. The rim of the pot/container is not more than 10 inches in diameter.

Sections:

  • 1. African Violet: single flower

  • 2. African Violet: semi-double flower, any colour

  • 3. New Guinea Impatiens: any colour, in bloom and potted

  • 4. Cactus: single, rooted

  • 5. Potted Petunias: any colours or combinations of, any variety

  • 6. Coleus: established in pot

  • 7. Any Flowering Houseplant not in List: in bloom (please provide plant name)

  • 8. Houseplant noted for Foliage: no flowers or ivy (named)

  • 9. Any Trailing Plant: established in pot (named)

  • 10. Succulent: has leaves, no spines, 1-3 species in a container

  • 11. Orchid

  • 12. Longest Hanging House Plant: measured from the base of the root

CLASS 29
FLOWER
ARRANGEMENTS:

Prizes:1st: $8; 2nd: $6; 3rd: $5

“Prize money for this section has been DOUBLED, thanks to an anonymous donor”

Make an arrangement using only the following flowers: twelve blooms maximum, any colour and foliage. Arrangements should be tabletop size, unless specified otherwise.

Sections:

  • 1. Collection of Herbs in water: five to seven plants, varieties named.

  • 2. Zinnias: displayed in rustic/country style container

  • 3. Pansies: displayed in container allowing 360˚ view

  • 4. Petunias: doubles/singles in suitable container

  • 5. “Steeped in tradition”: Rudbeckia displayed in teapot

CLASS 30
ARRANGEMENTS:

Prizes:1st: $8; 2nd: $6; 3rd: $5

“Prize money for this section has been DOUBLED, thanks to an anonymous donor”

Make an arrangement using any flower and any foliage. Accessories acceptable. Please note any exceptions below. Arrangements should be tabletop size, unless specified otherwise.

Sections:

  • 1. “April Showers bring May Flowers”: arrangement shown in suitable container

  • 2. “Autumn Beauty”: fall colours, fresh and dried flowers may be used

  • 3. “Evergreen Beauty”: winter arrangement using a variety of evergreens and foliage (may / may not have flowers)

  • 4. “Wild Wilderness”: use any wild material found in ditches, fields etc.

  • 5. “Coffee Time”: arrangement in a coffee mug, may be themed

  • 6. “Teeny Weeney”: in unusual container, not to exceed 3” including container

  • 7. Flower Wreath: base made of grapevine with flowers intertwined - 12’’ round

  • 8. “Tropical Paradise”: use any tropical like material in a container

CLASS 31
SPECIALS:

Prizes: Classes 31 section 1,8,9: 1st: $6; 2nd: $4; 3rd: $3

“Prize money for this section has been DOUBLED, thanks to an anonymous donor”

Sections:

  • 1. “A Rose is a Rose”: single rose in a suitable container

  • 2. “Support our Farmers”: themed display representing a type of farming

  • 3. Dried Arrangement: of grasses, weeds, flowers, seeds, foliage etc.

  • 4. Mini Complete: a miniature arrangement of tiny flowers - not over 4” in any direction

  • 5. "People Put Flowers in Weird Things": arrangement of your choice

  • 6. Hanging Flower Ball: centre of oasis hanging from fishing line, can use any flower of the same colour/ shade, 5-7" in diameter

  • 7. “Lonesome Beauty”: single bloom (other than a rose)

  • 8. “Beauty on a Budget”: any one bloom floating on water

  • 9. Pumpkin Flower Arrangement: a small pumpkin (7-10 inches in diameter) with fall themed flowers with some filler

  • 10. “Little Helper”: arrangement with any five blooms, help must be provided from a child.