PLANTS AND FLOWERS
Committee: Paul Rappolt 519-766-2100, Giselle Maerz Rappolt 519-843-3532, Jean Klooster 519-766-3099, Joyce Sweeney 519-843-3524
Rules:
1. Exhibitor must supply their own containers. Only Class 40 entries must be in a CLEAR vase or container.
2. Only one entry allowed in each section and all flowers to be grown by the exhibitor.
3. All entries to be placed in hall on Thursday before Fair weekend between 7:00 pm and 8:30 pm or on Friday before Fair weekend between 8:30 am and 11:30 am. Entries arriving after 11:30 am on Friday will not be accepted.
4. Tags must be completed with all information requested and securely fastened to each exhibit.
5. Flowers to be removed between 5:00 and 5:30 pm on the Sunday of Fair weekend.
6. Plants must have been in possession of exhibitor for 3 months, unless stated otherwise.
7. Should there be more than 8 entries in any section of Class 40, a fourth prize may be awarded upon judge's discretion.
8. First Time Exhibitors to mark all entry tags on top right corner with a red sticker (provided)
9. Judges use the criteria provided in the Ontario Judging Standards Handbook for Horticulture. If you have any questions about your entry, you can contact Paul Rappolt 519-766-2100.
10. NOTE: Measurement of blooms, in Class 40, will be at time of judging.
Specials:
1. Bonarrow Greenhouses "Best in Show" Special: $25.00 Gift Certificate
2. Elora & Salem Horticultural Society Most Points* in Class 40 Special: Prize: $25.00
3. Elora & Salem Horticultural Society Most Points* in Class 41 Special: Prize: $25.00
4. First time exhibitor with the Most Points* in Plants and Flowers Special: Prize: Gift
* Note: Only one Most Points Special Prize per exhibitor.
CLASS 40 Cut Flowers
TERMS:
Bloom: Individual flower, one to stem, do not leave buds showing.
Stem: May carry one or more flowers with foliage.
Spike: A thick upright stem carrying several flowers.
Spray: A portion of the plant with a number of flowers on one stem.
Floating: May NOT touch sides of clear container. Make sure the container is the appropriate size for the bloom.
All entries must be in a CLEAR container or vase.
Prizes: 1st: $5, 2nd: $4, 3rd: $3, 4th: $2
Sections:
1. | Asters, 3 stems, same variety, any colour |
2. | Any bloom, floating, named |
3. | Calendula, 3 blooms with foliage |
4. | Coleus, 3 stems, same variety |
5. | Cosmos, 3 stems |
6. | Dahlia, 1 bloom, under 10 cm in diameter |
7. | Dahlia, 1 bloom, over 12 cm in diameter |
8. | Dahlia, 3 blooms, mixed colours, mixed variety, 15 cm or under, in a STABLE vase |
9. | Echinacea, 3 blooms, same colour |
10. | Geranium, 3 blooms, any colour |
11. | Gladioli, 3 spikes, any colour, in a STABLE vase. |
12. | Lavatera, 3 sprays, same colour |
13. | Marigolds, 5 blooms, under 7 cm in diameter |
14. | Marigolds, 3 blooms, over 9 cm in diameter |
15. | Pansies, 3 blooms, same variety, can be different sizes |
16. | Petunia, 3 sprays, same variety |
17. | Rudbeckia, 3 stems, same variety |
18. | Salvia, 3 spikes, same colour |
19. | Sedum, Autumn Joy, 3 stems ( common sedum), in a STABLE vase |
19B. | Sedum, 3 stems, any other variety than Autumn Joy, in a STABLE vase |
20. | Shrub, flowering, one bloom |
21. | Snapdragons, 3 spikes, any colour |
22. | Sunflowers, 3 blooms, under 15 cm, same variety, in a STABLE vase |
23. | Zinnias, 3 blooms, any colour, under 7 cm in diameter |
24. | Zinnias, 3 blooms, any colour, over 9 cm in diameter |
25. | Any annual not listed, 3 blooms or sprays, named |
26. | Any perennial not listed, 3 blooms or sprays, named |
27. | Any non flowering greenery, 3 stems, named |
28. | Any three blooms, named, three different varieties or kinds |
CLASS 41 Floral Arrangements
Glass vases need NOT be clear for this section. Vases/containers are to be complimentary to bouquets and arrangements.
Sections 1-10
Prizes: 1st: $7, 2nd: $6, 3rd: $5
Sections:
1. | Small, but Mighty, miniature/pompom flowers in a mug, which is not higher than 12 cm. |
2. | A Centre Piece, flowers for a Thanksgiving centre piece |
3. | Oldest to Youngest, your oldest vase or container with your youngest flowers. |
4. | Teaching the Young, new buds to older flowers, all flowers are the same kind/family. |
5. | Family Memories, flowers that have always been special in your family |
6. | Autumn Joy, flowers in yellow and orange hue. |
7. | Look at Me, I'm Special, one dominant, special flower and a cast of supporting onlookers. |
8. | Small is Beautiful, a small or child's watering can with wildflowers, (wildflowers may come from outside your garden.) |
9. | Pumpkin Shell, fall flowers in a vase, inside a pumpkin shell, (pumpkin to be 30cm (12 in.) or less in diameter) |
10. | Green With Envy, show us what you can do with mixed greenery, no flowers. |
Specials
11. | Tullamore Lavender Co. Special: Prizes: 1st: $25, 2nd: $15, 3rd: $10, others: $0 A bouquet of 25 stems of homegrown lavender. Any variety, dried and tied with a string. Prizes:1 st. $25.00, 2nd. $15.00, 3rd. $10.00 |
12. | Mapleton Acres Special: Prizes: 1st: $25 Gift Certificate, 2nd: $15 Gift Certificate, 3rd: $10 Gift Certificate a mixed hand-tied bouquet, wrapped with paper of your choice and tied with a ribbon. |