A Cornucopia of Colour
A Grimsby Garden Club Flower Show
Grimsby
Senior Citizens’ Centre
Monday September 28,
2015
Registration: 1:30 - 4:30 pm. Judging: 5:00 pm.
Open to the Public : 7:30 pm.
Open to all residents of the Town of Grimsby
and Ontario Horticultural Societies members.
HORTICULTURE AWARDS
Gillespie Award Highest aggregate points Section A Garden Flowers
Tausky
Award Highest aggregate points Section B Collections
Fleming Award Highest aggregate points Section C Vegetables
Tomlinson Award Best in Show,
Division I Horticulture
DESIGN AWARDS
Cole’s Florist Award Best in Show,
Design Division
Holdsworth Award
Highest aggregate points in Design Division
PHOTOGRAPHY
AWARDS
Best
in Show Photography
Most Points Photography
No containers will be provided.
All entries in place by 4:30 pm. Monday September 28,
2015
All decisions about entries
in Divisions I to II will be based on
Ontario Judging and Exhibiting Standards for Horticulture & Floral Design, 2003.
DIVISION I - HORTICULTURE
SECTION A - GARDEN
FLOWERS
Class 1 - Canna - 1 stem
Class 2 - Chrysanthemum - garden type -
1 spray
Class 3 - Dahlia - 1 bloom
Class 4 - Echinacea - 1 stem
Class 5 - Geranium (cranesbills) 3 blooms,
1 cultivar
Class 6 - Gladiola - 1 spike
Class 7 - Hosta foliage - 3 stems,
different cultivars
Class 8 - Hydrangea - 1 bloom
Class 9 - Marigold - 3 blooms, 1
cultivar
Class 10 - Pelargonium
(annual geranium) with own foliage - 1 stem
Class 11 - Petunia
- 3 stems, 1 cultivar
Class 12 - Rose
- 1 stem
Class 13 - Rudbeckia
- 3 stems, 1 cultivar
Class 14 - Sedum
- 1 stem
Class 15 - Sunflower
- 1 stem
Class 16 - Any
other perennial - 1 bloom, stem or spray
Class 17 - Any
other annual - 1 bloom, stem or spray
SECTION
B - COLLECTIONS
Class 18 - Dahlia
- 3-5 stems
Class 19 - Fall
Foliage - 3-7 different stems
Class 20 - Gourds
- 5 different
Class 21 - Hydrangea
- 3-5 stems
SECTION C - VEGETABLES / FRUIT
To be displayed on white paper plate provided by the
Grimsby Garden Club
Class 22 - Tomatoes - 3 specimens - stem on
Class 23 - Tomato - heaviest - 1
Class 24 - Squash Winter - 1
Class 25 - Peppers Hot - 3 fruit
Class-26 - Most unusual
vegetable
DIVISION II - DESIGN CLASSES
Cornucopia of
Colour
Class 30 - 'Glorious
Golds' (Novice Class) - a class
open to exhibitors who have not won a ‘first’ in
the design division of the Grimsby Garden Club Flower Show in
the past 5 years.
Class 31 - ‘For
the Birds'- a design incorporating seed heads and or flowers that would
attract birds
Class 32 - ‘Radiant
Reds' - small design
5 ½ to 10 inches in any dimension
including container and accessories.
Class 33 - ‘Changing
Seasons' - a design
Class 34 - 'Garden Harvest' - a design
incorporating fruit and/or vegetables in a basket
DIVISION
III - PHOTOGRAPHY
Class 40 'Autumn
Details' - close-up showcasing autumn flowers, plants, colour, texture, etc.
Class 41
‘Autumn Harvest' - vegetables, fruit, crops in the autumn setting (e.g.
autumn colours)
Class 42 ‘A
Pathway in Colour’ - a path or
roadway featuring our glorious fall colours
Class 43 ‘Nature's
Bounty' - your interpretation
Class 44 ‘Let's Smell the Roses' - close-up of a
rose or roses
Class 45 ‘The
Recycled Garden - a repurposed item incorporated in the garden
Class 46 ‘Small
Wonders' - a child, pet, or small
animal in a garden setting
Class 47 'Caught in the Rain' - flower, leaf, garden vegetable or
plant after a rain shower
Class 48 'As You Like It' - a favourite garden image
RULES AND
REGULATIONS FOR DIVISION I – Horticulture
1.
Exhibitors may enter any number of classes, and may
place TWO entries of different
cultivar/variety/species
in any class.
2.
Entries should be named whenever possible.
3.
Where a definite number of stems or plants is
indicated in the schedule, neither more
nor less will be accepted.
4.
No containers will be provided
5.
Classes 1 to 26 - must have been grown by the
exhibitor.
6.
Show Committee may subdivide classes when the
number of entries warrant.
7.
All entries must remain for the duration of the
show.
RULES AND
REGULATIONS FOR DIVISION II - Design
1.
Depending on Class and size of entry, the Convenor
will decide the position of
each entry.
2.
Exhibitors may enter any number of classes, but may
submit only ONE entry in each
design class.
3.
Each exhibit must be the work of the exhibitor.
4.
Fresh plant material must be used in all designs
and may come from any source.
5.
Fruit, branches, decorative wood and dried or
treated material may be included,
unless otherwise stated.
6. No artificial plant material is permitted.
7.
Accessories are permitted for the interpretation of
any design.
8.
A front-view design is intended unless otherwise
indicated.
9.
All entries will be displayed on pale grey tablecloths.
10. Entries must
remain for the duration of the show.
RULES AND REGULATIONS FOR DIVISION III - Photography
- ONE
enrty per class per exhibior is permitted and must incorporate some
horticultural content.
- Prints
maybe in colour or black and white.
- Photos
should have been taken by the exhibitor within the last 24 months.
- Actual
prints (portion submitted on photogrphic paper) must be a minimum of
4"x4" and not exceed 4"x6".
- Prints
must be mounted on a 5"x7" piece of white cardboard or paper.
- For
purposes of adjudication, no distinction will be made between black and
white and colour images.
- For
purposes of adjudication, no distinction will be made between images
produced from digital or film origins.
- Prints
may not have been submitted to any previous GGC or District 9 photograhpic
competions.
- Discretion
is advised regarding the inclusion of people and pets in photographs
submitted for adjudication.
- Affix
enrty tag to the bottom right corner of photo.
Information available from:
Beth Sommers 905-945-1033 bethmsommers@yahoo.ca
Ginny Thiessen 289-235-8584 gthiessen4@cogeco.ca
Marilyn
Cornwell 905-309-0306
marilyn@cornwell.ca
