Flower Show Schedule Saturday, October 27, 2018 District 16 Fall Seminar Tangle Creek Golf Course THEME: WE ARE SIMCOE COUNTY Division I: HORTICULTURE 1. Small Vegetable, 3 of the same cultivar (eg, potatoes, onions, etc) 2. Large Vegetable, 1 specimen (eg, pumpkin, squash, etc) 3. Odd ball vegetable, 1 specimen 4. Any perennial (rose, mum, sedum, etc - 1 stem or spray) 5. Last colours of fall, a minimum of 5 different cultivars in a container 6. Ornamental Grass, 3 stems of same cultivar 7. Houseplant, grown for foliage, pot size 10 (25 cm) or less in diameter. 8. Houseplant, flowering, pot size 10 (25 cm) or less in diameter Division II: DESIGNS 9. Fall Colours Novice: a small design Experienced: a small design 10. Rural Villages Novice: a design Experienced: a satellitic design 11. Tall and Proud Novice: a line design Experienced: a modern line design 12. Georgian Bay Novice: a water viewing design Experienced: a design with visible use of water 13. Blue Mountain Novice: a design Experienced: a design 14. Holland Marsh Novice: a design to include fruits and/or vegetables Experienced: a design to include fruits and/or vegetables 15. Country Lane Novice: a wayside design Experienced: a wayside design
Staging for Division II & III: Designs are allotted space 24 wide x 36 deep (61cm x 91cm). Height is unlimited. The background will be beige with white table cloths. Division III: SPECIAL EXHIBITS (Novices are welcome to enter) 16. A Forest Walk A terrarium. Novice Definition: A person who is new to floral design and/or who does not enter design competitions on a regular basis. Experienced Definition: A person who enters design competitions on a regular basis.
Rules of Entry 1. Any member of a Horticultural Society in District 16, OHA. Must be registered with the D16 Treasurer for the AGM or Fall Seminar. 2. Pre-registration is required for Design es. Please contact Tracy Bosley at 705-771-9419 or at tvbosley@gmail.com. A maximum of 5 entries will be permitted for each class in the Design and Special Exhibit classes. Please preregister by Friday, October 19, 2018. 3. Horticulture and Design entries must be placed on the tables between 8:30 am and 9:15 am. Judging to begin at 9:30 am. 4. All horticultural entries should be garden grown and named if possible. 5. Entry tags will be available at the door or from your society. Please put your Name and your Society s Name on your entry tag(s). 6. Materials used in the designs may come from any source. 7. The judicious use of painted or dyed dry plant material is acceptable. No artificial plant material or dyed fresh material is permitted. 8. Houseplants must be owned for at least 3 months. 9. Judging will be in accordance with O.J.E.S. (Ontario Judging and Exhibiting Standards, Pub 34). The judge s decision will be final. 10. The Show Committee will take all reasonable precautions to ensure the safety of the exhibits but will not be responsible for loss or breakages. Prizes and Ribbons will be awarded in all Horticultural and Design es. Horticulture: 1 st 2 nd 3 rd A Rosette Ribbon will be awarded for the best overall entry. Design: 1 st 2 nd 3 rd A Rosette Ribbon will be awarded for the best overall design. Special Exhibit: 1 st 2 nd 3 rd
Definitions Small Design (OJES Publication 34, 2003, pg 104) A design from 13.9 cm to 25.4 cm (5.5 to 10 ) that must not exceed 25.4 cm (10 ) in any direction (height, width, depth, diagonal). Proportion is greatly enhanced when exhibited in appropriate sized niches. Line Design (OJES pg 100) A design in which linear pattern is dominant. Wayside Design (OJES, pg 108) A design composed of common and plentiful flowers, foliage, fungus and weeds of roadsides and meadows such as bulrushes, ox-eye daisy, goldenrod, etc. The use of scarce, protected or endangered native plants such as wild orchid, trillium, etc. requires that the exhibit be disqualified by the Show Committee. Although gardeners may cultivate scarce, protected or endangered native plants, the use of them is forbidden in show work to discourage their picking from the wild. Satellitic Design (Creative Designs, Toronto Botanical Gardens, Margaret Taylor) A design using two containers, one larger than the other, with the same colour, form and texture. The smaller design to be placed near the base of the large container and having a connective line that becomes a vital part of its rhythmic pattern. Waterviewing Design (OJES, Pg 108) Usually a line design in a shallow container(s) with one-half to two-thirds of the container surface showing water. A Design with Visible Use of Water Any design that includes water such as a Waterviewing Design or an Underwater Design. Terrarium (OJES, pg 106) A miniature landscape in a covered transparent container, other than a bottle. Plants must be completed confined within the container. No cut plant material allowed. Please refer to the (OJES) Ontario Judging and Exhibiting Standards for Horticulture and Floral Design for other design styles and exhibiting questions.