BEAVERTON FALL FAIR

COMMITTEE: 

Ainsley Gillespie 705-426-9561

                             705-955-9371

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ENTRY FEE: $5.00 Exhibitor/Membership Fee

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LOCATION: Curling Club

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Exhibitors may enter up to two entries in the cut specimens, classes 5 to 39. Only one entry per exhibitor in the container grown plants and arrangement classes 1 to 4 and 40 to 44.

 

Exhibits MUST be in place before 8:00 PM Thursday and MUST be removed between 10:00 and 11:00 AM Sunday, Prizes awarded only to a creditable entry.

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NOTE: Cut flowers should be shown with their own foliage.

Judging in accordance to the Ontario Judging and Exhibiting Standards Publication 2019. (The book will be available for review at the Beaverton Public Library or on Thursday at the Curling Club registration desk.)

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All specimens must be grown by the exhibitor, arrangements excluded.

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House plants must have been in the exhibitor's possession for at least 3 months.

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All specimens must be in clear colourless glass containers (exception design classes). For tall specimens, such as hydrangeas or gladioli, a wide-bottomed bottle such as a clear milk bottle or a clear wine bottle is recommended for stability of entry. Plastic wrap may be used to hold exhibit firmly in container, should not be conspicuous.

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Flowers and plants should be free of disease and insects; remove spent blooms, ragged leaves, water stains, dust and other "foreign" and unsightly material

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Beaverton Horticultural Society Best in Show, Sections 5 to 39
Prize Money $10 plus Rosette

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Beaverton Horticultural Society Best in Show, Arrangement Sections 40 to 44
Prize Money $10 plus Rosette

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PRIZE MONEY: $5, $4, $3

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SECTIONS:

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LIVE FLOWERS

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Container Grown Plants

1. Herb Planter - collection of herbs growing in a single container, minimum 3 varieties, named if possible

2. Fern, any variety, potted

3. Succulent - pot size 4 inches and less, open to all succulents and cactus

4. Succulent - pot size over 4 inches, open to all succulents and cactus

ANNUALS

5. Amaranthus - 1 stem any variety

6. Calendula - 3 stems, foliage attached

7. Coleus – a collection of 3 to 5 specimens. Should be a variety of colours and variety of specimens
8. Cosmos - 1 stem single bloom type
9. Cosmos - 1 stem double bloom type

10. Marigold - blood under 3" - 5 blooms, same colour and variety

11. Marigold - bloom over 3" - 5 blooms, single colour, same variety

12. Sunflower, any variety - 3 blooms same variety, less than 10” bloom size
13. Zinnia pompon/ball, under 2 inches, same cultivar and colour - 3 stems

14. Zinnia semi or fully double, bloom over 2” - 3 stems same variety and colour
15. Zinnia, collection, 7 to 9 stems, suitably arranged, should be a variety of colours and specimens

16. Nasturtium - 5 blooms with own foliage

17. Lavatera - 3 stems any variety
18. Snapdraon - 3 spikes same colour

19. Any other Annual not listed - 1 bloom/ stem, named if possible

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BULBS
20. Dahlia, 3 blooms, same colour, cultivar and size
21. Dahlia, ball type - 1 bloom
22. Dahlia, any type, under 6" - 1 bloom
23. Dahlia, any type, over 6" - 1 bloom

24. Dahlia, collection, 7 to 9 stems, any varieties, artistically arranged

25. Gladiolus - any colour 1 spike

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PERENNIAL
26. Rudbeckia any type - 3 stems

27. Goldenrod, native, any variety, 1 stem

28. Chrysanthemum, Garden Landscape, 1 spray

29. Hosta leaves - under 6", leaf is measured from base of leaf where the stem connects, to the tip, 3 leaves, different cultivars

30. Any other perennial not listed above,
1 stem, named if possible

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COLLECTIONS
31. Grasses, annual/perennial - 6 stems
min 3 varieties, includes leaves and flower/seed hear
32. Fall Flowers, min. 5 varieties, 9 stems
(named if possible)
33. Collection of Roses in container of choice

34. Collection of Sedum, upright border, suitable arranged, not to exceed 5 stems, may use different varieties and colours

35. Collection of Fall Foliage, 3 to 5 leaves or stems, different cultivars and colours
36. Asters Annual/Perennial 3 stems, each stem 25cm to 38cm (10” to 15”)

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ROSES and SHRUBS
37. Rose, 1 spray, any variety

38. Rose, single bloom, 1 rose any variety, any colour
39. Hydrangea 1 stem, any type, 76cm
(30”) or less

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Beaverton Horticultural Society Special Sections 40 - 44

PRIZE MONEY $20 $9 $6

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ARRANGEMENTS
40. Fair Theme: “Stitch and Grow, Put on a Show” – design of choice (may use accessories)

41. Nature’s Bounty – a Wayside Design, an artistic interpretation of roadside beauty. An informal design inspired by plant material found growing along a roadside or path. Seasonal material must predominate. May incorporate natural materials found along a roadside, branches, wood etc.

42. Put on a Show – a small design (5.5 to 10 inches) in any direction

43. Cornucopia – a display of fruits, vegetables and flowers arranged in a basket

44. Preserved for the Future – a dried arrangement featuring dried wood, dead plant material and seeds.