CLASS 22

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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Only one entry per person per section. 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.

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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 7 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. African Violet,any colour,

maximum pot size 8”
2. Orchid, any colour or variety, one pot

3. Fern, any variety (not asparagus fern or foxtail fern), one pot, maximum pot size 10”

4. Houseplant in bloom (not African Violet or Orchid), maximum pot size 8”
5. Houseplant grown for foliage (not a fern), maximum pot size 8”
6. Planter, indoor or outdoor, containing compatible plants artistically grouped

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ANNUALS
7. Calendula - 3 stems
8. Amaranthus - 1 stem any variety
9. Cosmos 1 stem single bloom type
10. Cosmos 1 stem double bloom type
11. Marigold under 3" - 5 blooms

12. Coleus - 1 stem, any variety

13. Sunflower, any variety - 3 blooms same variety, less than 8” bloom size
14. Sunflower - tallest - roots must be removed
15. Zinnia Pompom/ball under 2”, same cultivar and colour - 3 stems
16. Zinnia semi or fully double, bloom over 2” - 3 stems same variety and colour
17. Zinnia, collection, 3 to 5 cultivars, 1 stem each

18. Nasturtium 5 blooms with own foliage
19. Lavatera - 3 stems any variety
20. Snapdraon, tall variety, 3 spikes same colour
21. Any other Annual not listed - 1 bloom, named if possible

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

26. Dahlia, collection, 5 to 7 stems, any varieties, artistically arranged

27. Gladiolus - any colour 1 spike

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PERENNIAL
28. Rudbeckia any type - 3 blooms any colour

29. Goldenrod, native, any variety, 1 stem

30. Sedum, Upright/Border, 1 stem

31. Chrysanthemum, Garden Landscape, 1 spray

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

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COLLECTIONS
33. Grasses, annual/perennial - 6 stems
     min 3 varieties
34. Fall Flowers, min. 5 varieties, 7 stems
     (named if possible)
35. Collection of Roses in 1 container of choice
36. Gladiolus arrangement 3 -5 spikes

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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 1st - $20 2nd - $9 3rd - $6

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ARRANGEMENTS
40. Blue Jeans and Country Dreams – interpretive design (may use accessories)
41. Perfect for Fall - arrangement for a table center using garden material
42. Tiny Treasure - a small design
      (5 1/2”to 10”)in any direction
43. Autumn Abounds – a water-viewing design, traditional line design in a shallow container with ½ to 2/3 of the container surface showing water. (refer to OJES p. 156, may use accessories, height must not exceed 36”)

44. Celebrating Year of the Garden 2023 – purple is the colour!