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STANDARD FLOWER SHOW
Section 900 – STANDARD FLOWER SHOW
Premiums: 1st – $10; 2nd – $8; 3rd – $6
Entry Fee: $0.00
Co-Chair: Pam Braun, 615-794-3553 (H) or 615-364-1166 (C), pambraun@att.net
Co-Chair: Diane Unmacht, 615-831-0361 (H) or 615-260-5415 (C), Dlunmacht@comcast.net
Pre-Entry: make reservations for Design Division by July, 15, 2010, with Diane Unmacht. No pre-entry for Horticulture Division.
Entry: Thursday, Aug. 12 7:00 a.m. – 10:30 a.m.
Required Pick-up Date: Sunday, August 15 11:00 a.m. – 2:00 p.m.
RULES & REGULATIONS
- Competition is open to all residents of Williamson County and adjoining counties.
- Please read all general rules pertaining to entries of shows at the Williamson County Fair.
- Advanced reservations in the Design Division are required. If you come in with a design for the show without calling to request the classes you wish to enter, your exhibit will not be judged. It will be marked “for exhibition only.” An exhibitor may enter as many classes in the Design Division as available, but only one exhibit per class. There is room for only four (4) designs in each class. Each exhibit must be the work of only one exhibitor and that exhibitor’s name must appear on the entry card. If designer is unable to fulfill assignment, it is the responsibility of designer to provide a substitute.
- This show will comply with the objectives and requirements established by the National Garden Clubs, Inc. for a Standard Flower Show.
- The 2007 revised edition of The Handbook for Flower Shows by the National Garden Clubs, Inc. will be the authority by which all exhibits of this show will be judged. All exhibits are to be judged according to the standard system of awarding and point scoring by National Garden Clubs, Inc. The decisions of the judges will be final.
- A classification committee member must check all entries for conformance to schedule requirements before entries will be permitted on the show floor. No entries shall be permitted past the scheduled entry time period unless allowed by the show chairman.
- Williamson County Fair and its employees/volunteers are not responsible for the loss or breakage of exhibitors’ containers or accessories. All property should be marked in an inconspicuous manner with owner’s name and number or address.
- Entries in each class will be awarded 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th, and 5th place ribbons if merited, with 1st, 2nd and 3rd place winners receiving premiums. A Best in Show ribbon awarded by judges and People’s Choice ribbon voted on by the public will be awarded in each divison of design and horticulture.
DESIGN DIVISION: (Division I – Classes 1-5)
- Plant material used in designs need not be grown by the exhibitor. It may be fresh or dried or a combination of both kinds of plant material.
- No artificial flowers, foliage, fruits or vegetables are permitted. Fresh plant material cannot be dyed or otherwise treated by application of any substance.R E A It may be clipped, stripped, bent or otherwise manipulated. Dried plant material may be painted or otherwise treated or contrived.
- Landscapes or scenes are not permitted in the Design Division.
- Exhibitor is free to use objects that add interest when tastefully used.
- Any cut fruit or vegetables must be sealed to discourage insects or odors. Any non-perishable food products are allowed, but must be sealed if they might attract insects or have odors.
- Allotted space for each exhibitor in a class will be 30” wide and 30” deep. Tables will be covered in black cloth. Exhibitor may choose to add an underlay of their choice. Class 1 and 3 will have a beige wall as background. Class 2 will be provided with a 36” tall medium green niche as background. Class 4, a 36” tall medium blue niche; Class 5, a 36” tall black niche.
DESIGN DIVISION I CLASSES
Class 1: “Summer Beauty” – A traditional design of any style located on a black Doric style pedastal 17” tall with square top surface measuring 6” x 6” which will be placed on a table covered in black cloth. Design suggested height should be proportional to pedestal height. Pedestal may be incorporated in design.
Class 2: “Fireworks” – A design incorporating any sort of reflective material.
Class 3: “Carousel” – A design of plant material using a wreath form of any type as a container. Exhibitor will be furnished with a hanger placed on a table covered in black cloth.
Class 4: “ Our History” – A still life design with a grouping of realistic size objects and some plant materials by which a story is told or a theme interpreted. Objects should be dominant part of design.
Class 5: “Our Country” – A design honoring our troops and veterans.
HORTICULTURE DIVISION: (Division II Classes 6-46)
- All specimens must be all fresh plant material grown by the exhibitor.
- All specimens must be correctly labeled with scientific (botanical) names giving the Genus and Species/or cultivar/variety name. Exhibitor should provide correct name at time of entry. A Classification committee member may aid with identification only if time permits.
- Exhibitor may make more than one entry per class, if each is a different Genus, Species, variety, cultivar, type, size, or color.
- Cut specimens and container grown plants must have been in exhibitor’s possession at least ninety (90) days, except for multiple plantings, which must have been in the exhibitor’s possession at least six weeks. Each plant must be properly named. Pots must not be any larger than 12”. Double potting is permitted if inner pot is not easily visible. There will be no special accommodation for hanging baskets.
- Cut specimen clear glass containers may be furnished by the exhibitor, but uniform clear glass containers of various sizes will be furnished by show committee at time of entry.
- Cut specimens should not have any foliage below the water line. Height of a cut specimen should not exceed 30” from cut end to tip.
- The show committee will provide clear saran wrap to plug necks of containers to prop specimens upright as needed.
HORTICULTURE DIVISION II CLASSES
Herbs:
6. Rosemary
7. Sage
8. Oregano
9. Lamb’s Ear
10. Lavender
11. Any Other Cut Herb
12. Any Herb – Potted
13. Herb Collection – 5 different cut specimens in separate containers; each must be properly named on entry card
Cut Vine Specimen:
14. Any Foliage Vine
15. Any vine – Flowering
Decorative Leaf:
16. Elephant Ear
17. Hosta
18. Caladium
19. Any Other decorative leaf
Annuals:
20. Coleus
21. Zinnia
22. Celosia
23. Sunflower
24. Impatiens
25. Marigold
26. Any Other Annual
Perennials:
27. Coneflower – Echinea
28. Rudbeckia
29. Dahlia
30. Sedum
31. Any other perennial not listed
Cacti and Succulents (potted)
32. Cactus
33. Succulent
34. Succulent/Cacti – collection of 3-5 different types in one container; each plant must be named on the entry card
Trees and Shrubs (with or without berries or flowers)
35. Euonymus
36. Nandina
37. Ilex (Holly)
38. Magnolia
39. Needled Evergreen
40. Japanese Maple
41. Crape Myrtle
42. Hydrangea
43. Any tree or shrub not listed
Potted Plants
44. Flowering (single plant or multiple growth planting of one variety) in a single pot
45. Foliage (single plant or multiple growth planting of one variety) in a single pot
46. Planting of (at least two) Different Flowering and/or Foliage Plants in a single pot