STANDARD FLOWER SHOW

Section 900 – STANDARD FLOWER SHOW

Premiums:  1st – $10; 2nd – $8; 3rd – $6
Entry Fee:  $0.00
Co-Chair:  Carolyn McLemore, 377-0267
Co-Chair:  Carolyn Kirchner, 591-0239
Pre-Entry:  Make reservations for Design Division by July, 13, 2011, with Carolyn Kirchner.  No pre-entry for Horticulture Division.
Entry:  Thursday, Aug. 11     7:00 a.m. – 10:30 a.m.
Required Pick-up Date:  Sunday, August 14     11:00 a.m. – 2:00 p.m.

RULES & REGULATIONS

  1. Competition is open to all residents of Williamson County and adjoining counties.
  2. Please read all general rules pertaining to entries of shows at the Williamson County Fair.
  3. 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.
  4. This show will comply with the objectives and requirements established by the National Garden Clubs, Inc. for a Standard Flower Show.
  5. 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.
  6. 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.
  7. 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.
  8. 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 division of design and horticulture.

DESIGN DIVISION: (Division I – Classes 1-5)

  1. 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.
  2. 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.
  3. Landscapes or scenes are not permitted in the Design Division.
  4. Exhibitor is free to use objects that add interest when tastefully used.
  5. 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.
  6. Allotted space for each exhibitor in a class will be 30” wide and 30” deep, excluding Class 1, which will be displayed on a black pedestal with a square top surface measuring 6″x6″. Tables will be covered in black cloth. Exhibitor may choose to add an underlay of their choice. Class 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:  “Get Along Little Doggie” –Small Design – any design style not to exceed 8″ in height, width or depth.  The design will be displayed on a black pedestal with a square top surface measuring 6″x6″.
Class 2:  “Wild Wild West” – Angular Design – a creative design in which there is a strong emphasis on angular components.
Class 3:  “Rodeo” – Tubular Design – a creative design having a dominance of cylindrical components throughout.  “Cylindrical” means “tubular” and both mean circular.
Class 4:  “Prairie Life” – Still Life Design – a grouping of objects and some plant material(s) by which a story is told or a theme interpreted.
Class 5:  “Westward Ho” – Designer’s choice.

HORTICULTURE DIVISION: (Division II Classes 6-46)

  1. All specimens must be all fresh plant material grown by the exhibitor.
  2. 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.
  3. Exhibitor may make more than one entry per class, if each is a different Genus, Species, variety, cultivar, type, size, or color.
  4. 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.
  5. 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.
  6. 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.
  7. 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

Roses:

32. Rose – any color
33. Miniature – one rose or spray

Ornamental Grasses:  (with or without seed heads)

34. Miscantus
35. Any other grass not listed

Cacti and Succulents (potted)

36. Cactus
37. Succulent
38. 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)

39. Euonymus
40. Ilex (Holly)
41. Magnolia
42. Needled Evergreen
43. Japanese Maple
44. Crape Myrtle
45. Hydrangea
46. Any tree or shrub not listed

Potted Plants

47. Flowering (single plant or multiple growth planting of one variety) in a single pot
48. Foliage (single plant or multiple growth planting of one variety) in a single pot
49. Planting of (at least two) Different Flowering and/or Foliage Plants in a single pot