DEPARTMENT J | 2022 FLOWER SHOW

GENERAL RULES:

• The flower show will be held on Wednesday, August 31, 2022. ENTRY FORMS AND FEES MUST BE ENTERED AT THE OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY BY 6:00 PM, SUNDAY, AUGUST 28, 2022.
• The show is open to amateur gardeners only, commercial gardeners are prohibited.
• A separate junior section has been eliminated; therefore, juniors may enter horticulture specimens or artistic designs in any of the classes.
• Fee will be $1.00 per entry.
• All entries must be in place by 12:00 PM on Wednesday, August 31, 2022. Late entries will not be accepted. Judging will start at 1:00 PM.
• All entries must remain until 3:00 PM on Monday, September 5, 2022.
• All exhibits will be judged by a person accredited by the Ohio Association of Garden Clubs (OAGC) and follow OAGC rules for exhibiting. Per general Richwood Fair rules, no person shall interfere with the judge or awarding committee. The decision of the judge(s) is final
• Management assumes no responsibility for loss, damage, or accidents.

HORTICULTURE DIVISION RULES:

• An exhibitor may enter no more than 2 entries in any class, providing each is a different color/named variety.
• Specimens MUST HAVE BEEN GROWN BY THE EXHIBITOR for at least 3 months.
• Potted plants must be exhibited in the container in which it was grown. Unless stated otherwise, each pot exhibited must contain only one plant.
• For cut specimens, unless otherwise noted, exhibitors must furnish their own clear glass container (typically a vase) with water, size suitable for the exhibit.
• Fern stands will be provided for class 121 and 122 if needed.
• Class 129 will be displayed outside.
• All horticultural specimens should have a variety (botanical/common) name written on the front of the entry tag, if possible. Lack of a name will not bar the specimen. Entries with multiple plants should list all plants on the entry tag or separate 3×5 card.
• Exhibit must contain the number of blooms, sprays or stems specified in the schedule.
• In classes calling for several blooms, select flowers in uniform size and color.
• Entries not conforming to the schedule will be disqualified.
• Any specimen showing signs of disease or pest infestation will be removed from the show.
• The staging committee reserves the right to combine, subdivide or delete a class, if necessary.

ARTISTIC DIVISION RULES:

• Each exhibitor is allowed only one entry in each class, and it must be the work of that exhibitor.
• Designers are categorized into two levels, Experienced and Novice. Experienced Designers are those who consistently win blue ribbons in flower shows, is an OAGC Accredited Judge, or professionally trained floral designer. Novice Designers are those who are beginners or amateurs with little to no training or experience in flower shows. Each exhibitor determines their own level of ability. Novice Designers may enter any class in Section 10 and 11. Experienced Designers can only enter classes in Section 10.
• Plant material for artistic designs may be secured from any source.
• Painted or artificially colored fresh plant material is not permitted.
• Accessories, mats, backgrounds, dried or painted dried materials may be used in all classes, unless otherwise specified.
• Artificial plant material is not permitted in any class, unless otherwise specified.

 

 

 

PREMIUMS TO BE PAID AS FOLLOWS:

FOR SPECIMENS

1^ST – $3.00       2^ND – $2.00      3^RD – $1.00

FOR ARRANGEMENTS:

1^ST – $4.00       2^ND – $3.00      3^RD – $2.00

 

SPECIAL AWARDS:

Best of Show – Roses

Best of Show – Gladiolus

Best of Show – Annuals

Best of Show – Everlasting

Best of Show – Sunflowers

Best of Show – Biennials/Perennials

Best of Show – Hosta

Best of Show – Herbs

Best of Show – Potted Plants

Best of Show – Artistic, Experienced

Best of Show – Artistic, Novice

Judge’s Award of Distinction (one each for horticulture and designs)

Sweepstakes

 

 

HORTICULTURE DIVISION

SECTION 1 – ROSES

1. Hybrid Tea, any variety, white or near white, one bloom, disbudded with foliage attached
2. Hybrid Tea, any variety, yellow, yellow blend, or apricot blend, one bloom, disbudded with foliage attached
3. Hybrid Tea, any variety, pink or pink blend, one bloom, disbudded with foliage attached
4. Hybrid Tea, any variety, red or red blend, one bloom, disbudded with foliage attached
5. Hybrid Tea, any variety, orange, orange-red, or orange blend, one bloom, disbudded with foliage attached
6. Hybrid Tea, any variety, any other color not listed above, one bloom, disbudded with foliage attached
7. Hybrid Tea, full-blown rose, one bloom, disbudded with foliage attached
8. Floribunda or Polyantha Rose, any variety, one spray, not disbudded with foliage attached
9. Grandiflora Rose, any variety, naturally grown, foliage attached
10. Shrub Rose, any variety, one spray, not disbudded, with foliage attached
11. Miniature Rose, any variety, one bloom, disbudded, with foliage attached
12. Miniature Rose, any variety, one spray, not disbudded with foliage attached

 

SECTION 2 – GLADIOLUS

13. Orange or salmon, one spike
14. Red or rose, one spike
15. Pink, one spike
16. Lavender or violet, one spike
17. Smokies, tan or brown, one spike
18. White or cream, one spike
19. Yellow or green, one spike
20. Miniature, any color, one spike
21. Collection of three, same variety, any size
22. Collection of three, different varieties, any size

 

SECTION 3 – ANNUALS

23. Asters, any variety, one bloom, disbudded
24. Dahlia, any variety over 8”, one bloom, disbudded
25. Dahlia, any variety 4” to 8”, one bloom, disbudded
26. Dahlia, any variety, miniature 2” to under 4”, one bloom, disbudded
27. Dahlia, any variety, pompons under 2”, 3 blooms, disbudded
28. Gerbera Daisy, one bloom, any color or variety
29. Lantana, one spray, any variety
30. Marigold, carnation flowered, orange, one bloom disbudded
31. Marigold, carnation flowered, yellow, one bloom disbudded
32. Marigold, petite type, orange or orange blend, one spray, not disbudded
33. Marigold, petite type, yellow or yellow blend, one spray, not disbudded
34. Marigold, single petals, one spray, not disbudded
35. Petunia, single, one spray, not disbudded
36. Petunia, double, one spray, not disbudded
37. Petunia, wave series, one spray, not disbudded
38. Zinnia, dahlia flowered, red, one bloom, disbudded, foliage attached
39. Zinnia, dahlia flowered, pink, one bloom, disbudded, foliage attached
40. Zinnia, dahlia flowered, yellow, one bloom, disbudded, foliage attached
41. Zinnia, dahlia flowered, orange, one bloom, disbudded, foliage attached
42. Zinnia, dahlia flowered, purple, one bloom, disbudded, foliage attached
43. Zinnia, cactus flowered, any color, one bloom, disbudded, foliage attached
44. Zinnia, any other, any color, one bloom, disbudded, foliage attached
45. Dwarf Zinnia, one bloom, disbudded, foliage attached
46. Dwarf Zinnia, 3 blooms, disbudded, foliage attached
47. Introduction of any new 2022 flower, one bloom, spray, or stem
48. Any other round form annual not listed above, one bloom, disbudded, foliage attached
49. Any spike form annual not listed above, one spike, foliage attached
50. Any other spray form annual not listed above, one spray, not disbudded, foliage attached
51. Caladium, any variety, one stem

 

SECTION 4 – EVERLASTING

52. Celosia, cockscomb, crested, yellow, one stem, disbudded
53. Celosia, cockscomb, crested, pink, one stem, disbudded
54. Celosia, cockscomb, crested, red or red velvet, one stem, disbudded
55. Celosia, cockscomb, crested, any other color, one stem, disbudded
56. Celosia, plumed, yellow, one spray, disbudded only below the rim of the container
57. Celosia, plumed, red, one spray, disbudded only below the rim of the container
58. Celosia, plumed, any other color, one spray, disbudded only below the rim of the container
59. Statice, shades of blue, one spray, disbudded, foliage attached
60. Statice, shades of purple, one spray, disbudded, foliage attached
61. Statice, shades of pink, one spray, disbudded, foliage attached
62. Statice, shades of yellow, one spray, disbudded, foliage attached
63. Statice, white, one spray, disbudded, foliage attached
64. Gomphrena, purple, one stem, foliage attached
65. Gomphrena, pink, one stem, foliage attached
66. Gomphrena, white, one stem, foliage attached
67. Gomphrena, any other color, one stem, foliage attached
68. Straw flower, shade of red, one stem, foliage attached
69. Straw flower, shade of yellow, one stem, foliage attached
70. Straw flower, shade of orange, one stem, foliage attached
71. Straw flower, shade of white, one stem, foliage attached
72. Any other flower grown for drying, one stem, spike or spray, foliage attached

 

SECTION 5 – SUNFLOWERS

73. Sunflower seed head over 6” on a white paper plate, without petals, disc florets removed
74. Fresh cut in water, shades of red, one stem
75. Fresh cut in water, shades of bronze, one stem
76. Fresh cut in water, shades of orange, one stem
77. Fresh cut in water, shades of yellow, one stem
78. Fresh cut in water, shades of white, one stem

 

SECTION 6 – BIENNIALS OR PERENNIALS

79. Delphinium, one spike, foliage attached
80. Dianthus, one bloom, disbudded, foliage attached
81. Echinacea, one bloom, disbudded, foliage attached
82. Liatris, one spike, disbudded, foliage attached
83. Mum, one spray, not disbudded
84. Sedum in bloom, one spray, any color or variety, foliage attached
85. Rudbeckia, 3 blooms of same variety, disbudded, foliage attached
86. Rudbeckia, single stem, any variety, foliage attached
87. Shasta Daisy, one bloom, disbudded, foliage attached
88. Any round form perennial or biennial, one bloom, disbudded, foliage attached
89. Any spray form perennial or biennial, one spray, not disbudded, foliage attached
90. Any spike form perennial or biennial, one spike, foliage attached
91. Shrub, flowering, one stem
92. Shrub, foliage only, one stem
93. Shrub, with berries, one stem
94. Ornamental grass, any named variety, one stem not to exceed 36”

 

SECTION 7 – HOSTAS

95. Hosta, blue variety, one leaf
96. Hosta, yellow to gold variety, one leaf
97. Hosta, green variety, one leaf
98. Hosta, yellow center variety, one leaf
99. Hosta, white center variety, one leaf
100. Hosta, cream to gold margin variety, one leaf
101. Hosta, white margin variety, one leaf
102. Miniature Hosta (less than 6”), blue variety, one leaf
103. Miniature Hosta (less than 6”), yellow to gold variety, one leaf
104. Miniature Hosta (less than 6”), green variety, one leaf
105. Miniature Hosta (less than 6”), yellow center variety, one leaf
106. Miniature Hosta (less than 6”), white center variety, one leaf
107. Miniature Hosta (less than 6”), cream to gold margin variety, one leaf
108. Miniature Hosta (less than 6”), white margin variety, one leaf
109. Hosta, giant leave variety, one leaf

 

SECTION 8 – HERBS

110. Potted scented geranium, any variety, one plant
111. Potted herb, any variety, single plant
112. Potted herbs, multiple plants of different varieties
113. Dill, one stem
114. Lavender, one stem
115. Mint, one stem
116. Parsley, one stem
117. Sage, one stem
118. Rosemary, one stem
119. Any other annual herb variety not listed above, one stem
120. Any other perennial herb variety not listed above, one stem
121. Dried herb, one stem, any variety, in a clear glass container without water

 

SECTION 9 – POTTED PLANTS

122. Cactus, may have single or multiple plants of the same named variety
123. Cactus planter, must have more than one plant, must have different varieties
124. Succulent, may have single or multiple plants of the same named variety
125. Succulent planter, must have more than one plant, must have different varieties
126. Tuberous root begonia
127. Any other begonia
128. Geranium, may have single or multiple plants of the same variety
129. Geranium, fancy leafed, may have single or multiple plants of the same variety
130. Geranium planter, must have more than one plant, must be different varieties
131. Coleus, may have single or multiple plants of the same variety
132. Coleus planter, must have more than one plant, must be different varieties
133. Boston Fern
134. Fern, any other type, must be a true fern
135. Fern planter, must have more than one plant, may be different varieties of true ferns
136. Any flowering plant not listed above, same variety, may have more than one plant
137. Any foliage plant not listed above, same variety, may have more than one plant
138. Potted vegetable, any variety, may have more than one plant
139. Impatient planter, must have more than one plant
140. Patio planter, must have more than one plant
141. Patio tree, any variety, may have more than one plant
142. Hanging basket, any variety, may have more than one plant
143. Terrarium, container not to exceed 12 inches in width, may contain multiple plants, accessories are permitted, artificial plant material prohibited
144. Miniature garden, container not to exceed 24 inches wide, may have more than one plant, accessories are permitted, artificial plant material prohibited
145. Fairy garden, container not to exceed 24 inches wide, must have at least one fairy figurine displayed, may have more than one plant, other accessories are permitted, artificial plant material prohibited

ARTISTIC DIVISION – THEME:  OHIO’S STORMY WEATHER

 

SECTION 10 – EXPERIENCED OR NOVICE DESIGNERS

146. Thunder and Lightning – an illuminated design (a three-dimensional design incorporating light(s) as one of the components; electric source will be supplied if needed)
147. Tornado – a creative spiral design
148. Windy Day – a design showing motion
149. Black Ice – a creative design using a black container
150. Flood Warning – an Ikebana design showing water

 

SECTION 11 – NOVICE DESIGNERS

151. Puffy Cloud – a round mound design, no dried or painted dried material
152. Blizzard – traditional mass design using white flowers, no dried or painted dried material
153. Rainy Day – a traditional vertical design, no dried or painted dried material
154. Hailstorm – a miniature design not to exceed 5 inches in any direction