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Plants and Flowers

COMMITTEE: Susan Elmes (Chair) 226-899-2622, Karen Renkema, Carolyn Mullins and Audrey Baldwin

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Prize List Plants & Flowers 2026

Entry Form 2026

Rules and Regulations 2026

Entry Tags

ENTRIES Complete entries online using above link anytime between August 23 to midnight, Sunday, September 20. Entry forms may be printed and submitted by This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.  Entries must be received by midnight Sunday, September 20.

IMPORTANT DATES:

ENTRIES CLOSE: Register your entries by midnight Sunday, September 20, 2026.

BRING EXHIBITS: On Wednesday, September 23, 2026 between 4:00 pm to 8:00 pm bring exhibits to the Big Tent at the fairgrounds. White entry tags to be attached before bringing items to the fairgrounds. Pay $13 membership at this time and pick up your one day pass.

REMOVE EXHIBITS: Sunday, September 27, 2026 between 4:30 pm to 5:30 pm. Prize money cheques to be picked up at this time.

Prizes: 1st: $4.00, 2nd: $3.00, 3rd: $2.00. Exception class 36

CUT FLOWERS - Section "CF"

RULES

  • All cut flowers must have been grown by exhibitor.
  • Bloom is defined as an individual flower, one to a stem, no buds.
  • Spray is a portion of a plant with multiple blooms.
  • Stem has one or more blooms or buds.

Class

  1. Canna, 1 stem
  2. Coleus, 3 stems
  3. Cosmos, 5 blooms
  4. Chrysanthemums, 3 sprays
  5. Dahlia, 1 bloom
  6. Dahlia, 5 blooms
  7. Dusty Miller - 1 stem
  8. Fern fronds, 3 fronds
  9. Geranium, 1 bloom
  10. Gladioli, 1 spike
  11. Grass, Ornamental, 3 stems
  12. Hosta, 1 variety, 3 leaves, plain. Under 6", measured from stem to tip of leaf
  13. Hosta, 1 variety, 3 leaves, variegated. Under 6", measured from stem to tip of leaf
  14. Hosta, 1 variety, 3 leaves, plain, 6" and over, measured from stem to tip of leaf
  15. Hosta, 1 variety, 3 leaves, variegated, 6" and over, stem to tip of leaf
  16. Hosta collection, 3 varieties, any size leaves, one leaf of each
  17. Hydrangea, 1 bloom of cone type, any variety, any colour
  18. Hydrangea, 1 bloom of any other type (not cone), any variety, any colour
  19. Marigold, 3 blooms, any variety, large or small
  20. Nasturtiums, 3 stems with foliage
  21. Petunias, single, 3 stems
  22. Phlox, 3 stems
  23. Rose, single bloom, with stem, foliage optional
  24. "Only a Rose", 1 bloom floating in a container, no foliage
  25. Rudbeckia - "Black-eyed Susan", 5 blooms
  26. Salvia, 3 spikes
  27. Sedum, 1 spray
  28. Sedum, 3 sprays, may or may not be a different variety
  29. Sunflower, small, 6" or under, 1 bloom
  30. Zinnia, large, over 4", 3 blooms
  31. Zinnia, small, under 4", 5 blooms
  32. "Floating Flower", single bloom of any variety floating in a suitable container
  33. "Cheery Yellow", a yellow bloom of any variety of flower
  34. Any other kind of annual, not listed, one variety, 3 blooms, spikes or sprays
  35. Any other kind of perennial not listed, one variety, 3 blooms, spikes or sprays
  36. Special: 6" to 8" Dahlia Bloom.
    In memory of Dorothy Elmes, by Cathy Bechard - $5.00 first prize only

The Dorothy Elmes Cut Flowers Special for the Exhibitor winning the most points in Cut Flowers, classes 1-35, by Eileen & Martin Hartig - $10.00 & Rosette.

FLORAL DESIGN - Section "FD"

RULES

  • Flowers do not have to be grown by exhibitor.
  • Fresh flowers to be used in arrangement unless otherwise stated.
  • Accessories allowed unless otherwise stated. 
  • Accessories must be attached very securely as arrangements will be moved.

Class

  1. "Under the Big Top" Arrangement depicting the circus.
  2. "A Walk in the Country" - an arrangement using, but not limited to wildflowers, weeds, pine cones, cattails, etc. 
  3. "Fall Air, Drumbo Fair" Arrangement celebrating our fair.
  4. "Solo Star" Arrangement using only 1 bloom with a variety of foliage.
  5. "Red, White or Rosé...I would love a glass" Wine-themed arrangement.
  6. " Here Kitty Kitty..." Arrangement celebrating cats.
  7. "Crystal Ball" Small arrangement completely inside a clear rose bowl.
  8. "Garden Harvest" Arrangement incorporating vegetables from the garden.
  9. "Ein Prosit!" Arrangement celebrating Oktoberfest.

The Rita Clark Floral Design Special for the Exhibitor winning the most points in Floral Design, sponsored in memory of Joyce Strickler - $10.00 & Rosette.

HOUSE PLANTS - Section "HP"

Sponsored by Mountview Landscaping

RULES

Entries must have been grown in the pots that they are shown in and must have been the property of the exhibitor for at least 3 months.

Tips for Grooming Potted Plants. A clean and well groomed plant makes a better exhibit.

  • Remove evidence of insects, disease, stains or pollen from leaves or blooms
  • Remove dead leaves from plant
  • Remove debris from soil surface
  • Use a clean container

Class

  1. Christmas Cactus, does not have to be in bloom
  2. Begonia, any variety
  3. Sansevieria/Snake plant
  4. Dish Garden - Cacti or succulent, at least 3 varieties, accessories may be used
  5. Fairy Garden, in a tray no larger than 20" x 12", with accessories
  6. African Violet in bloom
  7. Houseplant in bloom, any other variety, named
  8. Houseplant, green, any other variety, named
HANGING BASKETS and OUTDOOR PLANTERS - Section "OP"

Sponsored by Mountview Landscaping

Class

  1. Collection of Annuals in a planter or hanging basket
  2. Boston Fern in a hanging basket
  3. Spider Plant in a hanging basket
  4. Geranium in Bloom in a planter or hanging basket
  5. Patio planter of your choice
"JUDGE'S CHOICE" - $5.00 and a Rosette

to the best entry in each of the following divisions:

-Cut Flowers
-Floral Design
-House Plants
In memory of Anna Elmes, donated by Eileen and Martin Hartig

CHAMPION in  Plants and Flowers

$25.00 Gift Certificate from Walter's Greenhouses and Garden Centre, Paris, will be awarded to the exhibitor with most points in Plants and Flowers.