PLANTS AND FLOWERS 2010
Class 77
Committee: Susan Elmes (Chair) 519-632-7021, Pauline Epplett, Blake Hughes, Eleanor Peart, Marg Verkuil
Entries close at 11:30 on the first day of the Fair and must be in place by 12 Noon and remain until 4:30 pm on Sunday.New Exhibitors in Class 77: note this on your Entry Form. Definition of a new exhibitor is one who has never before exhibited in Class 77.
Please refer to the General Rules and Regulations . All exhibitors must have a 2010 Membership.
Prizes | |||
Section |
1st | 2nd | 3rd |
1-31 | $3.00 | $2.50 | $2.00 |
33-42 | $4.00 | $3.00 | $2.00 |
43-57 | $2.50 | $2.00 | $1.75 |
CUT FLOWERS
Sponsored by the Drumbo Agricultural Society
Flowers, Amateur, Section 1-32 must be grown by exhibitor. Buds showing colour count as a bloom.
Section
- Asters, one colour
- Asters, assorted colours
- Cornflowers, 5 blooms, one colour
- Cosmos, assorted or alike
- Dahlia, cactus, best bloom
- Dahlia, collection of blooms, any size
- Gladioli, 1 spike at least 20" in height
- Geranium, 1 bloom
- Geranium, 3 blooms, assorted colours
- Hosta,1 variety, 3 leaves
- Hosta,3 varieties, one leaf of each
- Hydrangea, 1 stem
- Impatiens, one colour
- Impatiens, assorted colours
- Marigold, under 2",7 blooms
- Marigold, over 2", 5 blooms
- Nasturtiums, displayed in a bowl, own foliage
- Pansies, any colour
- Petunias, single, one colour
- Petunias, double, colours assorted or alike
- Rose, single bloom
- "Only a Rose", 1 bloom floating in a suitable container
- Roses, miniature, any colour, 3 sprays
- Rudbeckia/Coneflower - 3 blooms
- Salvia, 3 spikes, any variety
- Sedum, 3 stems, one variety
- Sedum, 3 varieties, one stem of each
- Snapdragons,5 spikes
- Zinnia, large, 5 blooms
- Zinnia small,7 blooms
- "Champagne Charlie", a single bloom of any variety floating in a champagne glass
- Special: 6" to 8" Dahlia Bloom.
In memory of Dorothy Elmes, by the Blenheim-Dumfries Farm Women's Club - $5.00 first prize only - "Happy 160th Birthday Drumbo Fair" - accessories may be used
- "Last Days of Summer" - arrangement using later blooming flowers, accessories may be used
- "A Walk in the Country" - wild flowers, weeds and coloured leaves in a unique container
- "Rise and Shine" - arrangement in an egg cup
- Arrangement of Perennials - 6 varieties
- "Autumn Door Swag" - natural material. Accessories allowed, not less than 18" in length
- "Vancouver - 2010" - an arrangement to mark the 2010 Winter Olympics, accessories may be used
- "It's a Small World",arrangement under 5" high, including container
- "Merry Christmas" - arrangement for a mantel using evergreen and fresh flowers
- "Days gone by..." - arrangement of fresh heritage flowers and herbs in an antique container
- African Violet, single, 1 crown
- Baby Tears
- Begonia, tuberous
- Begonia, any other variety
- Coleus
- Dish Garden - Cacti or succulent, at least 3 varieties, in 1 container, accessories allowed
- Geranium in Bloom
- Herbal Delight, collection of herbs in an unusual container, list of herbs to be included
- Houseplant, most unusual, named
- Fuchsia in Bloom, in a hanging basket
- Spider Plant, in a hanging basket
- Boston Fern, in a hanging basket
- Impatiens, any colour, in a hanging basket
- Collection of Annuals in a planter
- Impatiens, in an unique pot or planter
- Planter, suitable for shade, no impatiens
For the exhibitor winning the most points in Cut Flowers (Sections 1 to 31, excluding Special) In memory of Dorothy Elmes, by Eileen & Martin Hartig - $10.00
FLORAL DESIGN
Sponsored by the Drumbo Agricultural Society
Flowers used in the Floral Design, Sections 33-48 may be either grown by the exhibitor or acquired from any other source, i.e. florist
Section
For the exhibitor winning the most points in Floral Design (Sections 32 to 42). In memory of Rita Clark by the Drumbo Agricultural Society - $10.00
HOUSE PLANTS
Sponsored by Mountview Landscaping
(Must be potted at least 1 month before fair)
Section
HANGING BASKETS and OUTDOOR PLANTERS
Sponsored by Mountview Landscaping
Section
"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
CHAMPIONS in Class 77 Plants and Flowers
A $25.00 Gift Certificate from AYR HOME HARDWARE, will be awarded to the exhibitor winning the most points in Plants and Flowers
A $25.00 Gift Certificate from MCTARYN FLOWERS AND GIFTS, AYR, will be awarded to the New Exhibitor winning most points in Plants and Flowers. (Minimum 5 entries in the Plant and Flower class)
Champions gift certificates will be awarded at the Drumbo Agricultural Society's Appreciation night to be held October 15, 2010. You will receive notice about this.