PLANTS AND FLOWERS 2015

Class 77

Committee: Susan Elmes (Chair) 519-632-7021, Eleanor Peart, Marg Verkuil, Carolyn Mullins and Audrey Baldwin

ENTRY DATES AND TIMES: Entries will be received on Thursday from 4:00 to 8:00 p.m. and Friday from 9:00 to 10:00 a.m. and remain in place until 4:30 pm on Sunday.

Please refer to the General Rules and Regulations . All exhibitors must have a 2015 Membership.

CUT FLOWERS

Sponsored by the Drumbo Agricultural Society

Flowers, Amateur, Section 1-36 must be grown by exhibitor. Buds showing colour count as a bloom.

Section

1. Asters, 5 blooms
2. Canna, 1 stem
3. Coleus, one variety
4. Coleus, 3 different varieties
5. Coneflower, 3 blooms
6. Cornflowers, 5 blooms
7. Cosmos
8. Dahlia, cactus, best bloom
9. Dahlia, collection of blooms
10. Dusty Miller - 1 stem
11. Geranium, 1 bloom
12. Gladioli, 1 spike
13. Grass, Ornamental, plain, 3 stems
14. Grass, Ornamental, variegated, 3 stems
15. Hosta,1 variety, 3 leaves, under 6"
16. Hosta,1 variety, 3 leaves, over 6"
17. Hosta collection, 3 varieties, any size leaves, one leaf of each
18. Hydrangea, 1 large head
19. Marigold, French, small, 5 blooms
20. Marigold, African, large, 3 blooms
21. Nasturtiums
22. Petunias, single
23. Petunias, double
24. Phlox, 3 stems
25. Rose, single bloom
26. "Only a Rose", 1 bloom floating in a suitable container
27. Salvia, 3 spikes
28. Sedum, 3 stems, one variety
29. Sedum, 3 varieties, one stem of each
30. Sunflower, small, 6" or under, 1 bloom
31. Sweet Pea - One Spray
32. Zinnia, large, over 4", 3 blooms
33. Zinnia, small, under 4", 5 blooms
34. "Floating Flower", single bloom of any variety floating in a suitable container
35. "Cheery Yellow", a yellow bloom of any variety of flower
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 Sections 1 to 35, by Eileen & Martin Hartig - $10.00

FLORAL DESIGN

Sponsored by the Drumbo Agricultural Society

Flowers used in the Floral Design, Sections 37-42 may be either grown by the exhibitor or acquired from any other source, i.e. florist.

Section

37. "Simply Country Harvest" - arrangement using seasonal flowers and grains.
38. "Where did all the Flowers Go?" - fresh arrangement with no flowers.
39. "Sunny Disposition" - an arrangement including sunflowers.
40. "A Walk in the Country" -an arrangement using wild flowers, weeds, etc. in a unique container.
41. "Tea Time" - an arrangement in a cup and saucer.
42. "They Grow on and on..." - an arrangement of perennials, including at least 5 different varieties.

The Rita Clark Floral Design Special for the Exhibitor winning the most points in Sections 37 to 42, by Drumbo Agricultural Society - $10.00

HOUSE PLANTS

Sponsored by Mountview Landscaping

(Must be potted at least 1 month before fair)

Section

43. African Violet
44. Baby Tears
45. Begonia, any variety
46. Coleus
47. Dish Garden - Cacti or succulent, at least 3 varieties, accessories may be used
48. Geranium in Bloom
49. Herb Garden, collection of herbs, named
50. Houseplant in bloom, any other variety, named
51. Houseplant, green, any other variety, named
52. Orchid

HANGING BASKETS and OUTDOOR PLANTERS

Sponsored by Mountview Landscaping

Section

53. Collection of Annuals in a Planter
54. Boston Fern in a hanging basket
55. Fushia in a hanging basket
56. Spider Plant in a hanging basket
57. Impatiens in a hanging basket 
58. Wave Petunias in a hanging basket or planter
59. "Your Choice!", Planter with any other varieties of plants and flowers

"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 Class 77 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.