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Plants and Flowers

PLANTS AND FLOWERS 2022

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

ENTRY DATES AND TIMES: All entries must be made online at www.drumbofair.comby Saturday, September 17, 2022. Entry tags to be attached before bringing items to the fairgounds. Entries will be received on Thursday from 2:30 to 8:30 p.m. and remain in place until 4:30 pm on Sunday.

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

Classes: 1st 2nd 3rd
1-35 $3.00 $2.50 $2.00
36 $5.00    
37-43 $4.00 $3.00 $2.00
44-59 $3.00 $2.50 $2.00

1. CUT FLOWERS

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

Class

  1. Asters, 5 blooms
  2. Canna, 1 stem
  3. Coleus, one variety
  4. Coleus, 3 different varieties
  5. Cosmos, 5 blooms
  6. Dahlia, 1 bloom
  7. Dahlia, 5 blooms
  8. Dusty Miller - 1 stem
  9. Geranium, 1 bloom
  10. Gladioli, 1 spike
  11. Grass, ornamental, 3 stems, in bloom
  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 stem
  18. Marigold, "French type", small, 5 blooms
  19. Marigold, "African type", large, 3 blooms
  20. Nasturtiums, 5 blooms
  21. Petunias, single, 3 stems
  22. Phlox, 3 stems
  23. Rose, single bloom
  24. "Only a Rose", 1 bloom floating in a container
  25. Rudbeckia - "Black-eyed Susan", 5 blooms
  26. Salvia, 3 spikes
  27. Sedum, 3 stems, one variety
  28. Sedum, 3 varieties, one stem of each
  29. Sunflower, small, 6" or under, 1 bloom
  30. Sweet Pea - One Spray
  31. Zinnia, large, over 4", 3 blooms
  32. Zinnia, small, under 4", 5 blooms
  33. Single bloom of any variety floating in a suitable container
  34. "Precious Pink", a pink bloom of any variety of flower
  35. Three varieties of cut flowers, 2 stems of each. To be shown in one container
  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

2. FLORAL DESIGN

Sponsored by Joyce Strickler

Flowers used in the Floral Design, Sections 37-43 may be either grown by the exhibitor or acquired from other sources.

Class

  1. "Simply Country, Simply Fun" - arrangement in a pumpkin or squash, using seasonal flowers and grains
  2. "Where did all the Flowers Go?" - fresh arrangement with no flower.
  3. "Good Morning!" - a miniature arrangement in an egg cup
  4. "A Walk in the Country" - an arrangement using wild flowers, weeds, etc. in a unique container
  5. "Garden Tea Party" - an arrangement using a tea pot
  6. "Squirrel Harvest." - an arrangement of flowers, along with nuts and evergreen cones
  7. "Grandma's Baking in the Kitchen" - an arrangement in a treasured kitchen container, accessories to be used

The Rita Clark Floral Design Special for the Exhibitor winning the most points in Sections 37 to 43, by Drumbo Agricultural Society - $10.00

3. HOUSE PLANTS

Sponsored by Mountview Landscaping

(Must be potted at least 1 month before fair)

Class

  1. African Violet
  2. Begonia, any variety
  3. Any variety of ivy
  4. Coleus
  5. Dish Garden - Cacti or succulent, at least 3 varieties, accessories may be used
  6. Fairy Garden, in a 9" x 13" tray, using accessories
  7. Geranium in Bloom
  8. Herb Garden, collection of herbs, named
  9. Houseplant in bloom, any other variety, named
  10. Houseplant, green, any other variety, named

4. HANGING BASKETS and OUTDOOR PLANTERS

Sponsored by Mountview Landscaping

Class

  1. Collection of Annuals in a Planter
  2. Boston Fern in a hanging basket
  3. Fushia in a hanging basket
  4. Spider Plant in a hanging basket
  5. Potted flowering cabbage or kale
  6. "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  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.