Flowers- Section 15
Convenor: Linda Campbell, 519-338-3012
Directors: Brenda Ortman, Lorna Collins
Entries may be made Thursday between 6:00 p.m. and 8:00 p.m. or Friday between 8:00 a.m. and 11:00 a.m. Entries must be picked up Sunday between 3:30 pm and 4:30 pm
CUT FLOWERS
Judging based on Ontario Judging and Exhibiting Standards
Prizes: 1st: $4.00, 2nd: $3.75, 3rd: $3.50, 4th: $3.00 – unless otherwise noted
- Aster (3 blooms) any colour
- Begonia (1 bloom) floated, no foliage
- Calendula (5 blooms)
- Chrysanthemum (3 sprays) 1 colour
- Chrysanthemum (3 sprays) 3 different colours
- Calla Lily (1 stem) NEW
- Coneflower (3 blooms)
- Dahlia (1 bloom) 12 cm.(5″) and under
- Dahlia (1 bloom) over 12 cm (5″)
- Gladiolus (1 spike) white
- Gladiolus (1 spike) pink shades
- Gladiolus (1 spike) red shades
- Gladiolus (1 spike) yellow shades
- Gladiolus (1 spike) purple shades
- Gladiolus (1 spike) bi-colour
- Gladiolus (1 spike) any other colour
- Gladiolus (1 spike) miniature, any colour
- Gladiolus (3 spike) one colour
- Gladiolus (3 spike) mixed colours
- Lavetera (3 sprays)
- Marigold (5 blooms) 5 cm. ( 2″) and under
- Marigold (3 blooms) 7.50 cm. (3″ ) and over
- Nasturtiums (5 blooms) NEW
- Petunias (3 sprays) single,plain, any colour
- Petunias (3 sprays) single, bi-colour
- Petunias (3 sprays) double
- Phlox (1 stem)
- Rose (1 bloom) hybrid tea, any colour
- Rose (1 spray) floribunda
- Rose (1 bloom) miniature
- Rose (1 bloom) floated, no foliage
- Rudbeckia (3 stems)
- Salvias (5 stems) NEW
- Sedum (3 blooms)
- Snapdragons (3 spikes)
- Sunflower (1 bloom) under15 cm. ( 6″)
- Turtle head (3 stems) NEW
- Zinnias ( 5 blooms) small
- Zinnias (3 blooms) large over7.5 cm ( 3″)
- Any other annual not listed, named 1 stem or spray
- Any other perennial not listed, named 1 stem or spray
- Don Matthews Special
Best cut flower in classes 1 to 41
Prize $10.00
POTTED PLANTS
All houseplants must be in 25 cm. (10″) pots or less due to space
Prizes: 1st: $4.00, 2nd: $3.75, 3rd: $3.50, 4th: $3.00 – unless otherwise noted
- African Violet (1) blooming
- Begonia (1) fibrous, in bloom
- Begonia (1) tuberous, in bloom
- Cactus (1)
- Coleus (1)
- Houseplant (1) grown for foliage
- Geranium (1) in bloom, red
- Geranium (1) in bloom, any other colour
- Impatiens (1)
- Ivy (1)
- Succulent (1) not a cactus
- Any other houseplant (1) named
- Don Matthews Special
Best houseplant in classes 43 to 54
Prize: $10.00
ARRANGEMENTS
Prizes 1st: $7.00, 2nd: $6.00, 3rd: $5.00 unless otherwise noted
- “Preserved” -a design in a sealed 500 ml mason jar using dried plant material
- “Microscopic” – a miniature design – under 12 cm (5″)
- “Curvaceous” – a crescent design
- “Reach for the Sky” a vertical design
- “Are you my Sunshine?” A design using small sunflowers. Not to exceed 36 cm. (15″) in width
- “All Roads Lead to the Fair” a design using wayside material – wild flowers and/or grasses not to exceed 22.5 cm (18″) in width
- “Birthday Party” design in a novelty container for a child’s birthday party. accessories allowed
- “Rippling Waters” a water viewing design
- Don Matthews Special
Best design in classes 59 to 66
Prize: $5.00 - Steckle’s Produce and Flowers Special
“Taste of Ontario” an arrangement in a basket incorporating plant life and fruits and/or vegetables.
Prize: $25 gift certificate - Elora Street Flowers Special
An arrangement featuring Hydrangeas
Prize: $25 Gift Certificate
CLASSES FOR FIRST TIME EXHIBITORS
Individuals entering designs in classes 67 and 68 must NOT have previously entered a design in the flower section of our fair. - “Tea Time”- a design in a teacup
- “Solo” – a design using one bloom plus foliage
TOWN OF MINTO SPECIAL - Celebrate Canada’s Year of the Garden 2022
Showcase your garden harvest as a creative display of edible ornamentals on a tray (may include vegetables, fruits, flowers, foliage, stems, etc)
Maximum dimensions 16″ x 24″
Prizes: 1st $20 Home Hardware Gift Certificate, 2nd Fall Decorating Package, 3rd Fall Bulb Package, 4th Year of the Garden T-shirt