The Fair

Flowers - Dept. G

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Superintendent - CHERYL KAHLE
Phone (360)303-0696
 

The Flower Department is located under the Grandstand.

No parking is available on entry days by the Flower Department, this space is for drop-off only.

Entry is through gate #2 (by the Dairy Barn)

Entries can be placed on-line through August 6th or from 1 p.m. to 5 p.m. on Saturday and 9 a.m. to noon Sunday before the fair.

1. No entry fees are required and no free admission will be issue to exhibitors for entries or replacing wilted flowers.
2. Judging will be Sunday at 4 p.m.
3. Entries MUST be picked up Sunday after the fair from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. After release time on Sunday there will be NO security and the buildings will remain open on Monday for cleaning.
4. All horticulture entries, including container grown plants must have been grown by the exhibitor for at least 3 months.
5. Containers must be used for cut flowers and are furnished by the fair.
6. Exhibitors using their own baskets or containers should mark them plainly.
7. All plants, baskets, etc. with bottom holes must have a tray or saucer underneath. If extra care is needed, written directions must be included.
8. Only one entry per exhibitor per lot is permitted.
9. Entries must be made according to classifications, using the correct number of blooms, sprays, stems, plants, etc.
10. Buds showing color are classified as blooms.
11. Do not remove foliage, except from stems under water. Foliage should be groomed and cleaned.
12. Containers for plant specimens shall be no larger than 12" in diameter unless handled by the exhibitor.
13. The Standard System of Judging will be used and the decision of the judges will be final.
14. Ribbons for sweepstakes in Horticulture will be given for: Dahlias, Gladiolus, Roses, Potted Plants, and Lillies.
15. An exhibit with the correct varietal name will score higher than if identified with only the common name.
16. Any horticulture class may be subdivided by the Show Chairman at the time of the show if deemed necessary.
17. Exhibitors are urged to replace wilted flowers as needed. If arrangements are not freshened, the Superintendent reserves the right to remove or re-arrange displays. Wilted flowers MUST be replaced with the identical kind of flower that was entered. 
18. The Superintendent has the right to accept or refuse any entry.
19. The fair management will not be responsible for loss or breakage but will exercise every effort to protect all entries until the Sunday relase time.

*CONDITIONING: For exhibits to stay fresh for several days, cut specimens early in the morning before the sun reaches them (or in the evening after sundown). Put directly into a pail of warm water and allow to stand for several hours or overnight before using in designs or entering as horticulture.

DIVISION 2 - JUNIOR HORTICULTURE,
10 YRS. AND YOUNGER

DIVISION 3 - JUNIOR HORTICULTURE,
AGES 11 - 15 YEARS OLD

CLASS A - ANNUALS AND BIENNIAL

PREMIUMS: 2.00   1.50

CLASS B - PERENNIALS, SHRUBS, AND VINES

PREMIUMS: 2.00   1.50

CLASS C - LILIES

One stem. A named variety will score higher than an unnamed exhibit. Oriental examples are: Casablanca and Stargazer. Specie examples are: Tiger, Madonnas and Easter. Do not remove the anthers.

PREMIUMS: 2.50   2.00

LOT NUMBER

CLASS D - ROSES

One stem, with foliage in proportion to blossom/s. A named entry scores higher than one without a name. Hybrid Teas - one blossom. Sprays include polyanthus, grand floras, and floribundas. A bud showing color is counted as a bloom. Miniatures have blossoms less than 2" in diameter and can be Hybrid Teas or Sprays.

PREMIUMS: 2.50   2.00

LOT NUMBER

CLASS E - GLADIOLUS, 1 SPIKE

Gladiolus are best shown when 1/3 of the florets are open, 1/3 show color and 1/3 are buds. Stems should be in proportion to the total entry. Styrofoam may be used as wedging. A named entry scores higher than an unnamed one. Conspicuous markings mean any contrasting color on the edge or throat that does not blend into the main color.

Size Classification:

Large - 1 spike, floret size 4-1/2" to 51/2"
Medium - 1 spike, floret size 3-1/2" to 4-1/2"
Small - 1 spike, floret size 2-1/2" to 3-1/2"
Mini - 1 spike, floret size 2-1/2" and under

PREMIUMS: 2.50   2.00
LOT NUMBER

PREMIUMS: 2.50   2.00
LOT IDENTIFICATION:

CLASS H- POTTED PLANTS

ALL POTS MUST HAVE A TRAY OR SAUCER IF THERE ARE HOLES IN THE BOTTOM OF THE CONTAINER.

PREMIUMS: 5.00   4.00   3.00

CLASS I- HANGING BASKETS OR HANGING POTS

ALL POTS MUST HAVE A TRAY OR SAUCER IF THERE ARE HOLES IN THE BOTTOM OF THE CONTAINER.

PREMIUMS: 5.00   4.00   3.00

CLASS J- CACTI AND SUCCULENTS

ALL POTS MUST HAVE A TRAY OR SAUCER IF THERE ARE HOLES IN THE BOTTOM OF THE CONTAINER.

Cacti are generally leafless plants, usually with stems modified into cylinders or joints, have spines, and often brightly colored flowers. Succulents are generally fleshy plants that store water in their leaves, stems, or roots. All cacti are succulents but not all succulents are cacti.

PREMIUMS: 5.00 4.00 3.00

DIVISION 4 - DECORATIVE ARRANGEMENTS

Foliage and accessories permitted unless class specifies differently. No artificial plant material is permitted. For clarification in any class please call Department Superintendent at 303-0696. Entries are to be the work of the exhibitor. Materials need not be grown by the designer. No fresh plant materials may be treated. Size limitation for designs: 18” x 24”.

NOTE: ALL JUNIORS MAY USE THE ADULT SHOW SCHEDULE & WILL BE JUDGED AS JUNIORS. ENTER UNDER CLASS D and E.  EACH CLASS IS JUDGED ONLY AGAINST OTHER ENTRIES IN THAT CLASS.

CLASS A - AMATEURS

An amateur is one who has won less than 10 blue ribbons in previous Standard Shows judged by nationally accredited judges

PREMIUMS: 6.00   4.00   2.50

CLASS B - ADVANCED

Instructors, student judges, judges and anyone wishing to compete.

PREMIUMS: 6.00   4.00  2.50

CLASS C - NOVICE

An exhibitor who has not won a blue ribbon in the Artistic Division of a Standard Show judged by nationally accredited judges.

PREMIUMS: 4.00   2.50   1.50

CLASS D - JUNIORS, AGE 11- 15 YEARS

All entries must be the work of the exhibitor.

PREMIUMS: 4.00    2.50    1.50

 CLASS E -  JUNIORS, AGE 10 AND UNDER

All work must be the work of the exhibitor

2011 FLOWER SHOW THEME: "Through the Decades" - ALL ARE DESIGNERS CHOICE OF FRESH OR DRIED FLOWERS

LOT NUMBER CORRESPONDS WITH THE CLASS LETTER

MARIBETH ERICKSON - BEST OF SHOW AWARD, Any design in Division 4

GLOSSARY - A DEFINITION OF TERMS, TAKEN FROM THE NATIONAL GARDEN CLUBS HANDBOOK:

FLOWER ARRANGING IS AN ART FORM IN WHICH THE MEDIUM IS PLANT MATERIAL.

ABSTRACT: Design using components in a non-naturalistic manner, in such a way that abstract quality is dominant, like modern art.

CREATIVE DESIGN: Design that results from the creative idea of the artist using plant material and other components to organize design elements within the limits of the principles of design.

DESIGN ELEMENTS: The basic visual qualities of a design: light, space, line, form, size, color, texture and pattern.

DESIGN PRINCIPLES: Basic art standards used to organize design elements: balance, proportion, scale, rhythm, dominance and contrast.

DESIGNER'S CHOICE: Designer is free to use whatever plant material she chooses, following the elements and principles of good design, either traditional or creative.

DRIED: Plant material from which moisture has been removed. NO artificial plant materials are permitted. Naturally dried material may be artificially colored.

PARALLEL: Design with 3 or more vertical groupings of materials. Plant materials are positioned in a strong vertical manner, with spaces between the groupings. Some plant materials and other components may be horizontally placed at the base, as a connective, to give visual weight and balance. Units may be of one plant material, a combination of materials, or the same plant material repeated in each unit.

POT-ET-FLEUR: A semi-permanent arrangement of growing plants in one container, with two or more rooted plants and cut flowers. May include potted plants in their own containers with cut flowers in a separate vase, all arranged in a larger container as one design. Design principles apply.

REFLECTIVE: A creative design which contains some components that involve the viewer through use of reflection by means other than a mirror. (It is not a design placed in front of or on a mirror)

SCALE: The size relationship of individual components parts of a design to each other. This is especially important in small and miniature designs. Small and miniature designs follow the same rules as full size, but all parts are reduced in size.

TRADITIONAL: Designs organized according to a set pattern, such as using flowers the way they grow, having gradation in sizes, darker blooms lower in design for visual weight, etc.