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Show Committee

General Chairman Karen KennenDesign Division

Schedule Karen KennenEntries Judy SweaneyStaging and Placement Chickie Broman

Horticulture DivisionEntries & Classification Pat RichardsonPlacement Marilyn Paone

Hospitality Ruth WebbJudges Margaret PiperClerks Alice BarrowsAwards Greta KennenPublicity & Photography Barbara Williams

You are encouraged to enter the Design Division. Please enter several of your plant specimens in the Horticulture Division. Thank you for participating in this flower show.

General Rules1. Only members of this club and invited guests may enter the show.2. No advance registration is required for horticulture except hanging containers. Contact Pat Richardson, Horticulture Chairman, at ogrampat42@yahoo.com for registration and information.3. Design Division entries must be pre-registered with the Design Entries Chair, Judy Sweaney.4. Horticulture exhibits will be accepted from 1 to 3 pm on Thursday, April 7th.5. Design exhibits will be placed from 3 pm to 5 pm on Thursday, April 7th.6. Judging will begin at 9:00 am on Friday, April 8th. Only the General Chairman, the Classification Chairmen, and the clerks will be allowed on the show floor during the time of judging.7. The General Chairman and the Classification Chairmen must be available during all judging for possible consultations.8. Horticulture and Design Divisions must review all entries for proper identification and conformity to the schedule.9. No artificial plant material will be allowed in any division.10. The decision of the judges is final. Awards may be withheld if not merited.11. All entries must be removed between 1:30 pm and 2:30 pm on April 9th, 2016.

AwardsThe NGC Standard System of Awards. Only one first place (blue) ribbon per class. Must score 90 or above. Only one second place (red) ribbon per class. Must score 85 or above. Only one third place (yellow) ribbon per class. Must score 80 or above. One or more honorable mention (white) ribbons as merited. Must score 75 or above.

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Judges will sign, date and write 90+, if merited, on entry cards that do not win a blue ribbon.Design Awards

Award of Design Excellence (gold ribbon rosette) will be awarded to the highest scoring exhibit in the design division.

Petite Award (blue and white small ribbon rosette) will be awarded to the highest scoring exhibit in section A, “Little Waters”.

Design and Horticulture Award Sweepstake Award (green and white ribbon rosette) will be awarded to the

exhibitor with the most blue ribbons in both horticulture and design (must enter both and get blue ribbons in both to be considered for award).

Horticulture Awards An Award of Horticultural Excellence (green, orange, and blue rosette) will be

awarded to the highest scoring exhibit (95+) in the entire horticulture division. Award of Merit (orange ribbon rosette) blue ribbon winner (95+) in sections F,

G, and H of Horticulture Grower's Choice Award (dark green ribbon rosette) blue ribbon winner (95+)

in sections A, B, C of Horticulture

Design Rules

1. A design entered in competition must be the work of only one exhibitor and that exhibitor’s name must appear on the entry card.

2. An exhibitor may enter as many classes in the Design Division as desired unless the schedule limits the number of entries, but only one exhibit per class.

3. Fresh plant material may not be treated in any manner. Plant material that has been treated to alter its exterior appearance may be used only in its dried state.

4. The designer has the freedom to choose Traditional or Creative style with any design type listed unless restricted by the schedule.

5. If a designer is unable to fulfill an assignment, it is the designer’s responsibility to provide a replacement.

6. Plant material used in designs need not have been grown by the exhibitor.

7. No artificial flowers, foliage, fruits or vegetables are permitted in the Design Division.

8. Landscapes or scenes are not permitted in the Design Division.

9. Refer to pp. 189-190 of the Handbook for things permitted in all design classes unless prohibited by the schedule or by law.

10. The Design Scales of Points are listed on pp. 303 of the Handbook.

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DIVISION I – DESIGN

Cool Waters(All blue ribbon winners in design sections scoring 90 or above are eligible for the Award of Design Excellence.)

Section A. Little Waters (Eligible for Petite Award)

Class 1. Crooked Creeks – Miniature Creative Design. Designer’s choice of plant materials. Maximum size 5”x5”x5”” staged on a small pedestal placed on a 37” high pedestal. (4 exhibits)

Class 2. Indigo Inlets– Small Creative Design. Designer's choice of plant materials. Maximum size 8”×8”×8” displayed on clubhouse bookshelf. (4 exhibits)

Class 3. Garden Ponds – Small Collage. A collage using an art board 5” x 7”. Displayed on easel provide by committee displayed on clubhouse bookshelf. (4 exhibits)

Section B. Sparkling Waters

Class 4. Grassy Lagoons – Underwater Design staged on a 32” high pedestal with square top. Designer may supply underlay or table cover. Designer's choice of material. (4 exhibits)

Class 5. Mellow Marshes– Creative Design staged on a white pedestal ranging from 32” to 42”. Designer's choice of material. (4 exhibits)

Horticulture Rules

1. All plant material must be fresh and grown by the exhibitor for at least 90 days. Combination plantings must have been in exhibitor’s possession and growing together for at least 6 weeks.

2. One plant per container unless naturally grown with multiple stems. Exceptions are hanging baskets and combination planters.

3. Containers must be clean, undecorated, and properly sized to the plant. Containers should not exceed 20 pounds in weight with no specimen over 30 inches wide.

4. Container grown plants may be double potted provided the inner container is concealed.

5. All entries will be received by the Classification committee which may subdivide classes as necessary. The committee reserves the right to refuse substandard material or material that has been oiled or dressed.

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6. Entry cards, available from the Flower Show Committee members, must accompany all entries. All entries are to be labeled by genus, species, cultivar and/or variety (or the currently accepted scientific identification). Common names may also be given. The Classification committee will assist with botanical naming of specimens.

7. An exhibitor may make more than one entry per class provided each entry is of a different species, variety, cultivar, type or color.

8. Containers for cuttings and wedging will be provided by the committee.

9. Conservation list: Specimens entered must have been grown by the exhibitor or obtained lawfully.

10. Judges use the Scale of Points, pages 298-302, in the 2007 National Garden Club Flower Show Handbook, including updates.

11. Official references for nomenclature are Hortus Third and The AHS Encyclopedia of Garden Plants.

12. Read the rules of the schedule carefully. They are the law of the show.

DIVISION II – HORTICULTURE

Water Bodies

Section A – Lake Minnehaha Container Grown Flowering Plants or Specimens with Colorful Bracts (Eligible for Grower’s Choice Award)Class 1. Amaryllidaceae a. Clivia (Kaffir Lily) b. Hippeastrum (Amaryllis) c. Other worthy specimens

Class 2. Begoniaceae a. Cane types b. Fibrous rooted types c. Semperflorens (wax) d. Other worthy specimens

Class 3. Bromeliaceae a. Aechmea b. Vriesea c. Guzmania d. Other worthy specimens

Class 4. Gesneriaceae a. Gloxinia b. Saintpaulia (African violets) c. Other worthy specimens

Class 5. Orchidaceae a. Cattleya b. Dendrobium c. Phalaenopsisd. Other worthy specimens

Class 6. Other Families

Section B – Lake Minneola Foliage container-grown plants (Eligible for Grower’s Choice Award) Class 7. Agavaceae a. Cordyline b. Dracaena c. Sansevieria d. Other worthy specimens

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Class 8. Araceae a. Alocasia b. Diffenbachia c. Other worthy specimens

Class 9. Begoniaceae a. Cane types (Angel wing) b. Rhizomatous Rex cultorum type c. Other worthy specimens

Class 10. Bromeliaceae a. Cryptanthus b. Neoregelia c. Tillandsia d. Other worthy specimens

Class 11. Euphorbiaceae (Spurge family) a. Acalypha (Copper Leaf, Jacob's coat) b. Codiaeum variegatum (Croton) c. Other worthy specimen

Class 12. Other families

Section C – Silver Springs Cacti and Succulents (Eligible for Grower’s Choice Award) Class 13. Agavaceae a. Agave b. Sansevieria c. Yucca d. Other worthy

specimens

Class 14. Asclepiadaceae a. Hoya (wax plant) b. Stapelia (Carrion plant) c. Other worthy specimens

Class 15. Cactaceae a. Cereus b. Opuntia c. Rhipsalis d. Schlumbergera (Holiday cactus) e. Other worthy specimens

Class 16. Crassulaceae a. Crassula ovata (Jade plant) b. Echeveria c. Kalanchoe d. Sedum e. Other worthy specimens

Class 17. Euphorbiaceae a. Euphorbia milli (crown of thorns) b. Pedilanthus (Devil's Backbone) c. Other worthy specimens

Class 18. Lilaceae (Succulent forms) a. Aloe b. Haworthia c. Other worthy specimens

Class 19. Other families

Section D – Wekiva Springs Combination PlantingsClass 20. a. Dish Garden b. Planter c. Terrarium d. Trough

Section E – Blue Spring Hanging Containers Class 21. Flowering

Class 22. Foliage

Section F - Withlacoochee River Cut Flowers from Annuals. (Eligible for an Award of Merit.) Class 23. Asteraceae a. Calendula b. Coreopsis c. Helianthus spp (Sunflowers)d. Tagetes (Marigold) e. Zinnia f. Other worthy specimens

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Class 24. Laminaceae a. Salvia b. Other

Class 25. Tropaeolaceae a. Tropaeolum majus (Nasturtium) b. Other worthy specimens

Class 26. Solanaceae a. Petunia b. Other worthy specimens

Class 27. Other families

Section G – St. John's River Cut Flowers from Perennials. (Eligible for an Award of Merit)Class 28. Acanthaceae a. Aphelandra squarrosa (Zebra Plant) b. Crossandra c. Justicia brandegean (shrimp plant) d. Other worthy specimens

Class 29. Asteraceae a. Achillea (Yarrow) b. Echinacea c. Rudbeckia spp d. Other worthy specimens

Class 30. Lamiaceae a. Calamintha b. Leonotis (Lion's Ear; Lion's Mane) c. Bee Balm d. Scutellaria (Skullcap) e. Other worthy specimens

Class 31. Rosaceae a. Hybrid tea b. Floribunda c. Climbing d. Other types

Class 32. Other families

Section H – Falling Waters Cut Decorative Foliage. (Eligible for Award for Merit) Class 33. Araceae a. Aglaonema (Chinese Evergreen) b. Philodendron

c. Syngonium (Arrowhead vine) c. Other worthy specimens

Class 34. Marantaceae a. Calathea b. Maranta (Prayer plant) c. Other worthy specimens

Class 35. Other Families

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