FLOWERS 2019

SECTION F

DIRECTOR Bev Latva (905) 862-0966
ASSOCIATE DIRECTOR Carol Bacon (905) 852-6420
ASSOCIATE DIRECTOR Jennifer Dauphinee (905) 852-1338

NEW TIME - Horticulture Building will be open from 12:00 – 7:00 p.m. Thursday, September 5th, 2019 to receive entries. Horticulture Building will be closed on Sunday, September 8th at 4:30 and entries may be picked up at 5:00 p.m.

2019 FAIR THEME – “FARM BOOTS and COUNTRY ROOTS”

RULES FOR THE FLOWER SECTION:

All specimens must be grown by the exhibitor.
House plants must have been in the exhibitor’s possession for at least 3 months.
Flowers for the design classes must be from exhibitor’s own garden.
Please place entries on a paper or plastic plate for the houseplant and decorative sections to prevent spillage on tablecloths.
We cannot divide any classes. Please follow the book or, refer to the website: uxbridgefair.ca

EXHIBITOR TAGS MUST BE COMPLETED IN FULL.

TAGS MUST HAVE NAME AND EXHIBITOR’S NUMBER AND BE SECURED TO ENTRY.

TIPS FOR EXHIBITORS
• Flowers must have good colour, be fresh, not wilted, uniform in size with strong, straight stems, be free of disease, insect damage and insects. All exhibits should have a good stem length.
• Length of gladiolus spike should be 51 cm (20") from bottom of bloom to bottom of stem, miniature glads 40 cm (16"). Display glads bottom third open, middle third half open, top third closed.
• Specimens should stand erect.
• Do not use wide mouthed containers.
• Flowers should not be displayed in valuable containers.
• When a bud is showing colour, it is considered a bloom. Number of blooms should be uniform in size and shape.

TERMS:

A.O.V. – Any other variety.
ANNUAL: An herbaceous plant which normally completes its cycle of seed in one year. Includes tender perennials such as pansies, snapdragons, etc. that are plants called “Annuals” grown as such in this region.
BIENNIAL: An herbaceous plant which requires two growing seasons to complete its normal growth i.e. from seed to seed.
PERENNIAL: An herbaceous plant that lives more than two years. The stem dies to the ground each fall, e.g. phlox, delphiniums, peonies, etc.
SPIKE: An upright stem carrying several flowers, such as gladiolus and snapdragon.
STEM OR STOCK: A plant structure carrying one or more flowers and buds. It may be branched, e.g. sweet peas, primulas and irises.
SPRAY: A branch of plant with a number of flowers, e.g. chrysanthemum, climbing and floribunda roses, petunias.

Prizes: 1st: $5, 2nd: $4, 3rd: $3

Special prizes:

MEMORIAL SPECIAL - IN MEMORY OF OUR PAST DIRECTORS & VOLUNTEERS Prize: $10

Best Gladiolus spike from Classes 12 - 14 or one spike from Class 30 display

Sponsored by GREENBANK GARDEN CENTRE

Classes:

1.	AMARANTH - 1 STEM
2.	ASTER - ANNUAL - 3 STEMS
3.	ASTER - PERENNIAL - 3 STEMS
4.	BEGONIA - TUBEROUS - 1 BLOOM WITH FOLIAGE FLOATING IN A DISH
5.	CALENDULA - 4 BLOOMS
6.	CHRYSANTHEMUM - 3 SPRAYS
7.	COLEUS - 4 STEMS
8.	DAHLIA - 6 " (15 CM) AND OVER - 1 BLOOM
9.	DAHLIA - UNDER 6 " (15 CM) - 3 BLOOMS
10.	DAHLIA - UNDER 3" (7 1/2 CM) - 4 BLOOMS
11.	GERANIUM - 1 STEM - FOLIAGE ATTACHED
12.	GLADIOLUS - YELLOW - 1 SPIKE
13.	GLADIOLUS - ANY OTHER COLOUR THAN YELLOW - 1 SPIKE
14.	GLADIOLUS - BI-COLOUR - 1 SPIKE
15.	HYDRANGEA - 1 STEM - ANY COLOUR OR VARIETY
16.	MARIGOLD 3 INCHES AND UNDER - 3 BLOOMS
17.	MARIGOLD 3" AND OVER - 3 BLOOMS
18.	NASTURTIUM - 3 BLOOMS WITH LEAVES
19.	PHLOX - 3 STEMS
20.	HOSTA - 3 FLOWER STEMS
21.	ROSE, GRANDIFLORA OR FLORIBUNDA (NAMED) - 1 SPRAY
22.	ROSE, A.O.V., CLIMBING RUGOSA, SINGLE (NAMED) - 1 SPRAY OR CLUSTER
23.	RUDBECKIA - GLORIOSA DAISY - 4 BLOOMS
24.	ECHINACEA - CONE FLOWER - 3 BLOOMS
25.	SEDUM - 3 STEMS, AUTUMN JOY
26.	SEDUM - 3 STEMS, ANY OTHER VARIETY, NAMED
27.	ZINNIA - LARGE FLOWERED - 3 BLOOMS OVER 3"
28.	ZINNIA - 3 BLOOMS UNDER 3"
29.	A.O.V. PERENNIAL (NAMED) - 1 SPECIMEN OR SPRAY
30.	A.O.V. ANNUAL (NAMED) - 1 SPECIMEN OR SPRAY
31.	A.O.V. FLOWERING BULB, CORM, TUBER (NAMED) - 1 SPECIMEN OR SPRAY
32.	A DISPLAY OF GLADIOLI - 3 SPIKES OF DIFFERENT COLOURS
33.	"EARTHLY DELIGHTS" - DISPLAY OF GRASSES
34.	VAN GOGH" - A DISPLAY OF 4 - 6 BLOOMS OF ONE VARIETY OF SUNFLOWERS
35.	A DISPLAY OF 3 VARIETIES OF YELLOW FLOWERS - 3 OF EACH, NAMED
36.	ANY FLOWERING KALE OR CABBAGE Uxbridge Cosmos Volleyball Team
37.	POLLINATOR PARADISE 2 stems of 1 variety of pollinator flowers, not mentioned in classes 1 to 40, named
38.	COSMOS - "UXBRIDGE'S OFFICIAL FLOWER" 3 stems of 1 variety of Celebration, Sonata, etc.
39.	COSMOS - SULPHUREUS TYPE 3 stems of 1 variety of Cosmic Orange, Carioca, or Bright Light

CONTAINER PLANTS:

40.	THREE HOSTA LEAVES - ONE LARGE, ONE MEDIUM, AND ONE SMALL
41.	AFRICAN VIOLET - IN BLOOM - 1 PLANT (1 CROWN) To be shown in plain growing pot
42.	ANY CACTI & SUCCULENT PLANTER - IN A SMALL MASON JAR, NAMED IF POSSIBLE
43.	COLEUS - MAXIMUM 9" CONTAINER
44.	SUITABLE PLANT(S) DISPLAYED IN POTS IN 9" X 12" WOODEN CONTAINER
45.	HOUSEPLANT - FOLIAGE ONLY - OTHER THAN COLEUS, MAX 12" CONTAINER
46.	FAIRY GARDEN - SMALL
47.	GNOME GARDEN - SMALL, NOT OVER 12"
48.	ANY VARIETY OF GERANIUM (NO HANGING BASKETS) In a 9" container
49.	HENS AND CHICKS - GROWN IN FARM BOOT
50.	FIBROUS BEGONIA - IN 5" MAX. CONTAINER
51.	OUTDOOR PLANTER - 12" CONTAINER Prizes: 1st: $30 gift certificate, 2nd: $20 gift certificate, 3rd: $10 gift certificate With at least 5 varieties of plants, named Uxbridge Home Hardware

FLORAL DESIGN, Open to amateurs only, no materials may be purchased:

Prizes: 1st: $15, 2nd: $12, 3rd: $10

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"FARM BOOTS AND COUNTRY ROOTS"

Flowers in 1 boot, with a country flag

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FANTASTIC FALL FOLIAGE

Design using leaves with berries

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FLOWERS IN A FARM TOY

Your interpretation

FLORAL DESIGN, open to amateurs only, no materials may be purchased:

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FLOWERS IN A TEAPOT Prizes: 1st: $15 gift certicate, 2nd: $10 gift certificate, 3rd: $5 gift certificate, 4th: 0

Flowers Section F 2018