FLOWERS 2020
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 10th, 2020 to receive entries. Horticulture Building will be closed on Sunday, September 13th at 4:30 and entries may be picked up at 5:00 p.m.
2020 FAIR THEME – “FIELDS & FURROWS"
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 UXBRIDGE FAIR BOARD | |
GREENBANK GARDEN CENTRE Prizes: 1st: $40 G.C. & plaque, 2nd: $30 G. C., 3rd: $20 G. C. Most points in Classes 1 - 39 First place winner MAY NOT win two years in a row. | |
BEST EXHIBIT IN CLASSES 40 - 49 Prize: $25 Sponsored by WP ELECTRIC WP ELECTRIC | |
JUDGE'S BEST IN SHOW Prize: $25 and $10 G.C. Best overall entry in the show from Classes 1 to 56 GREENBANK GARDEN CENTRE | |
BEST DESIGN CLASS Prize: $25 Best overall entry from Classes 50 to 56 CHALLENGER ELECTRIC |
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. | PETUNIA - 3 STEMS OF ANY VARIETY |
22. | ROSE - YOUR CHOICE1 SPRAY OR 1 STEM |
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, DISPLAYED IN WATER Uxbridge Cosmos Volleyball Team |
37. | POLLINATOR PARADISE 2 stems of 1 variety of pollinator flowers, not mentioned in classes 1 to 30, named |
38. | COSMOS - "UXBRIDGE'S OFFICIAL FLOWER" 3 stems of 1 variety, named |
39. | THREE HOSTA LEAVES - ONE LARGE, ONE MEDIUM, AND ONE SMALL 3 stems of 1 variety of Cosmic Orange, Carioca, or Bright Light |
CONTAINER PLANTS:
40. | AFRICAN VIOLET - IN BLOOM - 1 PLANT (1 CROWN) To be shown in plain growing pot |
41. | ANY CACTI & SUCCULENT PLANTER In a small mason jar approximately 2 1/4" x 2 1/8" - named if possible |
42. | COLEUS - MAXIMUM 9" CONTAINER |
43. | PERENNIAL SUCCULENT BOWL - MAX 12" |
44. | HOUSEPLANT - FOLIAGE ONLY - OTHER THAN COLEUS, MAX. 12" CONTAINER |
45. | FAIRY GARDEN - SMALL |
46. | GNOME GARDEN - SMALL, NOT OVER 12" |
47. | ANY VARIETY OF GERANIUM ( NO HANGING BASKETS) In a 9" container |
48. | HENS AND CHICKS - GROWN IN FARM TOY |
49. | FIBROUS BEGONIA - IN A CONTAINER APPROXIMATELY 6" |
FLORAL DESIGN, Open to amateurs only, no materials may be purchased.:
Prizes: 1st: $15, 2nd: $12, 3rd: $10
50. | "FIELDS & FURROWS" All about the Fair theme - accessories allowed, vegetable leaves and edible flowers Uxbridge Horticultural Society |
51. | COZY FALL DESIGN IN A SQUARE CONTAINER Your interpretation |
52. | "UP, UP AND AWAY - A VERTICAL DESIGN Challenger Electric |
53. | A TOAST TO THE INTERNATIONAL PLOWING MATCH John's Garden |
54. | COSMOS "UXBRIDGE'S OFFICIAL FLOWER" Cosmos and natural materials displayed in a farmer's boot Township of Uxbridge |
55. | HYDRANGEA MADNESS Prizes: 1st: $15 gift certicate, 2nd: $10 gift certificate, 3rd: $5 gift certificate, 4th: 0 Your interpretation Keith's Flowers |
56. | KITCHEN CAPERS - DESIGN IN A UTENSIL Prizes: 1st: $20 GC, 2nd: $15 GC, 3rd: $10 GC, 4th: 0 BRANCHING OUT - PORT PERRY |