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Flowers
Smith Exhibit Hall
- Entries must be delivered between 3:00 & 7:00 PM Friday and picked up between 5:00 & 6:30 PM Monday. Vehicles will not be allowed on the fair grounds before 6:00 PM Monday
- Entries must be classified (see below) and named in order to be judged with other like entries.
- No exhibitor may compete against himself in the same division or with same species.
- To be eligible, specimen entries (Class 1) shall be grown and selected by the exhibitor. Specimens will be judged according to size, color, form and foliage.
- Arrangements will be judged according to artistic merit and horticultural excellence. (Classes 4 – 12 may include material not grown by the exhibitor.)
- The right is reserved to withhold a premium when the quality is not worth of an award. Awards by the judges are final.
- Please do not use any bittersweet or fire bush in your arrangements; these are invasive plants and regulated by the state.
Premiums for Adult Division: 1st - $5.00 2nd - $4.00 3rd - $3.00
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Class:
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Class
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1.
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Any garden flower, single stem
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6.
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Table Centerpiece
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2.
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House Plant
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a. Floral
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a. Flowering-must be in bloom
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b. Novelty
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b. Non-flowering
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c. Non-floral
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c. Cactus
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7.
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Dish Garden
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3.
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Hanging Plant
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8.
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Doorhanging-Wreath, Swag, etc.
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a. Flowering-must be in bloom
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a. Fresh materials
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b. Non Flowering
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b. Dried materials
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4.
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Arrangement of Cut Flowers
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9.
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Terrarium
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a. Mixed Flowers
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10.
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Window box or Planter
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b. Single variety
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11.
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Any Special Holiday Display
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5.
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Dried Flower Arrangement
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12.
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Miniature Arrangements
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12 - a. Small flowers or foliage: arrangement not to exceed 4 inches in any direction
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12 - b. Small flowers or foliage arrangement not to exceed 8 inches in any direction
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12 - c. Novelty arrangement-Small flowers or foliage arrangement not to exceed 8 inches in any direction
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12 - d. Single variety small flower or foliage arrangement not to exceed 8 inches in any direction
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Best in Show - Adult $15.00
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The Bearcamp Valley Garden Club is sponsoring prizes ($10 each) in the categories below,
by an amateur:
- Best Garden Flower - Single Stem
- Best House Plant
- Best Arrangement of Cut Flowers
- Best Table Center piece Best
- Miniature Arrangement
- In addition, they will donate $20 toward the Best in Show.
Premiums for Junior Division: 1st: $3.00 2nd : $2.00 3rd: $1.00
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Class 13: Under 8 years old
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a.
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Floral bouquet
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b.
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Grown in containers
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c.
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Unusual entry
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d.
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Dish garden with vegetable materials only (excluding possible water source)
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e.
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Dish garden which tells a story; please include a one paragraph story.
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Class 14: 8 - 10 Years old
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a.
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Floral bouquet
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b.
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Grown in containers
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c.
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Unusual entry
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d.
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Dish garden with vegetable materials only (excluding possible water source)
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e.
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Dish garden which tells a story; please include a one paragraph story.
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Class 15: 11 - 15 years old
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a.
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Floral bouquet
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b.
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Grown in containers
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c.
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Unusual entry
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d.
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Dish garden with vegetable materials only (excluding possible water source)
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e.
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Dish garden which tells a story; please include a one paragraph story.
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Best in Show - Junior Division $10.00
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** PLEASE DO NOT USE ANY BITTERSWEET OR FIREBUSH IN YOU ARRANGEMENTS **
these are invasive plant species and are regualted by the state.
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