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2025 Member's Flower Show
Monday September 15

Schedule 
 

Convenor: Bev Silk

312 Greenwood Avenue                             

* The Flower Show is only open to paid members of the North Bay Horticultural Society

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Exhibits Received: 

Sunday September 14  7 pm - 8pm 

Monday September 15  2 pm - 4pm

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Viewing begins at 6 pm   - General Meeting Starts at 7pm

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HORTICULTURE: 

SECTION A – CUT SPECIMENS 

 ANNUALS 

  1. Dahlia, one cultivar – 1 stem 

  2. Helianthus (sunflower) – 1 stem      

  3. Tagetes (marigold), one cultivar – 3 stems 

  4. Zinnia – 1 stem 

  5. Any other annual not listed above – 1 stem 

 

PERENNIALS  

6. Flowering branch, 75cm (30 in.) or less – named (             measure from table) 

7. Hydrangea 75 cm (30 in.) or less – 1 stem or branch 

8. Rudbeckia, one cultivar – 3 blooms 

9. Sedum, upright/border, in bloom – 1 stem 

10.Any other perennial not listed above – 1 stem 

 

SECTION B – POTTED PLANTS 

11. House Plant grown for foliage, max. 25 cm/10”               diameter pot  

12. Succulent, including cactus, 1 specimen, max. 15.2           cm/6” diameter pot ​

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SECTION C – VEGETABLES & FRUIT 

13. Beans, one cultivar – 5 (calyx, tip and portion of stem         attached)  

14. Carrots, one cultivar – 3 (ditto above) 

15. Garlic, one cultivar - 3 

16. Herbs – collection, minimum of 5, maximum of 8               cultivars – named  (display in water) 

17. Any other vegetable not listed above – display 3, same       cultivar 

    

DESIGN:                               

SECTION D  –  “Fall Fantasies”                                                                                                   

18. “Found in the Fence Row” – a design } not to exceed 1        ft. 

​19. “Fall Splendor” – a design } (30 cm) in any direction

20.  “Small Wonder” – a miniature design using dried                 and/or fresh plant material, not to exceed 5 in.                 (12.5 cm) in any direction â€‹â€‹

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PHOTOGRAPHS: 

SECTION E   

21. An Open & Shut Case 

22. An Icy Landscape 

23. My Favourite “Pest” Garden Visitor/s 

Suggestions for Exhibitors

SUGGESTIONS FOR EXHIBITORS 

 

What you will need to get ready for a show:  scissors and/or pruning shears, bucket of warm water, vases.  

  1. Read the schedule and show rules.   

  2. Refer to “Ontario Judging & Exhibiting Standards” (OJES) if needed.  It includes among other things, hints for preparing exhibits, an outline of the elements and principles of design, detailed glossary of terms used in shows and judging.  A copy is with the show supplies or can be purchased.   

  3. Bring the best you have to offer and make each show a success. 

  4. Remove evidence of bugs, disease, dust, stains, pollen and any foreign material.    

  5. Plants should be groomed – pot cleaned; leaves washed if dirty.  

  6. Remove diseased/damaged leaves, dead flowers and seed pods.  

  7. Cultivars in an exhibit should be as nearly alike as possible in form, colour and stage of development.  Each cultivar should be of the same variety.  The same applies to vegetables. 

  8. Name exhibits if possible.  This adds greatly to a show, helps the judge and educates the other members and guests.  

  9. Pick flowers in the cool of the day, either early morning or late evening.  Cut on a long angle and place directly into warm water.  Leaves should be stripped from the bottom third of the stem and stem recut on the diagonal, removing 1” and plunging stems into deep water.  Leaves should not touch the water.  

Rules 

FLOWER SHOW RULES 

GENERAL 

  1. Competition is open to only paid-up members. 

  2. Exhibitors must furnish their own containers and remove them after the show.  The Society will not be responsible for lost or damage to containers. 

  3. Exhibitors should label and place their entries, and complete a list of his/her entries and submit it to the Show Convenor. 

  4. Entries must be in place and tagged by the time specified and are to remain in place until after show time.  Late entries will not be placed. 

  5. At the discretion of the Show Convenor, classes may be subdivided if warranted.

  6. An award will not be given if the entry is not deemed worthy by the judge.  The decision of the judge shall be final. 

 

HORTICULTURE 

  1. All exhibits in Horticulture classes must be grown by the exhibitor in his/her own garden.                                                       

  2. When exhibiting plants, more than one plant per container is acceptable if of the same cultivar, except where the schedule specifies otherwise (e.g., one specimen plant). 

  3. When the number of blooms, stalks, etc. is stated, this should be adhered to; otherwise, the entry will be disqualified. 

  4. A bud showing colour is considered a bloom. 

  5. Wiring, staking or tying will disqualify an exhibit in Horticulture classes. 

  6. An exhibitor may enter two specimens per class; they must be two different cultivars. 

  7. House plants must be owned by the exhibitor for at least three months prior to showing. 

 

DESIGN 

  1. Exhibitors may place one entry per class.  

  2. Novice class – once you have placed (1st, 2nd, 3rd) you are no longer a novice. 

  3. Decorative entries may include flowers from any source.  Materials from roadsides, etc… may be used where appropriate. 

  4. No artificial flowers, foliage, fruit or vegetables are permitted unless design calls  for it. 

  5. Painted or dyed fresh plant material is not permitted. 

  6. Accessories are permitted unless otherwise stated. 

  7. Tying, wiring or other mechanics which are not obvious is permitted. 

 

PHOTOGRAPHS 

  1. Exhibitors may place one entry per class unless otherwise specified. 

  2. Photo must have horticulture content. 

  3. Photos are restricted to prints with a maximum size of 5” x 7” and must be printed on proper photo paper. 

  4. For ease of display, photo may be mounted with mount not to exceed 1” (2 cm) on any side.  

  5. Only cropping of original photo is allowed.  No special effects. 

  6. Photos must be taken by the exhibitor within the last five years and must not have been previously exhibited in our shows. 

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