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Please read the General Rules
All rules as stated in The Garden Club of America Flower Show and Judging Guide,
2000 revised edition shall apply.
ENTRIES:
Registration forms are to be completed and returned to the Entries Chairman,
Jean Thomas.
An exhibitor is permitted only one entry per class or subclass.
One to three exhibitors per entry permitted in Class VII.
One or two exhibitors per entry permitted in Class IX.
RULES:
All plant material must have been grown by the exhibitor for 3 or more months
(before January 26, 2006) except Class X where plants must have been grown by
the exhibitor for 6 or more months (before October 26, 2005.
Plants in competition for the Elizabeth Platt Corning Medal and the Gwen Ihrig
Propagation Award must have been in the exhibitors possession for at least six
months and will be identified with a green sticker on the entry card by the
Passing
Committee.
Novice entries will be identified with a red sticker on the entry card.
Standard round container measurements refer to the interior diameter inside
the
rim. Oval and rectangular containers are measured on the interior diagonal.
Hanging baskets are not permitted.
Bonsai are not permitted.
Accessories are permitted only in Class VIII and Class IX.
Double potting is permitted provided natural top dressing is used and the
inside
container is not visible. Top dressing must not float when watered.
All potted entries must sit on hard, clear, appropriately sized plastic
saucers.
TIMETABLE:
Horticulture exhibits will be received by the Passing Committee on Wednesday,
April 26, 2006, between 8:30 a.m. and 12:30 p.m.
All exhibitors must leave the exhibit area by 1:00 p.m. Wednesday, April 26,
2006.
Exhibits must remain until 5:00 p.m. on Sunday, April 30, 2006. They may be
removed at that time or by Monday, May 1, 2006, between 7:30 a.m. and 9:00 a.m.
PASSING:
After an exhibit is passed, the Passing Committee will have it delivered to
its
appropriate class location to be placed by the Staging Committee.
JUDGING:
Entries will be judged for horticultural achievement and conformance to the
schedule.
Classes may be divided and entries reclassified or moved at the discretion of
the
Show Committee prior to judging or by the Judges during the judging period.
KEY CARD:
A numbered list of botanical and common names accompanying an exhibit, such
as a collection or miniature landscape which contains several genera, species,
etc.
Corresponding numbers are placed with each individual plant or a schematic
diagram
or a digital photo with plants numbered on it may also be used. |
