2012 Nicola Valley Fall Fair Entries Catalogue Section A - Flowers Convener: Marianne Reimer at 250-378-9929 Entry fee: $.75 per entry - One entry per class. 1st - $3 2nd - $2 3rd - $1 High point winner for section "A" - $30 Gift Certificate from Lukacs Property Maintenance & Development Best Overall Flower arrangement for section "A" - $10 Cash - Sponsored by Century 21 Moving Real Estate Ltd. Best Overall Potted Plant section "A"- $15 Cash - Sponsored by Century 21 Moving Real Estate Ltd. Best Artistic Display of a Single Bloom section "A" - $5 Cash - Sponsored by Century 21 Moving Real Estate Ltd. Special Prize - in memory of Joan Koller a $15 Gift Certificate sponsored by Crystal Gardens Restaurant. See item # 77 Rules • All flowers must have been grown by the exhibitor with the exception of dried flowers, which may include wild flowers gathered and dried by the exhibitor. • All cut flowers must be in plain jars in proportion to the size of the flowers. Stems should be the same length, if possible. If the flowers are a single variety, then the blooms should be approximately the same size.
• Potted plants must be shown in the pot they have been grown in for at least one year, with the exception of seasonal outdoor plants. Fancy pots or baskets are acceptable. • Arrangements of dried or fresh flowers may be shown in pretty containers. • Theme arrangements must be named and use mostly cut flowers and vegetation in the display with appropriate artificial objects, if desired. • Only one entry per class.
Flower Section • Tea Rose - is a large single bloom on a stem. Grandiflora - large rose - group on a single stem. Floribunda - usually has a spray of flowers at the end of a stem. To show it should be symmetrical from side & top view. Glads - Stem should be straight - bloom should be - Bottom 1/3 of stem fully open - middle 1/3 of stem half open - top 1/3 of stem closed buds. Blooms should be tight together up the stem so stem does not show - blooms should be evenly balanced on both sides of the stem. • If at all possible, please bring flowers in your own jars and sized appropriately, ie: Glads and other tall flowers in carafes. We do have some jars. • Try to get as long a stem as possible for showing roses, dahlias, glads, asters, etc. The longer the stem, the better they show. • There should be no leaves appearing below the water line. • If a class says 3 flowers, make sure there are no buds. A bud showing colour is considered a bloom and is then disqualified due to too many flowers. If picked at night before show, it has a great possibility of becoming partially open, ie: petunias, dahlias, asters, roses etc. • All plants should be clean and tidy. No dead leaves or debris in the pot or on the plant. Please remove dust. Loosen soil with a fork. • African Violets must be a single crown unless they belong to the trailing class. Cut flowers Class no. 1. Hybrid tea - 1 bloom with own foliage 2. Hybrid tea - 1 bud with own foliage 3. Rose - Grandiflora - 1 bloom with own foliage 4. Rose - Floribunda - 1 stem with own foliage 5. Rose - Miniature - 3 stems with own foliage 6. Dahlia - Group of 3 7. Dahlia - Cactus - one bloom 8. Dahlia - Semi cactus - one bloom 9. Dahlia - giant - over 10" 10. Dahlia - Decorative over 8" - one bloom 11. Dahlia - Decorative under 8" - one bloom 12. Dahlia - collection of 6 13. Dahlia - pompom - group of 3 - under 2" 14. Dahlia - ball - round or slightly flat - over 2" 15. Zinnia - 3 blooms over 3" 16. Zinnia - dwarf - 3 blooms on separate stems 17. Chrysanthemum - medium 18. Chrysanthemum - large 19. Asters - separate blooms - 5 blooms 20. Asters - multiple blooms - 3 stems 21. Asters - spider - 5 blooms separate stems 22. Gladiolus - 1 spike 23. Gladiolus - 3 spikes - different colours 24. Gladiolus - 3 spikes - same colours 25. Pansies - 5 blooms - any colour with foliage 26. Sweet peas - 6 cuts - any colour
27. Marigold - large - over 3" in diameter - 3 blooms 28. Marigold - medium - 1 '/2" to 3" in diameter - 3 blooms 29. Marigold - small - l" to 1 '/2" in diameter - 3 blooms 30. Snapdragons - double - 3 spikes 31. Snapdragons - ruffled - 3 spikes 32. Snapdragons - single - 3 spikes 33. Carnations - 5 blooms - disbudded 34. Jar of mixed annuals 35. Jar of mixed flowers - any type 36. Community gardens - jar of flowers - any type 37. Petunia - single - 3 blooms, separate stems 38. Petunia - double - 3 blooms, separate stems 39. Daisy - single - 3 blooms, separate stems 40. Daisy - double - 3 blooms, separate stems 41. Bachelor buttons - 6 blooms 42. Cosmos - 6 blooms 43. Lupins - 3 spikes 44. Any flower not mentioned - large - 3 blooms 45. Any flower not mentioned - medium - 3 blooms 46. Any flower not mentioned - small - 6 blooms 47. Fresh flower arrangement - annuals and/or perennials 48. Dried flower arrangement - garden & wild 49. Theme arrangement - please give name
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50. Artistic display of a single bloom - can use Ornaments 51. Driftwood arrangement. Local river or lake - no accessories or ornaments 52. Corsage 53. Tea cup arrangement Potted Plants Class no. 54. Martha Washington Geranium 55. Impatiens 56. Begonia - tuberous 57. Begonia - fibrous 58. Geranium - double 59. Geranium - single 60. Geranium - open 61. African violet - single 62. African violet - double 63. African violet - trailing 64. Cactus 65. Foliage plant - not fern type 66. Hanging plant - flowering 67. Hanging plant - foliage 68. Fuchsia 69. Pot of flowering outdoor plants 70. Outdoor container - any combination 71. In a bottle or glass container 72. Any potted plant not mentioned - large 73. Any potted plant not mentioned - med. 74. Any potted plant not mentioned - small 75. Any tropical plant - large 76. Any tropical plant - medium 77. Any tropical plant - small 78. Special Category - in memory of Joan Koller. Wild Flower Arrangement. 79. Open - small 80. Open - medium 81. Open - large