| BROWN COUNTY PLANT AND FLOWER SHOW |
| Sponsored by: |
| Floral Hall Committe |
| Bob Hardyman - Director in Charge |
| 937-446-2696 |
| Jennifer Drew - Member in Charge |
| 937-446-2539 |
| Judging will be in accordance with the Ohio Association of Garden Clubs, Inc. (OAGC) Exhibitors & Judges Handbook, revised edition 2003 by an accredited OAGC Judge. The Judges decision will be final with oral judging to the exhibitors. The Floral Hall Flower Show section will be closed to the public during judging with the exception of participating exhibitors and the Garden Club Committee. The Brown County Agricultural Society will/ shall not be responsible for loss/ damage of any type to items in such thereof at this show. |
| ARTISTIC ARRANGEMENTS |
| A Picture Perfect Fair |
| Premiums - $3.00 $2.50 $2.00 Ribbons |
| F-1 Picture Frame |
| Use of Wood |
| F-2 Lights, Camera, Action |
| Showing Motion |
| F-3 Group Photo |
| Mass Arrangement |
| F-4 Green Filter |
| All Green Arrangement |
| F-5 Panoramic View |
| Vertical Manner Arrangement |
| F-6 Out of Focus |
| Own Interpretation |
| F-7 Look at Yhe Birdie |
| Horizontal Arrangement |
| F-8 Back Lighting |
| Showing Reverence |
| F-9 Flash |
| All White Arrangement |
| F-10 Close-up |
| Miniature Arrangement not to |
| Exceed 8 inches in any direction |
| F-11 Double Exposure |
| Transparency |
| F-12 Slide Show |
| Under Water |
| Junior Division |
| For exhibitors 12 years and under |
| F-13 Snap Shot |
| Using Roadside Plants and Wild |
| Flowers |
| F-14 Say Cheese |
| Using your Imagination |
| RULES: |
| 1. Artistic design class is open to all amateur gardeners who purchase a season or membership ticket. |
| 2. Entries will be taken September 13, from 10 a.m. until 5 p.m. at the Fairgrounds Administration Secretarys Office, by mail until Sept. 10, or by phone until Sept.19. Please refer to the Floral Hall Entry Form for further information. |
| 3. The walk-thru gate will be open Thursday morning, September 25, for Artistic entries from 9 11 a.m. Exhibitors may drive in and park to unload, but must move their cars after unloading. |
| 4. Judging will begin after 12:00 noon with only the judges, clerks, exhibitors and members of the garden club committee in charge permitted for the oral judging. This area will be closed to all other visitors until placement of ribbons and photos. |
| 5. Materials used may be obtained from any source unless designated so in said schedule. |
| 6. Plant materials used may be interpreted as fresh and/ or dried flowers, foliage, branches, vines, fruits, roots, nuts, vegetables, berried plants, grains, and grasses. All artistic designs must include plant material. |
| 7. Dried materials (natural, treated, or colored) may be used in any artistic arrangement that is designated as a dried arrangement. No artificial material such as silk or plastic will be permitted in any class. |
| 8. Coloring of any fresh material is strictly prohibited. |
| 9. Entries may not be removed until Sunday, October 1, 2006. |
| 10.Accessories are permitted in all classes with the exception of backgrounds. Containers and other accessories should be marked with the name of the exhibitor in a concealed place. No visible tags, tickets, or markings should be placed within the arrangement; but should be displayed with the arrangement for identification during and after judging; then for the conclusion of the exhibition in the Floral Hall. |
| HORTICULTURAL (SPECIMEN) DIVISION RULES |
| Premiums $1.75 $1.50 Third place and Honorable Mention Ribbons |
| 1. Horticulture (specimen) entries are open to all Brown County residents who purchase a Season or Membership Ticket, and must have been grown by that exhibitor or in their possession for the prior 90 days. |
| 2. Entries will be take Sept. 13, 2008 at the Fairgrounds Administration Secretarys Office from 10 a.m. until 5 p.m., by mail until Sept. 10, or by phone until Sept. 19. Please refer to the Floral Hall Entry Form for further information. |
| 3. The walk-thru gate will be open Tuesday, September 23, 2008 from 9 11 a.m. Exhibitors may drive in and park to unload, but must move their vehicles after unloading. |
| 4. Judging will begin after 12:30 p.m. with only the judges, clerks, exhibitors, and members of the garden club committee in charge permitted for the oral judging. This area will be closed to all other visitors until placement of ribbons and photos. |
| 5. Horticulture exhibits may be removed on Wednesday evening: or left in place until wilted. They may then be removed by the exhibitor or the committee. Containers will be removed to a designated spot. |
| 6. Potted plants may be brought to the Floral Hall on Sunday, September 21, 2008 from 10 a.m. until 2 p.m. Potted plants must be displayed in clean containers and must be pest and disease free. Said containers shall be no more than 12 in diameter; any that exceed this will be for display only and exempt from judging. |
| 7. Entries must be labeled with botanical and common name on the entry tag. |
| 8. Entry tags should be securely fastened to the container. |
| 9. Entries are limited to one entry per exhibitor per class. |
| Horticulture Division |
| Hybrid Tea Roses |
| A long pointed bud, strong, straight stems, disbudded. |
| F-15 White/near white/white blend |
| F-16 Yellow or Yellow Blend |
| F-17 Apricot |
| F-18 Orange or Orange Blend |
| F-19 Pink or Pink Blend |
| F-20 Red or Red Blend |
| F-21 Mauve or Russet |
| F-22 Collection of Three |
| Floribunda Roses |
| One bloom per stem, either naturally grown or disbudded. |
| F-23 White/near white white/white blend |
| F-24 Yellow or Yellow Blend |
| F-25 Apricot |
| F-26 Orange or Orange Blend |
| F-27 Pink or Pink Blend |
| F-28 Red or Red Blend |
| F-29 Mauve or Russet |
| F-30 Collection of Three |
| Grandiflora Roses one stem |
| F-31 Naturally Grown one flower per Stem |
| F-32 Naturally Grown more than one Flower with matured buds |
| Miniature & Mini-Flora Roses |
| F-33 White or Near White |
| F-34 Yellow or Yellow Blend |
| F-35 Apricot |
| F-36 Orange or Orange Blend |
| F-37 Pink or Pink Blend |
| F-38 Red or Red Blend |
| F-39 Mauve or Russet |
| Shrub or Knockout Roses |
| F-40 Any Color |
| Open Bloom |
| F-41 One fully open bloom, Any color, Any Rose variety |
| Dahlias one bloom, disbudded |
| Decorative |
| F-42 Giant, over 10 diameter |
| F-43 Large, 8-10 diameter |
| F-44 Medium, 6-8 diameter |
| F-45 Small, 4-6 diameter |
| F-46 Miniature, up to 4 diameter |
| F-47 Ball, over 3 ½ diameter |
| F-48 Miniature Ball, 2-3 ½ diameter |
| F-49 Pompom, up to 2 diameter |
| F-50 Mignon Single, up to 2 diameter |
| Cactus Flowered |
| F-51 Giant, over 10 diameter |
| F-52 Large, 8-10 diameter |
| F-53 Medium, 6-8 diameter |
| F-54 Small, 4-6 diameter |
| Gladiolus One Spike, Laterals removed. |
| F-55 Large/ Giant Florets 4 ½ or larger |
| F-56 Medium 3 ½ to 4 ½ florets |
| F-57 Miniature/ Small up to 3 ½ florets |
| Marigolds Semi-double, fully double, carnation flowered, globe shaped, or ball shaped. |
| F-58 Tall plants, long stems, giant blossoms; exhibited as one bloom, disbudded with foliage attached |
| F-59 Compact, medium to tall with medium length stems; medium to large blooms; exhibited as one bloom, disbudded with foliage attached. |
| Chrysanthemum (football mum style) narrow tubular-shaped, interlaced petals |
| F-60 Tall plants, long stems, giant blossoms; exhibited as one bloom, disbudded with foliage attached. |
| F-61 Compact, medium to tall with medium length stems, medium to large blooms; exhibited as one bloom, disbudded with foliage attached. |
| Zinnias must be disbudded |
| F-62 Giant Flowered Cactus 4 or more diameter; tubular, ruffled, quilled or twisted petals. |
| F-63 Dahlia 4 or more diameter; overlapping petals in a regular and uniform manner. |
| F-64 Medium Flowered 3-4 diameter; cactus or dahlia type |
| F-65 Crested up to 4 diameter; unique crested blooms |
| F-66 Small Flowered 1 ½ 3 diameter; exhibit 3 stems |
| F-67 Single Flowered 1 ½ to 3 diameter; a single row of petals |
| F-68 Mexican Type 1 ½ to 2 ½ diameter; exhibit 3 stems |
| Celosia |
| F-69 Crested Cockscomb, disbudded, any Color |
| F-70 Plumed or Feathered, should not be Disbudded unless it improves Symmetry or inflorescence |
| F-71 Dwarf |
| Cosmos |
| F-72 Three Blooms any color |
| Chrysanthemums |
| F-73 Garden Grown 1 spray any color |
| F-74 Pompom 1 spray any color |
| Ground Covers |
| F-75 Pachysandra |
| F-76 English Ivy |
| Evergreens |
| F-77 Needled - 3 different types not to |
| Exceed 18 inches |
| F-78 Broadleaf - 3 different types not to |
| Exceed 18 inches |
| Sedum |
| F-79 Pink |
| F-80 White |
| Daisy |
| F-81 Shasta |
| F-82 Other |
| Hydrangea |
| F-83 Blue |
| F-84 Pink |
| F-85 White |
| Hardy Asters |
| F-86 One spray, any color |
| Butterfly Bush |
| F-87 One flower head, any color |
| Garden Plant Grown for Foliage |
| One stalk or leaf not to exceed 18 |
| F-88 Any Annual |
| F-89 Any Perennial |
| F-90 Grasses -under 18", 3 stems, no blooms |
| F-91 Grasses ; 3 stems 18 24, no blooms |
| Holly |
| F-92 Any Variety: branch not to exceed 18 inches |
| Potted Plants |
| F-93 Grown for Bloom |
| F-94 Grown for Foliage (not including Ferns) |
| African Violets single crown plants |
| F-95 Single flowers, any color |
| F-96 Semi-double flowers, any color |
| F-97 Double flowers, any color |
| F-98 Variegated Foliage, any color flower |
| F-99 Trailer, any color |
| F-99 Semi-mini, Miniature, Micro-mini |
| Geraniums |
| F-100 Bushing Type any color |
| F101 Vining Type, any color |
| Begonias |
| F-102 Cane-like (Angel Wings) |
| F-103 Shrub-Like |
| F-104 Rhizomatous |
| F-105 Semperflorens (Wax) |
| F-106 Tuberous |
| F-107 Rex Culorum |
| F-108 Trailing- Scandent |
| F-109 Thick-Stemmed |
| Vines |
| F-110 Grown for Bloom |
| F-111 Grown for Foliage |
| Ferns |
| F-112 Birds Nest Fern (Asplenium) |
| F-113 Boston Fern (Nephrolepis) |
| F-114 Brake Fern (Pteris Cretica) |
| F-115 Button Fern (Pellaea rotundifolia) |
| F-116 Christmas Fern (Polystichum Acrostichoides) |
| F-117 Fluffy Ruffles (Crytomium Falcatum) |
| F-118 Lasagne Fern (Asplenium redus) |
| F-119 Holly Fern (Cytomium falcatum) |
| F-120 Maidenhair Fern (Adiantum) |
| F-121 Mother Spleenwort (Aesplenium Bulbiferrum) |
| F-122 Rabbits Foot Fern (Davallia) |
| F-123 Staghorn Fern (Platycerium Bifurcatum) |
| F-124 Sword Fern (Nephrolepis exaltata) |
| Cacti & Succulents |
| F-125 Cacti, any variety; Barrel, Chain, Christmas, Crab, Thanksgiving, Easter Lily, Golden Barrel, Golden Lace, Old Man, Peanut, Pencil, Prickly Pear, Rabbit Ears, Bunny Ears, Rat Tail, Silver Ball, Snowball, and Strawberry Hedgehog |
| F-126 Succulents, any variety; Burros Tail, Century Plant, Crown of Thorns, Fairy Washboard, Hens & Chickens, Kalanchoe, Lilliput, Ox-Tongue, Pin Wheel, True Aloe, and Wax Agaves |
| House Plants |
| F-127 Any Other Unlisted Miscellaneous |
| Grown by Junior |
| F-128 Any Speciman |
| F-129 Any Potted Plant |