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April 2012 Flower Show
The April Flower Show takes place at our monthly meeting held on April 19. Entry time is 6:30 p.m. to 7:10 p.m.
Judging begins at 7:15 p.m. sharp. Our design theme this year is "Notable Events and Anniversaries". Listed below are the categories for the show. Click here for a print-ready schedule (pdf 54kb)
SECTION A – CUT SPECIMENS
- Hyacinth, any colour, 1 spike
- Iris, dwarf, 1 stalk
- Lily of the valley, 5 stems
- Narcissus, (Daffodil), trumpet, 1 stem
- Narcissus, large cup, 1 stem
- Narcissus, small cup, 1 stem
- Narcissus, any other variety, 1 stem
- Tulip, 1 stem
- Any flowering bulb, corm or rhizome, 1 stem
- Violas, (Pansies, Johnny jump-ups), 5 blooms
- Collection of rockery flowers and/or small flowering bulbs, 3 or more kinds, must be named
- Helleborus (e.g. Christmas Rose), I stem
- Flowering Branch, natural or forced, not to exceed 76 cm
- Branch, foliage only, natural or forced, not to exceed 76 cm
- Any other flowering perennial, 1 stem
SECTION B – NOVICE CORNER - People's Choice
This section is for novices only. In this category, a novice is anyone who has not yet won a first-place ribbon in an EYGC flower show. Voting will take place between 7:15 and 7:30. All those who are in attendance at the meeting will be eligible to vote.
Note: winners will be ribboned, but this category does not count towards points for the Anna Leggatt Award or George Henry Trophy.
- Any cut specimen
SECTION C – HOUSEPLANTS
- African violet, 1 crown, 1 pot
- Cactus or succulent, 1 pot
- House plant, foliage, 1 pot
- Orchid, 1 pot
- Any other house plant, flowering, 1 pot
SECTION D – DESIGN CATEGORIES
Show Theme: "2012 - The Year of the Dragon"
- White Knight – A design incorporating white flowers
a) Experienced exhibitors
b) Novice exhibitors (A person who has not yet won a first-place ribbon in a design category at an EYGC flower show.)
- Golden Dragon – An oriental design
- Paper Bag Princess – A design using a paper bag
- Free Spirit – An interpretive design
- Puff – A miniature design (maximum dimensions 12.7 cm)
SECTION E – PRESERVES
Full container, made within the previous 12 months and vacuum-sealed. No more than two entries per class per household. Ingredients must be listed.
- Chili Sauce or Salsa, 1 jar
- Jam, 1 jar
- Jelly, 1 jar (clear)
- Marmalade, 1 jar
- Pickles, 1 jar
- Vinegar, flavoured, 1 jar
- Any other kind of preserves, 1 jar
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