Botanical Arts Schedule
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Open to all levels.
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All tables are 30" high and covered with ivory linen.
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See monthly schedule, below. As dates pass, they move to the bottom of this page.
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Check all rules for Botanical Arts - Horticulture, Design, Artistic Crafts, Photography.
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See also NGC Handbook for Flower Shows.
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No September, December, or January competitions.
Need a refresher prior to GCM's monthly competitions? We have online videos to help, featuring Florence Leyssène and Debbie Moran, NGC accredited Master Flower Show Judges.
Shouts/Whispers
January 13, 2025
Register with Florence Leyssène by Thursday, January 9
Botanical Arts Horticulture
Dried and Preserved Flowers. 3 to 4 different dried, preserved or pressed plant material specimens staged on 11” x 14” card stock provided by exhibitor, correctly named by binomial or currently accepted scientific designation. Staged on a table using an easel provided by exhibitor. No dyes, glitter, spray paint, or manipulation permitted.
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Photography
A Black and White Photograph of a Winter Landscape. Must be 8” x 10”, matted in white, with a maximum size of 11” x 14” including the mat provided by exhibitor. Staged on a table using an easel provided by exhibitor.​
Friends/Lovers
February 10, 2025
​Register with Florence Leyssène by Thursday, February 6
Design
(4 entries max)
A Mobile. Freely moving and suspended in a black frame 36" x 24" provided by committee, using fresh and/or dried plant material and other components. No plant material or components allowed outside the frame. Staged on table.
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Artistic Crafts
(6 entries max)
A Heart-Shaped Brooch. No larger than 4” x 3” staged on a 5” off-white cube placed on a table. Designer’s choice of plant material and components to create the brooch. Brooch must be wearable with a clasp included.
Harmony/Asymmetry
March 10, 2025
Register with Florence Leyssène by Thursday, March 6.
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Design
A Plaque. A design organized in a natural manner using dried plant material and other optional components attached to a 11” x 14” background serving as the frame of reference, provided by exhibitor. Staged on a table either vertically or horizontally in upright position on an easel provided by exhibitor.
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Artistic Crafts
A Bird House. To be provided by exhibitor no larger than 12” in height, width and depth, and embellished with fresh and/or dried plant material (no other components allowed) staged on table. Allotted space 18” x 18”.
Structural/Fluid
April 21, 2025
Register with Florence Leyssène by Thursday, April 17.
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Artistic Crafts
A Wrist Prom Corsage. Using fresh and/or dried plant material and a structure created by exhibitor (non-plant material may be used for structure). Corsage displayed on underlay provided by exhibitor and placed on a table. Allowed space 12” x 12”. Mechanics must not be visible. (Photo: Francoise Weeks.)
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Design
Pot-et-Fleur. A design with an emphasis on a combination of 2 or more flowering and/or foliage plants with roots growing in soil or other medium. Fresh cut flowers must be included. Other fresh and/or dried plant material and/or components may be added for embellishment: fruits, vegetables, nuts, branches, and decorative wood may be used for a dominant line in keeping with requirements. Must NOT be a landscape or combination planting. Staged on a table. Underlay permitted. Allotted space 18” x 18”.
Minimal/Maximal
October 21, 2024
Register with Florence Leyssène by Wednesday, October 16
Botanical Arts Artistic Crafts
(6 entries max)
A Ghostly Mask. A mask provided by exhibitor and embellished using fresh and/or dried plant materials and other components. Staged on a styrofoam head 11” high and 20” in circumference covered with black hose, provided by committee and placed on a table.
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Botanical Arts Photography
A Color Photograph of Fall Foliage. Must be 8” x 10", matted in white, with a maximum size of 11” x 14” including the mat provided by exhibitor. Staged on a table using an easel provided by exhibitor.
Dark/Light
November 18, 2024
Register with Florence Leyssène by Thursday, November 14
Botanical Arts Artistic Crafts
(8 entries max)
A Napkin Ring for the Holidays. Fresh and/or dried plant material required. Designer must create the ring using components and/or plant material. Non-plant material components must not be visible. Displayed around a napkin placed on a placemat no larger than 15” x 20”. Napkin and placemat provided by exhibitor.
Design
An Exploration Design - Freedom of Style. Freedom to explore the world of creativity with plant material and design. Some plant material must be used but there is no restriction on what can be done to the plant. Note that this is the only class permitting treatment of fresh plant material such as painting, flocking or dyeing. Staged on a dark green pedestal 36” high with 14” square top with a maximum of 24” allotted width for the design. Underlay permitted. ​