Horticulture Schedule
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See monthly schedule, below. As
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Refer to 2024-2025 Horticulture Rules.
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See also NGC Handbook for Flower Shows.
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Watch the video (requires logging on to the page) featuring Debbie Moran, NGC Accredited Master Flower Show Judge, introducing the basics of selecting and exhibiting Horticulture specimens. ​See also our other instructional videos and handouts.
March 10, 2025
Cancelled due to freezing weather
Postponed until TUESDAY, March 25, 2025
Estelle Leibrecht Award
Register with Heidi Muschick or text her by Thursday, March 20
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Narcissus Collection: 5 different cut specimens exhibited in transparent containers provided by exhibitor. Mats and risers are permitted but plant material must dominate. Each specimen must have a botanical name and include a place card identifying its location within the exhibit. NGC Handbook for Flower Shows p.60.
Entries will be received at the United Way meeting room between 8-9:30am Judging will begin at 10 am.
View the exhibits during the Avis Campbell Spring Clean-up from 10:45-noon.
Remove all exhibits on March 25th after 12 am.
April 2025 Schedule
April 21, 2025
Register with Susan Straten by Thursday, March 6
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Class 1: Flowering branches, 1 cut specimen not to exceed 30" in length. Must include an apical tip, central leader and several nodes, exhibit sufficient blooms.
Class 2: Flowering Perennials, 1 cut specimen.
Class 3: Hyacinthus, 1 cut specimen.
Class 4: Narcissus, 1 cut specimen
Class 5: Tulipa, 1 cut specimen with two attached leaves.
October 2024 Schedule
October 21, 2024
Register with Susan Straten by Thursday, October 16.
Class 1: Annuals: 1 cut specimen if large; 3 specimens if small.
Class 2: Perennials: 1 cut specimen if large; 3 specimens if small.
Class 3: Ornamental Grasses: 1 cut specimen exceeding 30" but no longer than 42" (freshly cut, not dried).
Class 4: Vegetables or Fruit: 1 specimen if large; 3 if small.
November 2024 Schedule
November 18, 2024
Register with Susan Straten by Thursday, November 14.
Class 1: Broadleaf Evergreen Branches: 1 cut specimen not to exceed 30". Must include apical tip and several nodes.
Class 2: Needled Evergreen Branches: 1 cut specimen not to exceed 30". Must include apical tip and several nodes.
Class 3: Combination Plantings: pot size not to exceed 12" in diameter.
Class 4: Container-Grown Foliage Plant: Pot size not to exceed 8" in diameter. (Saucer for container must be provided by exhibitor.)
Class 5: Container-Grown Flowering Plant: Pot size not to exceed 8" in diameter. (Saucer for container must be provided by exhibitor.)