CHAIRPERSON: Marilyn Snedden (613) 256-3130
Committee: Toby Barratt, Audrey Syme,
Cindy Zorgel, Helen Halpenny
RULES & REGULATIONS
See “RULES & REGULATIONS OF THE N.L.A.S.”.
Also, Publication 34 “ONTARIO JUDGING & EXHIBITING STANDARD”
Entries accepted at main hall on Thursday September 5, 2024, from 3-9pm
Exhibits are to be picked up on Sunday, September 8, 2024, from 4-5pm
Tips for Exhibitors:
REGISTERING YOUR ENTRIES
Online entries open August 1, 2024
Link on website for online entries with AssistExpo.
All Entry Registration are due to Secretary September 5, 2024
Online (AssistExpo), hard copy (paper), or email (pdf/scanned image)
Entry tag Pick Up
Wednesday September 4, 2024, 11am-5pm
Thursday September 5, 2024, 9am-9pm
SPECIMEN VEGETABLES
PRIZE MONEY FOR SECTIONS 1 TO 26:
1st - $4.00 2nd - $3.00 3rd - $1.00
Design Class Definitions:
Mass: a design with a large quantity of material arranged with a closed silhouette with few or no voids.
Small: a design from 5½-10” (13.9cm-25.4cm) not exceed 10” in height or width
Parallel: a design in which 3 or more groupings are placed in a parallel manner with open spacing between the groupings. Parallel direction may be vertical, horizontal, or diagonal. Design is in 1 container or more, combined to appear as one unit.
Satellite: A design with a main unit and a smaller unit of the same colour, form & texture that do not touch but have a connective line between the units.
Miniature: a design not to exceed 12.7cm (5”) in any direction, including container, base and accessories.
Visible Use of Water: A design including water clearly visible – may be water viewing or underwater.
Thank you to all our Sponsors who have donated to this show.
Almonte & District Horticultural Society, Carleton Place & District Horticultural Society, Pakenham & District Horticultural Society, Helen Halpenny, Marilyn Snedden, Toby Barratt, Audrey Syme, and Cindy Zorgel.
Please support our local businesses.
Committee: Toby Barratt, Audrey Syme,
Cindy Zorgel, Helen Halpenny
RULES & REGULATIONS
See “RULES & REGULATIONS OF THE N.L.A.S.”.
Also, Publication 34 “ONTARIO JUDGING & EXHIBITING STANDARD”
Entries accepted at main hall on Thursday September 5, 2024, from 3-9pm
Exhibits are to be picked up on Sunday, September 8, 2024, from 4-5pm
Tips for Exhibitors:
- Root vegetables-tops trimmed to 1”.
- Vegetables should be carefully brushed, not washed.
- Vegetables exhibited on paper plates.
- All vegetables & specimen flowers must be grown by the exhibitor.
- Potted plants must have been cared for by exhibitor for at least 3 months.
- Hanging baskets & planters must have been in the care of the exhibitor for at least 3 months.
- Material for floral design may be obtained from any source.
REGISTERING YOUR ENTRIES
Online entries open August 1, 2024
Link on website for online entries with AssistExpo.
All Entry Registration are due to Secretary September 5, 2024
Online (AssistExpo), hard copy (paper), or email (pdf/scanned image)
Entry tag Pick Up
Wednesday September 4, 2024, 11am-5pm
Thursday September 5, 2024, 9am-9pm
SPECIMEN VEGETABLES
PRIZE MONEY FOR SECTIONS 1 TO 26:
1st - $4.00 2nd - $3.00 3rd - $1.00
- 3 Carrots
- 3 Beets
- 3 Onions, yellow
- 3 Onions, any other colour
- 1 Cabbage
- 3 Cucumbers, green
- 3 Sweet Peppers, Bell type
- 3 Sweet Peppers, Banana type
- 3 Peppers, Hot
- 3 Tomatoes, red, calyx attached
- 5 Tomatoes, Plum type, calyx attached
- 2 Squash, Acorn
- 2 Squash, Butternut
- 2 Squash, Zucchini
- 2 Pie Pumpkins
- 1 Pumpkin, Field type
- 1 Melon, any type
- 3 Garlic Bulbs, stems trimmed to ½”
- 5 Potatoes any colour, variety named
- Any other root vegetable, 3 specimens
- 2 Corn Cobs of same variety, 1/3 husked
- Leafy Greens, 3 varieties, 1 stem of each, shown in water
- Kale, 1 stem, shown in water
- Collection of herbs, at least 3 varieties, named, shown in water
- Apples, 3 of same variety
- Largest Pumpkin, by girth
- Special: My Garden’s Best: Prizes 1st $10; 2nd $8; 3rd $6. A display of home-grown produce may include edible flowers and herbs. Quality & Condition: 60%, Artistic Design: 40%
Exhibitor with highest points in class 1
Gift certificate from Carleton Place Nursery
JUNIOR CLASSES
PRIZE MONEY FOR SECTIONS 28 TO 38:
1st - $2.00 2nd - $1.50 3rd - $1.25 and 4th - $1.00
JUNIORS – 9 and under - Any 3 root vegetables, tops trimmed to 1”
- Any 3 kinds of vegetables, 2 of each
- Your Favourite Flower, 3 stems or blooms
- Any 3 flowers, 1 of each variety
- Bouquet for Grandma – flowers in a vase
- Special for Juniors: The MISSISSIPPI MONSTER: Prizes 1st $5; 2nd $4; 3rd $3; 4th $2. A vegetable critter made of fresh produce which may be cut. Toothpicks only may be used to secure parts (must be hidden). No larger than 18” in diameter.
JUNIORS- 10 to 16 Years of age - Any 3 root vegetables, tops trimmed to 1”
- Any 3 kinds of vegetables, 2 of each
- Your Favourite Flower, 3 stems or blooms
- Any 3 flowers, 1 of each variety
- Bouquet for Grandma – flowers in a vase
- Special for Juniors: The MISSISSIPPI MONSTER: Prizes 1st $5; 2nd $4; 3rd $3; 4th $2. A vegetable critter made of fresh produce which may be cut. Toothpicks only may be used to secure parts (must be hidden). No larger than 18” in diameter.
SPECIMEN FLOWERS
PRIZE MONEY FOR SECTIONS 40-75:
1st $4; 2nd $3; 3rd $2 - Zinnias, 5cm(2”) or over, 3 blooms
- Zinnias, less than 5cm (2”), 5 blooms
- Calendula, 5 blooms
- Marigolds, less than 7.5 cm (3”), 3 stems
- Sunflowers, 1 stem, not to exceed 40 cm (18” above container rim)
- Rose, 1 specimen bloom
- Rose, single bloom with foliage in a rose bowl
- Rose, 1 spray, floribunda or grandiflora
- Rose, 1 miniature spray
- Rose, 1 miniature bloom
- Gladiolus, any colour, 1 spike
- Gladiolus, 3 spikes
- Hosta, any colour, 3 leaves
- Collection of Hosta leaves
- Celosia, 3 stems
- Sedum, 3 stems
- Rudbeckia. 3 blooms
- Dahlias, under 7.5 cm (3”), 3 blooms
- Dahlias over 7.5 cm (3”)
- Cosmos, 3 sprays
- Amaranthus, 1 stem, not to exceed 60 cm (24”) above rim
- Hydrangea, 1 stem, not to exceed 40 cm (16”) above rim
- Fruiting branch, any kind, 1 stem, not to exceed 40 cm (16”) above rim of container
- Collection of grasses, at least 3 varieties, named
- 3 stems of one variety of annuals, not listed above, named
- 3 stems of one variety of perennials, not listed above, named
- Collection of annuals, not listed above, at least 3 varieties, named
- Collection of perennials, not listed above, at least 3 varieties, named
POTTED PLANTS - Any cacti or succulent.
- African Violet, 1 crown
- Any other flowering plant
- Any Foliage plant
- Geranium (pelagorium), any type. 1 or more in a pot
- Planter or hanging basket – at least 3 varieties of plants
- Ivy or ivy-type vine
- Begonia-any flowering type in bloom 1 or more in pot
FUN CLASSES - “The Holiest Hosta Leaf”: Prizes 1st $4; 2nd $3; 3rd $2
- ‘The Tallest Sunflower Plant” includes bloom, but root removed: Prizes 1st $10; 2nd $6; 3rd $4
DESIGN CLASSES
“What’s Old is New”
PRIZE MONEY FOR SECTIONS 78 -87
1st $10; 2nd $6; 3rd $ 4 - “Ageless Elegance” a mass design
- “Wooden It be Great” a design incorporating wood
- “Old Fashioned” a small design
- “Back to Nature” a design of natural materials
- “It’s Over” a design featuring seeds, grass heads (dried material)
- “It’s Retro Man” a design featuring the colour Orange
- “Well Aged like Wine” a satellite design
- “Charmingly Quaint” a miniature design
- “Down by the Old Mill Stream” a design with visible use of water
- “Back to the Future” a parallel design
Design Class Definitions:
Mass: a design with a large quantity of material arranged with a closed silhouette with few or no voids.
Small: a design from 5½-10” (13.9cm-25.4cm) not exceed 10” in height or width
Parallel: a design in which 3 or more groupings are placed in a parallel manner with open spacing between the groupings. Parallel direction may be vertical, horizontal, or diagonal. Design is in 1 container or more, combined to appear as one unit.
Satellite: A design with a main unit and a smaller unit of the same colour, form & texture that do not touch but have a connective line between the units.
Miniature: a design not to exceed 12.7cm (5”) in any direction, including container, base and accessories.
Visible Use of Water: A design including water clearly visible – may be water viewing or underwater.
Thank you to all our Sponsors who have donated to this show.
Almonte & District Horticultural Society, Carleton Place & District Horticultural Society, Pakenham & District Horticultural Society, Helen Halpenny, Marilyn Snedden, Toby Barratt, Audrey Syme, and Cindy Zorgel.
Please support our local businesses.
The 2024 Horticultural Section
Click the button to download the Horticultural Section of the 2024 Prize Book.
REGISTERING YOUR ENTRIES
Online entries open August 1, 2024 All Entry Registrations are due to Secretary on Thursday September 5, at 9:00 PM. Online (AssistExpo), hard copy (paper), or email (pdf/scanned image). Entry tag Pick Up Wednesday September 4, 2024, 11am-5pm Thursday September 5, 2024, 9am-9pm |
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