Oakville Horticultural Society Horticulture Schedule for June

Please Note:

All show entries -- design, horticulture, photography -- must be in place in the downstairs hall by 7:30 pm, prior to commencement of judging.

Guidelines:

All entries must be grown by the exhibitor.

Exhibitors are allowed three entries in each section, provided each specimen is a different cultivar.

When a height limit is specified for an annual or perennial, this refers to the growing height of the plant not the cut length of the specimen. Where 3 specimens of the same cultivar are asked for, the specimens should be uniform, free of disease or insect damage and at an appropriate stage of maturity

Educational Exhibit: This exhibit will be scored out of 5 points and the points will count toward trophies. Educational exhibits are designed to instruct the viewer in some aspect of horticulture (e.g., plant propagation, environment, endangered plant preservation, etc). The exhibit must contain plant material and should include both botanical and common plant names. It should also mention plant origin, habitat, culture (how it is grown), usage and history. The exhibit will also be judged on clear, concise presentation, attractiveness, quality and condition of plant material, originality and creativity. (O.J.E.S. pg. 76)

AOC: The "Any Other Cultivar" class has been added for plants that do not fall into any other show category.

(O.J.E.S. pg. 90)

Judges follow the “Ontario Judging and Exhibiting Standards for Horticulture and Floral Design, Publication 34 / 2003,” (O.J.E.S.) published by the Ontario Horticultural Association and Garden Clubs of Ontario. Judges may disqualify entries that do not follow the guidelines. A copy of Publication 34 can be found in our Library or you may purchase a copy from the Society.

For complete guidelines, please refer to the Oakville Horticultural Society’s 2010 Guidelines for Entering Monthly Shows and Photography Shows schedule.

Perennials

1. Chrysanthemum - 1 bloom or spray

2. Sedum, Autumn Joy (or similar type) - 1 stem

3. Sedum, other - 1 stem

4. Other perennial, plant height under 18" - 3 stems

5. Other perennial, plant height over 18", spike form - 1 stem

6. Other perennial, plant height over 18", other form - 1 stem

7. Collection of perennials, 3 kinds, 1 stem each

8. Dahlia - 1 stem or bloom

9. Clematis - 1 stem or branch

10. Other flowering vine - 1 stem or branch

11. Tuberous begonia - 1 bloom or spray

12. Perennial grown for foliage - 3 stems

13. Ornamental grass - 3 stems

14. Flowering branch, under cut to 36" or less

15. Fruited branch, undercut to 36" or less

16. Rose, hybrid tea - 1 bloom, disbudded

17. Rose, floribunda or grandiflora - 1 spray or bloom (bloom disbudded)

18. Rose, shrub - 1 spray or bloom

19. Rose, climbing - 1 spray or bloom

20. Rose, miniature - 1 spray or bloom

21. Rose, other - 1 spray or bloom

Annuals

22.Collection of annuals - 3 kinds, 1 stem of each

23. Coleus - 3 stems

24. Annual, plant height under 18" - 3 stems

25. Annual, plant height over 18", spike form - 1 stem

26. Annual, plant height over 18", other form - 1 stem

Fruits & Vegetables

27. Stone fruit - 3 specimens

28. Other fruit - 1 specimen

29. Berries or small fruit - ½ pint

30. Cherry tomatoes - 1 truss or 5 specimens

31. Tomato over 2" - 3 specimens

32. Leaf vegetable - 3 specimens, may be displayed in a container of water

33. Root vegetable - 3 specimens

34. Other vegetable - 1 specimen or bunch

35. Vegetable collection, at least 3 types, displayed on exhibitor’s tray, not exceeding 14" by 20"

36. Collection of cut herbs - minimum 5 varieties

37. Educational exhibit

38. Any other cultivar (AOC)

The Oakville Horticultural Society’s 2010 Guidelines for Entering Monthly Shows and Photography Shows schedule is now available. You can pick up a copy at the February meeting, or click below to download your copy.