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Flower Show Schedule

Tips for Grooming and Conditioning your Entries
 

We would like to encourage all our members to enter the flower shows. There is always something growing in our gardens. You should be proud to share with us.


At times mother nature is not in sync with our show schedule. We ask that you try your best.


If you have something growing in your garden, that is not on the show schedule, and would like to share,
by all means, bring it in.


Preparing your Entries

It is recommended to cut flowers the evening before or early in the morning. Remove any dead leaves or blooms. Clean any spots on leaves.


Conditioning your Flowers

Carefully remove lower foliage and place in a container with water overnight or a minimum of three hours. Store in a cool dark area.

 

  • May’s schedule ask for tulips to have foliage attached. You would make sure there is no dirt left between the leaves.

  • Spring bulbs like cold water. Other flowers like warm or room temperature water.

  • Recut stem ends before placing in show container with fresh water.

  • Containers should be clean, and clear if possible.

  • Where the schedule asks for 3 or more: the blooms, should all be around the same size and colour and cut to the same height.

 

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Flower Show Prizes

At each flower show the following will be awarded:

  • ï‚· ribbons for 1st, 2nd, and 3rd place in each class

  •  one Judge’s Choice in Horticulture $15 

  • ï‚· one Judge’s Choice in Design $15

  •  one Judge's Choice in Youth Design $10

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Flower Show Rules

According to The Ontario Judging and Exhibiting Standards 2019 revised edition:

  1. Open to society members.

  2. Maximum of three entries per exhibitor will be accepted in each class, provided they are each different cultivar (named).

  3. All specimens must have been cared for by the exhibitor.

  4. All houseplants must have been in the possession of the exhibitor for at least three months.

  5. All entries must have a completed entry card, with specimen named if possible (NIP).

  6. Obtain design materials from any source. All material should be fresh unless otherwise stated.

  7. Please leave the show area until judging has been completed.

  8. “NIP” in the show schedule means named if possible.

 

Flower show entries must be submitted between 6:30 p.m. and 7:00 p.m. Entry tags are available at the meeting. No entries may be placed after 7:00 p.m. because judging begins promptly at 7:00 p.m.

 

May 18, 2026, Flower Show and Competition


DIVISION I—HORTICULTURE
       Section A: Bulbs

  • Class 1 Daffodil, 1 bloom, yellow

  • Class 2 Daffodil, 1 bloom, any other colour

  • Class 3 Daffodil, 3 blooms

  • Class 4 Tulip, single, 1 bloom

  • Class 5 Tulip, double, 1 bloom

  • Class 6 Tulip, 3 blooms

  • Class 7 Other flowering bulb not listed

       Section B: Houseplants

  • Class 8 African Violet, single

  • Class 9 Cactus or other succulent, 1 cultivar

       Section C: Garden-Grown Plants

  • Class 10 Allium, 1 stem

  • Class 11 Bleeding Heart (Dicentra), 1 stem

  • Class 12 Columbine (Aquilegia), 1 stem

  • Class 13 Iris, 1 spike

  • Class 14 Lilac, 1 branch

  • Class 15 Vase of garden-grown spring flowers, 1 variety

DIVISION II—DESIGN
       THEME: Special Days in May

  • Class 16 May Day (vertical design)

  • Class 17 Mother’s Day

  • Class 18 Victoria Day (using an antique container)

DIVISION III—YOUTH DESIGN

  • Class 19 Bubble Gum (miniature)

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​June 15, 2026, Flower Show and Competition


DIVISION I—HORTICULTURE
       Section A: Specimen Blooms

  • Class 1 Clematis (on a plate with own foliage)

  • Class 2 Columbine (Aquilegia), 3 stems

  • Class 3 Coral Bells (Heuchera), 1 cultivar, 3 stems

  • Class 4 Iris, 1 spike

  • Class 5 Lily (Lilium), 1 stem

  • Class 6 Pansies, 3 stems with own foliage attached

  • Class 7 Peony, single, 1 bloom

  • Class 8 Peony, double, 1 bloom

  • Class 9 Sweet William, 3 stems

  • Class 10 Container of garden-grown flowers and or shrubs, minimum 3 varieties

       Section B: Roses

  • Class 11 Rose, floribunda, 1 spray

  • Class 12 Rose, hybrid tea, 1 bloom

     Section C: Vegetables and Fruit (homegrown)

  • Class 13 Rhubarb, 3 stalks

  • Class 14 Green Onions, 5 stalks

DIVISION II—DESIGN
       THEME : Wedding Bells

  • Class 15 Flower Girl (small basket arrangement)

  • Class 16 Confetti (large mass arrangement)

  • Class 17 Wedding Lace (white predominating)

DIVISION III—YOUTH DESIGN

  • Class 18 June Bug (small arrangement)

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September 21, 2026, Flower Show and Competition

 

DIVISION I—HORTICULTURE
       Section A: Specimen Blooms

  • Class 1 Snapdragon, 1 stem

  • Class 2 Aster, 3 double blooms

  • Class 3 Begonia, tuberous (floating), 1 bloom, own foliage

  • Class 4 Coleus

  • Class 5 Cosmos

  • Class 6 Geranium (Pelargonium), 1 head

  • Class 7 Marigold, 1"–2"; double, 3 blooms

  • Class 8 Salvia, 3 stems

  • Class 9 Sunflower, 1 head

  • Class 10 Zinnia, large 1"–4", 3 blooms

       Section B: Dahlias

  • Class 11 Dahlia, pompon under 2", 3 blooms

       Section C: Vegetables and Fruit (homegrown)

  • Class 12 Tomatoes, group of 3 with calyx

  • Class 13 Green Beans, 5

  • Class 14 Carrots, 5

       Section D: Houseplants

  • Class 15 African Violet, double

  • Class 16 Houseplant, grown for bloom

DIVISION II—DESIGN
       THEME: Autumn Joy

  • Class 17 Trail of the Woods (using wild material)

  • Class 18 Harvest Table (table centre for 6–8)

  • Class 19 Corn Cob (design using corn and/or husk)

  • Class 20 Pumpkin or Squash (design using a pumpkin or squash)

DIVISION III—YOUTH DESIGN

  • Class 21 Lunch Box

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