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CLASS K 
ADULT HORTICULTURE 
2026  

COMMITTEE: Glenyce & Ralph Glew, 519-268-3358,

Entries accepted: Thursday, October 8, 2026, 7 pm to 9 pm and Friday, October 9, 2026, 9 am to 12 noon.
Articles must not be removed until closing, Monday, October 12, 2026 at 5.00 pm.

● All plants entered should be in good condition with damaged and old leaves and blooms removed.
● Flowering plants should be in bloom for judging.
● Buds showing colour are counted as blooms.
● A Spray has several flowers on one stem
● Unless otherwise stated no artificial or dried materials may be used.
● Containers should be suitable and able to hold water.

Prizes: 1st: $5, 2nd: $4, 3rd: $3
CUT FLOWER SECTION:
1. Coneflower or Rudbeckia or Echinacea - 3 stems
Each stem can be a different colour if you have a variety
2. Petunias - 3 sprays*** - single colour - single flower.
3. Petunias - 3 sprays - mixed varieties and colours.
4. Coreopsis - any colour - 3 stems.
5. Chrysanthemums - 3 sprays - one colour.
6. Geraniums - 3 stems - (not ivy geraniums). One colour, foliage attached.
7. Rudbeckia (Black-Eyed Susan) 3 stems or sprays - one colour.
8. Marigolds - 3 blooms - 3'' diameter (plus) with own foliage.
9. Marigolds - 3 blooms - less than 3'' with own foliage.
10. Asters - 3 blooms - one pink, purple, and white.
11. Rose - Hybrid Tea - 1 bloom - name if possible.
12. Rose - any other kind of rose - one spray or stem - Name if possible.
13. Sedum - Autumn Joy type - 3 stems.
14. Sedum - other types of sedum - 3 stems
15. Snapdragons - 2 spikes - one colour.
16. Dahlias - 2 blooms under 4" in diameter with own foliage.
17. Dahlias - 1 bloom over 4" in diameter with own foliage.
18. Pansy - 3 blooms - colours - your choice.
19. Gladiolus - one stem - any size with at least 3 open flowers.
20. Zinnias - 3 blooms - 3'' diameter blooms or larger with own foliage.
21. Zinnias - 3 blooms - under 3'' diameter blooms with own foliage.
22. Red Salvia - 2 spikes
23. Blue Salvia - 2 spikes
24. Calendula - 3 sprays.
25. Hydrangea - 1 stem - mop head type (example Annabelle)
26. Hydrangea - 1 stem - another type of Hydrangea
27. Any other named annual or perennial. 3 stems or sprays with at least 3 open blooms.
28. Cosmos – 2 spikes with bloom and foliage.
29. Heuchera - (Coral Bell) 1 cultivar, 3 leaves (any species).

POTTED PLANT SECTION:
30. Your Favourite Houseplant - named and labelled.
31. Red Prayer Plant.
32. Mixed variety potted plant - 8" pot maximum.
33. Jade Plant - 6" pot maximum.
34. 3-5 Mixed succulents in a pot, named, 8" pot maximum.

DESIGN SECTION:
35. A bouquet design using yellow and orange flowers.
36. 3 Shade loving plants in an arrangement., named.
37. A little floral design not over 12.5 cm/or 5 inches in any direction. (Including container)
38. An arrangement of 3 colours of Mums in any carved out vegetable.
No larger than 12" x 12".
39. A natural arrangement of flowers and grasses, 3 different types of each, in a carved watermelon.

Most Points section 1 - 39 Prize: $25
Where prizes are given on points: 1st - 4 points, 2nd - 3 points, 3rd - 1 point.


YOUR CHOICE:
Prizes: 1st: $10, 2nd: $8, 3rd: $6
40. Prettiest vase of artificial flowers of your choice.
Can be more then one type.
41. Create a floral display using your own ideas. Use your own flowers , greenery, twigs and container.
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