Horticulture Classes

17. A dot with the entry number on it will be affixed to the container at the show to ensure that an entry card, if separated from the exhibit container during staging can be returned to the proper entry before judging.

18. Once an entry has been passed it may not be touched by anyone other than the placement committee, the Horticulture chair, the show chair, or the clerks.

19. All entries must be removed on Friday, April 22, 2022, between 4:00 p.m. and 4:30 p.m. After 4:30 p.m., all entries will be discarded if not removed by the exhibitor.

20. List the scale of points by which the classes are to be judged. Please refer to the FS&J Pocket Guide @ the Show, July 2020 edition. In

Horticulture, judges may award only one first place (blue), and if merited more than one second place (red), third place (yellow), or honorable mention (white), per class.

Division Chairs: Estelle Lozmack / 713-854-8049 / emlozmack@comcast.net Nancy Keely / 713-201-6281 / nancydaviskeely@mac.com

Classes Green Thumb

CUT SPECIMENS – Green Goddess

Classes 1-28

One stem not to exceed 26” in length, measured from the lip of the container to the tip of the stem. Exceptions are stated in the class descriptions.

Classes 1-2 Annuals

One stem – 3-month ownership requirement (January 20, 2022) 1. Flowering 2. Foliage

Classes 3-12 Perennials

Flowering – Stem must have at least one open bloom 3. Aristolochia 4. Clematis 5. Echinacea 6. Salvia 7. Other, excluding roses Foliage – 3 stems of the same species or cultivar 8. Conifer 9. Fern 10. Hosta 11. Other, non-variegated 12. Other, variegated

Classes 13 – 15 Bulbs and Rhizomes

13. Hippeastrum 14. Narcissus 15. Other

Classes 16-17 Roses – Modern – Rose varieties bred after 1867

One blooming stem with at least one attached leaf containing five leaflets 16. Climbing 17. Hybrid Tea 18. Shrub

Classes 20-24 Shrubs

Single branch flowering– must have at least one bloom 20. Camelia 21. Hydrangea 22. Other

Single branch foliage

23. Foliage Single branch berried/fruiting 24. Berried/Fruiting

Classes 25-26 Trees

25. Single branch flowering – must have at least one open bloom 26. Single branch foliage

Classes 27– 29 Edibles

Foliage must be attached to the stem. All stages eligible. 27. Fruit 28. Herbs– 3 stems of the same species or cultivar 29. Vegetables – 3-month ownership (January 20, 2022)

Classes 30 – 32

Cut specimens from the exhibitor’s garden arranged in a container provided by the exhibitor. Entire arrangement is limited to 15” wide. Minimum of three different species or different cultivars. 3-month ownership (January 20, 2022). Key card required. 30. Flowering; Each stem must have at least one open bloom 31. Foliage 32. Combination of any specimens collected from exhibitor’s garden The scale of points to be used for judging Cut Collections:

Cultural perfection 50 Diversity of collection 30 Design 10 Key Card 10 Total 100

Container may include more than one plant of the same species or cultivar except where noted in class description.

Classes 33-35 Cacti – 9-month ownership (July 20, 2021)

33. Flowering 34. Non-flowering 35. Collection of 3-7 different genera or different species in one container. Container requirement, as stated in Horticulture

Guidelines, is waived, though may not exceed 15” diameter, measured at the soil line on the interior of the container. Key card required.

Classes 36 -41 Succulents– 9-month ownership (July 20, 2021)

36. Agave 37. Aloe 38. Echeveria 39. Euphorbia 40. Gasteria/Haworthia 41. Collection of any 3 succulents in one container. Container may not exceed 8” diameter, measured at the soil line on the interior of the container. Key card required.

Class 42 Flowering Plants

One plant per container, must be in flower

Classes 43-44 Foliage Plants

43. Non-variegated 44. Variegated

Class 45 Miniatures

Plants that are naturally diminutive – one plant per container