2023 Nicola Valley Fall Fair Entries Catalogue

Section A - Flowers

Convener: Marianne Reimer at 250-378-9929

Entry fee: $ .75 per entry - One entry per class . Prize money 1st - $3 2nd - $2 3rd - $1

High point winner for section "A" - $50 Gift Certificate from Miss Vickies

Best Overall Flower arrangement for section "A" - $10 Cash - Sponsored by Century 21 Moving Real Estate Ltd .

Best Overall Potted Plant section "A"- $15 Cash - Sponsored by Century 21 Moving Real Estate Ltd

Best Artistic Display of a Single Bloom section "A" - $5 Cash - Sponsored by Century 21 Moving Real Estate Ltd

Rules

• All flowers must have been grown by the exhibitor with the exception of dried flowers, which may include wild flowers gathered and dried by the exhibitor.

• All cut flowers must be in plain jars in proportion to the size of the flowers. Stems should be the same length, if possible. If the flowers are a single variety, then the blooms should be approximately the same size.

Flower Section

• Potted plants must be shown in the pot they have been grown in for at least one year, with the exception of seasonal outdoor plants. Fancy pots or baskets are acceptable.

• Arrangements of dried or fresh flowers may be shown in pretty containers.

• Theme arrangements must be named and use mostly cut flowers and vegetation in the display with appropriate artificial objects, if desired.

• Only one entry per class.

• Tea Rose - is a large single bloom on a stem. Grandiflora - large rose - group on a single stem. Floribunda - usually has a spray of flowers at the end of a stem. To show it should be symmetrical from side & top view. Glads - Stem should be straight - bloom should be - Bottom 1/3 of stem fully open - middle 1/3 of stem half open - top 1/3 of stem closed buds. Blooms should be tight together up the stem so stem does not show - blooms should be evenly balanced on both sides of the stem.

• If at all possible, please bring flowers in your own jars and sized appropriately, ie: Glads and other tall flowers in carafes. We do have some jars.

• Try to get as long a stem as possible for showing roses, dahlias, glads, asters, etc. The longer the stem, the better they show.

• There should be no leaves appearing below the water line.

• If a class says 3 flowers, make sure there are no buds. A bud showing colour is considered a bloom and is then disqualified due to too many flowers. If picked at night before show, it has a great possibility of becoming partially open, ie: petunias, dahlias, asters, roses etc.

• All plants should be clean and tidy. No dead leaves or debris in the pot or on the plant. Please remove dust. Loosen soil with a fork.

• African Violets must be a single crown unless they belong to the trailing class.

Cut flowers

Class no .

1. Hybrid tea - 1 bloom with own foliage

2. Hybrid tea - 1 bud with own foliage

3. Rose - Grandiflora - 1 bloom with own foliage

4. Rose - Floribunda - 1 stem with own foliage

5. Rose - Miniature - 3 stems with own foliage

6. Dahlia - Group of 3

7. Dahlia - Cactus - one bloom

8. Dahlia - Semi cactus - one bloom

9. Dahlia - Giant - over 10"

10. Dahlia - Decorative over 8" - one bloom

11. Dahlia - Decorative under 8" - one bloom

12. Dahlia - collection of 6

13. Dahlia - pompon - group of 3 - under 2"

14. Dahlia - ball - round or slightly flat - over 2"

15. Dahila - open

16. Zinnia - 3 blooms over 3"

17. Zinnia - dwarf - 3 blooms on separate stems

18. Chrysanthemum - medium

19. Chrysanthemum - large

20. Asters - separate blooms - 5 blooms

21. Asters - multiple blooms - 3 stems

22. Asters - spider - 5 blooms separate stems

23. Gladiolus - 1 spike

24. Gladiolus - 3 spikes - different colours

25. Gladiolus - 3 spikes - same colours

26. Pansies - 5 blooms - any colour with foliage

27. Sweet peas - 6 cuts - any colour

28. Marigold - large - over 3" in diameter - 3 blooms

29. Marigold - medium- 1’/2" to 3" in diameter - 3 blooms

30. Marigold - small - l" to 1 '/2" in diameter - 3 blooms

31. Snapdragons - double - 3 spikes

32. Snapdragons - ruffled - 3 spikes

33. Snapdragons - single - 3 spikes

34. Carnations - 5 blooms - disbudded

35. Jar of mixed annuals

36. Jar of mixed flowers - any type

37. Community gardens - jar of flowers - any type

38. Petunia - single - 3 blooms, separate stems

39. Petunia - double - 3 blooms, separate stems

40. Daisy - single - 3 blooms, separate stems

41. Daisy - double - 3 blooms, separate stems

42. Bachelor buttons - 6 blooms

43. Cosmos - 6 blooms

44. Lupins - 3 spikes

45. Any flower not mentioned - large - 3 blooms

46. Any flower not mentioned - medium - 3 blooms

47. Any flower not mentioned - small - 6 blooms

48. Any flower - open

49. Fresh flower arrangement - annuals and/or perennials

50. Dried flower arrangement - garden & wild

51. Theme arrangement - please give name

52. Artistic display of a single bloom - can use Ornaments

53. Driftwood arrangement. Local river or lake - must include flowers - no accessories or ornaments

54. Corsage

55. Tea cup arrangement

Potted Plants

Class no

56. Martha Washington Geranium

57. Impatiens

58. Begonia - tuberous

59. Begonia - fibrous

60. Geranium - double

61. Geranium - single

62. Geranium - open

63. African violet - single

64. African violet - double

65. African violet - trailing

66. Cactus

67. Foliage plant - not fern type

68. Hanging plant - flowering

69. Hanging plant - foliage

70. Fuchsia

71. Pot of flowering outdoor plants

72. Outdoor container - any combination

73. In a bottle or glass container

74. Any potted plant not mentioned - large

75. Any potted plant not mentioned - med.

76. Any potted plant not mentioned - small

77. Any tropical plant - large

78. Any tropical plant - medium

79. Any tropical plant - small

80. Special Category (In Memory of Jean Koller, Wild Flower Arrangement)

81. Open - small

82. Open - medium

83. Open - large