Gladioli Nobleton & King City

Horticultural Society


Aug Show Results:

Top Points (Open Section)

1st  Nancy Hopkinson 53 pts
2nd  John Arnott 51 pts
3rd   Kate Agosta 39 pts

This month we held a joint meeting with the Woodbridge Society and there were twice as many exhibitors. Liz Langenburger of Woodbridge took best of show in the Design Class with her interpretation of Why Then the World’s Mine Oyster. In the Cultural Class Barb Downey once again dazzled us with her magnificent Dalia..

Congratulations to all exhibitors.

September Meeting

Date:   Monday, September 27, 2010
Speaker:   Paul Oliver, president of TreeHelp.com
Topic:   Creating A Songbird Habitat In Your Garden
Time:   8:00 P.M. (show entries must be in place by 7:30 p.m.)
Place:   Nobleton Community Hall
Theme:   Sports' Page

DESIGN CLASS

A: Using flowers grown by the exhibitor

  1. He Shoots, He Scores:   an arrangement suggesting action and movement.
  2. Hole-in-One:   a miniature arrangement
  3. Slam Dunk:   an arrangement using one bloom and foliage.

B: Using flowers from any source

  1. Sports' Page:    a modern design on a mat/base cut from the sport’s section of any newspaper.
  2. Win, Place or Show:   a synergistic design
  3. Touchdown:   an arrangement showing all the colour and excitement of scoring a touchdown.

SPECIAL CLASS

  1. Outdoor Planter: planter not to exceed 30 cm (12 in) (See pub. 34/2003 p 75)

CULTURAL CLASS (name variety when possible)

  1. Anemone, Japanese, one stem
  2. Aster (Callistephus chinensis) annual, single, one stem
  3. Aster (Callistephus chinensis) annual, double, one stem
  4. Aster perennial, any variety, one stem
  5. Begonia (tuberous) single, 1 stem with leaf
  6. Chrysanthemum, (Dendrathenal) , one spray
  7. Clematis, one bloom
  8. Coreopsis (calliopsis-tickseed) one stem
  9. Calendula or pot marigold, one stem
  10. Dahlia, cactus, one bloom
  11. Dahlia, decorative, one bloom
  12. Dahlia, any other variety, one bloom
  13. Echinacea (cone flower), one stem
  14. Gaura, one stem
  15. Gladiolus, one spike
  16. Gladiolus, miniature, one spike
  17. Ornamental Grasses, 3 stems of one or more cultivars
  18. Marigold (Tagetes) single, over or equal to 2.5 cm, three stems
  19. Marigold (Tagetes) single, under 2.5 cm, three stems
  20. Marigold (Tagetes) double, over 7.5 cm, three stems
  21. Marigold (Tagetes) double, 2.5 to 7.5 cm, three stems
  22. Marigold (Tagetes) double, under 2.5 cm, three stems
  23. Monkshood (Aconitum napellus), one stem
  24. Nasturtium, three stems
  25. Pansy (Viola ssp.) with attached foliage, three blooms
  26. Petunia, single, three sprays
  27. Petunia, double, three sprays
  28. Phlox, (Drummondi) three stems
  29. Rose, hybrid tea, one bloom
  30. Rose, floribunda, one stem/spray
  31. Rose, polyanthus, one stem/spray
  32. Rose, grandiflora, one stem
  33. Rose, miniature, one stem/spray
  34. Rose, any other variety, one stem/spray
  35. Rudbeckia, one stem
  36. Salvia, red, one stem/spray
  37. Salvia, any other, three stems/sprays
  38. Sedum, one stem
  39. Snapdragon (Antirrhinum majus) three spikes
  40. Sunflower (Helianthus), one stem
  41. Sweetpeas (Lathyrus) three stems
  42. Verbena, annual, one stem
  43. Verbena, perennial, one stem
  44. Zinnia, three stems
  45. Vine, (any variety, excluding clematis) one, no longer than 75 cm (30 in)
  46. * Any other flower grown from bulb, corm, or tuber, one stem
  47. * Any other annual not listed, small flower (flower less than or equal to 5cm), one stem
  48. * Any other annual not listed, large flower (flower greater than 5cm), one stem
  49. * Any other perennial not listed, small flower (flower less than or equal to 5cm), one stem
  50. * Any other perennial not listed, large flower (flower greater than 5cm), one stem
  51. Carrots, five with 1 cm (1/2 in) stem attached
  52. Onions, one bulb
  53. Peppers, three (any variety/varieties)
  54. Potatoes, three tubers (if possible, name variety/varieties)
  55. Tomato, regular variety, ripe, one fruit with stem
  56. Tomatoes, small, one stem/spray
  57. *Any vegetable not listed, one large/three small
  58. *Any fruit, one large/three small

*Exhibitor may place two entries in these classes only