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SUNSHINE CELEBRATION Flower Show Saturday June 13

Calling all Garden Club members to participate in our upcoming Flower Show on Saturday, June 13.


Your participation will not only enhance the show but also enrich your own experience.

  • Guests and the general public are invited -- free of charge -- to attend and enjoy the show.

  • The Show starts at 1 pm, so plan on coming early and dine at Sugar Water before it begins.

  • Join us in celebrating the beauty of flowers and the creativity of our community!


We would like to encourage all our Garden Club members to enter multiple items to show our support for Frances Follmer and her hard work in making the Show possible.

  • Let's proudly represent Somerset County amongst our other District 1 Garden Clubs !

  • And a special award will be given to the Garden Club member who submits the most entries in the show. Your contribution will be rewarded with a gift certificate to How Sweet It Is.


Eye-level view of a vibrant flower arrangement in a garden pavilion

Full rules for the Flower Show

The Flower Show Program contains all the information you need to know about the categories of flowers, plants, herbs & shrubs you can enter and rules of entry. Download the full program here.


But here are the basics ...


  • General Rules

    • Avoid any rare, threatened, endangered, or invasive plants.

    • For each entry, you must fill out a Horticulture Entry Sheet (download below) and a 3x5" entry card.


  • You may enter more than one entry per class if each entry is a different species, variety, cultivar, type, or color.

  • Cut specimens should be displayed in colorless bottles. You can use clear marbles to help balance top-heavy cuttings but the cut end must be visible above the marbles. Do not have foliage below the water line. You can use clear bubble-wrap to hold the cutting upright in the neck of the bottle.

  • For container-grown specimens, use unadorned plastic, ceramic or clay containers no more than 6" wide. Containers with holes must have saucers, and double potting is permitted if the inner pot is not visible.

  • Bring your entries to Sugar Water on Friday from 2-4 pm or Saturday from 7:30-9:30 am. Pick up your entries after the show,4-4:30 pm.

  • Make sure your entries are posed and wedged in their containers when you drop them off.


  • More Summarized Information on How to enter a specimen in Horticulture (download):


  • Categories


SECTION A: Annuals and Biennials

Single cut flowering stem with a minimum of one set of attached leaves.

Class 1 Begonia

Class 2 Dianthus

Class 3 Pelargonium (Geranium)

Class 4 Petunia (Petunia) – single flowering, one spray

Class 5 Tagetes (Marigold) – one bloom, disbudded

Class 6 Any other worthy flowering annual/biennial


SECTION B: Perennials

Single cut flowering stem measuring less than 30” in length.

Class 7 Achillea (Yarrow)

Class 8 Allium

Class 9 Iris

Class 10 Paeonia (Peony)

Class 11 Rosa (Rose)

a) Rosa floribunda

b) Rosa grandiflora

c) Hybrid Tea Rosa

d) Miniature Rosa

Class 12 Any other worthy specimen


SECTION C: Perennials - Grown for Foliage “Shade Seekers”

Single cut stem or as noted in classes below.

Class 13 Coleus – Flowering bracts disbudded

Class 14 Fern

Class 15 Hosta

a) Small – one leaf less than 5” at its widest

b) Medium – one leaf greater than 5 and less than 8” at its widest

c) Large – one leaf, greater that 8” at its widest

Class 16 Polygonatum (Solomon’s Seal) – One cut stem

Class 17 Any other worthy perennial grown for foliage


SECTION D: Herbs

Three cut stems of one cultivar, exhibited without flower.

Class 18 Anethum (Dill)

Class 19 Mentha (Mint)

Class 20 Ocimum (Basil)

Class 21 Oreganum (Oregano)

Class 22 Petroselinum (Parsley)

Class 23 Rosmarinus (Rosemary)

Class 24 Salvia (Sage)

Class 25 Thymus (Thyme)

Class 26 Any other worthy herb


SECTION E: Shrubs

One cut branch, minimum of 8” and maximum of 30” in length from cut end to tip. Must include apical tip and several nodes.

Class 27 Aucuba

Class 28 Hydrangea

a) Macrophylla (Mop Head)

b) Any other Hydrangea

Class 29 Ilex (Holly)

a) Berried

b) Non-berried

Class 30 Evergreen Shrub

Class 31 Pyracantha, berried

Class 32 Any other worthy shrub, except Callicarpa (Beauty Berry)


SECTION F: Trees

One cut branch, minimum of 8” and maximum of 30” in length from cut end tip. Must include apical tip and several nodes.

Class 33 Magnolia

a) Evergreen

b) Deciduous

Class 34 Conifers (Pines, Firs, Spruces, Cedars, Junipers, Arborvitae, Redwood, Bald Cypress)

a) Needled

b) Deciduous

Class 35 Ilex (Holly)

a) Berried

b) Non-berried

Class 36 Any other worthy tree specimen


SECTION G: Container-Grown

Single cultivar. Container not to exceed 6” at widest. Double potting permitted, (See Horticulture Rule #11)

Class 37 Begonia (Begonia)

Class 38 Cacti

Class 39 Orchids

Class 40 Pelargonium (Geranium)

Class 41 Strehptocarpus (African Violet)

Class 42 Succulents

Class 43 Any other worthy non herb container grown exhibit


SECTION H: Container-Grown Herbs

Single cultivar. Container not to exceed 6” at widest. Double potting permitted, (See Horticulture Rule #11)

Class 44 Anethum (Dill)

Class 45 Mentha (Mint)

Class 46 Ocimum (Basil)

Class 47 Oreganum (Oregano)

Class 48 Petoselinum (Parsley)

Class 49 Rosmarinus (Rosemary)

Class 50 Salvia (Sage)

Class 51 Thymus (Thyme)

Class 52 Any other worthy container grown herb exhibit


Final Thoughts


Participating in our Flower Show offers a chance to immerse yourself in the world of flowers, get inspired, and connect with others who share your interests. Whether you enter your own blooms or simply visit, you will leave with fresh ideas and a renewed appreciation for nature’s beauty. Don’t miss this opportunity to be part of a vibrant, welcoming event that celebrates the simple pleasure of flowers.


 
 
 

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