Wheeley Hall,

Esquimalt United Church

500 Admirals Road

 77th Year

• Wheeley Hall will be open for set-up on Friday, April 17th from 6:30 to 7:30pm. Exhibits may be placed Friday night after set-up is complete, up to 8pm and on Saturday from 8:30am to 9:45am. Late entries will not be accepted. Judging starts at 10:00 am.

• Entry Cards must accompany entries on show tables. Please prepare at home. They will also be available at the hall on Friday night or Saturday morning. THEY MUST bear the EXHIBITOR’S NAME.

• Doors will be open to the public from 1 pm to 3 pm.

• ADMISSION fee of $5 includes door prize ticket and refreshments served from 1 pm to 2:45 pm.

• Plant Sales Area – no admission fee

• Trophies will be awarded at 2:30 pm. Door prizes will be drawn frequently from 1 – 2:30 pm. 50:50 draw at 2:45.

• Entries can be removed at 3pm or at Show Chair’s discretion.

• VRGC is not responsible for the loss or destruction of any exhibit.

Show Chair:

Carol Ann Elliott – 250-858-9568

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PLEASE READ ALL RULES & CLASS DESCRIPTIONS CAREFULLY

(A) NARCISSUS DIVISION (No leaves displayed)

1. Trumpets

2. Large Cups

3. Short Cups

4. Doubles

5. Multi-flowered(Tazetta, Triandrus & Jonquilla. Classes 5, 7, 8 RHS)

6. Cyclamineus Hybrids

7. Miniature

8. Splits & Butterflies

9. Poeticus

10. Species

11. Narcissus – one variety, 3 stems

12. Narcissus – three varieties, 3 stems

(B) TULIP DIVISION (Leaves optional)

15. Red

16. Rose or pink

17. Yellow

18. White

19. Other colour or blend

20. Lily-flowered – any colour

21. Double – any colour

22. Parrot

23. Species tulip

24. Tulips – one variety, 3 stems

25. Tulips – 3 varieties, 3 stems

(C) OTHER BULBS & ANEMONES DIVISION

(no leaves except 33 & 35)

30. Hyacinth

31. Bluebell – 3 stems

32. Any other bulbous flower – 1 stem

33. Anemone “de Caan” or “St. Brigid” – 1 stem

34. Erythronium

35. Any other anemone – 1 stem

36. Grape Hyacinth (Muscari) – 3 stems

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RHS CLASSES OF THE NARCISSUS DIVISION

(D) PRIMULA DIVISION

40. Polyanthus (umbel or multiple blooms),

41. “English Primrose” (1 flower per stem) – 3 stems

42. Double Primrose – 3 stems

43. Primula denticulata

44. Any other primulas – 1 stem

45. Any other primulas in a pot

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(E) POTTED PLANT DIVISION – The tabling of diseased or pest infested plant material is not permitted & such plant material will be removed. Must not exceed 24” in any dimension

50. African violet

51. Orchid

52. Fern

53. Cacti

54. Succulents – one variety

55. Succulents – 2 or more varieties

56. Any other indoor plant – flowering, excluding those in 50 to 55

57. Any other indoor plant – foliage, excluding those in 50 to 55, (no buds or blossoms showing colour permitted).

58. Decorative outdoor plant/s in a container

(F) PERENNIAL DIVISION

60. Pansy, 3 stems, 1 variety in a container

61. Own bowl (10” or less) of floating Hellebores

62. Rock plant/s – 3 cut stems

63. Rock plant/s in a container

64. Any other perennial

65. Decorative Foliage, non-woody plants, 1 to 5 stems

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(G) FLOWERING SHRUB & TREE DIVISION

70. Azalea – 1 truss or a spray not over 15” in any dimension

71. Rhododendron – 1 truss

72. Camellia branch – 1 or more blooms

73. Magnolia branch – 1 or more blooms

74. Flowering vine

75. Flowering tree

76. Flowering Currant

77. Forsythia

78. Any other flowering shrub

79. Decorative Foliage of woody plants, 1 – 3 cuts

(H) VEGETABLE DIVISION – – Please refer to VRGC Guide for Entrants to the Mini Show, 2019 for tips on how best to exhibit your fruits and vegetables.

80. One each of 3 outdoor grown vegetables

81. Rhubarb – 3 stalks

82. Leeks – 1 only

83. Any other vegetable (See VRGC Guide for number of items)

(I) DECORATIVE DIVISION – Designer’s Choice.

90. Miniature Exhibit not over 5 inches in any dimension

91. Petite Exhibit over 5 inches but less than 9 inches in any dimension.

92. ‘Spring Serenade’ (Designer’s Choice)

(J) JUNIOR DIVISION

J1. One small container or tray of labelled, growing seedlings

J2. Exhibit of spring flowers & foliage

J3. Miniature garden on a pie plate

J4. One clear container which shows the sprouting of one or more seeds of the same variety, labelled.

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SPRING SHOW AWARDS

ROY OGDEN SMITH CUP – High aggregate points

PEGGY PADDON TROPHY – High aggregate primula and rock plants (Division D, plus Classes 62 & 63).

VERN ARCHER MEMORIAL TROPHY – High aggregate flowering shrub and tree (Division G)

JACK MULLIN MEMORIAL TROPHY – Best perennial (Division F)

PERIDOTS TROPHY – Best in Potted Plants Division (E)

THORSEN AND STURMEY FAMILIES TROPHY – Best in show

ROSETTES – High aggregate Divisions A, B, C, E, F, H, I and J

INDIVIDUAL JUNIOR TROPHIES are available for qualifying entries in any J class.

Trophies are awarded to members only

Qualifying non-members will receive rosettes

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DEFINITIONS

(Additional Definitions in VRGC Guide for Entrants to the Mini Show)

Bloom: Individual flower, solitary flower or composite head. No buds.

Bowl: A container with the inside mouth wider than the container height as measured from the table surface to the containers highest point. Always check maximum bowl size to avoid NAS disqualification.

Bulb: Includes corms, tubers and rhizomes.

Cultivar: Variety, as “Peace”, a rose cultivar or “Blue Lake”, a bean cultivar. PLEASE NAME CULTIVARS IF KNOWN. See Guide p. 12.

Floating: actually supported by the water, not resting on the bottom of the bowl.

Judging: To be done by B.C. Council of Gardens Judging Standards for Non Specialized Shows, 2017, and by the VRGC Guide.

Jug: A container with a pouring lip and handle.

N.A.S.: “Not according to schedule”. Please take note of any Judges comments made on entry slips.

Novice: A competitor who has not won a first ribbon in a VRGC Show or any horticultural show sponsored by an Affiliate of the BC Council of Garden Clubs.

Specimen: An individual item according to the classification: 1 plant, 1 bloom, 1 fruit, etc.

Display Only: Items may be in own containers and will not be judged.

Spike: A single upright stem bearing several flowers attached directly or on extremely short stalks (e.g. Gladiolus).

Spray: A multi-branched inflorescence, such as in Phlox, Spray Chrysanthemums, etc.

Stem: One spike, or one spray on its stalk, or a single blossom on its long stalk or pedicel. May include buds.

Vase: A container with the inside mouth width less than the height of the container.

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SHOW RULES

• Please refer to the VRGC Guide for Entrants to the Mini Show, 2019 for tips on how best to exhibit your flowers, fruits & vegetables.

• All entries must have been grown by the exhibitor for at least two months prior to the show and three months prior for potted plants. Flowers in decorative division must be from the exhibitor’s or a friend’s garden (NOT PURCHASED).

• Exhibits are to be of 1 stem unless stated otherwise.

• Exhibitors may show more than one entry in a class provided they are different cultivars or species (see Definitions).

• All exhibits are to be prepared at home, using your own containers. There will be no set up table at the hall. Your container will not be judged (except for the Decorative Division). Meat trays, paper plates or paper towel would be good options for the fruit & Veg exhibits.

• The tabling of diseased/pest infested plant material is not permitted and such plant material will be removed.

• Unless otherwise specified, companion planting, specifically the growing of 2 or more plants of different cultivars, species or genera in one container is not permitted.

• Fruit and vegetable exhibits should contain the number of items specified in the VRGC Guide.

• The judges or the Show committee may subdivide classes in which there are large numbers of entries. They may also move or reclassify an exhibit.

DECORATIVE DIVISION:

Exhibit: Plant material with or without accessories. Bases, backgrounds and title cards may be included. Plant material must predominate over all other components of the exhibit. Fresh plant material must be in water or in water-retaining material.

No artificial plant material. Painted and/or artificially coloured plant material will be accepted in Decorative Division only