parlourshow

Parlour Show: 2009

Rules and Helpful Hints

The purpose of the Parlour Show is to allow members an opportunity to Show What They Grow and Share What They Know. Entering the Parlour Show allows you to show what can be grown here, to display interesting or unusual plant material, to learn how to exhibit, to have unknown plants identified, and generally provide a personal contribution to the members’ enjoyment of the meeting.

Anything you wish to show, but which is not covered in the classes for the month, should be entered in the Unlisted class. The Display table is for anything of interest that you do not wish to have judged.

Points will be awarded as follows: 1st - 3 points, 2nd - 2 points, 3rd - 1 point, honorable mention - ½ point. An extra ½ point will be given to any correctly named exhibit. Design/compositions/arrangements: 1st—5 points, 2nd—3 points, 3rd—2 points.

Judging will be done by qualified judges from the Vancouver Island Horticultural Judges Group

VEGETABLES

Artichokes..............1

Asparagus...............2

Beets...................3

Bean, pods with stems...6

Broad beans - pods......3

Broccoli head...........1

Brussels sprouts........6

Cabbage head............1

Carrots.................3

Cauliflower head........1

Celery head.............1

Citron..................1

Corn - ears.............2

Cucumber................1

Eggplant................1

Garden herbs, neat

bunches of usable

portions.............3

Kale head...............1

Kohlrabi................1

Lettuce head............1

Leeks ..................1

Onions..................3

Parsnips................1

Peas, pods with stems...6

Peppers.................2

Potatoes ...............3

Pumpkin or marrow.......1

Radishes................6

Rhubarb stalks..........3

Swede turnips(rutabaga).1

Shallots................6

Spinach plant...........1

Squash..................1

Swiss chard plant.......1

Tomatoes, ripe or green.3

Tomatoes, cherry type...6

Turnip, white.......... 2

Watermelon, melon.......1

Cantaloupe .............1

FRUIT

Apples .................3

Blackberries,

with stems.........12

Crabapples..............6

Gooseberries...........12

Grapes, bunch ..........1

Kiwi ...................2

Peaches.................2

Pears...................2

Plums, with bloom on....3

Raspberries,

with stems.........12

Strawberries,

with stems.........12

FLOWERS

Annuals, stems .........3

Perennials, stems ......3

Branches or trusses.....1

Arrangement: an arrangement consists of fresh, cut plant material in a container, with a base if necessary. Accessories are permitted only if the schedule so states.

Composition: a composition may consist of dried, weathered or treated plant material and /or accessories, with or without fresh plant material. Artificial flowers and foliage are prohibited except where specified.

Design: a design may be either an arrangement or a composition.

Questions or suggestions ? Please contact Jacqueline Bradbury

Schedule for 2009

January - no meeting

February

1. Hellebore - 1 stem

2. Pot of bulbs in bloom

3. Flowering shrub, 1 branch

4. Design - “Love in the Mist”

5. Any vegetable in season *

6. Houseplant, flowering, 1 pot

7. Unlisted

8. Display

March

1. Narcissus 3 stems

2. Pot of flowering bulbs, planted in soil

3. Fragrant foliage, 1 branch

4. Potted plant suitable for rock garden

5. Any vegetable in season*

6. Unlisted

7. Display

April

1. Narcissus, 3 stems, one variety

2. Any other bulb, 3 stems, any variety

3. Rhododendron/azalea, 1 truss or spray

4. Any other flowering shrub, 1 stem

5. Spring Arrangement

6. Unlisted

7. Display

May

1. Iris, 2 stems

2. Any other perennial 3 stems

3. Rhubarb, 3 stalks

4. Composition – “My Garden”

5. Any flowering shrub, 1 cut

6. Peony, herbaceous, 2 stems

7. Unlisted

8. Display

June

1. Strawberries*-with stems & own leaves

2. Iris, 2 stems

3. Rose, named, own foliage, 1 stem

4. Any fresh vegetable* in season

5. Bowl of roses, not over 8" overall

6. Design – “Study in Purple”

7. Unlisted

8. Display

July

1. Any annual flower 3 stems

2. Rose in rose bowl, own foliage

3. Hardy perennial, 2 stems

4. Raspberries with stems 12

5. Vase arrangement

6. Cut herb collection, 5 or more

7. Unlisted

8. Display

August - no meeting

September

1. Dahlia, 2 blooms with foliage

2. Chrysanthemum spray 2 stems

3. Any perennial 2 stems

4. Tomatoes any variety*

5. Any fruit in season*

6. Design using grasses

7. Unlisted

8. Display

October

1. Apples 3

2. Pears 2

3. Squash or pumpkin 1

4. Root vegetables*

5. Perennial 2 stems

6. Design - "Autumn Glory"

7. Unlisted

8. Display

November

1. Perennial 2 stems

2. Decorative foliage 1 - 5 cuts

3. Berried branch, 1 cut

4. Floral design of your choice

5. Wreath – fresh or dried

6. Unlisted

7. Display

December

Take a break

* See above table for amounts of fruits and vegetables for each class

Virtual Parlour Show

I don't know about you, but one of the reasons I don't bring much to the Parlour Show is that I just hate cutting stuff in the garden so that it can have its fifteen minutes of fame!

Here's an idea. A virtual Parlour Show. I'm sure lots of people have digital cameras and would like to share their garden photos. We could make a laptop available on the Parlour Show tables with a looped slide show. Send us your contribution before the regular monthly meeting and we can put the show together. Even if you are still in the film age you can have pictures developed and printed onto a CD, so no excuse for the purists!

Maybe down the road we can have separate categories for the Virtual Parlour Show.

This could be the start of something new and exciting.

Please contact John at garynwhite@pacificcoast.net or 382-0871 if you are interested.