83RD ANNIVERSARY MEETING
WEDNESDAY FEBRUARY 15,2012 6:30 PM
HOLY ROSARY HALL QUEEN ST THOROLD
POTLUCK SUPPER AT 6:30 FOLLOWED BY HORTICULTURAL TRIVIA
REGULARS : Mini show , gardening questions,show and tell,door prizes and
membership renewal
All welcome.Join us for an evening of great fun!!!
The Thorold Horticultural Society thanks its corporate sponsors
Merrittville Speedway
Elio's Foot Comfort Care
Central Home Hardware
Stangl's Enviro Lawn Care
J.C.Bakker and Sons Ltd
We are also supported by the City of Thorold and the Province of Ontario
Saturday, 4 February 2012
February Open Meeting- Wed Feb 15
Thorold Horticultural Society
83rd Anniversary Meeting
Potluck and Trivia
Wednesday, February 15,2012 6:30 pm
Holy Rosary Hall Queen St Thorold
Program Horticultural Trivia Night
Special- Anniversary Potluck
Regulars- Mini show /gardening questions/show and tell/door prizes membership renewal
83rd Anniversary Meeting
Potluck and Trivia
Wednesday, February 15,2012 6:30 pm
Holy Rosary Hall Queen St Thorold
Program Horticultural Trivia Night
Special- Anniversary Potluck
Regulars- Mini show /gardening questions/show and tell/door prizes membership renewal
2012 MINI SHOW SCHEDULE-FEB-MAY
2012 Mini Show Schedule
February-May
Theme-A Bicentennial Celebration- 1812-2012
February
Decorative “Battlefield” a patriotic arrangement using the colours of the regiments-red, white and blue [some or all of the colours] in the flowers, container and/or in accent materials.
Horticulture- Class 1 -Amaryllis in bloom Class2-potted plant in bloom
Class 3- potted foliage plant
March
Decorative”Through the Woods” a predominantly green arrangement with accent material wood or a wooden container
Horticulture-Class 1- a potted house plant in bloom
Class 2- potted cactus
Class 3- any other succulent Class 4- spring flower in bloom [1-3 stems]
Class 5- any forced plant or branch [no longer than 20 in [51cm]
April
Decorative”Beaverdams” a water viewing arrangement
Horticulture-Class 1- one daffodil [single] Class 2- one daffodil [double]
Class 3- one daffodil [miniature] Class4 one hyacinth
Class 5 one- any other bulb Class 6- any other spring flower [1-3 stems]
Class 7 flowering woody branch [no longer than 20in [51 cm]
May
Decorative “Laura Secord” a mass arrangement using an old fashioned container
Horticulture- Class 1 one Darwin
Class 3 one parrot type tulip Class 4 one- any other tulip
Class 5 herbaceous perennial- 1 stem Class 6 flowering woody branch
no longer than 20 in [51 cm]
Saturday, 12 November 2011
November Open Meeting
Date/Time: Wednesday November 16th -7:30 pm
Place: Holy Rosary Hall
Annual Meeting and Elections of Officers and Directors
Program: Yellow Flower Basket- Decorating for Christmas
Regulars: Mini Show, Door Prizes, Refreshments
Place: Holy Rosary Hall
Annual Meeting and Elections of Officers and Directors
Program: Yellow Flower Basket- Decorating for Christmas
Regulars: Mini Show, Door Prizes, Refreshments
NOVEMBER Mini Show
Decorative: Class 1- TIME TO GET OUT YOUR WINTER WOOLIES
Incorporate gloves, mitts, scarves, hats or any other piece of apparel needed for the cold weather approaching
Class 2- CHRISTMAS IS COMING Incorporate Christmas decorations into your arrangement
Horticultural: Class1-Potted Foliage Plant Class 2-Potted Plant in bloom Class 3- Any vegetable- one
NOTES ON THE MINI SHOW
Decorative- You may enter only one decorative arrangement in each class.
Material may be purchased or from your own garden. It can be fresh, dried or artificial.
Horticultural- You may make two entries in each class but they must be different cultivars. All material entered in the horticultural division must be grown by the exhibitor.
PLEASE HAVE ENTRIES IN AT LEAST 10 MINUTES BEFORE THE MEETING.
Please support our sponsors
The City of Thorold
Merrittville Speedway
Central Home Hardware
Elio’s Foot Comfort Care
Stangl’s Enviro Lawn Care
J.C.Bakker and Sons Limited
Province of Ontario
Thursday, 13 October 2011
October Open Meeting and Harvest Pot luck
OCTOBER MEETING HARVEST POTLUCK
DATE: Wednesday October 19,2011
TIME: Potluck – 6:30 Meeting- 7:30
LOCATION: Holy Rosary Hall- Queen St and Sullivan Ave.
SPEAKER: John Morley, Niagara Falls
TOPIC: Landscaping-elements and design
REGULARS: Mini Show, Show and Tell, Gardening Questions
Door Prizes, Membership renewal
NOTES ON THE POTLUCK
Please bring cutlery, plates etc- [Don’t worry if you forget because we will have disposables available]
Beverages- tea/coffee/water and juice will be supplied
As this is a Harvest Potluck, we encourage members to use local ingredients if possible in the food they bring. However, everything will be gratefully received and much enjoyed.
Why not bring a friend along tonight- a great opportunity to introduce them to our group.
MINI SHOW
DECORATIVE SECTION
Time to be Thankful- incorporate fruits or vegetables or other objects that remind us of Thanksgiving
HORTICULTURAL SECTION
Class 1- one spray of chrysanthemums
Class 2- any other perennial- one stem or bloom
Class 3- any vegetable or fruit- one
DATE: Wednesday October 19,2011
TIME: Potluck – 6:30 Meeting- 7:30
LOCATION: Holy Rosary Hall- Queen St and Sullivan Ave.
SPEAKER: John Morley, Niagara Falls
TOPIC: Landscaping-elements and design
REGULARS: Mini Show, Show and Tell, Gardening Questions
Door Prizes, Membership renewal
NOTES ON THE POTLUCK
Please bring cutlery, plates etc- [Don’t worry if you forget because we will have disposables available]
Beverages- tea/coffee/water and juice will be supplied
As this is a Harvest Potluck, we encourage members to use local ingredients if possible in the food they bring. However, everything will be gratefully received and much enjoyed.
Why not bring a friend along tonight- a great opportunity to introduce them to our group.
MINI SHOW
DECORATIVE SECTION
Time to be Thankful- incorporate fruits or vegetables or other objects that remind us of Thanksgiving
HORTICULTURAL SECTION
Class 1- one spray of chrysanthemums
Class 2- any other perennial- one stem or bloom
Class 3- any vegetable or fruit- one
Tuesday, 7 June 2011
ROSE SHOW
DIVISION 1: SPECIMEN FLOWERS AND VEGETABLES
ENTRY REGULATIONS
a. Exhibitors may enter any number of classes and may place one or two entries in each specimen class (1-48) provided they are two different cultivars. In Specimen classes no two persons may exhibit the same cultivars of flowers or vegetables from jointly tended gardens.
b. Specimen flowers must be shown with own foliage attached unless stated otherwise.
c. All entries in Specimen Classes must be grown by the exhibitor or have been the property of the exhibitor for no less than two months before the Show.
All Rose Cultivars Should Be Named Wherever Possible. To be eligible for Best Rose in Show (Marie McMillan Special) speciman must be named.
SECTION A: HYBRID TEA ROSES
– CRS Colour Classes
Each Class – 1 Bloom
1. White or Near White
2. Yellow (Light, Medium, Deep)
3. Yellow Blend
4. Apricot or Apricot Blend
5. Pink (Light, Medium, Deep)
6. Pink Blend
7. Orange or Orange Blend
8. Orange Pink or Orange Red
9. Medium or Dark Red
10. Red Blend
11. Mauve
SECTION B: FLORIBUNDA ROSES
Each Class – Spray
12. White
13. Yellow (Medium, Deep or Blend)
14. Pink (Light, Medium or Blend)
15. Any Orange
16. Red (Medium, Deep or Blend)
SECTION C: GRANDIFLORA ROSES
Each Class – 1 Bloom or Spray
17. Pink
18. Red
19. Any other colour
SECTION D: CLIMBING ROSES
Each Class – Spray
20. Pink
21. Red
22. Any Other colour
SECTION E: MISCELLANEOUS ROSES
23. Hybrid Tea, one or more blooms with side buds, any colour
24. Hybrid Tea, one bloom fully open, stamens showing, any colour
25. A rose (any type), floating in a clear glass container, with foliage (detached)
26. True Miniature Rose, 1 bloom or spray, any colour
27. Shrub Rose, 1 spray or bloom
28. Any other rose, 1 spray or bloom
SECTION F: PERENNIALS
29. Astilbe, 1 spray
30. Campanula, 3 spikes, one cultivar
31. Coral Bells, 3 stems, 1 cultivar
32. Coreopsis, 3 stems, 1 cultivar
33. Delphinium, 1 spike, any colour
34. Dianthus, 3 stems, 1 cultivar
35. Gaillardia, 3 blooms, 1 cultivar
36. Hemerocallis (Daylily), 1 stem
37. Lady’s Mantle, 1 spray
38. Peony, 1 bloom, double, any colour
39. Shasta Daisy, 3 blooms, 1 cultivar
40. Any other perennial not listed; 1 stem, spike, stalk or spray
41. Lily (true), 1 stem
42. Woody branch in flower, not more than 20” (51 cm) long
SECTION G: VEGETABLES
43. Radishes, 5 roots with foliage attached, 1 cultivar
44. Green Onions (scallions), 5, with foliage, roots trimmed to ½-1” (1-3 cm)
45. Leaf Lettuce, 1 bunch in a container with water
46. Any other vegetable, suitable number for display
47. Herb, 1 plant growing in container
48. Herbs, 3 perennial species, in separate containers with water
For Classes 47 and 48 entries must be identified to be considered for a prize
.
DIVISION 2: DISPLAYS
SECTION H: FLOWER DISPLAYS
ENTRY REGULATIONS
Entries to be arranged symmetrically in a suitable container. No filler allowed. Entries judged all around. Will be judged both for the quality of the material and for the artistry of the result. Display must not be more than 20” (51 cm) or less than 10” (25 cm) in diameter. Floral material for flower displays must be from the garden of the exhibitor.
49. Any perennial, one species
50. Climbing Roses, 1-3 cultivars
51. Other Roses, 1-7 cultivars
52. Peonies, 1-5 cultivars
53. Mixed perennials, 3-7 species
54. Flowering shrubs, 1-3 species
DIVISION 3: DECORATIVE ARRANGEMENTS
ENTRY REGULATIONS
In Decorative classes, flowers or foliage may be obtained from any source. Dried branches and twigs are allowed in minimum amounts. The use of wayside flowers, foliage and plant material is permissible. Entries must be designed and executed by the exhibitor.
A Royal Wedding
SECTION I: ARRANGEMENTS WITH ROSES
ROSES MUST BE DOMINANT.
Small garden flowers may be used for fill-in.
55. THE GROOM
- a Boutonniere
56. FIRST COMES THE FLOWER GIRL
- a Flower Girl’s Basket.
57. HERE COMES THE BRIDE
- a Bride’s Bouquet
58. TIME FOR THE RECEPTION
- a mass arrangement of roses, suitable for a table at the reception
- a mass arrangement of roses, suitable for a table at the reception
SECTION J: ARRANGEMENTS WITH GARDEN FLOWERS
MAY CONTAIN ROSES, BUT THEY ARE NOT REQUIRED
59. “SOMETHING BLUE”
- a miniature arrangement with the colour blue in the flowers and/or the container. Not to exceed 5” [12.5 cm] in any direction
60. THAT SPECIAL WEDDING HAT
- a hat decorated with silk or dry material only
60A – Adult division
60B – Youth – under 16 years old
61. THE RINGS
- an arrangement with circular curves or curve using wildflowers
- an arrangement with circular curves or curve using wildflowers
- TOAST TO THE BRIDE- an arrangement in a stemmed container
- ON THE THAMES
- a water viewing arrangement
- AT HOME IN WALES
- an all green arrangementTIME SCHEDULE FOR SHOWWednesday June 22, 2011
Set-up 9:00 AM – 10:00 AM
Submission of Entry Forms and
Placement of Entries* 1:00 PM – 3:00 PM
Classification Check 3:00 PM – 3:30 PM
Judging Begins 3:30 PM
Show Open to Public 6:00 PM – 8:00 PM
Pick-up of Entries 8:00 PM 8:30 PM
* Strictly enforced. Please come early to avoid disappointment
ENTERING AND PLACING EXHIBITS
Entry Forms should be filled in by the exhibitor before arrival at the hall.
Show Committees will receive, register and assist in the classification and placement of entries on the Show Tables. No entries will be accepted after the times listed in (2) above.
Any question on the Class in which an entry should be placed is to be referred to the Classification Committee before an exhibitor submits the entry form. Entries entered in an incorrect Class might not be moved, and may be disqualified by the Committee or be eliminated from competition by the Judge.
JUDGING
If there is only one entry in a class and it is worthy of an award, it will be given. Quality of the exhibit in each class will be the principle factor for an entry to merit a 1st, 2nd, or 3rd award. The decision of the Judge is final.
The Showroom will be closed to all but working committees between the hours of 3:30 pm and 6:00 pm.
At the discretion of the Judge or Convenor a class may be subdivided into two or more classes. Whenever possible, exhibitors,
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