Division 7 - Horticulture 

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  1. Red River Valley Fair General Rules apply except as noted.
  2. Ribbons are awarded in each of 3 separate sub-divisions: ADULT, YOUTH (age 18 and under), and MASTER GARDENER. Youth Participation Certificates will also be awarded.
  3. Lamar County Master Gardeners award $50 in cash prizes ($25, $15, and $10) to the 3 individuals in the Adult subdivision and to the 3 individuals in the Youth subdivision earning the most points based on ribbon placements for their Horticulture entries
    1. Blue Ribbon:    3 points
    2. Red Ribbon:     2 points
    3. White Ribbon:  1 points
  4. Master Gardeners and families as well as Red River Valley Fair Board members and families are not eligible for cash prizes; Master Gardener sub-division is judged separately for ribbons only.
  5. This flower show is open to all amateur gardeners and members of all garden clubs.  It is not a sanctioned Garden Club meet.
  6. 3 exhibits may be entered per sub-class.
  7. Entries must have been in the exhibitor’s possession for at least 3 months.
  8. Entries must be the work of the exhibitor in whose name they are entered.
  9. All entries must be free of disease, insects, and other pests.  Any entries deemed hazardous to other entries will be disqualified and removed.
  10. Exhibitors are asked to identify each entry with the botanical name, common name, or both.
  11. All entries must be checked in on Monday, September 28, 2009, between 12 Noon and 6 PM.  Containers will be provided for cut flowers.
  12. All entries remain on display throughout the fair and must be picked up on Sunday, October 4, 2009, between 1 PM and 3 PM.
  13. Security service is provided.  Every precaution will be taken to protect all articles.  Under no circumstances will the Red River Valley Fair Association and assistants be responsible for damage, theft, breakage, or any other type of loss, and it is upon these conditions that exhibits are entered and received for show in the Fair.
  14. Entries are judged on the following scale.
    1. Eye appeal – 40 points
    2. Freedom from disease – 20 points
    3. Freedom from insect damage – 20 points
    4. Freedom from other environmental damage – 20 points
  15. There will be no exceptions to the rules; judges’ decisions are final.

Class A – Potted Plants

  1. African Violet-Miniature
  2. African Violet-Standard
  3. African Violet-Trailing
  4. Begonia
  5. Caladium
  6. Coleus
  7. Dieffenbachia
  8. Dracaena
  9. Episcia
  10. Fern-Asparagus
  11. Fern-Boston
  12. Fern-Other
  13. Ficus
  14. Geranium
  15. Hibiscus
  16. Ivies
  17. Orchid
  18. Philodendron
  19. Pony Tail
  20. Schefflera
  21. Syngonium
  22. Misc.

Class B - Hanging Basket

  1. Airplane Plant
  2. Begonia
  3. Bougainvillea
  4. Fern-Asparagus
  5. Fern-Boston
  6. Fern-other
  7. Ivies
  8. Jew
  9. Portulaca
  10. Purslane
  11. Misc.

Class C – Garden in a Container

  1. Three or more plants

Class D – Cacti & Succulents

  1. Aloe Vera
  2. Cereus
  3. Crassula
  4. Epiphyllum
  5. Euphorbia
  6. Haworthia
  7. Sanseviera
  8. Sedum
  9. Sempervivum
  10. Misc.

Class E – Roses (Single Stem)

  1. Antique
  2. Climbing
  3. Floribunda
  4. Hybrid Tea
  5. Miniature
  6. Shrub
  7. Misc.

Class F – Cut Flowers, Perennial (Single Stem)

  1. Abelia
  2. Althea
  3. Azalea
  4. Black-eyed Susan
  5. Canna
  6. Chrysanthemum
  7. Coneflower
  8. Coreopsis
  9. Crape Myrtle
  10. Daisy
  11. Daylily
  12. Dianthus
  13. Gardenia
  14. Geranium
  15. Grasses
  16. Hibiscus (Hardy)
  17. Honeysuckle
  18. Hydrangea
  19. Lantana
  20. Liatris
  21. Phlox
  22. Salvia/Sages
  23. Turk’s Cap
  24. Verbena
  25. Yarrow
  26. Misc.

Class G – Cut Flowers, Annual (Single Stem)

  1. Calendula
  2. Cleome
  3. Celosia
  4. Cosmos
  5. Coleus
  6. Daisy
  7. Grasses
  8. Geranium
  9. Gomphrena/Globe Amaranth/Bachelor’s Button
  10. Hibiscus (Tropical)
  11. Marigold
  12. Petunia
  13. Periwinkle/Vinca
  14. Salvia/Sages
  15. Shrimp Plant
  16. Snapdragon
  17. Sunflower
  18. Zinnia
  19. Misc.

 

 

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