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The Point Loma Garden ClubPresents

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Westminster Presbyterian Church Hall3598 Talbot Street (at Canon Street)

San Diego, CA 92106

Saturday, April 11, 2015 - 10 AM to 4 PM

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Member of National Garden Clubs, Inc.Pacific Region

California Garden Clubs, Inc.Palomar District

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ShowShowShowShow CommitteeCommitteeCommitteeCommittee (telephone area code 619 unless noted)

General Chairperson Barbara Clark (858-354-6289)

Schedule & Special Exhibits Suzanne Michel (295-6850), Dale Rekus (491-0830),Kathy Walsh (850-7301)

Staging Jeanne Irwin (460-6118)

Design Division

Entries Chairperson Suzanne Michel (295-6850)

Placement Anita Brown (223-6566), Kathy Walsh (850-7301)

Consultant, Creative Kathy Walsh (850-7301)

Consultant, Line Mass Suzanne Michel (295-6850)

Consultant, Miniatures Myrna Hines (222-2299)

Horticulture Division

Entries Chairperson Cindy Sparks (223-5515)

Classification Julie Hasl (665-7754)

Placement Debbie Hall (261-0990)

Consultant Dale Rekus (491-0830)

Judges Chairperson Suzanne Michel (295-6850)

Clerks Chairperson Kathy Walsh (850-7301)

Awards Chairperson Suzanne Michel (295-6850)

Publicity Chairperson Bryan Diaz (858-997-4187)

Hospitality Chairperson Margaret Cook (223-0253)

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GENGENGENGENERALRALRALRAL RULESRULESRULESRULES

1. Competition is open to any amateur gardener or designer. There is no fee.

2. Entry cards will be available from Suzanne Michel after January 1, 2015, or youmay call her at 295-6850.

3. All exhibits will be accepted from 10 AM to 12 Noon on Friday, April 10, 2015.

4. Judging will begin at 1 PM on April 10, 2015. Only the General Chairman, theClassification Chairmen, and the clerks will be allowed on the show floor duringthe time of judging. Judging will be by the NGC Standard System of Awarding,HandbookHandbookHandbookHandbook forforforfor FlowerFlowerFlowerFlower ShowsShowsShowsShows Revised 2007 Edition and additions found in TheNational Gardener.

5. The General Chairman and the Classification Chairmen must be available duringall judging for possible consultations.

6. The Classification Chairmen for the Horticulture and Design Divisions mustreview all entries for proper identification and conformity to the schedule.

7. The decision of the judges is final. Awards may be withheld if not merited.

8. Plants on the state’s endangered or conservation plant list must be grown by theexhibitor or collected in a legal manner and so identified. (State policy prevails.)https://www.dfg.ca.gov/biogeodata/cnddb/pdfs/TEPlants.pdf is the endangeredplant list. Noxious weeds and plants on the state’s invasive plant list will be somarked. https://plants.usda.gov/java/noxious?rptType=State&statefips=06 is theweb site for them.

9. There must be an emphasis on freshfreshfreshfresh plant material. No artificial plant materialwill be allowed in any division.

10. The PLGC will not assume liability for loss or damage to any entry orcontainer. Personal property must b e properly identified.

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AWARDSAWARDSAWARDSAWARDS

The NGC Standard System of Awards.Only one first place (blue) ribbon per class. Must score 90 or above.Only one second place (red) ribbon per class. Must score 85 or above.Only one third place (yellow) ribbon per class. Must score 80 or above.Honorable mention (white) ribbons as merited. Must score 75 or above.

Judges will sign, date and write 90+, if merited, on entry cards that do not win a blueribbon.

Two Best-in-Show Awards will be offered, one in the Horticulture Division and one inthe Design Division. The winning exhibits must be blue ribbon winners scoring 90 orabove, and the winning horticulture exhibit must be correctly named according toschedule specifications. The Best-in-Show is a rosette of three blue ribbons.

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The club was organized in August of 1961 and federated in 1969.

We currently have 130 Active Members who are community minded gardeners,landscapers and floral designers dedicated to the friendly study and sharing ofhorticultural subjects and activities.

Our club flower is Romneya coulteri, the Matilija Poppy.

Recent activities include participation in or support of Art Alive, Art in Bloom, Bloomsfrom the Heart, Cabrillo National Monument, December Nights in Balboa Park, ourannual food drive, Point Loma Library weekly floral display, Penny Pines, PointLoma Association and a student scholarship.

We meet monthly at 10 AM on the second Wednesday with a summer hiatus in Julyand August. Meetings are held at the Portuguese Hall in Point Loma (except for Aprilwhich is a bus trip). For dates and times as well as the programs, please refer to theCalendar pages of our website at www.plgc.orgwww.plgc.orgwww.plgc.orgwww.plgc.org.

For further information, please contact one of our Membership co-Chairpersons,Carol Tira (287-7084) or Blanche Welch (223-0428). You can also send an email toplgc1961@yahoo.complgc1961@yahoo.complgc1961@yahoo.complgc1961@yahoo.com....

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HORTICULTUREHORTICULTUREHORTICULTUREHORTICULTURE RULESRULESRULESRULES

1. All plant material must be fresh and have been grown by the exhibitor.

2. Exhibits must have been in the possession of the exhibitor for no fewer than 90days. Exceptions include plants grown from seed, seedling, or immaturetransplants, bulbs, tubers, corms or rhizomes. Combination plantings must havebeen grown together for no fewer than 6 weeks.

3. Plant material may not be altered by the application (treatment) of oil, commercial“shine” products, etc. that artificially change the natural color and texture.

4. All specimens should be correctly labeled with scientific (botanical) names or thecurrently accepted scientific identification for their educational value. Commonname may also be added.

5. An exhibitor may make more than one entry per class if each entry is a differentspecies, variety, cultivar, type or color.

6. Cut specimens must be displayed in clear transparent bottles provided by thecommittee except for Section C. Cut specimens should not have foliage belowthe water line.

7. Wedging, a small, inconspicuous “plug” in the neck of a container to improve thepose of the specimen, is permitted. Wedging may be visible but must not detractfrom the cut specimen. Wedging (celery stalks) can be provided by thecommittee.

8. Double potting is permitted, but the inner pot must not be visible.

9. All entry cards should be filled out in advance, if possible, and if handwritten,should be in pencil or water-proof pen to avoid water damage.

10.The Classification Chairman has the authority to subdivide classes as necessary.

11.The Scale of Points for judging horticulture is listed on pp. 298 - 302 of theHandbookHandbookHandbookHandbook.

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DIVISIONDIVISIONDIVISIONDIVISION IIII –––– HORTICULTUREHORTICULTUREHORTICULTUREHORTICULTURE

All correctly named blue ribbon winners scoring 90 or above are eligible for the Best-in-Best-in-Best-in-Best-in-ShowShowShowShow Award.Award.Award.Award.

Section A - Marston House Garden – Cut FlowersEligible for AwardAwardAwardAward ofofofof MeritMeritMeritMerit.Five small stems, three medium stems or one large stalk.Class 1. Annuals (examples: calendula, nasturtiums, pansies)Class 2. Perennials (examples: carnations, strelitzia, yarrow)Class 3. Rosa – Name and color will subdivide roses

a. Hybrid Tea – one bloom per stem

b. Grandiflora – one bloom or stem

c. Floribunda – one spray or stem

d. Any other specimen

Class 4. Pelargonium – Geraniacaea (examples: fancy leaf, ivy,zonal, scented, any other)

Class 5. Bulbs, corms, rhizomes and tubers (examples: freesia,agapanthus, calla, babiana)

Class 6. Orchidaceaea. Cymbidium

b. Cattleya

c. Epidendrum

d. Any other specimen

Class 7. Proteaceaea. Leucospemum

b. Protea

c. Any other specimen

Section B - Trees for Health Garden – Shrubs and TreesEligible for ArborealArborealArborealArboreal AwardAwardAwardAward when named and shown for beauty in landscape of flower,fruit or foliage. Branch no less than six inches and no more than thirty inches, cutto tip.Exhibitors must furnish clear glass bottle; wedge permitted.Class 8. Branch of Shrub or Tree – flowering (examples: Camellias,

Orchid Tree, Bottlebrush)Class 9. Branch of Shrub or Tree – fruited, berried, cones

(examples: Citrus, Eucalyptus, Natal Plum)

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Class 10. Branch of Shrub or Tree – foliagea. Broadleaf (examples: Japanese Maple, magnolia, pittosporum)

b. Narrow Leaf (examples: Cypress, Atlas cedar, Pine)

Class 11. Any other specimen

Section C - Prado Gardens – Herbs, Fruits, VegetablesPlating provided by the committee.Class 12. Herbs – culinary or scented – one plant or a collection of

up to 3 in a pot and not less than 3 inches in diameter.Class 13. Fruit – 3 pieces small, 1 piece largeClass 14. Vegetable – 3 pieces small, 1 piece large

Section D – Spanish Village Gardens – Container Grown PlantsEligible for AwardAwardAwardAward ofofofof MeritMeritMeritMerit.Container not over 14” in width or length.Class 15. Flower or fruited plants (examples: African violet, fig, lime)Class 16. Foliage Plants for Decoration (examples: croton, fern,

dracaena, palm)Class 17. Cactaceae and Succulents (examples: aloe, echinocactus,

cereus, kalanchoe)Class 18. Pelargonium – Geraniacaea (examples: fancy leaf, ivy,

zonal, scented)Class 19. Orchidaceae (examples: Cymbidium, Cattleya,

Dendrobium, Epidendrum)Class 20. Ferns (examples: Bird’s Nest, Boston, Maidenhair)Class 21. Any other specimen

Section E - International Houses – Dish GardensContainer not over 14” in width or length. Accessories permitted.Class 22 Natural container such as log, palm spathe or sea shellClass 23. Ceramic, clay, glass or plastic container.

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DESIGNDESIGNDESIGNDESIGN RULESRULESRULESRULES

1. A design entered in competition must be the work of only one exhibitor and thatexhibitor’s name must appear on the entry card.

2. An exhibitor may enter as many classes in the Design Division as desired unless theschedule limits the number of entries, but only one exhibit per class.

3. All entries in the Design Division must be pre-registered with the Design EntriesChairman, Suzanne Michel (295-6850), by March 31, 2015.

4. Fresh plant material may not be treated in any manner. Plant material that has beentreated to alter its exterior appearance may be used only in its dried state.

5. The designer has the freedom to choose Traditional or Creative style with anydesign type listed unless restricted by the schedule.

6. If a designer is unable to fulfill an assignment, it is the designer’s responsibility toprovide a replacement.

7. Plant material used in designs need not have been grown by the exhibitor unless theschedule requires it.

8. No artificial flowers, foliage, fruits or vegetables are permitted in the Design Division.

9. Landscapes or scenes are not permitted in the Design Division.

10.Refer to pp. 189-190 of the HandbookHandbookHandbookHandbook for things permitted in all design classesunless prohibited by the schedule or by law.

11.The Design Scales of Points are listed on pp. 303 of the Handbook.Handbook.Handbook.Handbook.

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DIVISIONDIVISIONDIVISIONDIVISION IIIIIIII –––– DESIGNDESIGNDESIGNDESIGN

All blue ribbon winners scoring 90 or above are eligible for the Best-in-ShowBest-in-ShowBest-in-ShowBest-in-Show Award.Award.Award.Award.

Section A - Unusual GardensEligible for TricolorTricolorTricolorTricolor AwardAwardAwardAwardAll fresh plant material in a decorative unit, accessories optional.Background: white wooden screens - Space 32” wide x 24” deepConsultant: Kathy WalshClass 1. Lily Pond – Underwater DesignClass 2. Botanical Building – Construction DesignClass 3. Desert Garden – Framed Spatial Design

Section B - International GardensEligible for DesignerDesignerDesignerDesigner’’’’ssss ChoiceChoiceChoiceChoice AwardAwardAwardAwardComplete freedom of plant materials and other componentsBackground: white wooden screens - Space 32” wide x 24” deepConsultant: Suzanne MichelClass 4. Japanese Friendship Garden – Creative line design in the

Oriental manner.Class 5. Australian Garden – Creative Line Mass Design.Class 6. Casa Del Rey Moro Garden – Multi-Rhythmic design.

Section C - Jewel GardensEligible for PetitePetitePetitePetite AwardAwardAwardAwardTo be staged on glass shelves approximately 40” - 50” above the floor.Consultant: Myrna HinesClass 7. Alcazar Garden – A miniature design not to exceed 3“ in any

direction, all fresh plant material.Class 8. Children’s Ethnobotanic Garden - A miniature design not to

exceed 5“ in any direction, all dried material.Class 9. Zoro Garden - A small design not to exceed 8“ in any

direction, fresh and/or dried plant material.

Section D - Association GardensEligible for PointPointPointPoint LomaLomaLomaLoma GardenGardenGardenGarden ClubClubClubClub AwardAwardAwardAwardBackground: white wooden screens - Space 32” wide x 24” deepConsultant: Suzanne MichelClass 10. San Diego Floral Association – Novice only – Decorated hat of

your choice.Class 11. San Diego Zoo Botanical Collection – Designer’s choice of

design of all fresh foliage plant material.Class 12. San Diego Botanical Foundation – Mono-Botanic design, fresh

and/or dried plant material.

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DIVISIONDIVISIONDIVISIONDIVISION IIIIIIIIIIII –––– SPECIALSPECIALSPECIALSPECIAL EXHIBITSEXHIBITSEXHIBITSEXHIBITS

SPECIALSPECIALSPECIALSPECIAL EXHIBITSEXHIBITSEXHIBITSEXHIBITS RULESRULESRULESRULES

1. The exhibit must occupy a minimum of 18 square feet of surface area.2. Handout materials add to the educational value, but are not required.3. Each part of the exhibit should contribute to the distinctive overall effect.4. The Scale of Points for judging an Educational Exhibit is on p. 304 of the

Handbook.Handbook.Handbook.Handbook.

Exhibit 1. A COMMUNITY GARDEN “Sharing The Good Earth”This exhibit is a community garden sponsored by the Westminster PresbyterianChurch. An ongoing project to educate children and adults about composting,planting, cultivating, growing and harvesting flowers and vegetables, it is supported,in part, by participating Master Gardeners.

Exhibit 2. BLUE STAR MEMORIAL MARKERS “Honoring Our Service People”This exhibit consists of the history of the markers as well as the story of a localmarker installed a few years ago at Fort Rosecrans National Cemetery by the PointLoma Garden Club.

Exhibit 3. FLORAL DESIGN BASICS “Principles, Mechanics and Design”This exhibit consists of three parts. They are a listing of the principles of design, adisplay of the mechanics used to construct designs and illustrations of the threebasic floral designs accompanied by examples of the three designs constructed fromthe same elements in all three designs.