THE MAGIC KINGDOM
Section A - Eligible for the Designer's Choice Award
Class 1: “Space Mountain”
Class 2: "Peter Pan's Flight"
Class 3: “Minnie's Country House”
Section B - Eligible for the GCFP Special Recognition Award
Class 4: "Dream Along With Mickey”
Class 5: "It's A Small World”
Class 6: “Mad Tea Party”
HORTICULTURE CLASSES
Section A – Annuals - Eligible for Award of Merit
Zinnia (Zinnia)
Cosmos (Cosmos)
Sunflower (Helianthus)
Any Other Annual
Section B – Perennials and Biennials - Eligible for Award of Merit
Section C – Roses (Rosa)
Section D – Tubers, Corms, Bulbs, Rhizomes - Eligible for Award of Merit
Section E – Herbs - Eligible for Award of Merit
Section F – Collections - Eligible for Collectors Showcase Award
Section G - Container Grown Plants - Eligible for Grower's Choice Award
Section H - Vegetables - Eligible for Award of Merit
Section I - Odds and Ends
Section J – Cut Branches - Eligible for the Arboreal Award
Section L- Tohickon Garden Club Challenge Class –
BEST OF MY GARDEN
Exhibit 1 - Selection of Cut Specimens, at least 5 but no more than 12 varieties. May be flowering, foliage or a combination of the two, arranged in a clear glass vase provided by the Club.
Exhibit 2 - A group of vegetables arranged in one container:
11:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.
Erwin-Stover House in Tinicum Park
River Road, Route 32
Erwinna, Pennsylvania
Open to the public
A creative design of exhibitor's choice of fresh and/or dried plant material and components. Dried plant material may be treated. To be staged in the Parlor on a pedestal 41" high, 11 1/2" square top.
Limit 4 entries.
A creative Type II hanging design. Exhibitor’s choice of fresh and/or dried plant material and components. Dried plant material may be treated. Design is to be suspended within a frame (20" wide x 30" high) supplied by the Club. The frame may be painted or finished by designer. To be staged on a table in the parlor in front of a white wall.
Maximum 6 entries.
A creative design of exhibitor's choice of fresh and/or dried plant material and components. Dried plant material may be treated. To be staged on the piano in the Music Room. Space allotted 20" wide x 20" deep, no height limit.
Minimum 4 entries.
A novice class. Open to exhibitors who have never received a blue ribbon in a standard flower show. A traditional design of exhibitor’s choice of fresh and/or dried plant material and components. Dried plant material may be treated. To be staged in the Formal Dining room on a table or window sill. Space allotted for each design will vary. Exhibitor should check with Flower Show Committee.
Minimum 4 entries.
Also eligible for the Janet Fuges Award
A creative miniature design, not to exceed 5” in any dimension. Exhibitor’s choice of fresh and/or dried plant material and components. Dried plant material may be treated. To be staged in a niche, 8”x8”x8”, on a sideboard in the Formal Dining Room. The niche is painted white and designers are free to line their niche with matte board of the color of their choice.
Minimum 6 entries.
Also Eligible for the Winnifred Clover Award
A creative Type II Exhibition Table using a background with or without an underlay. Must include some plant material. To be staged on a table in the Dining Room
Limit 4 entries.
Marigold (Tagetes)
Class 8 Yellow, 2 ½” and over, 1 bloom
Class 9 Orange, 2 ½” and over, 1 bloom
Class 10 French Dwarf, 1 spray
Class 11 Under 2”, 1 color, 3 blooms
Class 12 2” to 4”, 1 color, 3 blooms
Class 13 Over 4”, 1 color, 1 bloom
Class 14 Yellow or orange (sulphureus) 1 color, 2 blooms
Class 15 White, 2 blooms
Class 16 any other color, 2 blooms
Class 17 Up to 6”, 1 specimen
Class 18 Over 6”, 1 specimen
Class 19 under 2”, 1 specimen
Class 20 2” or larger, 1 specimen
Class 21 Coneflower (Echinacea),1 color, 1 bloom
Class 22 Black-eyed Susan (Rudbeckia), 1 color, 1 bloom
Class 23 Sedum (Sedum), 3 stalks, at least 1 stalk in bloom
Class 24 Obedient Plant (Physostegia), 3 blooms
Silver or Gray Foliage Plant
Class 25 1 variety, 3 specimens
Class 26 3 varieties, 1 specimen of each
Any Perennial or Biennial not listed above
Class 27 Under 2”, 1 specimen
Class 28 Over 2”, I specimen
Class 29 Hybrid Tea, disbudded, 1 bloom
Class 30 Miniature, 1 spray
Class 31 Any other type, 1 bloom or spray
Dahlia (Dahlia)
Class 32 Up to 3”, 1 color, 1 bloom
Class 33 3” to 6”, 1 color, 1 bloom
Class 34 over 6”, 1 color, 1 bloom
Gladiolus (Gladiolus)
Class 35 Any size, any color, 1 spike
Canna (Canna)
Class 36 Any size, any color, 1 spike
Any Tuber, Corm, Bulb, Rhizome not listed above
Class 37 Any size, any color, 1 specimen
Fresh cut herbs, in water (with or without flowers)
Class 38 Basil (Oscimum), 3 specimens
Class 39 Thyme (Thymus), 3 specimens
Class 40 Parsley (Petroselinum), 3 specimens
Class 41 Mint (Mentha), 3 specimens
Class 42 Any other, 1 variety, 3 specimens
Fresh cut specimens, in water, individually labeled, in separate clear containers
Class 43 Flowers 5 specimens
Class 44 Foliage 5 specimens
Class 45 Herbs 5 specimens
Class 46 Foliage plant(s),same species, same color, any
size container
Class 47 Flowering plant(s),same species, same color, any
size container
Class 48 Flowering and/or foliage plants, mixed container,
at least three different varieties.
Class 49 Tomatoes (Lycopersicum)
a.small fruited, 2” or under, 1 variety, 5 specimens
b.large fruited, red, over 2”, 1 variety, 2 specimens
c.large fruited, any other color, over 2”,1 variety,
2 specimens
Class 50 Peppers (Capsicum annuum)
a.sweet, red, 2 specimens
b.sweet, green, 2 specimens
c.sweet, other color, 2 specimens
d.chili, red, 2 specimens
e.chili, green, 2 specimens
f.chili, other color, 2 specimens
Class 51 Cucumbers (Cucumis sativus), 1 specimen
Class 52 Legumes 12 specimens
Class 53 Any other vegetable, 1 specimen
Class 54 largest sunflower, 1 specimen
Class 55 smallest pumpkin, 1 specimen
Class 56 Gourds, 1 specimen
Class 57 oddest looking vegetable, 1 specimen
Class 58 any fruit, 1 specimen
All classes in this section: 1 branch, 12” to 30”, tip of branch must be present
Class 59 – Hydrangea in bloom
Class 60 – Holly (Ilex)
Class 61 – Viburnum
Class 62 – Other deciduous shrubs
Class 63 – Evergreen shrubs (other than holly)
Section K – Grasses
Class 64 – Decorative Seed heads, stem length unlimited,
1 variety, 3 specimens
Class 65 – Patterned or Colored Foliage, stem length unlimited,
1 variety, 3 specimens
Class 66 - A members-only class of ‘Tinkerbell’ Nicotiana,
grown from seed by exhibitor.
a. 1 specimen
b. 3 specimens
To be judged for horticultural perfection with artistic effect secondary.
a. sweet peppers, at least 5 varieties
b. chili peppers, at least 5 varieties
c. tomatoes, at least 5 varieties
d. mixed, at least 5 different vegetables