Events and Programs in August 2024
Fri, Aug 9, 2024
Program:
“Nutrition to Help the Planet and Us”
Location: Immanuel Church of Christ
5401 Whitehall Road
Cambridge, MD 21613
Agenda:
9:30 am - 10:30 am Entries Accepted
10:30 am - 11:00 am Judging/Social Time
11:00 am – 12:00 pm Business Meeting
12:00 pm - 12:45 pm Lunch/View Exhibits
12:45 pm - 1:30 pm Program
Speaker: Dr. Julianna Pax, Nutrition Expert and Author
Julianna Pax retired from Montgomery County Schools in 1999 where she developed and taught the nutrition science curriculum in addition to her chemistry classes. She has a B.S. in chemistry from the University of Dayton, an M.S. from University of Michigan and a Ph.D. in nutrition science from the University of Maryland and is the author of several cookbooks. Her fifth cookbook is Cooking for One (or More). She also manages the “Soup and Walk” program at Adkins Arboretum in Ridgely and teaches line dancing at the YMCA in Cambridge.
Program Chair: Judy Slaughter
Judges:
Horticulture: Sandy Lucas, Becky Wozny
Design: Julie Bryan, Ellen Higgins
Consultant: Fran Collins
Clerk: Jeanne Saum
Division I – Horticulture
Class 1.Rosa (Roses)
a.Miniature single
b.Miniature spray
c.Hybrid Tea, Grandiflora
d.Floribunda, Polyantha, Carpet, Climber – one spray
e.Shrub, Old Garden Rose
Class 2.Conifers – 1 branch (minimum length 6”/maximum length 24”)
a.With cones or berries
b.Without cones or berries
Class 3.Broadleaf Evergreen Tree or Shrub – 1 branch (minimum length 6”/
maximum length 24”)
a.Flowering
b.Foliage
c.Fruited
Class 4.Deciduous Tree or Shrub – 1 branch (minimum length 6”/
maximum length 24”)
g.Flowering
h.Foliage
i.Fruited
Class 5.Ilex (Holly) – 1 branch (minimum length 6”/maximum length 18”)
a.Foliage
b.Fruited
Class 6.Container Grown Plants (maximum pot diameter 8”)
a.Flowering
b.Foliage
c. Cactus or Succulent
Class 7.Open Class – One (1) cut stem
a. Annual
b. Native Perennial
c. Non-native Perennial
d. Biennial
e. Bulb, corm, rhizome, tuber
f. Vine
Class 8Herbs
a. Same species or cultivar – one cut stem (e.g., Mentha x piperita ‘Variegata’).
b. Different cultivars of the same species – Three cut specimens in one container (e.g.,
Mentha x piperita ‘Variegata,’ Mentha x piperita ‘Chocolate’ and Mentha x piperita
‘Citrata’).
c. Different species – Three cut specimens in one container (e.g., Ocicum basilicum,
Coriandrum sativum, Artemesia dranuculus’).
Class 9.Homegrown produce displayed on a tray
a.Three (3) fruits, same cultivar (e.g., Strawberry – Fragaria x ananassa ‘Allstar’
b.Three (3) fruits, different species (e.g., Apple, Peach, Plum, Pear, Grape)
c.Three (3) vegetables, same cultivar (e.g., Eggplant – Solanum melongena ‘Rosa Bianca’)
d.Three (3) vegetables, different species (e.g., Eggplant, Zucchini, Cabbage, Kale. Cucumber)
e.Three (3) tomatoes, same cultivar (e.g., Solanum lycopersicum ‘San Marzano’)
f.Three (3) tomatoes, different cultivars (e.g., Solanum lycopersicum ‘San Marzano,’ ‘Brandywine,’ Rutgers,’ Roma,’ ‘Beefsteak’)
Class 10.Ornamental Grasses – single cut grass culm (stem) measuring 12” – 30” from cut end to
tip of flower head (spike, raceme or panicle)
a.Native
b.Non-native
Division II – Design
Class 1. “Peas in a Pod” Monobotanic Design
Using multiple parts of plant/s in one genus. HB Ch 7 IX I pg 79.
Class 2. “Feed the World” – Designer’s Choice Featuring vegetables, fruit and/or grain. No cut fruit/vegetables. HB Ch VIII pg 73 (intro). Companion Design HB Ch. 7 X A 3.b.
HB = HandBook
THE HANDBOOK FOR FLOWER SHOWS - 2020 and 2017 Editions
published by National Council Of State Garden Clubs
at https://gardenclub.org/sites/default/files/2022-01/ngc-handbook-for-flower-shows-january-2022-revision_0.pdf
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