Events and Programs in September 2024
Fri, Sept 13, 2024
Program: “Meet Our Local 7th Generation Farm Family”
Visit, Lecture & Lunch at
Emily’s Produce
Location: Emily’s Produce
2214 Church Creek Rd
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
The Jackson Family (Emily's Produce) plants, produces, picks and packs LOCAL fruits and vegetables on 100 + acres in Dorchester County Maryland. They do not take for granted the choices that we make when it comes to food buying decisions. Customer loyalty over the past 24 years gives them much inspiration and they say keeps them well-grounded and focused! They are thankful for your support and for your desire to know who cares about feeding you healthy nutritious LOCAL food!
Program Chair: Judy Slaughter
Judges:
Horticulture: Sue Lachenmayr, Cookie Brohawn
Design: Karen Collins, Beverly Shelly
Consultant: Jeanne Bernard
Clerk: Connie Glover
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”)
a.Flowering
b.Foliage
c.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
Note, there is only one design class this month
Division II – Design –
Class 1. “Fields of Gold” – Parallel Design HB Ch 7 VIII L Pg 75. Petite design not to exceed 12” in height, width or depth. Limited to 4 designs. Pre-register with Linda Chandlee
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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