Events and Programs in October 2024
Fri, Oct 11, 2024
Program: “The Great Pumpkin”
Location: Immanuel United 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
Program: Four teams of two DGC members
each will be provided a carved-out pumpkin
and fresh and dried floral options with which to
design their “great pumpkin.”
If you are interested in
participating, please contact Sue Lachenmayr
908-797-5650, bslach@earthlink.net.
Program Chair: Sue Lachenmayr
Judges:
Horticulture: Teresa Troll, Nancy Johnson
Design: Mary Ann Moore, Billie Norton
Consultant: Karen Cartwright
Clerk: Barbara Hubbard
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 stems in one container (e.g., Ocicum basilicum, Coriandrum sativum, Artemesia dranuculus’).
Class 9.Dahlia
a.Single
b.Cactus
c.Any Other
Class 10.Chrysanthemum
a.Decorative
b.Button or Pompon
c.Single or Semi-double
d.Any other
Class 11Homegrown produce displayed on a tray
d.Three (3) fruits, same cultivar (e.g., Strawberry – Fragaria x ananassa ‘Allstar’)
e.Three (3) fruits, different species (e.g., Apple, Peach, Plum, Pear, Grape)
f.Three (3) vegetables, same cultivar (e.g., Eggplant – Solanum melongena ‘Rosa Bianca’)
g.Three (3) vegetables, different species (e.g., Eggplant, Zucchini, Cabbage, Kale. Cucumber)
h.Three (3) tomatoes, same cultivar (e.g., Solanum lycopersicum ‘San Marzano)
i.Three (3) tomatoes, different cultivars (e.g., Solanum lycopersicum ‘San Marzano,’ ‘Brandywine,’ Rutgers,’ Roma,’ ‘Beefsteak’
Class 12.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. “Pumpkin Pie” – Tapestry Design – Featuring circle/s as the closed geometric
Silhouette. HB Ch. 7 IX J pg. 79. Companion Design Ch. 7 VII A pg 73
Pg. 75 – M.
Class 2. “Spooky!” – Exhibition Table. -Staged on a table space 30” wide by 30” deep covered
to the floor with a white tablecloth provided by DGC. Designer may provide additional
table coverings if desired. Limited to four designs; pre-register with Linda Chandlee
HB Ch. 7 VIII P 2 Pg 76. Companion Design HB Ch 7 XA3.b.
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