Winners of the show bench sections in March as judged by Kathy John

MONTHLY SHOW BENCH COMPETITION

Categories and Sections  (Up to 5 entries per person per section)

Category A:  Flowers

1. Flower of the Month (see list below)
2. One Rose (Stem to be 15cm above container)
3. One stem of any other flower (ie. Not a Rose)
4. One stem of foliage (no flowers or flower buds)

Category B: Floral Art

1. Any floral arrangement in water

Category C:  Container

1. Container of flowering shrub in flower (one variety – eg. Camellias or Dahlias)
2. Potted plant (including Cacti or Succulent)

Category D: Garden Produce    (details below)

1.  Above-ground Vegetable eg. Peas, silverbeet, pumpkin, rhubarb
2.  Below-ground Vegetable eg. Beetroot, carrots, leeks, parsnips, potatoes
3.  Herbs (flowering or non-flowering)
4.  Fruits and nuts eg. Lemons, apples, tomatoes, berries, walnuts

FLOWER OF THE MONTH

REQUIREMENTS FOR CATEGORY D – GARDEN PRODUCE

Vegetables:  Numbers required for an exhibit.

5  Artichokes (Globe & Jerusalem), Asparagus, Beans, Brussels Sprouts, Mushrooms, Peas (Pods, Sugar, Snow), Peppers (chilli), Radishes, Rhubarb stalks, Silverbeet stalks, Spinach plants, Spring Onions.

3  Beetroot, Capsicums, Carrots, Garlic, Kohlrabi, Leeks, Onions, Parsnips, Potatoes, Salad (Greenhead), Salsify, Squash (baby), Sweet Corn, Turnips, Witlof, Zucchini.

1 Broccoli (head), Cabbage, Cauliflower (head), Celeriac, Celery (head), Cucumber, Egg Plant, Lettuce (head) Marrow, Pumpkin, Squash.

Note:  Vegetables should be free from excessive soil, insect or mechanical damage and of even size and colour.

Fruit:  Numbers required for an exhibit.

10 berries:  Blackberries, Blueberries, Boysenberries, Gooseberries, Loganberries, Raspberries, Strawberries, Youngberries.

3  Any other fruit including Tomatoes.

1  Melon, Grapes (bunch)

Nuts:  Numbers required for an exhibit.

5  Almonds, Chestnuts, Hazelnuts, Walnuts etc.

Rules for Monthly showbench.

• Points awarded 1^st = 3 points, 2^nd = 2 points, 3^rd = 1 point.  (totalled at end of year)
• All exhibits must be grown by the exhibitor, except flowers/foliage in Floral Art category.
• Container grown plants must have been in your possession for at least four months.
• Place name cards with your name on, face down in front of the container/exhibit.
• Container must be clean and all stems must be in water.
• When a flower is “flower of the month” it must be displayed in one section only.
• Up to 5 entries per person per section.
• Place flowers so they face the judge.  A small piece of packing such as paper or moss can be placed in the top of the container to stabilise the stem.
• Entries to be placed prior to 9.30 am ready to be judged.
• Anything not on the schedule will be for display only.
• One entry will be selected as Best exhibit each month. (no additional points for this)
• This schedule (July 2014) supersedes all previous ones and applies only to the Warragul & District Garden Club monthly competition.
• The decision of the judge is final.

An award will be made to the most successful exhibitor each year and prizes given for the most successful exhibitor in each category.