“January gray is here, like a sexton by her grave;
February bears the bier, March with grief does howl and rave, and April weeps.
But, O ye hours! Follow with May’s fairest flowers”.
Percy Bysshe Shelley

• Class 1: Cut Specimen:  One stem, spike or spray, not to exceed 16” in diameter only. Any foliage must be attached to stem; cut from exhibitor’s garden and shown in a clear glass container of exhibitor’s choice

“Nothing is more wistful than the scent of lilac, nor more robust than its woody stalk, for we must remember that it is a tree as well as a flower, we must try not to forget this.”— Stevie Smith

• Class 2: Flowering tree branch from exhibitor’s garden of no more than 30” from rim of container to tip. To be displayed in owner’s container.
• Class 3: Flowering shrub branch from exhibitor’s garden of no more than 30” from rim of container to tip.  To be displayed in owner’s container.

“You can’t buy happiness, but you can buy plants, and that’s pretty much the same thing.” – Unknown Author

Houseplants – must have been owned and grown by exhibitor for a minimum of 6 months. Containers may not exceed 14”. Provide a saucer if the pot has a drainage hole.

• Class 4: Houseplants grown for foliage
• Class 5: Houseplants grown for flowers
• Class 6: Challenge class: Houseplants supplied through SGC. Read newsletter for information.