9:00 All Bench Show items in place. Entry cards completed and on the table. Entry Card Link

Floral Design Schedule
Theme: “Tropic Topic” create a floral design incorporating a tropical plant as focal point.  Specify your tropical plant on your entry card. Design should not exceed 30 inches in height, length or width.

Horticulture Schedule
The Last Hurrah

Class 1: A single cut flower from exhibitor’s garden to be shown in a clear glass container of exhibitor’s choice.

“October is the month of painted leaves. Their rich glow now flashes around the world.” Henry David Thoreau

Autumnal Branch – not to exceed 24” from top of container to tip of branch. To be shown in a  container of exhibitor’s choice.

Class 2: Berried branch

Class 3: Coned branch

Class 4: Colorful foliage branch

Tropical Bliss – Tropical Houseplants (Even if you are not sure that your plant is defined as “tropical”, please bring in to be identified and/or discussed.  Owner and grown by exhibitor for a minimum of 6 months.  Please provide saucer if necessary.

Class 5: Grown for flowers

Class 6: Grown for foliage

9:45 – 10:30 Meeting

10:30: Review / Learning Time  Bench Show entries will be discussed what was successful/what needs help.  Though points will be recorded, they will no longer be announced.

10:50 Regroup in main room

11:00 Speaker Tim Dodge – Tropical Houseplants and More!

Noon  Final Appreciation of Bench Show and depart