Fall 2025 Flower & Vegetable Show
Information for Exhibitors
- Doors will open at 6:00 p.m. As judging will start at 7:00 p.m. sharp, please have your entries in place by 6:45 p.m.
- Exhibitors must complete and attach entry tags to each
entry. *Remember that if two entries are tied, the educational
benefit of a named specimen will win over the unnamed one. - Show ribbons are stickers on the entry tags. 1st red, 2nd blue,
3rd silver). - Scoring: First 6 points, Second 4 points, Third 2 points.
- Best in Show – Judges Choice – receives 10 points.
- Best Overall ribbon is awarded to exhibitor with highest
aggregate of show points. - Plant ribbon awarded to the exhibitor with the most points in
the horticulture division. - Design ribbon awarded to the exhibitor with the most points
in the design division.
Note: While it’s nice to exhibit perfect flowers or plant
specimens, most of us don’t have these growing in our gardens
(at least not on show day). We have the kind of flowers where
maybe a bug has eaten off part of a petal, or it was at its peak a
few days ago. Please don’t feel your exhibit has to be perfect in
order to enter it. The only exception – please no bugs on the
plant or flower.
Rules for Exhibitors
1. Exhibitors must be paid up members of the Collins Bay and District Horticultural Society.
2. Exhibitors are limited to one entry in each class with the exception of the Dahlia, Glad and Pepper classes where 2 entries (each a different cultivar) are permitted.
3. Cultural exhibits must have been grown by the exhibitor for a minimum of two months prior to show time.
4. Cultural entries are shown with attached foliage unless otherwise stated.
5. Decorative arrangements or designs are to be created by the exhibitor.
6. Decorative classes are to use at least some fresh plant material. Discreet use of painted or treated material is allowed. However, the use of artificial plant material is not allowed, except plastic grapes – only they are permitted.
7. It is the responsibility of the exhibitor to place each entry in the correct class. The Show Committee is also responsible for ensuring that all entries are in proper classes prior to judging. Spacing of entries may be adjusted by the Show Committee.
8. You must supply your own containers for the cultural classes. Paper plates will be provided for the vegetables.
9. Exhibits may not be awarded a prize, even if it is the only entry in its class, unless the judge considers it to have sufficient merit.
10. The decision of the judges shall be final. Any protest must be in writing and submitted to the Show Chair.
Division 1: Flower arrangements
Maximum table space is 24” for each entry.
Class
1. Bouquet: Hand tied bouquet standing in a container
2. Fall Glory: An arrangement with leaves and fall-coloured flowers
3. Second Time Around: Arrangement using repurposed material
4. Afternoon Tea: Arrangement in a teacup with saucer – not to exceed 10” in
any direction, including base, container, and accessories
5. Farewell to Summer: A miniature arrangement – not to exceed 5 “
Division 2: Horticultural
Section A: Roses
Class
6. Rose 1 single bloom, any colour
7. Rose 1 spray, any colour
Section B: Annual / Perennial Flowers
Class
8. Cosmos 3 blooms
9. Marigolds 3 blooms – large, over 2”
10. Marigolds 3 blooms – up to 2”
11. Ornamental Grasses 3 stems – any type, all the same cultivar
12. Petunias 3 blooms
13. Snapdragons 3 stems
14. Zinnia 3 blooms
15. Annual not listed 3 blooms
16. Collection of annuals 3 kinds, 3 blooms, spikes, sprays or stems of each kind
17. Echinacea 3 blooms
18. Rudbeckia 3 blooms
19. Sedum low variety 3 blooms
20. Sedum upright variety 3 blooms
21. Hosta 1 bloom
22. Hosta 3 leaves (1 cultivar)
23. Perennial, not listed 3 blooms
24. Collection of perennials 3 kinds, 3 blooms, spikes, sprays or stems of each kind
25. Floating bloom 1 bloom floating in water, with its own foliage.
26. Dahlia, any variety 1 bloom
27. Gladiola 1 stem
28 Any other bulb, tuber or corm 1 stem
Section C: Vegetables
Class
29. Beans 5 pods
30. Beets 3 roots
31. Carrots 3 roots
32. Cucumber 3 specimens of 1 variety
33. Onions 3 mature bulbs, trimmed tops, root removed
34. Potatoes 3 specimens, 1 variety, brushed clean
35. Peppers 3 specimens of 1 variety
36. Squash, winter 1 specimen
37. Squash, summer 1 specimen
38. Tomatoes, less than 3” 3 specimens, calyx left on, 1 variety.
39. Tomatoes, more than 3” 3 specimens, calyx left on, 1 variety
40. Tomatoes, cherry type 1 intact cluster
41. Heaviest tomato (not the prettiest) 1 specimen
42. Any vegetable not listed 1 specimen
43. Collection of Vegetables (in a basket) 5 specimens, 1 of each type, labeled
44. Collection of Herbs (stems in water) 5 specimens, (1 of each type), labeled
45. Any fruit 3 specimens of 1 variety
The following local garden centres offer a 10% discount on live plant material when you present your membership card at the cash prior to ringing up your purchases:
Canadian Tire West
Potter’s Nurseries
Sun Harvest Greenhouses
Marshall’s Landscaping
Neil’s Flowers
Collins Bay & District Horticultural Society 