FLORICULTURE & HORTICULTURE

• Supervisor
• Prizes
• Entry Fee
• Special Rules & Guidelines
• Divisions
• Enter Your Work

1. Open to residents of Riverside County 18 years and over and not enrolled in High School.
2. Open to all Amateurs.
3. One (1) entry per class, per exhibitor.
4. Judges reserve the right to move or disqualify any exhibit that does not abide by the Rules of Floriculture-Horticulture.
5. Only 1st place winners will be eligible for Best of Division ribbon. To be eligible, there must be a minimum of three (3) entries per division.
6. The exhibitor must have grown exhibits in the Floriculture Department for at least 45 days prior to entry, except for Floral Arrangements and Dry Plant Materials.
7. Contact the building supervisor for admission tickets. The exhibitor must maintain exhibits until the close of the scheduled show period. Only exhibitors entering exhibits that require daily care will be provided admission credentials as they are limited.
8. Any exhibit not kept in fresh condition will be removed and awards withheld.
9. Plant material must be clean and free of mildew, insects, spray residue, dust or dirt.
10. Exhibits must be adequately and correctly labeled with complete name(s) of plant for public information.
11. All plants entered as flowering plants must be in bloom to be eligible for premium awards.
12. All exhibits must be newly arranged and not shown at a previous Date Festival.
13. No artificial flowers or foliage is permitted unless division or class permits use (i.e. grapes may be substituted with artificial produce).
14. No painted or dyed fresh-plant material will be permitted.
15. Accessories are permitted in all classes. Accessories may be interpreted as one or more components of the design.
16. All arrangements will be secured by the building supervisor and staff prior to the opening of Fair.
17. All possible care will be taken to prevent loss or damage to exhibits but in no event will the Fair Management, Building Supervisors or workers be responsible for any injury or loss which might occur.
18. Qualified exhibitors, both men and women, are divided into the following classes:
    1. BEGINNER
    2. ADVANCED
19. Beginners are defined as winners of 1-15 ribbons in past competitions.
20. Advanced are defined as winners of 16-50 or more ribbons in past competitions.
21. AMERICAN SYSTEM OF JUDGING

1. Minimum 6 inch container

Scorecards for Judging Plants

• Cultural Perfection: 60%
• Correct Labeling: 15%
• Rarity: 15%
• Container: 10%

1. All plants must be growing roots and should be established at least two (2) weeks before entry
2. Garden must contain at lest three (3) different plants
3. Minimum 6 inch container

Scorecards for Judging Gardens

• Artistic Effects: 40%
• Quality of Plants: 40%
• Proportion of Plants to Container: 20%

1. All wall hangings have hooks or hangers and ready to be hung
2. Maximum Size is 30 inch by 30 inch including frame.

1. All displays must incorporate dried or living plant material
2. NO artificial or silk flowers may be used
3. NO display can be larger than 5 inch high by 5 inch depth
4. Bases must be incorporated into display – NO cardboard or cardstock

Scorecards for Judging Miniatures

• Scale: 35%
• Design: 25%
• Distinction & Condition: 10%
• Expression: 10%
• Color Harmony: 10%
• Base: 10%

1. No artificial or silk flowers may be used
2. No dry entry shall have a base larger than 16 inch by 24 inch or exceed 36 inch in height

Scorecards for Judging Arrangements

• Design: 30%
• Color & Textural Harmony: 20%
• Interpretation & Originality: 20%
• Distinction & Condition: 15%
• Conformance: 15%

Plants

Gardens

Hanging Decor

Miniatures

Dry Plants

Potted Plants

Class

1. Cactus One (1) plant
2. Flowering Plant
3. Foliage One (1) plant
4. Most Unusual House Plant Must be specified in Description Field or ineligible
5. Pothos or Philodendron
6. Succulent

Hanging Plants

Class

1. Flowering
2. Foliage One (1) plant
3. Mixed Foliage
4. Other Must be specified in Description Field or ineligible

PLANTed GardenS

Class

1. Cacti (Desert Landscape)
2. In a Basket
3. Succulent With Rock
4. Tropical
5. Other Garden Must be specified in Description Field or ineligible

Dry Plant Material Hanging Decor

Class

1. Design with Frame
2. Straw Wreath
3. Wall Hanging (All Date Material and No Frame)
4. Wall Hanging (No Date Material and No Frame)
5. Other Must be specified in Description Field or ineligible

Miniatures

Class

1. Animal Antics (Using Animal Figure or Container)
2. Arabian Influence
3. Desert Beauty (On the Trail)
4. Eggsactly (In an Eggshell)
5. In a Bottle
6. In a Thimble
7. Recycled Treasures (Glass, Metal, Mirror)
8. Toyland (Using a Toy)
9. Use of Dates
10. Under the Sea
11. Let’s Get Nutty
12. In a Shoe or Boot
13. Other Miniature Must be specified in Description Field or ineligible

Dry Plant Material Arrangements

Class

• Aladdin's Table (Fantasy Table Arrangement)
• Baskets
• Date Garden (Dry Date Material of Your Choice)
• Desert Delight ( Using Desert Weeds Only)
• Indian Summer (Using Indian Basket or Pottery)
• On the Trail (Using Leaves, Wood, and Cones etc.)
• Other Arrangement Must be specified in Description Field or ineligible

SHOWORKS

PAYMENT

LAST DAY TO ENTER

SUNDAY, JANUARY 28