Hardy Garden Club
since 1913
Baltimore, MD
Upcoming Events
March
Breakfast &
Club Member Demonstration
Date: Tuesday, March 8, 2022
Time: 9:30 sip &chat
10:00 Business meeting and club member demonstration to prepare for April Artistic show
Location: Clyburn Arboretum Classroom
HARDY GARDEN CLUB
FALL HORTICULTURE SHOW
Irvine Nature Center
11201 Garrison Forest Rd,
Owings Mills, MD 21117
Leslie Aronson, Chair 410-718-6545
Tuesday October 19, 2021
Passing of Entries: 8:00 - 9:30 a.m.
Placement of Passed Entries: 8:00 - 9:45 a.m.
Judging: 10:00 a.m.
Show: 12:00 p.m.
Please Note: All entries should be ready for passing no later than 9:15 a.m.
The HALLIE CARRINGTON BRENT AWARD, presented to the member with the newest or most unusual horticulture specimen in a designated show during the year, MAY BE PRESENTED AT THIS SHOW.
Horticulture Schedule
Section I – Blooming Annuals and Tender Perennials
A. Single stem
B. Collection of 3 stems, 3 varieties (See Hort. Rule 10)
Section II – Chrysanthemums
A. Spray* - garden varieties, single stem
* Spray - minimum length 8“, containing at least 3 flowers
Section III – Blooming Perennials and Biennials
(other than Chrysanthemums)
A. Single Stem
1. Under 6 inches
2. 6 inches or more
B. Collection of 3 different varieties,
(See Hort. Rule 10)
1. Under 6 inches
2. 6 inches or more
Section IV – Dahlias
A. Single specimen - to be exhibited with 2 sets of leaves
1. Large - over 6 inches in diameter with one
bloom
2. Small - 4 to 6 inches in diameter with one bloom
3. Miniature - under 4 inches in diameter with one bloom
4. Spray - 3 or more blooms under 4 inches in diameter
B. Collection of 3 different varieties
(See Hort. Rule 10)
Section V – Fall Blooming Bulbs, Tubers, Corms or Rhizomes
(other than Dahlias)
A. Single specimen - Re-blooming Bearded Iris
B. Single stem - any other
Section VI - Roses, Any type
A. Single Stem disbudded
B. Spray
Section VII - Variegated Foliage Plants (under 18” from cut to tip)
A. Collection of 3 stems, 3 varieties of woody plants
B. Collection of 3 stems, 3 varieties of any other type plants - perennials, tropicals, tender perennials, annuals, hosta, etc
Section VIII- Perennial Ferns
A. Collection of 3 fronds of the same variety staged in a single container
B. Single frond displaying prominent spores
C. Collection of 3 different varieties
Section IX – Shrubs and Trees (not less than 12” or more than 30” from cut to tip)
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Fall color
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Acer (Maple)
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Other
B. Berried branches (a branch displaying berries or fruit)
1. Ilex - deciduous
2. Ilex - evergreen
3. Other
C. Winter buds*
* Rhododendrons may be less than
12 inches and should be exhibited showing a single truss with a foliage skirt
D. Blooming
Section X- Vines - Berries, Blooming or Fall Colored Foliage
Section XI - Seedpods
A. Collection of 3 different seedpods from this year’s growing season exhibited in one container. Stalks should not exceed 30 inches from cut to tip.
Section XII – Container grown *
Container should not exceed 20” in any direction of inside measure. A saucer under the container is desirable.
A. Single plant
B. Multiple plants in one container - Please provide a key for the identity of each plant and include it on the entry card.
*See Hort rule #2 - Recommend length of ownership on entry card.
Section XIII – Par Class An exhibit of outstanding horticultural merit, not eligible for inclusion elsewhere in the horticulture schedule (see Hort. Rule 8).