Horticulture Exhibitor's Reception
Get Growing!
Thursday, March 22, 2012 at 5:30 p.m.
The Breakers Greenhouses
Bateman Avenue, Newport
Potential horticulture competitors are cordially invited to a reception hosted by the Horticulture Committee at the Preservation Society’s beautiful greenhouses. Learn more about the horticulture competitions, enjoy good food, good conversation and begin planning your winning entries! Please RSVP by Thursday, March 8, 2012
E-mail: Events@NewportMansions.org or telephone: (401) 847-1000 ext. 169
Read the Horticulture Division Rules
Division I: Creative Outdoor Containers
There are two categories of Creative Outdoor Containers:
Classes 1 – 5 will require pre-registration and will be accepted on a first-come, first-serve
basis. To reserve a spot, contact the class consultant listed below the class description.
Classes 6 – 9 will not require pre-registration.
Please read the Horticulture Rules before entering your creative container.
All Creative Outdoor Containers, Classes 1 -11, will be passed and staged in front of Rosecliff, in the Cour d’ Amour.
Passing and Registration for Entries in Division I
Thursday, June 21, 2012 from 8:30 a.m. to 12:00 p.m.
Class 1 Copacabana 4 entries
This famous Brazilian beach lures sightseers not only for its waves, but also for its women! The beachside promenade, designed by Brazilian landscape architect Roberto Burle Marx, features contemporary patterns, composed with black and white smooth pebbles, in a technique known as “Portuguese Paving.”
Plant a lush, beach-style planter dominated by foliage, inspired by Burle Marx’s design for Copacabana. Appropriate accessories permitted. To be displayed in full sun. Pre-registration required.
CLASS CONSULTANT: Donna Lane (781) 769-3854 / donnamlane@verizon.net
Class 2 Espresso 4 entries
Cafés are the Latin world’s gathering place and espresso its life’s blood.
Become a garden barista by designing and planting darkly colored foliage and flowers in the container of your choice to be displayed in full sun. Pre-registration required.
CLASS CONSULTANT: Donna Lane (781) 769-3854 | donnamlane@verizon.net
Class 3 El Patio 4 entries
Design and plant a charming miniature landscape, reminiscent of a Spanish courtyard, incorporating rooted plants and hardscape materials, in a wine crate provided by The Newport Flower Show Committee. Plant material must predominate and garden accessories are permitted. To be displayed in full sun. Pre-registration required.
CLASS CONSULTANT: Donna Lane (781) 769-3854 | donnamlane@verizon.net
Class 4 Spanish Hanging Basket 4 entries
Ornate wrought iron scrollwork is a hallmark of Spanish design.
Plant a Spanish-style hanging basket, to be provided by The Newport Flower Show Committee, with the plant material of your choice. To be displayed on a 6' tall, black wrought iron stand, in full sun. Pre-registration is required.
CLASS CONSULTANT: Donna Lane (781) 769-3854 | donnamlane@verizon.net
Class 5 Cuadros de Ventanas 6 entries
From Havana to Santiago, colorful window boxes decorate homes year round.
Plant a 5’ long, Spanish-style window box, to be provided by The Newport Flower Show Committee, with colorful and exotic plants. To be displayed in full sun. Pre-registration is required.
CLASS CONSULTANT: Jocelyn Sherman (401) 846-4767 | jsherman@newportri.com
Class 6 Mucho Gusto
“With much pleasure” we invite you to create a living wreath of rooted succulents. Traditionally displayed on doorways in Latin American countries to welcome guests, yours will be displayed on a flat surface in full sun. Planted wreath must not exceed 16" in any dimension. No pre-registration required.
CLASS CONSULTANT: Jocelyn Sherman (401) 846-4767 | jsherman@newportri.com
Class 7 Talavera
Talavera is Mexican majolica pottery, usually of a milky-white glaze overlaid with colorful fruit and flower patterns. Combine a Talavera-style planter with coordinating plant material. No pre-registration required. To be displayed in full sun.
CLASS CONSULTANT: Jocelyn Sherman (401) 846-4767 | jsherman@newportri.com
Class 8 Tequila!
Provide a collection of three different species of succulents, in separate containers, 6" & under. To be displayed on a single terra cotta saucer provided by the exhibitor. Please note, include at least one Agave plant, the primary ingredient of tequila. To be displayed in full sun. No pre-registration is required.
CLASS CONSULTANT: Jocelyn Sherman (401) 846-4767 | jsherman@newportri.com
Class 9 Par Class
A mixed container, of three or more different species or varieties, which does not qualify for entry elsewhere in Division I. To be judged individually on design and horticultural merit.
CLASS CONSULTANT: Jocelyn Sherman (401) 846-4767 | jsherman@newportri.com
Class 10 Parc Guell 12 entries
Antonio Gaudi, the famous Catalan architect, dressed his creations in a form of colorful mosaic that used broken ceramic pieces from tiles, pottery, dishes, etc. His masterwork, Parc Guell in Barcelona, features benches, fountains, walls and entire buildings enrobed in complex mosaic patterns.
Twelve garden clubs will be invited to cover a 14 1/2" square wooden box, provided by The Newport Flower Show Committee, in Gaudi-esque mosaic. The mosaic planters are to be planted in two schemes: flores (flowers and/or foliage) or comestibles (edibles.) The completed planters will be displayed in full sun on Rosecliff ’s front lawn where
they will be viewed from all sides. Class assignments will be drawn and boxes given to participating garden clubs at the Get Growing reception on Thursday, March 22, 2012. No accessories.
CLASS CONSULTANT: Susan Ruf (401) 849-0296 | slim.ruf@gmail.com
Class 11 Samba Parade 6 entries
The culmination of Rio’s Carnaval is the Samba Parade, a competition of fantastic floats and elaborately costumed entertainers.
Six professional gardeners will be invited to plant large pots, along Rosecliff ’s driveway in exuberant, samba parade style. To be displayed in full sun. Appropriate accessories permitted. Invitation only.
CLASS CONSULTANT: Jim Donahue (401) 683-1267 | jdonahue@newportmansions.org
Class 12 Paradiso Verde 5 entries
Salsa from the garden is a spicy mix of the finest things the landscape has to offer; so too is Latin garden design….The traditional gardens of Old World Spain and Portugal are prototypical, walled “paradise” gardens. A refuge of cooling shade and running water inhabited by fragrant citrus trees and graced by wrought iron details, colorful ceramic tile accents and mosaic paving. These Old World traditions have been re-interpreted by contemporary Latin American garden designers. The work of Brazilian landscape Architect Roberto Burle Marx (b.1909 – d.1994,) introduced contemporary curvilinear shapes, large stands of dramatic, often native, plant material and the creation of free-form pools of water. This approach to garden design has influenced landscape architects world-wide.
The Newport Flower Show Committee invites five competitors to create gardens on the front lawn of Rosecliff which interpret the range of Latin garden design, whether traditional or contemporary, for today’s landscape.
CLASS CONSULTANT: Jim Donahue (401) 683-1267 | jdonahue@newportmansions.org
Division II: Ornamental Plants Grown in Containers
DIVISION CONSULTANT: Susan Ruf (401) 849-0296 | slim.ruf@gmail.com
Passing and Registration for Entries in Division II
Thursday, June 21, 2012 from 8:30 a.m. to 12:00 p.m.
Topiary
(Entries must have been trained by the exhibitor)
Class 13 Trained on a frame
Class 14 Trained on a stuffed form
Class 15 Standard pruned to tree form
Class 16 Trained in the Bonsai manner
Annual, Perennial or Biennial
Class 17 Grown for flower
Class 18 Grown for foliage
Bulb, Rhizome, Tuber or Corm
Class 19 Grown for flower
Class 20 Grown for foliage
Begonia
Class 21 Any species or cultivar grown primarily for flower
Class 22 Any species or cultivar grown primarily for foliage
Orchid
(Must be in bloom. No hanging containers please)
Class 23 Novice Orchid Class (open to exhibitors who have not won a blue ribbon in
the orchid class at The Newport Flower Show)
Class 24 Cattleya
Class 25 Paphiopedilum
Class 26 Phalaenopsis
Class 27 Any other Orchid species or cultivar
Succulents
Class 28 Aloe, container 6" & under
Class 29 Crassula, container 6" & under
Class 30 Haworthia, container 6" & under
Class 31 Euphorbia, container 6" & under
Class 32 Other succulent
Succulent Trio
Class 33 A collection of three different taxa of succulents, in separate containers
6" & under. To be displayed on a single saucer provided by the exhibitor.
Parent and Child
Class 34 A single plant exhibited along with the parent plant from which it was
propagated, each in a separate container. Date and method of propagation
must be specified on a 4" x 6" index card. Both plants will be judged.
Grand Dame
(A plant noted for its age, owned by the exhibitor for at least 5 years)
Class 35 Grown primarily for flower
Class 36 Grown primarily for foliage
Twins
Class 37 Two matching plants, judged as a pair
Rose
Class 38 Standard Tree Rose
Class 39 Rose bush
Par
Class 40 An individual plant, owned by the exhibitor for a minimum of three months,
which does not qualify for entry elsewhere in Division II. One entry per
exhibitor. To be judged on horticultural merit.
Division III: Cut Specimens
DIVISION CONSULTANT: Jim Donahue
(401) 683-1267 | jdonahue@newportmansions.org
{After Monday, June 18, 2012 please call (401) 847-1000 ext. 169 and leave a message
for Jim Donahue}
Passing and Registration for Entries in Division III
Thursday, June 21, 2012 from 1:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m.
Cut specimens must be properly conditioned in order to survive the entire (un-air conditioned) run of the Show.
Stems may not exceed 40" in length. All stems should include enough foliage to indicate the overall health and vigor of the plant; two full sets of attached leaves are recommended. Also, length of stem should be proportional. All entries should be a single stem, unless specified otherwise, and must have been grown by the Exhibitor.
Vases for staging your cut specimen will be provided by The Newport Flower Show.
Please read the Horticulture Rules before entering your cut specimen.
No entries will be passed after 4.00 p.m.
Judging criteria for cut specimens include: form, substance, condition, grooming and labeling. The Newport Flower Show reserves the right to remove cut specimens that have wilted.
Annuals and Biennials
Class 41 Annual or Biennial in bloom
Class 42 Annual or Biennial grown for foliage
Perennial
Class 43 Alchillea
Class 44 Alchemilla
Class 45 Aquilegia
Class 46 Astilbe
Class 47 Astrantia
Class 48 Campanula
Class 49 Coreopsis
Class 50 Delphinium
Class 51 Dianthus
Class 52 Digitalis
Class 53 Leucanthemum
Class 54 Paeonia
Class 55 Salvia
Class 56 Veronica
Class 57 Other perennial in bloom
Class 58 Other perennial grown for foliage
Bulb, Rhizome, Tuber & Corm
Class 59 Allium
Class 60 Dahlia
Class 61 Iris
Class 62 Lilium Asiatic
Class 63 Lilium Oriental
Class 64 Other bulb, rhizome, tuber or corm in flower
Hydrangea
Class 65 Hydrangea arborescens
Class 66 Hydrangea macrophylla 'Endless Summer'
Class 67 Hydrangea macrophylla 'Nikko Blue'
Class 68 Hydrangea macrophylla lacecaps
Class 69 Hydrangea macrophylla mopheads
Class 70 Hydrangea macrophylla other
Class 71 Hydrangea quercifolia
Class 72 Other
Hosta
We're introducing the American Hosta Society classifications to divide classes. To measure leaf size, measure leaf length by leaf width to obtain the size in square inches. Do not include petiole (stem) in your calculations. (Hint: An undersized leaf of a variety listed as a large leaf may not be entered in the medium class.)
Class 73 Miniature less than 6”
Class 74 Small 6" to 29"
Class 75 Medium 30" to 63"
Class 76 Large 64" to 119"
Class 77 Giant 120" or greater
Class 78 Collection of 3 different varieties. Key card required.
Fern
Class 79 Fern native to North America - single frond
Class 80 Other fern - single frond
Class 81 Three fronds of different varieties. Key card required
Old Garden Rose
Old Garden Roses are those classes that existed prior to 1867 and include Bourbon,
Damask, Moss, Portland, Noisette and others.
Class 82 Old Garden Rose (climbing & non-climbing) one stem or spray
Class 83 Species (wild) Rose, one stem or spray
Modern Rose
Modern Roses are those classes that came into existence after 1867.
Class 84 Hybrid Tea and Grandiflora, one stem or spray
Class 85 Floribunda and Polyantha, one stem or spray
Class 86 Large Flowered Climber and Rambler, one stem or spray
Class 87 Shrub Rose, one stem or spray
Class 88 Miniature and Mini-Flora, one stem or spray
Class 89 Unknown Rose, one stem or spray of any rose whose name is not known
Woody Plant
Class 90 Broad leaf evergreen in bloom
Class 91 Broad leaf evergreen not in bloom
Class 92 Conifers - Cupressaceae Family (includes Calodedrus, Chamaecyparis,
Juniperus, Thuja)
Class 93 Conifers - Pinaceae Family (includes Abies, Cedrus, Larix, Picea, Pinus,
Tsuga)
Class 94 Other Conifers
Class 95 Woody vines - Clematis
Class 96 Other woody vines
Class 97 Deciduous woody plant in bloom - Cornus
Class 98 Deciduous woody plant in bloom - Spirea
Class 99 Other woody plant in bloom
Class 100 Deciduous woody plant not in bloom - Acer
Class 101 Other deciduous woody plant not in bloom
Native Wildflowers and Woody Plants
Class 102 Wildflower in bloom
Class 103 Native flowering shrub or tree
Par
Class 104 Three or more cut flowers and/or foliage specimens, of different varieties, from your garden. To be displayed in the exhibitor’s clear glass vase. The bouquet is not to exceed 20" in height, including vase. Plant list required.