Horticulture Division


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Horticulture Exhibitor's Reception
Get Growing!

Thursday, March 12, 2009, 5:30 pm
The Breakers Greenhouses
Corner of Coggeshall and Bateman Avenues, Newport

Potential horticulture competitors are cordially invited to a cocktail reception hosted by the Horticulture Committee at the Preservation Society's beautiful greenhouses.  Learn more about the competitions, enjoy good food and good conversations, and begin planning your winning entries!

Please RSVP by March 6, 2009 via email to Events@NewportMansions.org, or by phone to (401)847-1000 ext. 169.



DIVISION I: Creative Outdoor Containers

Division Consultant: Jim Donahue  (401) 683-1267    
(After June 19, please call (401) 847-1000 ext. 169 and leave a message for Jim Donahue)

jdonahue@newportmansions.org



Passing and Registration for entries in Division I
Thursday, June 25, 2009
from 8:30 am to 12:30 pm 


Class 1                  Red, Yellow, GREEN

Lime green foliage is a strong favorite in garden design. Pair chartreuse foliage with hot-colored flowers that attract nature’s pollinators, butterflies, bees and hummingbirds, in a bold mixed planter.

Class 2                  GREENwich

In honor of our special guest, David Howard, former gardener to HRH Prince Charles at Highgrove, design a traditional English style container, incorporating foliage and flowers in shades of blue, purple, pink and white. Garden ornaments may be included within the container.

Class 3                  EverGREEN

Combining foliage tones and textures is necessary in a successful container where no floral color exists.  Create a container that celebrates the beauty of evergreens and conveys a rustic, woodsy aura. Evergreens should predominate.

Class  4                 GREENOasis

A primary tenet of sustainable landscaping is the use of drought-tolerant plant material.  Create a mixed container featuring cacti, succulents, or other drought-tolerant plants, regardless of color.

Class 5                  GREENGrocer

Living “green” can lead to some creative recycling.  Create a display of edible plants in a cleverly recycled container, expressing the message that recycling can be fun and productive.

Class 6                  GREENscape

For the type-A gardener, with an eye for detail, create a living, planted landscape in a shallow planter. Tasteful accessories and structures may complete the feeling of a “miniature garden.” Container width not to exceed 24”.

Class 7                  GREENhouse

From elegant Wardian cases to small glass fish bowls, terrariums house miniature landscapes. Combine three or more moisture loving plants creatively in a portable greenhouse.

Class 8                  GREENthumb

A container of 3 or more different species which does not qualify for entry elsewhere in Division I.  To be judged on design and horticultural merit. Hanging baskets permitted with pre-registration by June 12, 2009.  


DIVISION I: INVITATIONAL CLASSES

Class 9                  GREENenergy 

Six commercial firms will be invited to plant one of the ornate cachepots along Rosecliff’s balustrade. In celebration of The Newport Flower Show’s “Glorious Green” theme, all six pots will be fitted with matching, moving, wind turbines. The plantings for these contemporary windmills should incorporate some native, coastal plants.

Class 10                GREENwheels 

Twelve garden clubs will be invited to adorn bicycles with planted handlebar baskets. We ask that the garden clubs provide a bicycle ride destination e.g. “a ride in the woods,” “a ride along the beach,” “Bristol Bike Path,” to match their basket’s planting.  Baskets will be distributed at the Thursday, March 12, 2009 “Get Growing” reception.  

Class 11                GREENbacks 

Five Green industry vendors will be invited to plant one of the original marble urns or bird baths on the front lawn of Rosecliff. The planting should feature the vendor’s plant material and other items for sale by the vendor. The blue ribbon winner will receive their garden market space rent-free in 2010.

 

 

DIVISION II:  Ornamental Plants Grown in Containers



Division Consultant: Brookie McColloch (401) 846-8384 before June 1
scm1228@cox.net


Passing and Registration for entries in Division II 
Thursday, June 25, 8:30 am to 12:30


 

Topiary
(Entries must have been trained by the exhibitor)

12. Topiary trained on a frame
13. Topiary trained on a stuffed form
14. Topiary standard pruned to tree form

Annual, Perennial or Biennial Grown for Flower
(hanging containers MUST be pre-registered by June 12, 2009)

15. Container under 12”
16. Container over 12”

Annual, Perennial or Biennial Grown for Foliage
(hanging containers MUST be pre-registered by June 12, 2009)

17. Container under 12”
18. Container over 12”

Bulb, Rhizome, Tuber or Corm

19. Grown for flower
20. Grown for foliage

Begonia
(hanging containers MUST be pre-registered by June 12, 2009)

21. Any species or cultivar grown primarily for flower
22. Any species or cultivar grown primarily for foliage
23. Miniature

Vine
(hanging containers MUST be pre-registered by June 12, 2009)

24. Any species or cultivar grown primarily for flower, container under 12”
25. Any species or cultivar grown primarily for flower, container over 12”
26. Any species or cultivar grown primarily for foliage, container under 12”
27. Any species or cultivar grown primarily for foliage, container over 12”

Orchid
(Must be in bloom. No hanging containers)

28. Novice Orchid Class. Open to exhibitors who have not won a blue ribbon in the orchid class at The Newport Flower Show.
29. Cattleya
30. Paphiopedilum
31. Phalaenopsis
32. Any other species or cultivar

Pelargonium
(hanging containers MUST be pre-registered by June 12, 2009)       

33. Miniature grown for flower
34. Miniature grown for foliage
35. Zonal geranium grown for flower, container under 12”
36. Regal geranium grown for flower, container under 12”
37. Fancy Leafed geranium, container under 12”
38. Standard geranium

Madame Langguth Geranium Challenge

39. Individual plant in flower
40. Mother and Baby. 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.

Fragrant Plant

41. Plant grown for flowers – must be in bloom
42. Plant grown for foliage

Parent and Child

43. 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.

Succulent

44. Container under 12”
45. Container over 12”


Grand Dames
A plant noted for its age.  Must have been owned by the exhibitor for over five years.

46. Grown primarily for flowers
47. Grown primarily for foliage

Rose

48. Standard Tree Rose, stem 3’ and under
49. Standard Tree Rose, stem 3’ and over
50. Any Miniature Shrub Rose
51. Any Miniature Tree Rose

Par

52. An individual plant which does not qualify for entry elsewhere in Division II. To be judged on horticultural merit. Please include saucers if appropriate. Hanging containers MUST be pre-registered by June 12, 2009.


 

DIVISION III:  Cut Specimens



Division Consultant:  Jim Donahue    (401) 683-1267    
(After June 19, please call (401) 847-1000 ext. 169 and leave a message for Jim Donahue)     jdonahue@newportmansions.org


Passing and registration for Division III
Thursday, June 25, 2009 1:30 pm – 4:00 pm

Cut specimens must be properly conditioned to improve their chances of surviving the entire (un- air conditioned) run of the Show.

For complete instructions on cutting and conditioning specimens, please visit The Royal Horticultural Society website at www.rhs.org.uk/advice/profile0705/cuttingflowers.asp

 

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.

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

53. Annual or Biennial in bloom
54. Annual or Biennial grown for foliage

Perennials

55. Aquilegia
56. Astilbe
57. Campanula
58. Coreopsis
59. Delphinium
60. Dianthus
61. Digitalis
62. Rudbeckia
63. Salvia
64. Verbascum
65. Veronica
66. Yarrow
67. Other perennial in bloom
68. Other perennial grown for foliage

Bulb, Rhizome, Tuber or Corm

69. Allium
70. Dahlia
71. Asiatic Lily
72. Other bulb, rhizome, tuber or corm in flower

Vines

73. Clematis
74. Honeysuckle
75. Other

Hydrangea

76. Hydrangea macrophylla
77. Hydrangea arborescens
78. Hydrangea quercifolia
79. Other

Hosta

80. Single leaf 12” and under
81. Single leaf 12” and over
82. Miniature single leaf
83. Collection of 3 different varieties

Fern

84. Three fronds of different varieties

Glorious Roses

85.  Three different varieties of yellow roses in one container.  Container provided by the committee.

Old Garden Rose

86. Climbing or rambling Old Garden Rose
87. Species (wild) Rose

Modern Rose

88. Hybrid Tea and Grandiflora
89. Large Flowered Climbing Rose. Single stem and/or spray
90. Rambler
91. Shrub Rose

Evergreen Trees

92. Broad leaf evergreen
93. Needled evergreen
94. Other

Woody Plants

95. Deciduous Flowering Shrub
96. Deciduous Flowering Tree
97. Deciduous Tree

Native Wildflowers and Woody Plants

98. Wildflower in bloom
99. Native flowering shrub or tree

Par

100. Three or more cut flowers and/or foliage specimens from your garden. To be displayed in the exhibitor’s clear glass vase. 20” overall maximum height.


 

NEWPORT MANSIONS is a registered trademark of The Preservation Society of Newport County. Our tickets should not be presented at any other mansion in Newport except The Breakers, Chateau-sur-Mer, Chepstow, The Elms, Green Animals Topiary Garden, Hunter House, Isaac Bell House, Kingscote, Marble House, and Rosecliff.