Our monthly horticultural competition is run for the enjoyment and education of our members. All are encouraged to participate, whether you are a serious competitor or just want to have some fun. Each exhibitor earns points that are added up throughout the year. 

 

The yearly prizes for the Horticultural competition: 1st place is: $100., 2nd place: $75., 3rd place: $50.  Botanical Arts 1st prize is $75.

Bring in your creative arrangements, special plants, photos, paintings and give the Horticultural Competition a try!

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New for 2026 The Horticultural Competition committee has done a re-write of the competition manual. Our intention is to make it more inclusive to everyone to express their creativity even if they do not have a garden to harvest plants and flowers from. We have expanded the Floral Design Division and simplified the Plant Cultivation Division. 

 

In the new a floral design category  entrants can use store bought flowers and plants or borrowed/foraged plants and materials to create a wonderful design. Store purchased material is limited to just this floral design category. The new category is Class 2 Arrangements of Purchased/Borrowed Materials, located in the new Floral Design Division section. All the other categories in the competition remain as cultivated by the entrant for 6 months. 

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We also added a mixed media category for everyone to let their creativity soar: Class 4 Mixed Media Arrangements: Can contain flowers, foliage, fruits and other materials. All of these plant materials must have been grown by the entrant.  We also created the  "Tablescapes" class for people that would like to present arrangements for a dinner table. Must contain at least 2 pieces from place setting; such as but not limited to dishes, glassware, tea cups ect.

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We also aimed to simply the categories for plant cultivation entries. Classes are now broken down by type of plant: Trees, shrubs, perennials, annuals, houseplants, orchids, cactus and fruits & vegetables.

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The botanical arts category remains mostly unchanged except for clarification that no plant material can be entered. All plant materials belongs in one of the Horticultural Divisions. In the painting category the media used in the painting must now be listed, such as but not limited to watercolor, pastel, acrylic ect. If Mixed Media please list the primary types used.

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For more information, see the list of Division, Sections & Classes for more detailed instructions in the Competition Show Manual.  Before you arrive at a meeting, please fill out a white entry form with the division, section and class of your entry. Doing so beforehand will save a lot of time when placing your entries. 

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Rules for entry:

• Each member may enter up to three entries a month. 

• All entries with completed entry form must be placed on the exhibit table by 1:00 pm.  

• Take your ribbons home, please leave the white entry slips for the HC chairperson. We need them to record the winners.