Monthly Competition

MONTHLY COMPETITION The monthly competition table is available for any member to exhibit something from their own garden, whether its cut flowers, pot plants or vegetables/fruits. Information on each section is listed below. ITEM OF THE MONTH
January	Three Tomatoes, Shown with Stalks (10 Cherry Tomatoes).
February	One Container Marigold, 3-6 stems, One Variety, C.V.A.
March	One Pot/Container Succulent/s.
April	One Container of Chrysanthemums, 6-10 stems, C.V.A.
May	Bowl of Floating Flowers. No More Than 6 Blooms.
June	One Pot/Container Fern.
July	A Floral Arrangement Using Flowers and Foliage.
August	Three Camellia Blooms, S.S., N.N.D.
September	One Container Mixed Cut Flowers, 6-10 stems, At Least Three Kinds.
October	One Stem Iris.
November	Three Flowers shown separately.
The Open Competition Sections for the year will be: One Container Cut Flowers, A.N.S. One Container Trees, Shrubs or Vines, 3-6 stems. One Specimen Bloom, Truss or Spike. One Pot/Container of Plant/s. One Exhibit of Fruit. One Exhibit of Vegetables or One Vase of Herbs. An Item of Floral Art. Item of the Month. Best Exhibit of the Night. DEFINITIONS: A.N.S. Means Any Number of Stems. C.V.A. Means Colour Variation Allowed. N.N.D. Means Not Necessarily Distinct. S.S. Means Shown Singly.
Rules. 1/ Competition runs every month from January to November. 2/ A member can only exhibit a maximum of 3 items in each section. 3/ Each month, best exhibit in each section will be awarded 3 points. Second prize will receive 2 points. Any exhibits not winning will receive 1 point. 4/ At the end of the year points will be collated from each month, exhibitors with the highest points in each section will receive a prize. (Must have entered 3 separate months in that section to be eligible). 5/ Members are to use the Club supplied green tubes in the cut flower sections. 6/ White cards are provided to write your name on, so the Judges will know who is the exhibitor. 7/ We encourage exhibitors to write the name of the plant/flower/vegetable. 8/ All pot plants are to be owned by the exhibitor for at least 2 months.