Design Exhibit Schedule

GARDEN CLUB EXHIBITS THEME 2024-2025

THEME: Flowers by the Month: Flowers, Buds and Beyond

Each month a different flower or branch, chosen for its availability in local gardens and stores, was selected to be incorporated in the designated floral designs. The flower or branch chosen per month may elicit fond memories associated with each, such as, big chrysanthemums in November for football games,  or red roses in February to express our fondness for others. Designers will draw upon their visions of what each flower or branch signifies to them and incorporate them into the scheduled design type for their skill level.

The revised 2017 Handbook for Flower Shows contains all the rules and information required for exhibits. If you do not wish to purchase the Handbook, it is now offered as a free download: National Garden Club – Handbook for Flower Shows.  Please also review the MGC Yearbook’s ‘Artistic and Horticulture Division Rules’ on pages 13-16 as well.

Every member, whether novice or experienced, is encouraged to participate! It’s fun! We hope you will give it a try.

September

Theme:  Rudbeckia (Black-Eyed Susan)

Challenge: Construction Design, see Handbook, p.74.

Intermediate: Creative Mass Design, see Handbook, p.74

Novice: A small design suitable for placement on a vanity in the manner of an American Traditional Design, see Handbook, p.70.

Open: Designer’s choice (one entry per member).

Artistic Design Exhibits – Please read “Artistic Design Rules” beginning on page 13 of the MGC Yearbook as well as the 2017 revised edition of the Handbook for Flower Shows.

Horticultural Exhibits – Please read “Horticulture Division Rules” beginning on page 14 of the MGC Yearbook as well as the 2017 revised edition of the Handbook for Flower Shows.

1. Fruit or Vegetable (maximum 3 varieties per member)
2. Annual – 1 cut specimen
3. Perennial – potted plant or cut specimen
4. Open (maximum 2 entries per member)

October

Theme: Berried Branches

Challenge: American Traditional Line Design in a Zigzag Pattern, see Handbook, p.71.

Intermediate: American Traditional Line Design in a Horizontal Line Pattern, see Handbook, p.71.

Novice: American Traditional Line Design in a Vertical Line Pattern, see Handbook, p.71.

Open: Designer’s choice (one entry per member).

Artistic Design Exhibits – Please read “Artistic Design Rules” beginning on page 13 of the MGC Yearbook as well as the 2017 revised edition of the Handbook for Flower Shows.

Horticultural Exhibits – Please read “Horticulture Division Rules” beginning on page 14 of the MGC Yearbook as well as the 2017 revised edition of the Handbook for Flower Shows.

1. Dahlia, 1 cut specimen
2. Fruit or Vegetable (maximum 3 varieties per member
3. Coleus
4. Open (maximum 2 entries per member)

November

Theme: Chrysanthemum

Challenge: Functional Table/Tray for One – Breakfast Tray, see Handbook, p.76. (A complete floral design must be included.)

Intermediate: A design suitable for use as a Table Centerpiece, to include a minimum of 2 candles, see Handbook, p.73. (Candles are not to be lit.)

Novice:American Traditional Line-Mass Design featured in a Cornucopia, see Handbook, p.71. (Fresh plant material, fruit and nuts may also be used.)

Open: Designer’s choice (one entry per member).

Artistic Design Exhibits – Please read “Artistic Design Rules” beginning on page 13 of the MGC Yearbook as well as the 2017 revised edition of the Handbook for Flower Shows.

Horticultural Exhibits – Please read “Horticulture Division Rules” beginning on page 14 of the MGC Yearbook as well as the 2017 revised edition of the Handbook for Flower Shows.

1. Aloe, potted plant.
2. Chrysanthemum (1 sprig)
3. Leafed branch with fall color, not to exceed 24”
4. Open (maximum 2 entries per member)

December

Theme: Carnation

Challenge: Framed Spatial Design, see Handbook, p.74.

Intermediate: American Traditional Mass Design created as a Wreath, see Handbook, p.71.

Novice:American Traditional Mass Design in a Symmetrical Triangle Pattern, see Handbook, p.71. (Not to exceed 18”.)

Open: Designer’s choice (one entry per member).

Artistic Design Exhibits – Please read “Artistic Design Rules” beginning on page 13 of the MGC Yearbook as well as the 2017 revised edition of the Handbook for Flower Shows.

Horticultural Exhibits – Please read “Horticulture Division Rules” beginning on page 14 of the MGC Yearbook as well as the 2017 revised edition of the Handbook for Flower Shows.

1. Ilex (holly) branch, not to exceed 24”
2. Schlumbergera truncate syn. Zygocactus (Thanksgiving or Christmas cactus)
3. Croton plant, potted
4. Open (maximum 2 entries per member)

January

Theme: Petite Flower(s) of Designer’s Choice

Challenge: A Petite Design created in a Sugar and Creamer Set, see Handbook, p.73.

Intermediate: A Petite Design created in a Teapot, see Handbook, p.73.

Novice: A Petite Design created in a Teacup, see Handbook, p.73.

Open: Designer’s choice (one entry per member).

Artistic Design Exhibits – Please read “Artistic Design Rules” beginning on page 13 of the MGC Yearbook as well as the 2017 revised edition of the Handbook for Flower Shows.

Horticultural Exhibits – Please read “Horticulture Division Rules” beginning on page 14 of the MGC Yearbook as well as the 2017 revised edition of the Handbook for Flower Shows.

1. Sansevierio (snake plant), potted, one variety
2. Fern, 1 cut specimen
3. Santpaulia ionantha (African violet), container grown
4. Open (maximum 2 entries per member)

February

Theme: Rosa (Rose)

Challenge: Creative Line Design in a Crescent-Shape Pattern, see Handbook, p.74.

Intermediate: Creative Line Design in an L-Shape Pattern, see Handbook, p.74.

Novice: American Traditional Line Mass Design in an L-Shape Pattern, see Handbook, p.71.

Open: Designer’s choice (one entry per member).

Artistic Design Exhibits – Please read “Artistic Design Rules” beginning on page 13 of the MGC Yearbook as well as the 2017 revised edition of the Handbook for Flower Shows.

Horticultural Exhibits – Please read “Horticulture Division Rules” beginning on page 14 of the MGC Yearbook as well as the 2017 revised edition of the Handbook for Flower Shows.

1. Crassula plant (includes Jade plant)
2. Chlorophytum comosum (Spider Plant), container grown
3. Vining plant, 1 potted plant or cut specimen
4. Open (maximum 2 entries per member)

March

Theme:  Pussy Willow

Challenge:  Angular Design, see Handbook, p.73.

Intermediate: Multi-Rhythmic Design, see Handbook, p.75.

Novice: Parallel Design, see Handbook, p.75.

Open: Designer’s choice (one entry per member).

Artistic Design Exhibits – Please read “Artistic Design Rules” beginning on page 13 of the MGC Yearbook as well as the 2017 revised edition of the Handbook for Flower Shows.

Horticultural Exhibits – Please read “Horticulture Division Rules” beginning on page 14 of the MGC Yearbook as well as the 2017 revised edition of the Handbook for Flower Shows.

1. Oxalis species, 1 potted specimen
2. Forced flowering branch, not to exceed 24”
3. Potted plant propagated from cuttings
4. Open (maximum 2 entries per member)

April

Theme:  Daisy

Challenge: Tapestry Design, see Handbook, p.79

Intermediate: Reflective Design, see Handbook, p.75.

Novice: American Traditional Mass Design in an Oval Shape, see Handbook, p.71.

Open: Designer’s choice (one entry per member).

Artistic Design Exhibits – Please read “Artistic Design Rules” beginning on page 13 of the MGC Yearbook as well as the 2017 revised edition of the Handbook for Flower Shows.

Horticultural Exhibits – Please read “Horticulture Division Rules” beginning on page 14 of the MGC Yearbook as well as the 2017 revised edition of the Handbook for Flower Shows.

1. Narcissus (Daffodil), 1 potted or cut specimen
2. Helleborus (Lenten Rose), maximum 2 entries per member
3. Aquilegia (Columbine), 3 stems in a single container
4. Open (maximum 2 entries per member)

May

Theme:  Iris

Challenge: Cascade Design, see Handbook, p.73.

Intermediate: Mono-Botanic Design, see Handbook, p.79.

Novice: American Traditional Mass Design in an Asymmetrical Triangle Pattern, see Handbook, p.71.

Open: Designer’s choice (one entry per member).

Artistic Design Exhibits – Please read “Artistic Design Rules” beginning on page 13 of the MGC Yearbook as well as the 2017 revised edition of the Handbook for Flower Shows.

Horticultural Exhibits – Please read “Horticulture Division Rules” beginning on page 14 of the MGC Yearbook as well as the 2017 revised edition of the Handbook for Flower Shows.

1. Tulipa (Tulip), 1 potted or cut specimen
2. Iris species, 1 potted or cut specimen
3. Perennial flower, 1 cut specimen
4. Open (maximum of 2 entries per member)