Montserrat: The Montserrat National Trust’s EcoPlay St. Patrick’s Fundraising Flower Show and Tea Party is all set to take place on Wednesday, 15 March from 4 pm. The event will be held under the theme- “Celebrating Nature’s Jewels”
REGISTRATION: Registration is free for the flower show and participants must be registered by Wednesday, March 3.
EXHIBITOR SECTIONS: Exhibitors may enter no more than 2 categories
– Section 1 – Cut Flowers
– Section 2 – Potted Plants (Flowering single plant, foliage plants, cacti and succulents)
– Section 3 – Floral Art or Floral Arrangement (Dried material, artistic creation)
– Section 4 – Fruits, vegetables and herbs (locally grown fruits, locally grown vegetables, locally grown herbs)
EXHIBITION SPACES: There will be 8 exhibition spaces for patrons interested in displaying or selling products, at a cost of $25 per table.
HAT PARADE: Free to participate
ADMISSION: $5 (flower show), $20 (tea party)
KEY DATES TO REMEMBER
– Register to participate by March 3
– Potted plants must be received by 5 pm on Tuesday, March 14
– Floral designs and cut flowers by March 15
– Judging takes place at 9 am on March 15
SCHEDULE OF CLASSES- SECTION 1-CUT FLOWERS
- ANTHURIUM -hybrid (single stem displayed without foliage)
- GINGER FAMILY red, pink, or white (single specimen displayed with maximum two leaves)
- IXORA – miniature (single specimen)
- IXORA – medium/large (single specimen)
- ROSE-hybrid tea, any colour (single specimen bloom)
- ROSE – Floribunda, any colour (single spray)
- ORCHID (single flowering stem, displayed without foliage or artificial aids)
- BANANA FAMILY – Heliconia, any colour (single specimen)
- OTHER CUT FLOWER, not specified above, in classes 1 to 9 (single specimen)
- Anthurium
- Bouganivillia
- Hibiscus
- Rose (miniature, floribunda, hybrid tea)
- Spaththyphyllum (peace lily)
- Bromeliad
- Euphorbia milii (Crown of Thorns)
- Adenium (Desert Rose)
- Orchid – Dendrobium group
- Orchid – Phalanaenopsis
- Other Orchid, not specified in classes 19 to 20, eg Oncidium, Vanda, Cattleya
- Flowering plant not specified above in classes 11 to 18
SECTION 2 POTTED PLANTS DIVISION 2B-FOLIAGE PLANTS (SINGLE PLANT)
- Aglaonema
- Dieffenbachia (single or multiple stemmed)
- Caladium
- Aralia
- Dracaena or Cordyline
- Philodendron, self-heading or climbing
- Ferns eg. Adiantum (Maiden Hair), Asplenium (Bird’s Nest), Nephrolepsis
- Croton
- Other Foliage Plant (small) – not specified in Division 2B, classes 23 to 31 (plant is less than 18 inches in height not including pot)
31.Other Foliage Plant (medium) – not specified in Division 2B, classes 23 to 31 (plant is more than 18 inches and less than 30 inches, in height not including pot)
- Other Foliage Plant (tall) – not specified in Division 2B, classes 23 to 31 (plant is more than 30 inches, in height not including pot)
- Variegated Foliage Plant – green and white OR green and beige/pale yellow
- Sansevieria (mother-in-law’s tongue)
SECTION 2-POTTED PLANTS, DIVISION 2C & 2D, DIVISION 2C Cacti and Succulents
- Single plant of Cacti
- A single plant of succulents
- Other Succulent (agave, aloe, crassula, echeveria, kalanchoe)
- A flowering or foliage plant (other than Orchid, Cacti or Succulent) grown in an unusual container – not exceeding 18″ in height and 18″ in width – for tabletop display
- Collection of Cacti and/or Succulent (at least three plants)
SECTION 3-FLORAL ART OR FLORAL ARRANGEMENT DIVISION 3A FLORAL ARRANGEMENT (FRESH MATERIAL)
- An arrangement using local and/or imported material
- An arrangement using foliage only
DIVISION 3B FLORAL ARRANGEMENT (DRIED MATERIAL)
- An arrangement using local dried plant material (no accessories allowed)
43.. An interpretative arrangement using local and/or imported dried plant material, mounted on a 24″ x 24″ base. There are no height restrictions and dyed material, and accessories may be used.
DIVISION 3C ARTISTIC CREATION
- An arrangement made from plant material other than flowers or foliage/green leaves – eg stumps, roots, barks, dried leaves, string etc.
SECTION 4 – FRUITS, VEGETABLES & HERBS DIVISION 4A LOCALLY GROWN FR=YTRSUITS
- Collection of three or four distinct kinds of fruits (displayed in container, not exceeding 12″ in diameter or 12″ square and arranged for effect)
DIVISION 4B LOCALLY GROWN VEGETABLES
- A basket sized 6″ to 12″ of three or more vegetables (arranged for effect)
- A Jumbo/Giant size vegetable (single specimen)
DIVISION 4C LOCALLY GROWN HERBS
- Herb in a container (single specimen)
- Basket/container of three (3) or four (4) Herbs, attractively arranged for effect
- Package of Medicinal Herb(s), with description of therapeutic properties and use