The purpose of The Garden Club of America is to stimulate the knowledge and love of gardening; to share the advantage of association by means of educational meetings, conferences, correspondence and publications; and to restore, improve and protect the quality of the environment through educational programs and action in the felds of conservation and civic improvement. The purpose of a fower show is threefold: to set standards of artistic and horticultural excellence; to broaden knowledge of horticulture, foral design, conservation, photography and other related areas; and to share the beauty of a show with fellow club members and with the public. The Garden Club of America Flower Show and Judging Guide, July 2019 Edition Cover artwork by Gonzo247 The Garden Club of Houston Member of The Garden Club of America Presents Graffiti Art in the City A GCA Flower Show April 27 - 28, 2021 Silver Street Studios 2000 Edwards Street Houston, TX 77007 Open to the Public Tuesday, April 27, 12:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m. Wednesday, April 28, 10:00 a.m. - 3:00 p.m. Free Admission TABLE OF CONTENTS Timetable for Exhibitors 5 Flower Show Committee 7 GCA Rules 10 General Information 11 Division I Floral Design Guidelines 13 Floral Design Classes 15 Division II.A Horticulture Guidelines 20 Horticulture Classes 22 Division II.B Horticulture Design Guidelines 26 Horticulture Design Classes 28 Division III Photography Guidelines 29 Photography Classes 32 Division IV.A Botanical Arts Guidelines 34 Botanical Arts Classes 36 Division IV.B Needle Arts Guidelines 37 Needle Arts Classes 39 Division V 40 Conservation and Education Exhibit GCA Flower Show Awards 41 GCH Club Awards 44 Map and Directions to the Flower Show 46 Registration Forms 47 TIMETABLE FOR EXHIBITORS Monday, July 27, 2020 Horticulture nine-month ownership deadline Monday, September 30, 2020 Registration reopens to all GCA club members if any classes remain open Tuesday, October 27, 2020 Horticulture six-month ownership deadline Wednesday, January 27, 2021 Horticulture three-month ownership deadline Sunday, January 31, 2021 Registration closes for all divisions Thursday, April 1, 2021 Photography delivery deadline Friday, April 23, 2021 Botanical Arts delivery deadline Monday, April 26, 2021 All Day Show Set-Up at Silver Street Studios including installation of artwork 8:00 a.m. Photography, Botanical Arts and Needle Arts Chairmen to set-up their divisions. Floral Design to have professional art installer. 1:00 – 5:00 p.m. Floral Design entries accepted and passed 1:00 - 5:00 p.m. Horticulture entries (cut specimens and all container grown plants) accepted and passed 1:00 – 5:00 p.m. Horticulture Design entries accepted and passed 6:30 p.m. Judges Dinner 5 TIMETABLE FOR EXHIBITORS Cont. Tuesday, April 27, 2021 7:00 - 9:00 a.m. Floral Design entries accepted and passed 7:00 – 9:00 a.m. Horticulture entries (cut specimens only except for out of town exhibitors) accepted and passed 9:30 – 10:00 a.m. Judges and Clerks briefng 10:00 a.m. Judging 12:00 – 5:00 p.m. Flower Show open to the public 1:00 p.m. Flower Show Evaluation 5:00 – 6:00 p.m. Toast to the Show Wednesday, April 28, 2021 9:00 a.m. Refreshing and maintenance of exhibits 10:00 a.m. – 3:00 p.m. Flower Show open to the public 3:00 p.m. Show closes 3:00 – 3:30 p.m. Entries removed by exhibitors 3:30 – 4:30 p.m. Takedown Committee dismantles show 6 FLOWER SHOW COMMITTEE Chairman Nancy Keely 713-201-6281 [email protected] Co-Chairman Estelle Lozmack 713-724-4304 [email protected] Club President Julie Griffn 713-202-7175 [email protected] Past President Margaret Pierce 713-854-8049 [email protected] Division I - Floral Design Chairman Sara Ledbetter 713-854-5555 [email protected] Co-Chairman Isabel Lummis 713-515-2535 [email protected] Division II.A - Horticulture Chairman Meg Tapp 832-287-8277 [email protected] Co-Chairman Ruthie Kelly 713-417-0801 [email protected] Bottles Julie Donaldson 713-705-9244 [email protected] Grooming Liz Rotan 713-254-5511 [email protected] Placement Jeanie Carter 713-447-6003 [email protected] Plant ID Kingslea von Helms 713-899-2128 [email protected] Registration Susan Cravens 713-805-4155 [email protected] Runners Lynn Swanson 713-857-7196 [email protected] Division II.B - Horticulture Design Chairman Liz Wozencraft 713-252-3720 [email protected] Division III - Photography Chairman Margaret Pierce 713-854-8049 [email protected] Co-Chairman Adele Bentsen 713-819-7821 [email protected] 7 Division IV.A - Botanical Arts Chairman Mundi Elam 713-703-4331 [email protected] Division IV.B - Needle Arts Chairman Dana Parkey 832-283-9990 [email protected] Division V - Conservation and Education Chairman Weezie Johnston 713-299-0136 [email protected] Co-Chairman Doris Heard 713-524-3506 [email protected] Committee Patty Porter 713-828-3266 [email protected] Linda Burdine 713-542-3321 [email protected] Michelle Williams 713-542-3321 [email protected] Flower Show Committee Awards Sarah Dameris 713-501-9222 [email protected] Michelle Frazier 713-446-8433 [email protected] Clerks Jenny Kempner 713-253-4031 [email protected] Cocktail Party Elizabeth Copeland 713-598-3123 [email protected] Hospitality Renee Davis 832-215-5766 [email protected] Nancy Kelley 713-824-4277 [email protected] Hostesses Heather Firestone 713-776-7634 [email protected] Hally Carver 713-503-6488 [email protected] Judges Chairman Debbie Robinson 281-414-4959 [email protected] 8 Judges Kate Gibson 713-304-5257 Hospitality [email protected] Janet Hobby 713-962-7180 [email protected] Judges Mary Jornayvaz 713-252-6411 Transportation [email protected] Susan Cravens 713-805-4155 [email protected] Nametags Laura Easton 713-775-1748 [email protected] Kathryn Bragan 713-622-2762 [email protected] Show Photographer Mimi Kerr 713-662-0224 [email protected] Show Virtual Tour Sheila Mayfeld 713-299-3708 [email protected] Preservation Katherine Stacy 713-899-7499 [email protected] Publicity Elizabeth Dukes 713-240-8126 [email protected] Mary Bea Wickman 713-410-3257 [email protected] Schedule Writers Nancy Keely, Estelle Lozmack, Sara Ledbetter, Meg Tapp, Liz Wozencraft, Margaret Pierce, Mundi Elam, Dana Parkey Signage Lucia Benton 713-828-4711 [email protected] Staging Susannah Wallace 713-392-6626 [email protected] Winifred Riser 713-320-3403 [email protected] Elisabeth Millard 713-922-2832 [email protected] Treasurer Ruthie Kelly 713-417-0801 [email protected] Past Treasurer Melinda Nickens 713-818-3661 [email protected] 9 GCA RULES 1. Please carefully read and follow GCA Flower Show Rules, General Information and Division Guidelines. All rules as stated in The Garden Club of America Flower Show and Judging Guide, July 2019 Edition, shall apply. 2. All plant material must be correctly identifed with the botanical and common names, if possible. Accepted references for nomenclature are: a. AHS A-Z Encyclopedia of Garden Plants; b. www.plantsoftheworldonline.org; c. International Plant Names Index at www.ipni.org or www.internationalplantnames.com. d. Plant Systematics at www.plantsystematics.org 3. The Garden Club of America expects all exhibitors to be aware of the need to promote conservation of endangered and threatened plants. Plants collected in the wild and listed by the Texas Natural Heritage Program may not be exhibited in any fower show sponsored by a GCA club. Cultivated plant material listed by Texas Natural Heritage Program may be exhibited if accompanied by a typed card stating that it has not been collected from the wild or that it was collected out-of-state and giving information concerning its cultural requirements and methods of propagation. Natural Heritage Program lists of endangered plant material will be available before and during the show from the division chairmen and are available online at http:// plants.usda.gov/threat.html 4. Plant material showing evidence of insects or disease must be removed immediately from the exhibition area. This rule will be enforced at any time during the show, whenever the problem is identifed. 5. Locally invasive plants, diseased plant material, artifcial plant material, live animals (including fsh), taxidermy, natural birds’ nests, feathers of any kind and protected sea life, including coral, are not permitted, http:// plants.usda.gov/java/noxiousDriver 10 GENERAL INFORMATION 1. Entries are open to all GCA club members, including provisionals, and professionals in their disciplines, except as noted in the schedule. 2. Registration is required for all classes, with the exception of those in the Horticulture Division that are weather dependent (cut specimens, etc.). Registration forms are provided at the back of the schedule. Classes will be flled in the order registration forms are received according to the postmark/fax/email date and time. 3. Entering in a show constitutes permission to use images of the submitted content in all GCH and GCA channels of communication. 4. While The Garden Club of America, The Garden Club of Houston, and Silver Street Holdings, LLC will exercise due caution in safeguarding exhibits, responsibility for damage; loss or personal injury cannot be assumed. 5. Any clarifcation or change in the rules, as originally stated in the schedule, shall be communicated promptly in writing by the division chairman to all exhibitors in the class and, at the show, to the judges and to the passing committee. 6. An entry card must accompany each entry. Entry cards will be available at the show and upon request from the Division Chairmen, in advance of the show. Horticulture entry cards can be downloaded from gcamerica.org.