THE SCIOTO COUNTY FAIR
FLOWER SHOW
FLOWER SHOW THEME– OHIO FESTIVALS
2023
CLASS 1 – FLORICULTURE
Director: Mr. Larry McChesney
Chairmen: Pam Scarfpin, Carolyn Wilcox
Schedule: Willow and Minford Garden Clubs
Publicity: Janet Evans, Green Triangle Garden Club
Carolyn Wilcox, Minford Garden Club
Pam Scarfpin, Willow Garden Club
Photography: Diane Allen, Minford Garden Club
Radio and Television: Eva Wolery, Green Triangle Garden Club
Entries: Slocum, Lucasville and Willow Garden Clubs
Book: Pam Scarfpin, Willow Garden Club
Staging: Minford, Portsmouth, and Slocum Garden Clubs
Placement: Minford and Willow Garden Club
Secretaries: All Garden Clubs
Hospitality: All Garden Clubs
Invitational Exhibit: All Garden Clubs
Dismantle: {Wednesday, 11:00-12:00} and {Sunday, 12:00 to 4:00pm}. At least one member from each Garden Club must help dismantle on Wednesday and Sunday.
2023 SCIOTO COUNTY FAIR FLOWER SHOW RULES AND REGULATIONS
2023 Fair Dates: August 7-12, Flower Shows: August 7 and 10
1. Entries open to all.
2. Members of garden clubs will exhibit as individuals unless schedule designates otherwise.
3. No exhibit may compete in more than one class.
4. Chairman in charge will DISQUALIFY exhibits which do not meet specifications of the schedule or
which exceed specified size maximums.
5. In order to ensure an adequate number of entries in each class, the committee reserves the right to
combine, add, withdraw, or subdivide classes as needed. Additional classes will be set up if entries
warrant. Classes will not be subdivided into more than 4 groups.
6. Horticulture exhibit entries: Horticulture classes for Monday MUST BE STAGED BY 11 A.M.
Horticulture classes for Thursday MUST BE STAGED BY 11 A.M. NO EXHIBITS CAN BE
PLACED AFTER 11:00!
7. Container-grown plants must be staged by 11 A.M. Monday, and cannot be removed before Sunday.
8. Container-grown plants must have been in the possession of the exhibitor at least 2 months, must be
labeled as to named variety and must be in a watertight container or have a saucer beneath them.
9. Containers will be furnished for horticulture cut specimen classes.
10. All horticulture specimens must be grown by the exhibitor.
11. Horticulture exhibits must be correctly identified and labeled as to the named variety.
12. An exhibitor may make as many as 4 entries in a horticulture specimen class, provided each entry is a
different variety or cultivar.
13. All horticulture entries become the property of the Scioto County Fair after 12:00 noon Wednesday
and after 4:00 p.m. Sunday.
14. REGISTRATION: Entries for all senior and junior artistic design classes must be mailed or phoned in
or before July 25 to: Carolyn Wilcox, 514 Coriell Road, Portsmouth, OH 45662. Phone: 740 776-
4453.
15. ARTISTIC DESIGN ENTRIES: Artistic design classes for Monday MUST BE STAGED BY 11:00
a.m. Monday. Artistic design classes for Thursday MUST BE STAGED BY 11:00 a.m. Thursday.
16. All artistic designs must be made by the exhibitor.
17. An exhibitor may make only one entry per artistic design class, with a maximum of 6 per show.
18. For Senior Artistic Design Classes 32 – 35 and 41 – 44, backgrounds (vertical placement) will be
provided by the committee as specified in the schedule. Exhibitors are permitted to use only the
backgrounds furnished by the committee. EXCEPTIONS: Class 37 and 46 do not have backgrounds.
You must provide your own backgrounds.
19. Exhibitors are urged to use adequate plant materials so that the artistic exhibit has good horticultural
value.
20. All plant material used in artistic design classes must be listed on a special card provided by the
committee at the entry table and must accompany the design.
21. Painted or artificially colored line material within artistic designs is permitted but used at exhibitor’s
own discretion. Bases, mats, figurines and accessories my be used in all artistic design classes unless
specified.
22. Painted or artificially colored fresh plant material is never permitted. NO artificial foliage, flowers,
fruits etc. may be used.
23. The exhibitors hall will be cleared by 11:00 a.m. and all exhibitors who have not entered by that time
will not be permitted to exhibit.
24. Both the Monday show and the Thursday show will be judged by OAGC accredited judges. Judging
will be by the standard system. Oral judging begins at 12:30 p.m.
25. Best of Show Awards 1, 2, and 3 will be given in the senior artistic design classes. Best of Show
Awards 1,2,3,4 and 5 will be given in the senior horticulture classes. Best of Show awards will be
given in the container-grown plant classes, junior horticulture classes, and junior artistic classes. The
Award of Distinction for artistic design will be given in each show.
26. An entry’s placement as Best of Show (1st,2nd,3rd,4th,5th) will not preclude its selection for one or more
of the special awards.
27. EXHIBIT REMOVAL: Monday horticulture cut specimens and artistic design classes cannot be
removed until between the hours of 11:00 am and 12:00 noon Wednesday.
SPECIAL AWARDS
SWEEPSTAKES AWARD: A prize of $15.00 will be given to the garden club whose members win the highest number of points in both shows, and $10.00 will be given to the garden club with the second highest points in both shows. To win, the club must have at least one entry in each horticulture class, one entry in each potted plant class and at least five entries in the artistic design classes. Points and monetary awards of members who belong to more than one garden club will be divided equally between the clubs.
THE DOYLE AWARD: A keepsake award will be given to the first place ribbon winner in the novice class. This award will be given by a representative of the Doyle family.
THE ANNA COLE AWARD: This award will be given to the exhibitor who earns the highest number of points in the category Potted Plants. This award will be given by a representative of Willow Garden Club.
MARY ELLEN MILLER EXHIBITOR OF THE YEAR AWARD: This award will be given to the exhibitor who earns the highest point total in both shows, artistic design and horticulture classes.
AWARD OF DISTINCTION: This award will be given to the exhibitor of the senior artistic design entry (not necessarily a blue-ribbon winner) judged most distinctive and original. One award per show.
POINTS
Points will be determined as follows:
Blue Ribbon: 4 points
Red Ribbon: 3 points
Yellow Ribbon: 2 points
White or Green Ribbon: (Honorable Mention) 1 point
SCIOTO COUNTY FAIR FLOWER SHOW 2023
Section I: Container Grown Plants
Plants must be owned and grown by the exhibitor for at least two months. The exhibitor must furnish all plant names. No oil or polish permitted on foliage. All plant materials must be clean and well groomed, and containers must be scrubbed clean and either watertight or placed in a saucer. Container-grown plants should be large enough to be good specimens of the variety, but not too large to be handled easily.
Prizes: 1st $2.00, 2nd $1.75, 3rd $1.50, 4th $1.00
Class
1. Cacti. May be multiple stemmed, any variety, named, one plant, pot not to exceed 12”in diameter, plant not to exceed 24” in height.
2. Succulents. May be multiple stemmed, any variety, named, one plant, pot not to exceed 12” in diameter, plant not to exceed 24” in height.
3. Foliage Plant. One plant per pot. Any variety other than fern or coleus, named, may be multiple stemmed, pot not to exceed 12” in diameter, plant not to exceed 24” in height.
4. Blooming houseplant. Any variety, not an annual, named, container not to exceed 12” in diameter, plant not to exceed 24” in height.
5. Dish Garden. Not to exceed 20” Cannot trail below bottom of pot.
Must Preregister
Section II Horticulture
Prizes: 1st $2.00, 2nd $1.75, 3rd $1.50, 4th $1.00
6. Miniature Rose, named, any variety, one bloom, disbudded, with foliage and thorns attached.
7. Rose, hybrid tea, named, one bloom, disbudded, with foliage and thorns attached.
a. White, yellow, yellow blend, orange, orange blend.
b. Pink, pink blend, apricot blend, mauve, mauve blend.
c. Red, red blend, orange-red, russet.
8. Shrub rose. One spray with foliage and thorns attached, not disbudded
9. Rose, full blown bloom, named, one bloom, disbudded with foliage and thorns attached.
10. Flowering Begonia Bowl, one bloom named, stem removed, floating in a clear glass ivy bowl.
11. Rose, floribunda, polyantha, grandiflora or Old English, named, one stem, not disbudded, with foliage and thorns attached.
12. Cosmos, Named, disbudded, with foliage attached, one bloom.
13. Zinnia, Dahlia flowered, named disbudded, with foliage attached, one bloom.
14. Zinnia, Named, disbudded, with foliage attached, one bloom.
15. Zinnia, California Giant SPECIAL CLASS, Disbudded, with foliage attached, one bloom.
16. Marigold, large flowered, named, disbudded, with foliage attached, one bloom.
17. Sunflower, one bloom, not to exceed 9” in diameter, disbudded, named, foliage attached.
18. Sunflower, Dwarf Teddy Bear;, one bloom, not to exceed 11” in diameter, disbudded, foliage attached. SPECIAL CLASS
19. Dahlia, one bloom, any variety or type, named, disbudded with foliage attached.
20. Gladiolus, named, one spike, disbudded, solid color without markings.
21. Gladiolus, named, one spike, disbudded, with markings.
22. Hydrangea, named, any variety, one bloom, foliage attached.
23. Celosia, plumed, named, one stem may or may not be disbudded, foliage attached.
24. Celosia, crested, named, one stem, foliage attached.
25. Coleus, a collection of cut coleus named with three varieties each. SPECIAL CLASS
26. Caladium, A collection of cut Caladium leaves, named with 3 varieties, each in a separate container. Limited space, must pre-register. SPECIAL CLASS
Section III Junior Horticulture
27. Annual Flower. One bloom, any variety, named, not to exceed 8” in diameter, disbudded with foliage attached
28. Perennial Flower. One bloom, any variety, named, not to exceed 8” in diameter, disbudded with foliage attached.
Let Freedom Ring
Monday, August 7th 2023
Prizes: 1st $5.00, 2nd $4.00, 3rd $3.00, 4th ribbon
Section IV Junior Artistic
29. LET FREEDOM RING —– Open Class, Choice Arrangement
Background: Lime Green
Section V Senior Artistic
30. MARCHING IN LINE —– Small Creative Parallel Design.
Staged in a 12” white cubicle. (4 of the 8 will be in novice class)
{NOVICE CLASS – Entrants must not have won a blue ribbon
in artistic design at the Scioto County Fair.} (Special Class)
31. THANKS TO OUR VETERANS —– Miniature Choice Design not to exceed 5”
Staged on a wooden shelf.
32. UP PERISCOPE —– Creative Vertical Design
Background: Black 26” wide x 42” high
33. ANCHORS AWAY —– Creative Design showing water
Background: Chartreuse 24” wide x 24” high
34. WIND IN OUR SAILS —– Creative Design showing motion
Background: Chartreuse 26” wide x 42” high
35. WELCOME HOME PARTY —– Creative Exhibition Table Design Type I
Background: Orange 48” high x 32” wide
36. FLYING HIGH —– Creative Floor Design
37. WILD BLUE YONDER —– Creative Design
Designer provides own background
Design not to exceed 36” in width
38. MEMORIAL DAY WREATH —– Wreath to hang on lattice Bring your own hanger
Thursday, August 10, 2023
Prizes: 1st $5.00, 2nd $4.00, 3rd $3.00, 4th ribbon
Section VI Junior Artistic
39. FLYING INTO THE SUN —– Choice Design
OPEN CLASS Background: Lime Green
Section VII Senior Artistic
40. USING PATRIOTIC COLORS —– Small Traditional Design from 5” – 12”
Staged in a 12” white cubicle.
41. REMEMBER OUR FALLEN SOLDIERS —– Miniature Choice Design not to exceed 5” in any direction.
Staged on a wooden shelf.
42. IN THE SUN —– Creative Illuminary Design
Background: Black 26” wide x 42” high
43. IN THE AIR —– Creative Design showing motion
Background: Chartreuse 24” wide x 24” high
44. ON LAND —– Traditional Dried Design
Background: Chartreuse 26” wide x 42” high
45. AND SEA —– Creative Underwater Design
Background: Orange 32 x 48”
46. WELCOME HOME OUR VET —— Functional Table Setting for one
To be placed on a 30” round x 29 1⁄2” tall table
Designer must provide table cover
47. CAISSONS GO ROLLING ALONG —— Creative Stretch Design (SPECIAL CLASS) Designer provides background
Design not to exceed 36” in width.
Section VIII Educational Exhibit A
collection of red, white, and blue flowers to be used in patriotic designs. All Garden Clubs
Section IX Invitational Exhibit
49. CREATIVE FLOWER PLANTERS —— Plants should be red, white, and blue