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Superintendent

Judy Thompson           
860-819-9598                    

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Prizes - Premiums & Ribbons

$8.00 Best in Show & Rosette

1st: $5.00      2nd: $3.00     3rd: $2.00

Recycling is a Beautiful Thing

1st: $8.00      2nd: $6.00     3rd: $4.00

Mail Entries To

Judy Thompson
112 Old Marlborough Tpk
Portland, CT 06480

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Printer Friendly Pre-Registration Form (PDF)

Flowers

1. Entry forms must be received by mail, no later than Tuesday before the fair. Absolutely no entries will be accepted after that date. The committee will accept exhibits on Thursday, the day before the fair between 5:00-7:00 pm. No unregistered entries will be accepted.

2. Judging will be on the Danish System (all exhibits judged on their own merits and not in competition with other entries). Multiple awards can be given in a class. Judging will be on Friday.

3. Exhibits will be under observation at all times during the fair. Security guards will be on duty during the night, however the Association is not responsible for anything damaged, lost or stolen.

4. The Exhibit tent will close at 5:00 on Sunday to the public and to the Exhibitors to prepare for 6:00 pick-up.  THERE WILL BE NO ENTRY INTO THE TENT FROM 5:00 - 6:00.  Exhibits must be picked up on Sunday between 6:00 - 7:00 pm. Exhibits not picked up by 7:00 pm will be discarded. Any winnings will be donated back to the Portland Fair.

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​5. Each exhibitor is allowed one entry in each class. 

6. Any exhibit using material on the Conserv
ation list of Connecticut as published by the Federated Garden Club of Connecticut, Inc. or using artificial flowers will be disqualified.

7. Please classify and list your exhibits on the entry form below or in the fair book using class numbers for each category.

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8. Plant materials for all adult, children and young adult arrangements may be home grown or purchased. No artificial plant material. Arrangements may include compositions from cut flowers, foliage, herbs, ornamental grasses or other plant materials.

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9. Specimen entries must contain one stem with one or more leaves for all categories. Each stem not to exceed 18 inches in length. Only one entry per class per person. All specimen entries must be grown by exhibitor.

Categories 

Adult Flower Arrangement

​​1. Our Kitchen - Flower arrangement in a kitchen container and include one kitchen accessory 

2. Autumn Bounty - Fall arrangement in a basket incorporating flowers or dried materials (i.e. grasses, gourds, berries etc.) 

3. Petite Pleasures - Miniature flower arrangement in any container, and arrangement not to exceed 5” total height

4. Dish Garden - Collection of live plants harmoniously arranged in a shallow dish or container with the largest side of the container  no larger than 12 inches.  All plants must be planted together in soil in a single container.

​5. Fairy Garden - Miniature garden complete with living plants and accents
6. Potted House Plants - Hanging, flowering, cactus or foliage or any combination

7. Tribute to the Flag - An arrangement incorporating only red, white and blue flowers
8. Bouquet of Herbs - An arrangement of herbs primarily from your garden in a container of your choice

9. Drama Queen - One single flower combined with minimal use of other plant material (i.e. a branch, a large leaf, etc.)
 

Children / Young Adult  Flower Arrangements

10. "Trick or Treat" - Flower Arrangement in a live or artificial pumpkin or gourd. (Ages 4-9)

11. 'BOOquet' - Flower Arrangement in a live or artificial pumpkin or gourd. (Ages 10-13)

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Specimen Flowers

12. Hydrangea
13. Chrysanthemum
14. Zinnia
15. Marigold
16. Aster 
17. Rose

18. Dahlia 

19. Berried Branch
20. Other - Use your imagination

21. Themed Entry: Recycling is a Beautiful Thing” A floral arrangement in a recycled vessel. Arrangement should be cohesive with the type of vessel used and may be cut flowers or plants.

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