“Celebrating 75 years of Friendship
through gardening”
Buderim Garden Festival 2021
Spring Flower Show Schedule
Venue: Buderim War Memorial Hall
Hall Set-Up: Friday 15 October 7:00am
– 9:00am
Acceptance of Entries: Friday 15 October 9:00am – 2:00pm*
Judging of
Entries: Friday 15
October 2:00pm –
4:30pm
Show Open:
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Friday
15 October 5:00pm – 7:00pm
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Saturday
16 October 8:00am – 4:00pm
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Sunday
17 October 8:00am – 1:00pm
* Entries in
Section 11 Garden Photography must be submitted by 4pm, Friday 8 October
Presentation of
Prizes: Saturday
16 October 2:00pm
Show Raffle Drawn: Sunday 17 October 12:00pm
Removal of
Entries: Sunday 17
October 1:30pm –
2:30pm
Submission
of an entry into the Show is Free
Buderim
Garden Club (BGC) members and non-members can submit entries
Show Enquiries:
Chief Show Steward: John Sargaison
Tel: 0490 770 547
In conjunction
with the Spring Flower Show:
·
Open Gardens:
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Saturday
8:00am - 4:00pm and
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Sunday
8:00am - 2:00pm;
·
Quality
plant market in Buderim War Memorial Hall grounds:
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Friday
3:00 – 7:00pm
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Saturday
8:00am – 4:00pm
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Sunday
8:00am – 2:00pm
·
Refreshments
available Saturday and Sunday in the Buderim War Memorial Hall precinct.
Garden Festival
further information: www.buderimgardenclub.com
Conditions of Show Entry and
Rules
1. Every care will be taken of exhibits
however BGC will accept no responsibility for damage to or loss of exhibits.
2. A maximum of 3 entries per exhibitor in
each class.
3. All exhibits in Sections 1-7 and 9 must be
the property of and have been grown by the exhibitor for at least 3 months
prior to entry.
4. Exhibitors in Sections 1-4 must use
containers provided by BGC.
5.
The
stem of exhibits in Sections 1-4 must be clearly visible at the neck of the
container.
6. Exhibits in Sections 1-4 may be wedged at
the neck of the container, with plastic tubing or similar, but staking of the
stem above the container is not permitted. It is better to insert the stem
between the container and plastic tubing rather than the middle of the plastic
tubing.
7.
Special
arrangements will be approved for supporting flowers of climbers / vines
(Sections 2/26 and 3/28).
8. Exhibits in Sections 6/7 must only be shown
in the pots / containers / baskets that they have been growing in, without an additional
display container or covering.
9. Section 11 Garden Photography – additional
rules are detailed in this section.
10. Exhibitors are responsible for the
arrangement of their exhibits before staging.
11. Only Stewards and Judges will be allowed to
touch/move entries once staged in the hall.
12. Points to determine Trophy/Champion Exhibit
winners may be awarded in each class, as follows: First - 5 points, Second - 3
points.
13. No person other than the Judges and
Stewards are to be present during judging.
14. Prizes may be awarded in each class at the
discretion of the Judges (1st = $10, 2nd = $5).
15. The judge’s decision will be final.
16. Prize money can be collected from the Chief
Show Steward or nominee any time after 12:00 noon on the Saturday.
17. Hours of entry acceptance will be strictly
adhered to.
18. No exhibit is to be removed from the show
benches until the Show closes on Sunday and the Chief Steward has approved the
commencement of removal.
Please note, entries
in Sections 1 – 3 are expected to last 3 days and where possible exhibitors
should replace spent flowers, where required, to maintain the overall quality
of the show.
Section 1 – Cut Flowers
Class
1
Spike – 1 flower stem, multiple flowers (e.g. snapdragon,
stock, foxglove, delphinium, lupin)
2
Spathe Anthurium – 1 flower head
3
Spathe (other)– 1 flower head (spike with single large bract) e.g.
spathiphyllum
4
Hippeastrum – 1 flower stem
5
Clivia – 1 flower stem
6
Any other Bulb or Corm – 1 flower stem (e.g. gladioli, Jacobean
lily)
7
Heliconia and Strelitzia – 1 flower stem
8
Any other Rhizome or Tuber – 1 flower stem (e.g. ginger, iris, dahlia)
9
Rose hybrid tea – 1 flower stem
10
Rose other – 1 flower stem (e.g. climbing, floribunda,
scrambling, miniature)
11
Orchid Crucifix – 3 flower stems
12
Orchid other – 1 flower stem
13
Pansy or Viola – 3 flowers on saucer, stems through absorbent paper
14
Nasturtium – 3 stems with flowers and leaves
15
Nasturtium – massed container of flowers
16
Salvias – 3 flower stems from same plant/species
17
Geranium any colour – 1 flower stem of any type / species
18
Composite flowers – any colour – 3 flower stems (e.g. daisy,
gerbera, marigold, sunflower)
19
Other species – 3 matched stems of flowers not covered by classes
11,14, 16 or 18 (e.g. carnation, sweet pea)
20
A single flower/head – 1 flower stem (e.g. carnation, daisy,
geranium, gerbera)
21
Collection of flowers, all same
type/species – multiple
flowers (flowers from Section 1 only)
22
Collection of flowers, mixed type/species – multiple flowers/flower stems (flowers
from Section 1 only)
Section 2 – Flowers From Exotics (soft shrub, woody shrub, tree, climber)
Class
23
Hibiscus – 1 flower
24
Shrub, soft-medium stem (short-medium height) – 3 flower heads
(e.g. azalea, butterfly bush, ixora, pentas, shrimp plant, vireya)
25
Shrub, medium woody – 1 flower stem (e.g. calliandra, camellia,
crepe myrtle, tibouchina)
26
Tree or climber - 1 stem (e.g. bougainvillea, jade vine, Rangoon
creeper)
Section 3 – Flowers From Natives
27
Shrub or Ground Cover – 3 stems with flowers (e.g. bottlebrush,
grevillea, wattle, banksia, boronia, eremophila)
28
Tree, Climber or Vine not specified – 1 stem with flower head (e.g. firewheel,
Frazer Is. Creeper, gum, wonga vine, tree waratah)
Section 4 – Foliage Collection (maximum height 500mm)
29
Croton – 3 stems
30
Coleus – 3 stems
31
Cordyline – 3 stems
32
Foliage collection, other, single species – 3 stems (e.g. aglaonema, caladium, fern)
33
Foliage collection, mixed species – 3 to 5 stems
34
Foliage collection, massed container – maximum 8 stems
Section 5 – Bonsai
35
Novice Bonsai – entrant has not won two first prizes in Bonsai competitions
36
Open Bonsai
Section
6 – Plants in Standing Pots
Class
37
Fern – single species
38
Begonia – flowering or not
39
Bromeliad - flowering or not
40
Anthurium - flowering or not
41
Dieffenbachia - flowering or not
42
Agloanema - flowering or not
43
Foliage Plant (not otherwise specified)
44
Plant in flower (not otherwise specified)
45
Succulent or cactus – single species
46
Succulent or cactus - mixed species
47
Multi planted pot - with 3 or more species (flowering or
not)
48
Orchid in flower
Section 7 - Hanging Baskets/Pots/Plants (also air plants)
49
Fern – single species
50
Foliage Plant
51
Flowering Plant
52
Tillandsia / Air Plant exhibit
Section 8 - Novelty
Arrangement
53
Boot / Shoe with flowers*
54
Teapot with flowers*
55
Open Design with plant and/or flowers* (base no larger than 30cm square and be
able to sit on the display table).
* No artificial flowers allowed
Section 9 – Fruit, Vegetables and Herbs
Class
56
Any Fruit
57
Single Vegetable in pot
58
3 Salad greens in pot/container – leaf vegetables (e.g. lettuce, mizuma,
rocket, cress, chives, shallot)
59
Single Herb in pot
60
3 Herbs in pot/container – leaf, seed or root (e.g. coriander,
basil, mint)
61
Massed collection of edibles – maximum 10 (e.g. fruit, vegetable or
herb)
Section 10 – Children “Small World” Potted Plant
62
Decorated “Small World” Potted Plant – Daycare (0 – 3 year old), using a potted
plant/s create your own small world design around your plant/s
63
Decorated “Small World” Potted Plant – Daycare (4 -5 year old), using a potted
plant/s create your own small world design around your plant/s
Section 11 – Garden
Photography (Unframed)
64
Single Flower
65
Multiple Flower
66
Flowers produced by bulbs, corms or
rhizomes
67
Flowering native plant – small plant, shrub or tree
68
Fauna in local garden
·
the
exhibitor must have taken the photograph and the photo must not have been previously entered in a
BGC photo competition
·
photographs
can be submitted either *:
o
electronically
in JPEG format via email to buderimphotos@gmail.com or
o
printed
(150 x 200 mm - 6 x 8 in) and mailed (or handed) to Marion Upston (Show Photo
Competition, PO Box 626, Buderim, QLD 4556)
o
with
both electronic and printed entries the following details must be provided:
member’s club number, class number and title (as detailed in the BGC Show
Schedule) and photo title (e.g. name of plant in photo) -with prints write
these details on the back of the photo, with a soft pencil, so that the details
do not damage the photo
Non-members must provide their name and
phone number, class number and title (as detailed in the BGC Show
Schedule) and photo title (e.g. name of plant in photo)
N.B. the closing
date for entries in Section 11 is
4:00pm, Friday 8 October
* non-members may only submit printed entries in
Section 11
List of Perpetual Trophies
and Prizes
Best Buderim Garden Club Member in Show
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most
points overall in show “Manawee Plant Nursery Trophy” plus $25
Encouragement Award
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Gordon
Eaton Memorial Vase
Section 1 – Cut Flowers
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Champion
Rose “Nelva Russell Memorial Cup” plus $15
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Champion
Bloom (other than rose) “Geoff Drury Memorial” plus $15
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Most
Points “Maroochy Shire Bi-Centennial” plus $15
Section 2 – Flowers From Exotics
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Champion
Exhibit “Buderim Chronicle Rose Bowl Trophy” plus $15
Section 3 – Flowers From Natives
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“Buderim
Garden Village Trophy” plus $15
Section 4 – Foliage
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“Buderim
Garden Club Inc. 2011 – 65th Birthday Trophy” plus $15
Section 5 – Bonsai
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“Buderim
Garden Club Inc. 2011 – 65th Birthday Trophy” plus $15
Section 6 – Pot Plants
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Champion
Exhibit “C. Brentnall Trophy” plus $15
Section 7 – Hanging Baskets/ Pots/Plants
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Champion
Exhibit “Buderim Garden Club Trophy” plus $15
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Most
points Sections 6 and 7 (container plants) “Maroochy Shire Bi-Centennial” plus
$15
Section 8 – Novelty Arrangement
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Champion
Exhibit, cash prize only $15
Section 9 – Vegetables and Herbs
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“Buderim
Garden Club Inc. Vegetables and Herbs” plus $15
Section 10 – Children’s Small World Potted Plant
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Class
63 $10
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Class
64 $10
- Class 65 $10
Section 11 – Garden Photography
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Best
exhibit “Buderim Garden Club – 75th Birthday Trophy” plus $15
Buderim Garden Club
President: John Lyon
Secretary: Rosemary Simmons
Treasurer: Veronica Young
Founded in 1946,
the Club has approximately 280 members and welcomes residents of Buderim and
surrounding districts.
Club meetings are
held at 2:00pm on the second Friday of each month from February to November in
the Buderim Memorial Hall on the corner of Church and Main Streets,
Buderim. Meetings include:
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a
guest speaker;
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flower
and photography competitions;
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free
seed bank;
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library;
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plant
stalls; and
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afternoon
tea
Tours, both one
day and longer, garden workshops, working bees at the Edna Walling Memorial Garden
and around the Memorial Hall are organized throughout the year.
Annual membership
of the club is $10.
A monthly newsletter
is issued to members and regular updates are available on our club website: www.buderimgardenclub.com
Contact Details:
Email: buderimgardenclub@gmail.com
Mobile phone: 04
4871 4561
Mailing address:
P.O. Box 626, Buderim, QLD, 4556
We are also on
Facebook: www.facebook.com/BuderimGardenClub/