Horticulture - Section O

Stewards:  Bronwyn Collins –  0439 419 353 – Sally Maclean 

Entry Fee: $0.60

Prizes: First Certificate & $2.50 | Second Certificate & $1.50

NEW – On line entries can be sent to [email protected]
any time from 5th October 2026 up until close of entries Thursday 8th October 2026 at 5.30 pm

Office open Monday 5th October to Friday 9th October, 11.00 am to 4.30 pm each day.

REGULATIONS:

  • Please attach entry ticket securely to containers prior to entry, exhibitors to supply their own containers
  • All exhibits in this section must have been raised by the exhibitor or have been in their possession for at least two months prior to the Show, except in decorative arrangements and children’s section
  • A container of blooms must have not less than 5 blooms or 5 cuts
  • NND – Not necessarily different
  • SS – Single staged
  • Deliver to Main Pavilion Sunday 11th – 7.00 am to 9.00 am

Classes

Section OA - Cut Flowers

  • OA1 6 cut flowers, different kinds SS – Trees, shrubs not permitted
  • OA2 3 calendulas, one container - NND
  • OA3 One cut of Dutch iris
  • OA4 Any other type of Iris
  • OA5 One spike of orchid bloom
  • OA6 3 stems of pelargonium (or geraniums) different colours, one container
  • OA7 Container of poppies, different colours
  • OA8 One stem of poppy
  • OA9 One rose (Hybrid Tea)
  • OA10 One cut of cluster flowered (Floribunda) Rose
  • OA11 One cut of miniature rose
  • OA12 One cut of old fashioned (Heritage) rose
  • OA13 6 sweet peas – NND, one container
  • OA14 Container of mixed flowers minimum 3 blooms (excluding tree or shrubs), any number of cuts
  • OA15 3 cuts flowering shrubs, different kinds (excluding natives), distinct, SS (Rhodendrums and Azaleas are the same kind)
  • OA16 3 cuts Australian shrubs or trees, different kinds, distinct, SS
  • OA17 Container of bulbous flowers
  • OA18 3 pansies, different colour, one container, staged flat

Sash – Most Successful Exhibitor - Cut Flowers

Section OB - Decorative Arrangement Open Section

  • OB1 Arrangement with mirror/s
  • OB2 Arrangement using three flowers
  • OB3 A basket for grandma
  • OB4 A single colour arrangement
  • OB5 Arrangement in an unusual container
  • OB6 A tray for breakfast
  • OB7 Arrangement using flowers and fruit

Sash – Most Successful Exhibitor – Decorative Arrangement – Open Section

Section OC – Decorative Arrangement – Novice

  • OC1 Arrangement using one colour
  • OC2 A float bowl arrangement
  • OC3 Arrangement using foliage only
  • OC4 Arrangement with silverware

Sash – Most Successful Exhibitor – Decorative Arrangement - Novice

  • OD1 One begonia
  • OD2 Cactus or succulent garden
  • OD3 Plant in bloom (not orchid)
  • OD4 Container of ornamental grass or grasses
  • OD5 Orchid plant in bloom
  • OD6 Foliage plant – no flowers
  • OD7 Container of fern
  • OD8 Plant or plants in unusual container
  • OD9 Hanging container of fern
  • OD10 Hanging container of trailing plant – foliage only
  • OD11 Hanging container of trailing plant – in flower
  • OD12 One pot of pelargonium (or geranium)
  • OD13 Bonsai

Sash – Most Successful Exhibitor – Pot Plants

Sash - Most Successful Exhibitor Horticulture