Gainesville Rose
Society
45th Annual
Rose Show
“Angels in our Gardens”
April 13, 2019
1:00-4:00 P.M. Saturday
Show Chair – Jean
Giesel- 352-475-2762
The Tower Club at
The Village
8000 NW 27th Blvd.
Gainesville, Florida 32606
HORTICULTURE
RULES FOR HORTICULTURAL EXHIBITORS
This show shall be governed by the standard rules,
regulations and guidelines of the American Rose Society (ARS).
1. What may be
exhibited: The show is designed for the
display of roses grown by the exhibitors in their private outdoor garden.
2. Who may exhibit:
Competition is open to all rose growers regardless of residence. By entering the competition, the exhibitor
agrees to abide by the rules of the show.
3. Entries:
Entries will be received at the preparation area from 6:00 a.m. until
10:30 a.m. Exhibits will be placed by
the exhibitor, including Challenge Classes.
4. Containers and ARS entry tags will be provided for all
specimens. Boxes, bowls, and palettes
will be provided on a first-come basis.
5. Wedging: Green
Styrofoam wedging material will be provided.
Wedging material protruding above the lip of the container will be
penalized during judging.
6. Entry limitations:
Exhibitors may make as many entries in as many Classes as desired,
unless stated otherwise, but only one entry of a variety is allowed in each
Class.
7. ARS ribbons:
First, second, third, and honorable mention ribbons will be awarded for
each variety of rose as warranted by the judges. Only blue ribbon entries are
eligible for awards.
8. Rules for the American Rose Society will be
followed. Classification and eligibility
will be determined in accordance with Modern Roses XII, the 2019 Official List
of Approved Exhibition Names for Exhibitors & Judges, the 2019 edition of
the Handbook for Selecting Roses, Modern Roses on-line and Recent Registrations
on the ARS website.
9. Judging will begin at 10:30 a.m. and will be based on
a comparison of approach to perfection of the individual variety. At the time of judging an exhibition rose
should be at its most perfect phase of beauty, which is usually one-half to
three-fourths open.
10. Disqualifications:
An entry will be disqualified for any of the following reasons:
misnamed; misclassed, misplaced; unlabeled or mislabeled; a foreign substance
on foliage, stem or bloom; side buds on a specimen that is to be shown without
side buds; exhibitor’s name in wrong place; stem on stem, except Old Garden
Roses and Shrub Classes.
11. Points: The ARS scale of points will be used as follows:
Form 25 Stem & Foliage 20
Color 20 Balance & Proportion 10
Substance 15 Size 10
12. Visitors’ hours:
The Rose Show will be open to the public from 1:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m.
Saturday. Awards may be claimed at 4:00
p.m. Saturday, exhibits must remain in place until the end of the show.
HORTICULTURE SCHEDULE
Hybrid Teas, Grandifloras, and Their Climbing Sports
Specimen Classes
Class
1. One bloom per stem, no side buds, at exhibition stage.
Queen – Best blue ribbon winner.
ARS
Certificate and Award
King – Second best blue ribbon winner.
ARS Certificate and Award.
Princess – Third best blue ribbon winner.
ARS Certificate and Award.
Court of Honor.
Next three best blue ribbon winners.
Class 2. A
spray, two or more blooms, side buds permitted.
Single types not eligible. ARS
Certificate and Award.
Class 3. Fully-open,
one bloom per stem, without side buds, stamens must show. Singles excluded. ARS Certificate and Award.
Class
4.
Single Hybrid Tea 4-8 petals, stamens showing. Single specimen or spray allowed. ARS
Certificate and Award.
Challenge Classes
Class
5. Collection of three specimens, one bloom per stem, the same or all
different varieties. Award.
Class 6. English Box.
Six blooms at exhibition stage, without foliage, no more than two
specimens of one variety. One entry per
exhibitor. ARS Certificate and Award.
Class 7. Rose on water.
One bloom at exhibition stage, no foliage, staged floating on water in a
goblet. One entry per exhibitor. ARS Certificate and Award.
Class 8. Pretty as a Picture.
One bloom, foliage allowed, exhibited in a frame provided by the Show
Committee on a first come basis. One
entry per exhibitor. Award.
Floribundas
Class 9. One bloom per stem, at exhibition stage,
without side buds. Singles not
eligible. ARS Certificate and Award.
Class 10. Spray
of one stem with two or more blooms in various stages of development. ARS Certificate and Award.
Class 11. Painter’s palette of five blooms without foliage and
at least three different varieties. One
entry per exhibitor. Award.
Class 12.
Floribunda Floater. One Floribunda
bloom, exhibited at the most perfect phase of beauty, no foliage, staged
floating on water in a goblet. One entry
per exhibitor. Award.
Climbers, Ramblers and Polyanthas
Class 13. Large flowered Climber (LCl), Climbing HT
(Cl Ht), Hybrid Giantea (HG), or Hybrid Wichurana (H Wich) May be exhibited as one bloom per stem and be
disbudded, or as a spray. Those
varieties that have a bush counterpart (HT, FL, Mini) must be exhibited in the
same class as their bush counterparts. Examples of Climbing Hybrid Teas that
have no bush counterpart are Aloha and High Noon. ARS Certificate
and Award.
Class 14. A Polyantha spray.
ARS Certificate and Award.
Old Garden Roses and Shrubs
Class 15. One
specimen OGR with one or more blooms, introduced prior to 1867. ARS Dowager Queen Certificate and Award.
Class 16. One
specimen OGR with one or more blooms, introduced in 1867 or after. ARS Victorian Certificate and Award.
Class
17. Classic Shrub Only those Shrubs
with the subdivision of Hybrid Kordesii, Hybrid Moyessi, Hybrid Musk, and
Hybrid Rugosa, one specimen, one or more blooms. Unwanted side growth may be removed subject
to penalization. ARS Certificate and award.
Class 18. Modern
Shrub Shrubs identified with the generic classification of Shrub (S). One specimen, one or more blooms. Unwanted
side growth may be removed subject to penalization. ARS certificate and award.
Class 19. Rose
on Water 5-7 blooms of any OGR or Shrub rose, no stems or foliage, any
combination and color. One entry per exhibitor.
Award
Miniatures and Minifloras
Specimen Classes
Class
20. Miniature, one bloom per stem, no
side buds, at exhibition stage.
Queen – Best
blue ribbon winner.
ARS Certificate and Award.
King –
Second best blue ribbon winner.
ARS
Certificate and Award.
Princess –
Third best blue ribbon winner.
ARS Certificate and Award.
Class
21. Miniflora, one bloom per stem, no
side buds, at exhibition stage.
Queen – Best blue ribbon winner.
ARS
Certificate and Award.
King – Second best blue ribbon
winner.
ARS Certificate and Award.
Princess – Third best blue
ribbon winner.
ARS Certificate and Award.
Classes
22-30. Miniature or Miniflora
entries accepted, except Class 26 which cannot be a mixture.
Class
22. A spray with two or more blooms.
ARS Certificate and Award.
Class 23. Fully-open,
one bloom per stem, without side buds, stamens must show. Singles
excluded. ARS Certificate and Award.
Challenge Classes
Class 24. Three
one bloom per stem, same or different varieties, in one container. Award.
Class 25.
Cycle of bloom. Three one bloom per stem
of same variety, without side buds, showing the three stages of development:
(1) the bud with sepals down and petals beginning to unfurl; (2) the bloom at
exhibition; (3) the fully open bloom with stamens showing. Staged in Separate Containers. Award.
Class 26. English
Box. Six blooms at exhibition stage, all
Miniature or all Miniflora, without foliage, no more than two specimens of one
variety. One entry per exhibitor. ARS Certificate and Award.
Class 27. Rose
on water. One bloom at exhibition stage, no foliage, staged floating on water in
a small goblet. One entry per exhibitor.
ARS Certificate and Award.
Class 28. Painter’s
Palette. Five blooms at exhibition stage, without foliage, at least three
varieties. One entry per exhibitor.
Award.
Class 29. Pretty
as a Picture. One bloom, foliage
allowed, exhibited in a frame provided by Show Committee on a first come
basis. One entry per exhibitor. Award.
Class 30. Six
one bloom per stem specimens, without side buds, same or different varieties,
staged in one container. Award.
Class
31.
Single Roses (4-8 petals), single specimen or spray may be shown. ARS Certificate and Award.
Novice Class
Class 32. Novice.
Open to anyone who has never won a blue ribbon in an ARS Show. One specimen of
any rose category. Exhibitor may enter
as many roses as desired with no duplications of variety. ARS Certificate and Award.
Most Fragrant Rose
Class 33.
Fragrance. One specimen of any rose class entered for fragrance. This class to be judged by the public
visiting the Show between 1:00-3:00 PM.
Award.
Judges Class
Class 34. Judges.
Open only to ARS judges working this Show.
One variety of any class at exhibition stage. ARS Certificate and Award.
Best of Show
Class 35. The
Best of Show Award. The ARS Judges will
select the Best of Show from among the winning entries on the Horticultural
Awards Table, at the close of judging.
ARS Certificate and Award
PHOTOGRAPHY SCHEDULE
“Angels in our Gardens”
Guidelines and Rules for Photography
Exhibitors: All
entries must be of outdoor grown roses and photographed by the exhibitor. Each exhibitor agrees to conform to the rules
and regulations of the show.
Classes:
Competition in all classes is open to
all exhibitors. Membership in a rose
society is not required.
Entries: Exhibitors are limited to six (6) entries
for the show. No photograph may be entered more than once. More than one entry may be made in a class
provided roses are of a different variety. Previous winners of an ARS sponsored
event may not be entered. Entries will
be accepted between 7:00 am and 10:30 am on Saturday, April 13, 2019. The preparation area will open at 6:00 am. Entries will be placed by the placement
committee. Official entry tags must be
used and will be furnished by the show committee. Both sections of the tag must be completed
and include class, variety (ARS Approved Exhibition Names must be used), and exhibitor’s
name and address. Entries should be
identified with exhibitor name and address on the back of the mat (not visible
to the judges). Preprinted labels may be
used. Entries remain on display until
the end of the show, Saturday, April 13, 2019 at 4:00 pm. Photos will be 8” X
10”, landscape or portrait, film or digital, color or black and white. Exhibits will be mounted and matted (outside
dimensions must be 11” X 14” and black color).
Supplies will be provided by the show committee and available on first
come basis. Mats become the property of the exhibitor. Cropping is allowed, however the rose must be
identifiable. Digital manipulation of
the image is prohibited. Garden photos
may be of a public or private garden. It
is not a requirement that the exhibitor grow the roses photographed. However, exhibitor grown photographs are
eligible for the ARS Gold, Silver and Bronze Certificates.
Judging: Judging
will be by ARS Horticulture and/or Arrangement judges and an experienced
photographer. The decision of the judges
will be final. Judging begins after
entries close and only designated show workers are allowed in the show area
until judging is completed.
The
judges will use the following scale of points:
Conformance…………………………. 5 points
Conformance to schedule required
Specific Section………………………. 50 points
Representation of class and
originality
Composition…………………………. 15
points
Points of interest, simplicity,
contrast, balance, framing, viewpoint
Technique ……………………………..15 points
Correct exposure, lighting,
sharp
focus of subject and other
technical factors
Distinction…………………………….15
points
Total 100 points
Awards: One
first, second and third place ribbon may be given by variety in each
class. Multiple fourth place ribbons
may be awarded. The best of class will be selected from the blue ribbon
winners. The best of class entries will
be eligible for Queen, King and Princess.
ARS Gold, Silver and Bronze Certificated may be awarded to the best in
class entries that are exhibitor grown.
EG (Exhibitor grown) must be shown in the upper right corner of the
entry tag. Judges may reward or withhold
awards as an exhibit merits.
General: The
show is open to the public at the conclusion of judging and is free of
charge. The Gainesville Rose Society,
the Village nor any member of the show committee will assume responsibility for
liability for loss or damage to any person or property.
Photography
Classes
(Photography Best of Show
Award will be selected from the Best of Class Awards)
Class
1. One Bloom (HybridTea, Grandiflora, Miniature or Miniflora) Rose should
be at Exhibition Stage (Center petals not unfurled, center at highpoint with
bloom one half to three fourths open.
Best of Class award.
Class
2. One Open Bloom (Hybrid Tea, Grandiflora, Miniature or Miniflora) Rose is to be open bloom and stamens must
show. Best of Class award
Class
3. One miscellaneous bloom (Floribunda, Polyantha, Shrub, Climber or Old
Garden Rose) Rose is to be at the most
perfect stage of beauty. Best of Class
award
Class
4. One Spray (Any type or variety) The spray must have two or more blooms
and may have side buds. Best of Class award
Class
5. Macro Subjects are to be photographed at very close range. Photos must include some part of the rose and
may include other objects. Best of Class award
Class
6. Garden Scene photos must include roses and may include other plants
and/or garden art. Best of Class award
Class
7. Arrangements may be either standard or miniature and style may be
traditional, modern, oriental or a bouquet.
Name of arranger must be noted.
Best of Class award
Class
8. Novice (Restricted to an exhibitor who has not won a blue ribbon in an
ARS show. Roses may be of any
variety. Ribbon and award given.
ARRANGEMENTS
“Angels in our Gardens”
RULES FOR ARRANGEMENTS EXHIBITORS
The Gainesville Rose Society follows ARS Rule and Practices for Rose
Arrangements as follows:
1. All roses must be outdoor grown and of high quality.
2. A rose or roses must
be the dominant flower. Flowers other
than roses, fresh plant material and dried and/or treated plant material may be
used, unless prohibited in the schedule.
3. The ARS Approved
Exhibition Name of each rose must be written on the entry tag. An entry with misnamed or unnamed roses will
be penalized.
4. One entry per
exhibitor is allowed in each class, but an exhibitor may enter as many classes
as desired. More than one exhibitor from
the same garden may enter the same class.
5. Accessories are allowed unless
otherwise stated.
6. Artificial plant
materials are not permitted. Use of
artificial plant materials and/or use of roses not grown outdoors will result
in disqualification.
7. Painted or dyed fresh
plant materials and live creatures are not permitted and use of these will
result in severe penalty.
8. Plant material on state conservation
lists is prohibited and its use will result in a severe penalty.
9. The American flag or the flag of any
country may not be used as a decoration and its use will result in a severe
penalty.
10. Exhibitors are responsible for
maintaining the entry in a fresh and presentable manner.
11. The
number of entries in a class will not be limited unless space is not
available.
12. An
arrangement incorrectly placed in one class when it should have been in a
different class will be judged in the class in which it has been
placed.
13. All exhibits must be the work of the
exhibitor.
14. No one but the exhibitor may touch or move an
arrangement. However, in special
circumstances, if all efforts to locate the arranger have failed, an
arrangements chairman may carefully move an arrangement.
15. The ARS Standard
System of Awards is used.
A.
Minimum points for first, second and third are 90, 85, or 80 points,
respectively.
B. High awards require a minimum score
of 92. This should be evident in a noticeably higher quality.
16. ARS Gold, Silver and Bronze Medal
Certificates.
A.
Gold, Silver and Bronze Medal Certificates may be awarded to the highest,
second highest, and third highest
scoring Arranger Grown entries selected from
the top three first place winners in Classes 1-6.
B.
Gold, Silver and Bronze Medal Miniature Certificates may be awarded to the
highest, second highest, and third highest scoring Arranger
Grown entries selected from the top three first place winners
in Classes 7-10.
C.
Entries competing for ARS Medal Certificates must write AG (for
arranger grown) on the entry tag.
17. Only one first place ribbon will be
awarded in each class. An award will be
given for the first place winner in each class.
Fourth place (honorable mention) ribbons may be awarded.
18. Exhibitors entering this show must
agree to abide by these ARS rules.
PLEASE
NOTE: Entries will be received
from 7:00 a.m. until 10:30 a.m. Judging begins at 10:30 a.m. The decision of
the Arrangement Judges is final. The Gainesville Rose Society
will not be responsible for your arrangements or containers. The GRS Rose Show
Committee and the Sponsors of this Rose Show will exercise all due precautions
for safety of individuals and exhibits, but neither shall be held responsible
for loss or damage to person or property.
It is your responsibility to remove your arrangement promptly at the
close of the Rose Show. If you cannot do
this, the Chairperson, Jean Giesel (352-475-2762) betty.giesel@gmail.com must be
advised of your intentions.
Pre-registration is not required, but would be appreciated. Contact Jean for questions.
Score
Card for Judging Rose Arrangements
Conformance (5 points per
Category) ………….……….…..15 points
a. Naming of roses correctly named,
b. Conformance to type of design,
c. Other specific requirements of schedule
Design (5 points per
principle)………………………..…….30 points
Balance,
dominance, contrast, rhythm, proportion, scale
Perfection of the rose(s),
including other plant material….....30 points
Creativity and
Expressiveness……………………………....15 points
Distinction…………………………………………...……....10
points
Unique,
sets the design apart, superiority in every respect
Includes
technical execution and construction
Total………………………………................……100
points
ARRANGEMENTS SCHEDULE
"“Angels in our Gardens”
Standard Arrangements
Staging for Classes 1-4, will be staged in white
niches, 22 inches wide, 13 inches deep and 36 inches high, on white-covered
tables. Exhibitors may provide their own freestanding niche or background as an
integral component of the design not to exceed the size restrictions. There are no height restrictions for Standard
designs. However, designs may not extend
beyond the niche or background.
Standard
Traditional Arrangement:
Eligible
for the ARS Royalty Award.
Class 1 “Tom’s
Treasured Roses” A Line-Mass design.
Class 2 “The Earl of Roses” A Line design
Modern Arrangement
Eligible for ARS Artist’s Award.
Class 3 “Bouquets to Linda” Modern Freeform Design
Arrangements In The Oriental Manner:
Eligible for the ARS Oriental Award.
Class 4 “Velvet
Petals for Veda”
An arrangement in a low or medium container or compote, in a naturalistic style e.g. shoka, shoka shimptai, moribana, etc..
Class 5 “Roses Touched Tucker”
Duke of Arrangements:
Eligible
for Duke of Arrangements Award.
Fresh roses any classification type with or without
other fresh and/or dried plant material.
Size of arrangement is larger than 10 inches but must not exceed 20
inches in height, width or depth. Designer’s choice of style, which must be
stated on the entry tag. (May be Traditional, Modern or In the Oriental
Manner). No accessories are permitted.
Table
Class
Eligible
for the ARS Court of Etiquette Award
Class 6
“Tribute to Roses and Friendship”
A standard informal exhibition table is a
non-practical artist display of elements suggestive of serving a meal. Dishes may be stacked, suspended, placed on
an easel, etc. Napkins or other
appointments may be grouped or presented in creative ways. Requirements are a dish for food, a vessel
for drinking and a rose arrangement.
Other component or accessories may be used. No flatware is allowed. Design not to exceed 24 inches in width or 18
inches in depth.
Miniature
Arrangements
Only
those varieties classified as Miniature and/or Miniflora Roses may be used in
any of these arrangements. Staging will
be at eyelevel on a white-covered table in white niches, 10” wide, 10” high and
10” deep. Designs may not extend beyond
the niche.
Traditional
Designs Using Miniatures:
Eligible
for the Miniature Royalty Award.
Class 7 “Roses Smiled on
Sarah”
A
traditional line or line mass design.
Modern
Arrangements Using Miniatures:
Eligible for Miniature Artist’s Award.
Class 8 “Lee’s Rose Buds”
A
Modern Free Form design.
Arrangements
In the Oriental Manner:
Eligible for Miniature Oriental Award
Class 9 “Bob’s Beautiful Rose
Stories”
A free style design.
May be in a low or medium container or compote, in a naturalistic style, e.g., shoka, shoka shimptai, moribana, etc.
Novice Arrangements
Restricted to those who
have never won a first place arrangement ribbon in an ARS rose show. (Novice arrangers may also enter any other
class except Classes 10 & 11) Eligible
for the ARS Novice Certificate.
Class 10 “Praise the Rose” Designer’s choice (Standard or Miniature) of
arrangement, Traditional, Modern or
Oriental Manner. Arranger must
write choice on entry tag. No
accessories permitted.
Judges Arrangements
Eligible
for Best Judges Entry Certificate. Only
judges judging this show are permitted to enter this class.
Class 11 “Tribute to Friends” Standard
Design. Exhibitor may choose the type of
design, which must be written on the entry tag.
Table space to 30”W & 30”D will be provided.
Class
12 “A
Moment in Time” Miniature Design.
Exhibitor may choose the type of design, which must be written on the entry
tag. Space allowed, conform to 10x10x10.”
Gainesville
Rose Society
Middle and
High School Rose Photography Show
April 13,
2019
Tower Club at The Village, 8000 NW 27th
Blvd., Gainesville
Photography Classes
Class 1 – One bloom (Any rose type, variety or
species). Rose is to be at its most
perfect phase of beauty. There should
not be other roses or buds in the photograph.
Class 2 – One Open Bloom (Any rose
type, variety, or rose species). Rose is to be an open blossom and stamens must
show. There should not be other roses or
buds in the photograph.
Class 3 – One Spray (Any rose type, variety, or
rose species). The spray must have two
or more blossoms of the same variety and may have buds. A spray has multiple blossoms from one
single stem.
Class 4 – Macro (Any rose type, variety, or
rose species and must include some part of a rose or rose plant and may include
other objects such as insects). Subjects
are to be photographed at very close range.
Class 5 – Garden Scene Photos must
include roses and may include other plants, and/or garden art, and/or
hardscaping. Include the name of the
garden on the entry tag.
Class 6 – Creative Interpretation (Any rose
type, variety, or rose species). Photo(s) can be manipulated using unusual
lighting, photo editing software, abstracted, enhanced, or material can be
“photographed” using a scanner. Cutting
and pasting is useful. Use your
imagination and creativity. Include a name for your creation. It is not necessary to identify the rose(s)
used.
Guidelines and Rules
All entries must be of outdoor grown roses and have been
photographed by the individual exhibitor. Each exhibitor agrees to conform to the rules and regulations governing
the show. Competition is open to all
Middle and High School students. The
show committee chair may disqualify any entry that does not conform to the
stated rules prior to the entries being judged.
Entries
Exhibitors are limited to a total of 5 entries for the
show. No photograph may be entered more
than once. More than one entry per
exhibitor may be made in a class provided roses are of different varieties in
Classes 1 through 4. Entries will be accepted April 9-11 at Westwood Middle School and at the show
venue from 4 to 5 p.m. on April 12 and from 8 to 9 a.m. on April 13. Entries will be placed by show
volunteers. Entry tags will be provided
by the show committee and must be used by the exhibitors. Both sections of the tags must be completed
(except exhibitor number). Exhibitors
should place their name on the back of the matted photograph. Address labels may be used. Entries remain in place until the end of the
show at 4 p.m. April 13. Although the committee will attempt, to
return photos not picked up at this time, there is no guarantee they will be
returned.
Photos will be 5x7”, landscape or portrait orientation, and
may be film or digital, color or black and white. Photos will be matted using black 8x10” mats. Matting supplies and entry tags will be
provided in advance by the show committee for Westwood school students and on
request. Photos must also be backed with
stiff cardboard, foam board, etc.
Cropping is allowed for all classes.
Grooming of roses is encouraged and artificial backgrounds may be
used. Only subtle digital manipulation is allowed
for Classes 1 - 5.
One first, second, and third place ribbon may be given in
each class if merited. Multiple 4th
place ribbons may be awarded. Queen,
King, and Princess will be awarded to the top photos if merited.
