Prize Books
Garden Produce

CONVENOR: Theresa Flynn – 604-463-6922 or home-arts-registration@countryfest.com

ENTRY FEE: $1.00 per class
REGISTRATION FORM & PAYMENT DEADLINE: Monday, July 14, 2025

PRIZES: First = $5*; Second = $3; Third = $2 – Special prizes awarded in the theme classes are at the judges' discretion (*$1 of the 1st prize purse has been donated by the Maple Ridge Garden Club.)

DIVISION RULES (Please see general rules at the beginning of Prize Book)

DIVISION 1 - Vegetables, Culinary Herbs, Fruits & Berries, and Cut Blooms.
DIVISION 2 - Decorative Flowers and Potted Plants
DIVISION 3 - Junior Garden

1. EXHIBITORS IN DIVISION 1 MUST GROW EXHIBITS - Vegetables, Culinary Herbs, Fruits & Berries, and Cut Blooms.
2. EXHIBITORS IN DIVISION 2 - DECORATIVE FLOWERS DO NOT HAVE TO GROW THE FLOWERS. Some containers will be available for cut blooms.
3. EXHIBITORS IN ALL DIVISIONS WILL BE ABLE TO PURCHASE BLANK ENTRIES/TAGS IN ADVANCE. Blank tags allow the exhibitor to choose classes based on availability of garden crops. No tags are to be purchased after entry deadline.
4. FOR DIVISION 1, NO MORE THAN ONE PERSON CAN EXHIBIT FROM THE SAME GARDEN IN THE SAME CLASS. This does not apply to Division 2 or 3.
5. NO LATE ENTRIES ALLOWED. Exhibitors are expected to attach their own tags to their entries.
6. THERE ARE NO REFUNDS FOR UNUSED TAGS.

Division 1 - Vegetables, Culinary Herbs, Fruits & Berries, and Cut Blooms

DEFINITIONS:

AV – Any variety
AOV - Any other variety
Bloom – fine powdery or waxy substance when referring to fruits and vegetables
Bloom - an individual flower only when referring to cut blooms
Spike - thick upright stem carrying several blooms
CVA - colour variation allowed unless specified
Named - variety must be named

NOTES:

• Please count carefully to make sure entries match numbers as listed with classes.
• All vegetables should be free of pests, blemishes or mechanical injuries (marks left by shovel, hoe or fork.)
• Entries should be washed but NOT SCRUBBED, free from dirt, roots intact, and tops removed to 1" unless otherwise specified (see Rhubarb for example of exception)
• Vegetables & fruits will be judged for uniformity, size, condition, colour, quality & form.
• One vegetable in each category, MAY BE CUT by the judge.
• Fruit SHOULD NOT be polished or waxed
• Cut flower blooms should not be passed their prime.

Vegetables

• 100 Basket of Garden Produce – Vegetables fruit & herbs grown in your own garden.
• 101 Beans, AV 5 – with stem on variety, named
• 102 Cabbage – 1 head with some leaves for cover, roots trimmed
• 103 Cauliflower, Broccoli, & Broccoli rape (Rapini) – 1 head with some leaves for cover; roots trimmed
• 104 Cucumber – 1 any variety, variety named
• 105 Garlic, 3 heads with 2” thin stems, variety named
• 106 Garlic – heaviest bulb, 1 variety named
• 107 Onions & Scallions – with root attached, 1" tops left on, named
• 108 Rhubarb – 3 stalks; leave 3” of the tops on cut in a semi-circle (moon shaped); variety named
• 109 Zucchini – 1 with stem on; variety named
• 110 Squash – 1 with stem on; variety named
• 111 Swiss Chard – 3 AV in water; variety named
• 112 Kale – 3 AV in water; variety named
• 113 Vegetables – AOV not listed in another class; variety named
• 114 Vegetables – 3 colourful collection; varieties named
• 115 Vegetables – funniest shaped
• 116 Lettuce – head or leaf, with root attached, named
• 117 Leeks (including Elephant Garlic) – 3, named
• 118 Carrots – 3 tops on, variety named
• 119 Peppers – 3 with stem & leaf attached, variety named
• 120 Root vegetables other (including beets, potatoes) – 3, variety named

BEST IN SHOW - Vegetables - Rosette

Culinary Herbs

• 130 Basil – 5 cuts AV in water, variety named
• 131 Chives – 5 cuts in water, named
• 132 Herbs – 5 cuts AOV in water, herb type named
• 133 Mint – 5 cuts AV in water, variety named
• 134 Oregano – 5 cuts AV in water, variety named
• 135 Parsley – 5 AV cuts in water, variety named
• 136 Rosemary- 5 AV cuts in water, variety named
• 137 Sage – 5 AV cuts in water, variety named
• 138 Thyme – 5 AV cuts in water, variety named
• 140 THEME CLASS – Potted Herbs in a container with Theme – “BARNYARD BOOGIE”

BEST IN SHOW - Culinary Herbs - Rosette

Fruit

• 146 Blueberries – stem cluster with at least 5 berries which may include green berries and leaves
• 147 Other Berries – stem cluster with at least 5 berries which may include green berries and leaves
• 148 Tree fruit – 4 AV with stem on, variety named

BEST IN SHOW - Fruit - Rosette

Cut Blooms

• 155 Arrangement – Annuals 5 or more varieties 1 vase, named
• 156 Arrangement – perennials 5 or more varieties 1 vase, named
• 157 Clematis – 5 blooms AV, named
• 158 Dahlias – 1 bloom AOV, not listed
• 159 Dahlias – Ball 1 CVA, named
• 160 Dahlias – Cactus 1 CVA up to 5”, named
• 161 Dahlias – Cactus 1 CVA over 5”, named
• 162 Dahlias – Decorative 1 CVA up to 5”, named
• 163 Dahlias – Decorative 1 CVA over 5”, named
• 164 Dahlias – water lily CVA 1 bloom, named
• 165 Daisies – 5 blooms named
• 166 Flowers – 5 AOV not listed, named
• 167 Gladiolus – 1 AV single spike, named
• 168 Hydrangea – Lace Cap 3 cuts same colour, named
• 169 Hydrangea – Mop head 3 cuts same colour, named
• 170 Lily – Asiatic or Oriental 1 cut stamen removed, named
• 171 Marigold – 6 AV, named
• 172 Pansies – 5 AV
• 173 Petunias – 5 AV
• 174 Phlox – 3 AV
• 175 Rose – Single stem, named
• 176 Rudbeckia – 5 stems, named
• 177 Sweet Peas – 5 cuts
• 178 Hydrangea – PeeGee or panicled, 3 cuts, named
• 179 Zinnias – 5 flowers, named
• 180 Echinacea – 5 flowers, may be mixed, varieties named

BEST IN SHOW - Cut Blooms - Rosette

Division 2 - Decorative Flowers and Potted Plants

DEFINITIONS:

Arrangement - consists of fresh cut material in a container, with a base if necessary, may include accessories. Foliage optional.
Composition - may consist of dried, weathered or treated plant materials and/or accessories.

NOTES:

• Flowers in the decorative classes do not need to be grown by the exhibitor.
• Artificial flowers are not permitted.

Decorative Flowers

* Check out the Maple Ridge Museum website to learn about Maple Ridge's history.

• 186 Arrangement – in a mug or teacup
• 187 Colours in Harmony – arrangement using 2 to 3 colours
• 188 Arrangement incorporating garden tools or home décor items
• 189 Arrangement incorporating baking or cooking utensils
• 190 Cube Design – a square arrangement
• 191 First time around – for 1st time exhibitors max size 12” square
• 192 Gardeners Delight – arrangement using fruit, vegetables, flower, herbs
• 193 Theme design – max 12” X 12” featuring the theme "BARNYARD BOOGIE"
• 195 Miniature Arrangement 4” or under
• 196 Mono Colour – arrangement using only 1 colour or shades of that colour
• 197 Oriental Design – Design of Oriental style
• 198 Name that song – incorporating theme “BARNYARD BOOGIE”
• 199 Reflective Beauty – arrangement using a mirror
• 200 Second Time around – composition using recycled products
• 201 Special Occasion – Christmas, Halloween design accessories opt.
• 202 Tool Time – floral arrangement using tools up to 18” container
• 203 Arrangement using ribbons, lace and garlands
• 204 Unusual–an arrangement in an unusual container
• 205 Wild Life – arrangement using wild
• 207 THEME CLASS – table top arrangement viewable from all sides. Theme "BARNYARD BOOGIE"

BEST IN SHOW - Decorative Flowers - Rosette

Potted Plants

The exhibitor must own these plants for at least four months prior to Country Fest dates. Plants should be pest free and not have any other plants in the same pot except for the basket or dish gardens and have not previously been entered in Country Fest.

• 219 Bonsai, named
• 220 Cactus or Succulent, named
• 221 Flowering outside plant, named – single plant type
• 222 Flowering indoor plant, named – single plant type
• 223 Non-flowering plant – named
• 226 Garden or patio planter – featuring theme “BARNYARD BOOGIE” min. 3 different plants – Any size or shape, potted plants allowed.
• 227 Terrarium Miniature Garden max. size 12” x 12” featuring theme "BARNYARD BOOGIE"

BEST IN SHOW - Potted Plant - Rosette