How to... Show What You Grow

The Show is a great chance to celebrate your garden.

• enjoy preparing an exhibit
• have fun with your harvest
• imagine what you can create

Be Prepared

• Read about the Show
• Visit your garden
• Then review these Web pages again and consider:

• what classes you can enter
• if you have enough items for each display
• how best to display your harvest

Tips to Displaying

Bottles & Plates

Bring your own bottles or vases to display flowers (e.g. mason jars or wine bottles work well). The EHS is not responsible for loss or damage of these items. Only a few bottles will be available.

Paper plates will be provided to display fruits and vegetables.

For small blooms (like petunias and pansies) cover a shallow bowl/pie plate with foil, fill the bowl with water, cut a hole in the foil and hang the bloom in the foil. This keeps blossoms above water, healthy and smiling for the judges.

Looking Good

Make sure everything looks its best: no pests, disease, or blemishes. Clean vegetables and fruit. Trim appropriately.
Please provide plant names (including the variety).

When the class calls for more than one item, judges like uniformity. Look for the same sizes and shapes.

End of the Show

Prizes	major prizes will be presented at the Awards Ceremony; class prizes must be claimed by 3pm, Sunday; prizes not claimed by 5pm, Sunday will be forfeited
Exhibits	pick up exhibits after 5pm, Sunday; exhibits left after 6pm, Sunday will be donated

 

For more information

Judging

Download the 2011 Show Booklet.

Phone: 780-456-3324
Email: select "Show What You Grow Show" on the Contact Us form.