Flower Show
EPIC Celebration of Spring Annual
Flower & Garden Show

**** HORTICULTURE RULES ARE AVAILABLE USING BUTTON ON RIGHT ****

Dates for 2022 EPIC Flower and Garden Show
Dates to be announced

Contact Epic Community Services for information regarding
the Flower and Garden Expo.
Phone: 904.829.3295
Website:
http://www.epicbh.org/flower-garden-expo/
NOTE: Vendors wishing to register please contact
Teresa Andrews at
(904) 829-2273 Ext: 8013
teresa@epicbh.org



General Rules




























Exhibitors are responsible for carefully reading the rules of the schedule

THE SCHEDULE IS THE LAW OF THE SHOW.


Welcome to my Garden

Division II  –  Design

Section A

See my Featured Gardens
Eligible for Designer's Choice Award

Consultant:  Carol Sisco
e-mail:  oldcity4me@bellsouth.net


Class 1  –  See my Garden Art

Floor Design staged on a 4 ft x 4 ft square area against a pale
yellow/beige wall.


Class 2  –  See my Butterfly Haven

Designer's Choice of Design placed on a black pedestal 42” high
with an 18” square top placed against a pale yellow wall.


Class 3  –  See my Water Fall

Cascade Design placed on a black pedestal 42” high with an 18”
square top placed against a pale yellow wall.

Section B

Beautiful Surroundings
Eligible for Table Artistry Award

Consultant:  Rosemary Comtois
e-mail:  comtoisrose@aol.com


Class 4  –  Breakfast on the Patio

Tray Design.  This is a Novice class open to anyone who has not
yet won a blue ribbon. Trays (no larger than 13”X19”) to be
provided by exhibitor.   Trays will be placed on one half of a six
foot table draped in black.  


Class 5  –  Poolside Lunch

Functional Table Design.  Designs placed on a card table, 34”
square, draped with a black cloth.  Additional coverings may be
added.


Class 6  –  Dinner in the Gazebo

Exhibition Table Design.  To include a decorative unit.  Designs
placed in a niche, 48” high, 24” wide, with 12” wings, on a shelf
24” deep and 36” high, covered in black cloth.  Niche to be
furnished by exhibitor.

Section C

Views of my Garden
Eligible for Petite Award

Consultant:  Teresa Lopez
e-mail:  mt_lopez@comcast.net

Class 7  – The View from my Window

Small Transparency Design.  Design not to exceed 8 inches in
height, width, or depth, staged on a lucite stand with a 9”x 9”
black backboard and underlay.  Design/stand will be placed on a
12” square space on a table draped in black.  Design components
may not be attached to the provided backboard or underlay.

Class 8  -  Night Time View

Small Reflective Design.  Design not to exceed 8 inches in height,
width, or depth, staged on a lucite stand with a 9”x 9”black
backboard and underlay.  Stand will be placed on a 12” square
space on a table draped in black.  Design components may not be
attached to the provided backboard or underlay.

Class 9  –  Fountain View

Small Underwater Design.  Design not to exceed 12 inches in
height, width, or         depth, staged on a lucite stand with an 14”x
14” black backboard and underlay.  Stand will be placed on a 16”
square space on a table draped in black.  Design components may
not be attached to the provided backboard or underlay.



Division III  -  Botanical Arts

Section A

Artistic Crafts
Eligible for People’s Choice Award

Consultant:  Elli Steiger
e-mail:  elisabethsteiger@att.net
ENTRIES MUST BE PRE-REGISTERED

Class 1 – Decorated Bird Houses
A bird house decorated with fresh or dried plant material.

Class 2 -- Purse
A purse decorated with fresh or dried plant material.


Division IV  -  Youth

From my Garden

Consultant:  Gayle Prevatt
e-mail:  gaylep@moultriecreek.com


Section A  -  Horticulture  -  Here we Grow

Section B  - Design  -  Here we Show

Section C  -  Any Other Exhibit


Celebrate the arrival of spring in the Nation's oldest city
with two days of flowers, friends and fun.
Growers, nurseries, crafters and artisans from around
the state offer gardeners everything they need
to make spring bloom
at the “Flower and Garden Expo”,
The St. Johns County Agricultural Center
3125 Agricultural Center Drive, St. Augustine,
Florida   32092-0572
(take Exit 318 from I-95 at SR 16)

Come and enjoy:
  • The Garden Club of St. Augustine; Flower and Horticultural
    Show

  • Master Gardener arboretum tours
  • A large variety of horticulture including roses, bromeliads,
    orchids, bonsai, native plants, water garden plants, herbs,
    gingers, butterfly garden plants and many unusual
    perennials.

  • Our lecture series by distinguished lecturers who will
    provide helpful information for all levels of gardening
    experience.

  • Quilt Show by St. Augustine Piece Markers Guild.

There will be ample free parking.
Admission: $5 for a two-day pass, children under 12 are free.

****All proceeds benefit EPIC Community Services, Inc.****
Garden Club of St. Augustine, Inc.
Founded in 1926
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Flower Show Schedule
Click the green button to view the
Rules for entering Horticulture
in the Flower Show
Click the green button to view the
Epic Festival Lecture Series
Click the green button to view the
Photographs from 2017 Flower Show
Photographs from 2019 Flower Show
1.  This flower show shall meet all requirements for a Standard Show
as set forth by the National Garden Clubs, Inc.

2.  Design classes are open to all members of the Garden Club of St
Augustine and the National Garden Clubs.  Horticultural classes are
open to all amateur gardeners.

3 The
Handbook for Flower Shows, revised 2017, from the National
Garden Clubs, Inc., shall be used by exhibitors and judges as the
authority for the governing of the show.  The standard system of
awarding will be used with blue (90+), red (85+), yellow (80+) and white
(honorable mention) ribbons as merited.

4.  Native plants on the Florida Conservation List may be used in all
classes and divisions.=, provided such plants are labeled with the
botanical name and have been grown by the exhibitor or otherwise
legally obtained.

5.  No artifcial plant material (flowers, leaves, fruits or vegetable) will be
allowed anywhere in the show.

6.  All properties must be marked with the exhibitor's name.  The
Committee cannot assume liability for damages or loss of personal
property or injury.

7.  Exhibits shall be entered as follows:
Horticulture Thursday,
March26, between 10 am and 3 pm; Designs Thursday, March
26, between 11 am and 3 pm.

8 Judging will begin at 11 am on Friday, March27, 202.  During
judging, only the Show Chairman, the Classification Chairmen, Judges
and Clerks may be on the show floor.  The decision of the judges is
final.  Any award not merited may be withheld.

9.  No entry may be removed before 3 pm on Sunday, March 29.  
All entries must be removed by 4 pm Sunday.

10. Entries not claimed by 4 pm will be removed by the Dismantling
Committee and may be picked up at the Agricultural Center on Monday
after 8 am.
EPIC Flower Show
for 2021 has been
cancelled!