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8 INSTALLATION SCHEDULES 11. Major Exhibitors Thursday, Friday , & Saturday February 19, 20, & 21 Early drop-off; timed appointments only

9 JUDGING AND AWARDS 23. No one other than those authorized by Show Management will be permitted in the Hall where judging is in progress, and no one

10 PARKING AND ACCESS FOR EXHIBITORS, including exhibitors with disabilities 33. See Appendix—Competitive Class Logistics (pages 60-61). ACCESS FOR P

11 ARRANGEMENT CLASSES Chair ... Jolee Greenberg ... 856-778-6134 ... [email protected] Vice-Chair .. Louise Heilig ...

12 ARRANGEMENT CLASSES RULES AND INFORMATION General Rules (pages 7 through 10) also apply. • Classes fill quickly (especially Challenge Clas

13 ENTRY, PASSING, AND REMOVAL TIMES • See Appendix—Competitive Classes Logistics (pages 60-61) for information about getti

14 is not responsible for entries that are not picked up. Entries may not be removed at night. • At Show closing on Sunday, March 8, you must be in

15 MEDIUM NICHES: SPECIAL EFFECTS (Classes 101, 104, 109, 115) • Framed opening: 19.5" wide x 23.5" high, staged approximately 48" fr

16 • Please note: If you provide your own niche box, you must store the PHS box in the lower storage area. This will reduce the amount of free space

17 FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 27—SUNDAY, MARCH 1 (3 days) (removed Monday, March 2, 6:30–6:45 a.m.) 100-D Pedestal: Double Take—Beauty and the Beast A

CONTENTS Access for Persons with Disabilities ... 10 Arrangement Classes ...

18 MONDAY, MARCH 2—TUESDAY, MARCH 3 (2 days) (removed Wednesday, March 4, 6:30–6:45 a.m.) 103-D Pedestal: Double Take—Heroes vs. Villains 104-M Me

19 WEDNESDAY, MARCH 4—SUNDAY, MARCH 8 (5 days) (removed Sunday, March 9, after the Show closes) Miniature Arrangements: CINEMATOGRAPHY 122 Double

20 PRESSED PLANT MATERIAL CLASSES Chair ... Dorothy Yacek-Matulis ... 610-337-8121 ... [email protected] Vice-Chair .. Jean Cook ...

21 • If matting is used as a part of framing, it must function only as matting and must not be used as a design component. • ! VERY IMPORTANT: Screw

22 JEWELRY CLASSES Chair ... Hollis Bauer ... 917-359-2407 ... [email protected] Vice-Chair ... Barbara Sarto

23 " Permitted: Dried flowers, foliage, seeds, pods, peas, beans, corn, nuts (in or out of shells), grapevine twigs, basket reeds, etc. "

24 TABLESCAPES Chair: ... Jill Bonn ... 610-651-5788 ... [email protected] Vice-Chair ...

25 Chair ... Elsa Taylor ... 610-256-3623 ... [email protected] Vice-Chair ... Karen Wychock

26 HORTICULTURE AND ORCHID CLASSES PROCEDURES AND RULES Horticulture Chairs, Co-Chairs, and Classes—see page 36 Orchid Chairs, Co-Chairs, and Classes—

27 • Identification of every plant is required (see below). • Wild-collected plants of endangered and threatened species are forbidden in any PHS Ph

1 2015 PHS Philadelphia Flower Show February 28 – March 8 Pennsylvania Convention Center 12th & Arch Streets, Philadelphia, PA HOURS Members’ Pre

28 This will reduce the number of PHS cards to be retyped on entry days. Note: You may not add or move entries; you are only permitted to update the p

29 Smith on others, and Betsy Smith on still more). This assures that you receive proper credit for all your entries. • After you have post-entered y

30 • SECOND-FRIDAY CLASSES (4000-4991, 7000-7197) Entered, passed, and staged: Friday, March 6 ... 7– 9:30 a.m. (The Post-Entr

31 • Instructions for printing your 4"×6" cards using FSDB will be available from PHS in January and will also be available on the Flower S

32 • All EAD plants must be entered on the first entry day (Thursday/Friday) only in the EAD class(es) that you pre-entered and must remain in the Sh

33 A FEW MORE RULES • No bonsai are permitted. • No water or electrical hookups are permitted for any exhibits. • No accessories are permitted unle

34 PERPLEXED ABOUT POTTING? • Pot size for traditional terra cotta or plastic pots refers to the largest inside measurement at the top. Rectangula

35 THE FLOWER SHOW BOTANICAL DATABASE • At the PHS Philadelphia Flower Show, all plants in soil (in the “ground,” in pots, in contai

36 HORTICULTURE Co-Chair ... Diane Newbury ... 215-242-5973 ... [email protected] Co-Chair ... Thomas Hawkins ... 610-892

37 _020 Any standard Narcissus cv. except ‘Barrett Browning’, ‘Las Vegas’, or ‘Falconet’. Pot: 8" or under. _022 Any standard Narcissus cv. exc

2 2015 PHS PHILADELPHIA FLOWER SHOW COMMITTEE Francesca Northrup, Chair STAFF PHS President ...

38 For the following bulb class only, entries may be assembled from bulbs grown in different pots. _088 Bulb Garden: Any combination of bulbs, arran

39 _140 Euphorbia cylindrifolia. Pot: 6"-10". Eligible for EAD. _142 Euphorbia milii. Pot: 6" or under. _144 Euphorbia milii. Pot:

40 _222 Clivia, solid green foliage. Pot: 8" or under. _224 Clivia, variegated foliage. Pot: 8" or under. _226 Clivia, flowering. Pot: 8

41 _284 Formal flowering or fruiting plant. Pot: 6"-10". _286 Formal flowering or fruiting plant. Pot: over 10". _288 Foliage plant

42 HERB AND PELARGONIUM CLASSES _330 Herb, informal. Pot: 6" or under. Only one plant per pot permitted. _332 Herb, informal. Pot: over 6"

43 _378 Non-hardy rock garden cactus or other succulent except Sedum or Sempervivum. Pot: 6" or under. _380 Rock garden Sedum or Sempervivum,

44 _412 A container garden—a planting of a minimum of three different species, varieties, or cultivars in an open container not to exceed 18" in

45 or diameter. Not permitted: artificial accessories or Wardian-style cases. Note: Terrariums must have covers. _438 Terrarium. A minimum of three d

46 SMALL JOYS (Miniature = mature plants of small stature.) _530 Miniature flowering plant; no cactus or other succulent. Pot: 3" or under.

47 SPECIAL FIRST-FRIDAY HORTICULTURE CLASSES (Classes 2000-2599 are listed on pages 37-46) Passed and staged ... Thursday, February 26 ...

3 Dear PHS Members and Exhibitors: Last year, exhibitors in the PHS Philadelphia Flower Show, “ARTiculture” proved what we’ve been saying for a long t

48 SPECIAL MONDAY HORTICULTURE CLASSES (Classes 3000-3599 are listed on pages 36-46) Passed and staged ... Monday, March 2 ... 7 -

49 SPECIAL SECOND-FRIDAY HORTICULTURE CLASSES (Classes 4000-4599 are listed on pages 36-46) Passed and staged ... Friday, March 6 ...

50 4750 A collection of three different species, varieties, or cultivars of the same genus in separate pots 6" or under. No bulbs; no cactus or

51 ORCHIDS Co-Chair ... Marie-Christine Viallett ... 610-246-4861 ... [email protected] Co-Chair ... Roseanne Nunez ... 609-

52 FIRST-FRIDAY ORCHID CLASSES Passed and staged ... Thursday, February 26 ... 1 – 4 p.m., 5 – 7 p.m. Friday, February 27 ... 7 -

53 5190 Novice Class: Phalaenopsis species or hybrid. 5192 Novice Class: Cattleya and Alliance species or hybrid. 5195 Novice Class: Pap

54 SECOND-FRIDAY ORCHID CLASSES Passed and staged ... Friday, March 6 ... 7 - 9:30 a.m. (The Post-Entry Table closes

55 2015 FLOWER SHOW AWARDS MAJOR EXHIBITORS—FEATURE AWARDS NEW for 2015—PHS Medals. Judging criteria include quality of design, horticulture, plantsma

56 19. Special Achievement Awards of the Garden Club Federation of Pennsylvania—awarded, if merited, to exhibits of unusual excellence (1,000 square

57 26. PHS Orchid Award—for the outstanding blue-ribbon winner in classes 5000-5197. 26A. PHS Orchid Ribbon—for the second-highest scoring blue-ribb

4 COMPETITIVE CLASSES COMMITTEE Competitive Classes, Chair ... Alice Bucher ... 610-444-0136 Competitive Cl

58 88. The Gerald S. Barad Award—given by the Philadelphia Cactus & Succulent Society for the outstanding blue-ribbon winner in the cactus and su

59 SWEEPSTAKES AWARDS 70. The Hamilton Greenhouse Award—for the runner-up in the individual Horticulture Classes Sweepstakes. 71. Mrs. Lammot du Pon

60 APPENDIX—COMPETITIVE CLASSES LOGISTICS TAKING YOUR ENTRIES TO THE SHOW IF YOU DRIVE… • Competitive Classes exhibitors in vehicles enter the Pennsy

61 • Pressed Plant Exhibitors may park in F Hall on Thursday, February 26, to enter exhibits from 7:30 to 10 a.m. You will receive a hang-tag that wi

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5 Horticulture Aides Co-Chair ... Denise Hay ... 856-224-0238 Co-Chair ...

6 Cards & Ribbons Chair ..... Bobbie Bruenner ... 610-649-9683 Vice-Chair ...

7 GENERAL RULES AND INFORMATION Specific classes have additional rules. See individual sections. STAGING AND MAINTENANCE OF ALL EXHIBITS 1. All ent