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RULES for ARTISTIC DESIGN Roses MUST be GARDEN GROWN in all classes. Roses may or may not be arranger grown. To be eligible to receive an ARS Gold, Silver, Bronze Certificate/Miniature Gold, Silver, or Bronze Certificate , the roses in the arrangement must be arranger-grown. The design must be a first place winner scoring 92 points or more. The term “arranger-grown” or “AG” must be written on the entry tag, if the roses were grown by the exhibitor, and the names of the roses must be written on the entry tag. The term “Mini-Flora” or “MFL” must be written on the entry tag if Mini-Flora roses are used in the arrangement. Penn-Jersey members must write the term “PJ” in the corner of the entry tag to be considered for the Penn-Jersey awards. Roses must provide the DOMINANT floral interest in all classes. Other fresh foliage and flowers are permitted. The use of conservation materials is not permitted. Dried, painted, treated and man-made materials are permitted unless otherwise stated; artificial plant material and the painting/spraying of fresh plant material is not allowed. Exhibitor MUST correctly name the variety of rose(s) on the entry card. Points will be deducted for unnamed or misnamed roses. More points will be deducted if all the roses are misnamed or unnamed than if only a few roses are misnamed or unnamed. (Points will also be deducted if the form and condition of the rose(s) are faulty, according to the degree of impairment). An arranger may explain their interpretation on a 3 x 5” card to be placed with the entry card in the right front of the exhibit. An exhibitor may enter only one design in each class. Exhibitors MUST be REGISTERED for the convention. Exhibitors must pre-register all entries in order to allow for ample space for each class. Please contact: Joan Singer, 717-352-2171 or email to joandrandy@supernet.com before September 16, 2008 at 1pm. Arrangers may use mats, bases, stands, and accessories in any class unless otherwise prohibited. Side wings on backboards are not permitted. Backboards may be supported by leaning against the wall. Accessories, if used, should not be dominant but enhance the floral components of the design. Non-Rose Society members are invited to enter any class. Non-District awards will be presented at 4pm. All arrangements must remain in place until the conclusion of the evening banquet. The York Area Rose Society will exercise due caution in safeguarding exhibits. The society cannot be held responsible for damage or loss. All arrangements will be staged on a standard table unless otherwise specified. Ideally, to receive maximum points for balance/proportion, the arrangement should use an appropriate amount of the allotted space for a balanced display. Other staging requirements are listed with each class. Tables are placed against the wall which has striped light gold wall covering. All entries will be judged using the A.R.S. point scoring system. The decision of the judges is final. All Miniature arrangements will be judged near or at eye level. |