AMERICAN ROSE SOCIETY

ARRANGEMENT SCORE CARD – 100 points

 

 

1.  Conformance – 15 points

Roses correctly named – 5 points

Conformance to type of design per class – 5 points

Other specific requirements of schedule – 5 points

 

2.  Design – 30 points

                 a.  Balance – 5 points

                                 Visual stability.  Actual or visual weight on either side of an imaginary central axis.

 

                 b. Dominance – 5 points

                                 No equal amounts of color, shape or form

 

                 c.  Contrast – 5 points

                                 Differences in form, shape and/or color to develop interest.

 

                 d.  Rhythm – 5 points

                                 Rhythm, achieved by repetition, radiation, and/or variation; may be smooth, dynamic, graceful, gentle.                                   Rhythm is the dominant visual path through the design.

 

                 e.  Proportion – 5 points

                                 Proportion refers to relative amounts of a component (ie, color) in relation  to the other components of the                                  design, and to the whole design.   It also refers to the size of the arrangement to the allotted space.

 

                 f.  Scale – 5 points               

                                 Scale is the size relationship of one component to another, and to the whole. 

 

3.  Perfection of the Rose(s) – 30 points

                                 Roses should be in peak condition, of good substance with fresh foliage

                               and exhibition form.  Other plant materials should also be in good condition.

 

4.      Creativity and Expressiveness – 15 points

                         Imaginative use and creative handling of materials

                                

5.      Distinction – 10 points

                                 Marked superiority in all aspects of the design; sets the design apart.

                               Includes technical execution/construction.

 

Friends and Roses

 

 

Class 1 –                     “Peggy Waters” – Greater Harrisburg Rose Society

 

                 Arranger’s choice of ORIENTAL STYLES.  Staged on a standard table with an allotted space of 20 inches              wide and 30 inches high with a base of 20 inches by 20 inches.  This arrangement requires a back and                   baseboard whose actual size may be smaller than the allotted space for best presentation of the                              arrangement.  Eligible for the ARS Oriental Award.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Class 2 –         “Leonie Bell” – Philadelphia Rose Society

 

                 A SMALL ARRANGEMENT of arranger’s choice.  Duke arrangement can use any type of roses.  To be              staged on a standard table with a space allotment of 22 inches wide, 21 inches high, and 22 inches in              depth. Arrangement can be up to 20 x 20 x 20.  Baseboard required, backboard optional. Style of                             arrangement (modern, traditional, Oriental) must be listed on the entry card.  Eligible for DUKE AWARD

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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PEGGY WATERS, teacher, mentor, lover of roses and all things flora.  She has always invoked the quiet elegance of an oriental design

 

Leonie Bell was a talented illustrator and expert in the identification of Old Garden Roses.

A confirmed Rose Rustler.