Re: CULT: Weather and Judges
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- Subject: Re: CULT: Weather and Judges
- From: P*@aol.com
- Date: Tue, 02 Jan 2001 09:31:55 EST
Mornin' My 2 cents worth on all this...
>>In a message dated Tue, 2 Jan 2001 1:18:08 AM Eastern Date: Tue, 2 Jan
2001 00:37:34 EST
From: dwiris@aol.com
Subject: Re: Re: CULT: Weather and Judges
In a message dated 1/1/01 12:16:57 PM Eastern Standard Time, rainacre@aol.com
writes:
<< One aspect that is quite frustrating is when the exhibitor doesn't seem to
know what the front of the stalk is & presents the exhibit with its back to
the
judges. >>
>Dear Fred: This isn't always the fault of the >exhibitor. In many shows
specimens are placed by a >committee. Dorothy Willott <<
In Oklahoma City where 4 iris shows are held each (non-National convention)
year, the garden center furnishes the square vase containers for all the
horticulture exhibits. I mention SQUARE because when the iris is staged
properly, the tag will be in the front. On round vases where the tag flops,
Dorothy has a good point. If loose rubber bands are used on the tags, they
can flop around so that the original front (as staged by the exhibitor) can
be lost.
Whenever I exhibit, I ALWAYS go back by every single entry of mine (and
sometimes there are 50) and check to make sure it is still staged as I had it
when I put it on the cart to be placed by the show committee. If it's
off-kilter I fix it. Daylilies and irises are not as difficult as daffodils.
As a judge, if I see a perfect specimen that is simply turned the wrong way,
I have on occasion instructed the clerk to move or restage the tag so the
iris will be facing front, then sent it on up for Queen contention.
I always consider the weather conditions, especially when instructed to do so
by the show chairman, unless the quality of the show dictates otherwise.
Mayhaps that comes from living here in the middle where we have such horrific
wind and hail conditions that can change or devastate an entire bloom season.
Kath in freezy, breezy, deep in snow & ice OKC...=^..^=
where we just had the 2nd coldest December in history
and the 3rd highest amount of snow for a December...
AIS Region 22, USDA Zone 7 -- what a laugh!
