Monthly Designs 2024-25
February
DESIGN CLASSES: Consultants Liz Snowdon and Rachel Collins—Designs staged on a table 29” from the floor, covered with a beige cloth. Space allotted is 20”x 20”. Plant material list is required. Background and/or underlay optional except where required.
- “Pretty in Pink” – A petite design appropriate for Valentine’s Day, not to exceed 8” in height, width, or depth. Placed on a table 29” from the floor. Staging panel and underlay required.
2. “The Patriot” – A creative line-mass design. Designer’s choice of plant material and components.
March
DESIGN CLASSES: Consultants Liz Snowdon and Rachel Collins—Designs staged on a table 29” from the floor, covered with a beige cloth. Space allotted is 20”x 20”. Plant material list is required. Background and/or underlay optional except where required.
- “Spring has Sprung” – NOVICE CLASS: A parallel design consisting of three groupings of plant material and optional components with a strong parallel placement in a single container or base.
2. “Master Chef” – A creative design incorporating a kitchen implement. Designer’s choice of style, plant material and components.
3. “Trash to Treasure” –Title and topic to be announced by GCFP. Winning entry will be entered at the District XI meeting in March.
April
DESIGN CLASSES: Consultants Liz Snowdon and Rachel Collins—Designs staged on a table 29” from the floor, covered with a beige cloth. Space allotted is 20”x 20”. Plant material list is required. Background and/or underlay optional except where required.
- “Here’s Looking at You” – A petite reflective design, containing reflective materials giving back light to the viewer. May use reflective containers, plant material or other components. Not to exceed 10” in height, width, or depth. Placed on a table 29” from the floor. Staging panel and underlay required. Mirrors as underlay or background are not permitted.
2. “April Showers” – An underwater design, having some or all plant material and other optional components submerged underwater to create visual interest.
May
DESIGN CLASSES: Consultants Liz Snowdon and Rachel Collins—Designs staged on a table 29” from the floor, covered with a beige cloth. Space allotted is 20”x 20”. Plant material list is required. Background and/or underlay optional except where required.
“Mother’s Day” – NOVICE CLASS: A tray with a place setting for one with an appropriately-sized decorative unit with stability, which should be in scale to the place setting. Maximum tray size 20” x 15.” Silverware not required.
“Hit the Road” – a spatial thrust design, consisting of two parallel placements of similar components.
June
We will have an NGC Small Standard Flower show at Cathedral Village on Thursday June 5, 2025
Division II: Design This land is our land.
Eligible for the Designers Choice Award
Section A Natural Wonders
Class 1. Bryce Canyon Consultant; Audrey Williams [email protected]
A Creative Mass Design: A Creative Design with the silhouette visually closed and the rhythm contained within. Open spaces may be incorporated within the closed silhouette. Designer’s choice of plant material and components. Staged on a free- standing round, off-white pedestal, 39 ½ inches high x 12 inches in diameter. Space between pedestals is 24 inches. Height unlimited. Design may exceed the width of the pedestal by no more than 8 inches in any direction. Staged against a wall of light tan oak paneled doors.
Class 2. Carlsbad Caverns
Consultant: Liz Snowdon (256)265-0999 [email protected]
Novice Class
A Spatial Thrust Design: A Creative Design consisting of two parallel placements of similar components, with emphasis on the two thrusting lines and the space between them. Designers’ choice of plant material and components.
Staged in a space 22 inches wide x 30 inches deep x 29 inches from the floor, height unlimited, staged on a table covered in beige cloth, against a wall of light tan oak paneled doors. Designers are encouraged to incorporate staging panels (background) and underlays within the allotted space.
Class 3. Everglades
Consultant: Tammy Gravlsande (215)206-6579 [email protected]
An Underwater Design: A Creative Design having some or all plant material and other optional component/s submerged in water. Staged in a space 22 incheS wide x 30 inches deep x 29 inches from the floor, height unlimited, staged on a table covered in beige cloth, against a wall of light tan oak paneled doors. Staging panel (background) and underlay within the allotted space required.
Section B Maine Event
Consultant: Rachel Collins (315)214-9931 [email protected]
Eligible for GCFP Special Recognition Award
Class 4. Acadia
An 8-inch Petite Design: Freedom of style, plant material, and components. Staging panel (background) and underlay required but not to exceed allotted space of 8 inches high x 8 inches wide x 8 inches deep. To be staged on a platform 48 inches from the floor covered with an off-white cloth, against a background of light tan oak paneled doors.
