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The 2025 Flower Show was a success! 

Check out all the photos and information below:


The Community Garden Club of Duxbury (CGCD) is having our first flower  show since 2019. Traditionally, our club had a flower show every other year.  What is a National Garden Clubs (NGC) Flower Show? An NGC Flower Show is  a celebration of the garden club mission. (See the slide show below for  photos of past CGCD shows.) our show, “It’s Summertime, let your  Imagination Bloom” will be June 12 1nd 13. 

A flower show stimulates interest and education in horticulture, floral design  and related topics. It also provides an outlet for creative expression. The  garden club comes together to share our talents with each other and the  public. A show typically has at least two divisions: Horticulture and Floral  Design. Our show also has divisions for Botanical Arts Artistic Crafts, and  Youth. All the rules, contact information, and details of the show are in a  document called the Schedule. Entry day for all exhibits is  Wednesday, June 11. Please consider signing up via SignUpGenius hereWe welcome ALL members in the Club to participate. Club members who do floral designs will receive reimbursement to offset the expense of purchasing plant material for the design and botanical arts. 

The Horticulture Division showcases horticulture specimens grown by  members and community amateur gardeners. These may include flowers  (perennial and annual), foliage, branches (trees and shrubs), fruit, vegetables,  and container grown plants. Exhibits are botanically labelled, classified into  competitive groupings and judged by accredited NGC flower show judges. Our  show includes flowering perennials (such as: Astilbe, Peony, and Roses),  flowering annuals (such as Bachelor’s Button, Daisy, and Love-in-the-mist),  and flowering branches (such as: Hydrangea, Viburnum, and Dogwood). Bring  what you grow and don’t be surprised if you win a blue ribbon. Checkout the  Schedule to see the full list. 

The Design Division encourages club members to learn about and create  traditional and creative floral design types. The arrangements are judged on  the use of design elements and principles, selection and use of components,  and distinction. There are competitive categories for the novice as well as  experienced designers. Definitions of each design type are in the Handbook  for Flower Shows. (Link is in the Schedule.) Our club has student and  accredited judges that can advise you.


Here are examples of design types in our show:

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Traditional Line-Mass (Novices only)

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Creative Parallel (Also good for Novices)

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Creative Group Mass

Botanical Arts Artistic Crafts are another outlet for creative expression.

Artistic crafts are objects with a function which may be made entirely or

partially of plant material. These are judged on artistic merit. These Artistic

Crafts are new to most of us. Anyone who enjoys crafts might find this a fun

way to participate in the flower show. Photo examples of Artist Crafts featured

in our show, follow:


Hats and Fascinators

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Book Jackets 

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Invitations

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We also have a Youth Division with Artistic Craft exhibits to encourage our

young people to explore the joys of working with plant materials. They will be

showing collages, miniature gardens, and pressed flower art.

We hope that club members will embrace exhibiting in the show, as well as

helping with the production. See the Schedule for more information.


Want to sign up? Click the Sign Up Genius here

There are opportunities to enter as an exhibitor in design classes, in botanical arts classes and/or horticulture. Pre-registration is required for design and botanical arts classes,  and horticulture exhibits you can bring in without pre-registration. We welcome ALL members in the Club to participate. If you are not sure you want to exhibit, there are several opportunities to be involved, just ask! If you have any questions, please reach out to Sarah Papajohn (Show Chair).  Club members who do floral designs will receive reimbursement to offset the expense of purchasing plant material for the design and botanical arts as follows:

Design:
$35 each


Botanical Arts:
Hat $30
Book $20

*** For all exhibitors, please note there is an exhibitors meeting on May 29, at 9am at Duxbury Free Library. 



The Community Garden Club of Duxbury is a 501(c)3 non-profit organization.

PO Box 1713, Duxbury, MA 02331

cgcduxbury@communitygardenclubofduxbury.org

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