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How to Enter Competitive Classes
EXHIBITOR'S GUIDE
The
Exhibitor’s Guide contains everything you need to know in order
to enter the competitive classes in the 2008 Philadelphia Flower
Show.
Download the 2008 Guide and entry forms in pdf format. You will need the latest version of Adobe Acrobat Reader to open the Guides. If you don't have Reader, click here to download a copy for free.
It is highly recommended
that first-time Horticulture exhibitors download the Beginner's
Guide in addition to the Exhibitor's Guide. The Beginner's
Guide contains helpful hints, frequently asked questions, and tips
and tricks.
If you would prefer to have a printed version
of the Exhibitor’s Guide or Beginner's Guide mailed to you,
please email your name, address, and phone number to fsguide@pennhort.org.
PRE-REGISTRATION for Horticulture and Orchid classes has closed for 2008.
The pre-registration period for Horticulture and Orchid classes at the 2008 Philadelphia Flower Show has now ended. However, you may post-enter up to three plants per entry day in the Horticulture Classes and three per day in the Orchid Classes (with certain restrictions). Please see the Post-Entry section of the Exhibitor's Guide (pages 32 and 33) for more information.
If you used the FSWebReg system to submit your entries, you will now no longer be able to view them on the web. Copies of your entry list will be mailed in your Exhibitor packet in mid-February. If you have questions about your entries, please contact us at fswebreg@pennhort.org
Online pre-registration for the 2009 Flower Show will begin on December 1, 2008. The 2009 Exhibitor's Guide should be available in September 2008.
THE FLOWER SHOW BOTANICAL DATABASE
The Flower Show Botanical Database lists the correct names of over 16,000 plants that have been entered in previous Philadelphia Flower Shows or that have already been entered in this year's Show. These plant names (along with new ones that are submitted and checked) will appear on entry cards, plant lists, and labels for large exhibits.
These botanical names are checked before, during, and after the Show by a group of experts who use a large number of specialized reference books to make sure that the names are up to date and are spelled and punctuated correctly. The database is updated frequently.
- You can use Philadelphia Flower Show Botanical Database directly by clicking here.
- Place your cursor in the box and begin to type the name of a plant. If it appears on the drop-down list, you can see how it should be spelled for your Flower Show entry or plant list.
- For many of the plants on the list, you will see links to Google Images or Google Search. Those links will take you to pictures of the plants or to more information about them (often including where to buy them). The Pennsylvania Horticultural Society takes no responsibility for the accuracy of this information.
- If you are preparing a plant list for the Flower Show, do not use any variants of botanical names that you may find using Google Images or Google Search. They may be incorrect or out of date. Use the spelling and punctuation guidelines in the Botanical Database.
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