Leaf and Flower Art Exhibit

The 2024 Leaf and Flower Art Exhibit was held on Saturday, May 25, 2024 at St. Peter’s Anglican Church Hall, 5800 Church Road, Duncan, from 1 pm to 4 pm, and was a huge success.

The Leaf and Flower Art Exhibit provides an opportunity to display and view examples of the many beautiful flowers and plants grown in the Valley, as well as floral designs. This is an open show and all entries are welcome. There is no entry fee.

The Show Schedule provides all of the details needed to prepare and stage exhibits for entry, including Entry Classes, Show Rules, Show Tips, Definitions, and a summary of trophies and awards.

Here’s the 2024 schedule, click on the square in the top right corner to open:

Click on the link for the entry form: Flower Show entry form

You may find the following articles helpful in preparing for the show and for the Cowichan Exhibition:

We invite and welcome entries to all classes of the Annual Leaf and Flower Art Exhibit. There is no charge to enter. Please review the schedule and if you have any questions, please email: info@cowichanvalleygardenclub.com

The 2020 and 2021 Flower Shows and Teas were cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The 2022 Show was a small event limited to club members, their families and friends, without Tea or Floral Design Demonstrations, the 2023 Show included Tea and Floral Design Demonstrations.

History of the Event

The Cowichan Valley Garden Club’s first Spring Flower Show took place in 1960, and annual spring flower shows and plant sales have been held in different forms and at many different locations in Duncan ever since. For 2015, it was decided to hold two separate events, The Plant Sale on April 11th., and the Flower Show on May 30th.
The Show and Sale has been the Club’s major annual public event, anticipated and attended by gardeners and plant lovers throughout the Cowichan Valley and beyond.

The Flower Show provides an opportunity to display and view examples of the many beautiful flowers and plants grown in the Valley, as well as floral designs and garden photographs. This is an open show, and all entries are welcome. There is no entry fee.
The Schedule for the Spring Show, provides all of the details needed to prepare and stage exhibits for entry. Members of the Vancouver Island Horticultural Judging Group judge the entries.

Winners of the 2023 awards were:

Total number of entries in all Divisions: 198

Cut Flower Division: 177

Decorative Division: 13

Potted Plants Division: 8

Cut Flower Division High Aggregate Sherry Deptuch $25

1st runner up Karen Wade —

2nd runner up Wilma Harvie —

Overall Decorative High Aggregate Darlene Veitch $50

1st runner up Judith Appleby —

2nd runner up Tanus Bapty —

Best Judged General Decorative Exhibit Darlene Veitch $25

Best Judged Novice Decorative Exhibit Judith Henderson $25

Best Judged Youth Decorative Exhibit No entries

Best Cut Flower Exhibit (Classes 1 – 37) Diane McAmmond Rosette

Best Overall Judged Decorative Exhibit Judith Henderson Rosette

People’s Choice Best Decorative Exhibit Darlene Veitch Certificate

1st runner up tie Tanus Bapty & Judith Henderson

2nd runner up Darlene Veitch

Best Potted Plant Stephanie Walter Rosette

General Decorative High Aggregate Darlene Veitch Certificate

1st runner up Tanis Bapty

2nd runner up tie Judith Appleby & Jean Addison

Novice Decorative High Aggregate Judith Appleby Certificate

1st runner up Judith Henderson

2nd runner up Barb Parker

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