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Delight in stunning floral creations at the standard judged flower show at Canada Blooms. This is your chance to show off your green thumb! Interested non-professional exhibitors as well as members of Horticultural Societies and Garden Clubs are welcome to enter these classes. 2011 competition rules, classes and awards will be available soon, to view the 2010 rules please click here.
Flower Show participants can register for 2011 competition later this year (check back for more information closer to the show).
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The dance craze was in full swing in 2010, this year's show was 'A Passion for Dance', and displays like the sultry Tango, the sexy Samba, the classic Waltz and many others were interpreted through flowers. The colour and rhythm enticed visitors from exhibit to exhibit with creativity.
Even the smallest miniature designs, Jitterbug and Hip Hop, cleverly interpreted the movement and tempo of the dance through flowers and plant material. Table designs featured Jazz, and the Limbo interpreted through a modern layer design, first seen in the 1990s, and seldom attempted by florists.
From the Paso Doble, modelled after the sound and movement of the Spanish bullfight to the irrepressible Can Can there was delight to all who visited. Also enjoyed were the low relief floral canvas by designers from across the province portraying the magnificent Flamenco dance, the Ikebana designs of avant garde Japanese dance and the international designers from 10 countries who exhibited their versions of Contemporary Dance, using plant material and context from their homes in Australia, Belgium, Canada, France, Great Britain, Guadeloupe, Ireland, South Africa, South Korea and the United States.
It was a show full of passion -- passion for dance, for flowers, for plants, for people, and for design, reflecting both Canada's multicultural society and the international scene.
The Can Can |
The Can Can |
Hip Hop |
Hip Hop |
Tango |
Tango |
Samba |
Samba |
Waltz |
Jazz |
Jazz |
Contemporary Dance |
Note: Pictures as seen on the Tasty Gardener Blog, visit their link to see more wonderful pictures.
The Garden Club of Toronto held its first flower show in 1949, and over the years has held shows in the Automotive Building, Sony Centre for the Performing Arts (formerly the O'Keefe Centre), Casa Loma, Royal Winter Fair and the Civic Garden Centre. In 1997, marking the Garden Club of Toronto's 50th anniversary and Landscape Ontario's 25th anniversary, the two organizations decided to celebrate with the founding of Canada Blooms, where club members produced a very successful flower show.
Over the following years the Garden Hall evolved into an integral part of Canada Blooms.
Horticulture classes are open to anyone who wishes to enter.
Floral Design classes are open to those who qualify.
International participants are by invitation only.
All entrants in the Garden Hall are amateur designers and horticulturalists.
Did you know that the Garden Hall's International Class is the only one of its kind in Canada? Our 2010 competition welcomed representatives from Australia, Belgium, France, Great Britain, Guadeloupe, Ireland, South Africa, South Korea, the United States and Canada. The designs were simply spectacular; they alone were worth a trip to Canada Blooms.
We thank all participants and Congratulate all the winners.
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