Betty Sanders
State President
The Garden Club Federation of Massachusetts, Inc.
Mary Huntoon
State Flower Show School Credentials Chairman
Catherine Healy
Flower Show School Chairman
Lafleure55@yahoo.com
508-429-5055
Julie Pipe
Registrar
juliepipe@comcast.net
508-429-7646
Committee
Members of GCFM Judges Council
Designers – Members of GCFM Judges Council
BOOKS
Available from NGC, Inc. Member Services
PLEASE BE PUNCTUAL
BRING:
Study outlines, pencils, highlighters, notebook,
clipboard (required), Handbook for Flower Shows,
2007 Revised Edition. Corrections and Addenda
available on line www.gardenclub.org
SUGGESTED ACCOMODATIONS
Holiday Inn Mansfield
31 Hampshire St
Mansfield, MA 02048
844 878 8052
508-339-2200
INSTRUCTORS
FLOWER SHOW PROCEDURE
HORTICULTURE
Sandra hails from Hudson, MA. She is a NGC
Master Judge, an Accredited NGC Flower Show
Procedure, Horticulture and Symposia Instructor.
She is a former GCF of Massachusetts State
President (1999-2011) and currently serves on the
NGC Flower Show Schools Committee as –
Symposium Chairman for the Western half os the
USA. Sandi holds an A.A. from LaSalle College and
a B.A. from Framingham State. She is a Landscape
Master Designer Consultant and a Gardening Study
Consultant; and has chaired numerous flower shows
in Massachusetts.
PRELIMINARY SCHEDULE
The Garden Club Federation of
Massachusetts, Inc.
www.gcfm.org
FLOWER SHOW SCHOOL
COURSE III
Growing, Staging,
Exhibiting and Judging
May 24, 25 and 26th, 2016
DESIGN
Mary Huntoon
Mary Huntoon is an accredited Master Judge for
National Garden Clubs, Inc. and is a Flower Show
School Instructor in Design. She is also an
accredited Judge for Garden Club of America in both
Design and Horticulture. She currently serves on the
NGC Flower Show Accrediting Committee and also
serves at both the Regional and State level. Mary is a
past Chairman of MA Judges Council and a past
President of Hamilton-Wenham Garden Club. She is
a member of North Shore Garden Club. Creative
Flower Arrangers of America and National Flower
Arrangers.
Betty Sanders, State President
Location:
Holiday Inn Mansfield
31 Hampshire St
Mansfield, MA 02048
Accredited by:
National Garden Clubs, Inc.
www.gardenclub.org
FSS Course III sponsored by The Garden Club Federation
of Massachusetts, Inc., is held over a period of 3 days for
the better education of those who grow, stage, exhibit and
judge.
All are welcome to attend, but only those who are
members of National Garden Clubs, Inc. and are taking the
full course with examinations are eligible for credit.
Reservations should be made early to guarantee sufficient
study guides (sent in advance of the school) and lunches.
Remittance must accompany the application which should
be received by the Registrar by Sept. 19th, 2014
REQUIRED READING LIST
COURSE III
The National Gardener available online at
www.gardenclub.org
Handbook for Flower Shows
Chap. 1,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,10,14
Outlines of Period Floral Arrangement - Hannay
Designing by Types – Osborne
Essence of Creativity …A Legacy – Thomas
Chap.1.3 and 4
Table Settings for All Seasons – Wood & Smith – Chap. 7
& Traditional Designs
Hortulana, revised – Heber
“Introduction” and “How to Use the Book”, plus those
paragraphs pertaining to members of the Plant Group
studied in this course.
Horticulture Exhibiting and Judging
Plants and Their Respective Families – download from
www.gardenclub.org
Plant Families Frequently used in Flower Shows download from www.gardenclub.org
TO REGISTER FOR FLOWER SHOW SCHOOL
COURSE IIIPLEASE CONTACT JULIE PIPE
508-429-7646
JULIEPIPE@COMCAST.NET
54 Pilgrim Rd, Holliston, MA 01746
OR WWW.GCFM.ORG FOR REGISTRATION FORM
PROGRAM
Tuessday, May 24th, 2016
8:00 AM
8:15 – 8:30
8:30 – 9:30
9:30 – 10:30
10:30 – 10:45
10:45 – 12:30
12:30 – 1:15
1:15 – 1:30
1:30 – 3:45
3:45 -:4:00:
4:00 – 6:00
Registration and Coffee
Greetings & Announcements
FLOWER SHOW PROCEDURE
PART 1
Sandra Joyce Instructor
HORTICULTURE
Sandra Joyce Instructor
Break
HORTICULTURE cont.
Lunch
Registration
HORTICULTURE Practice Point
Scoring
Break
Point Scoring/Test
PROGRAM
Wednersday, May 25th, 2016
8:00 AM
8:15 – 8:30
8:30 – 9:30
9:30 – 10:30
10:30 – 10:45
10:45 – 12:30
12:30 – 1:15
1:1 5 – 1:30
1:30 – 3:45
3:45 – 4:00
4:00 – 6:00
Registration and Coffee
Greetings and announcements
FLOWER SHOW PROCEDURE
PART 2
Sandra Joyce Instructor
DESIGN
Mary Huntoon, Instructor
Break
DESIGN continued
Lunch
Registration
DESIGN Practice Point Scoring
Break
Point Scoring/Test
Thursday, May 26th., 2016
8:30 AM
Registration
9:00 – 12:00
Written Exam

The exam includes ten questions on each of the
three subjects. The tenth question of each subject is
taken from the books on the Required Reading List
and the Glossary for Design pages 330 to 342 and
will not be covered during the lectures.
FLOWER SHOW SCHOOL COURSE IV
Please join us October . 4,5, and 6th-2016
for Flower Show Course IV at the Doubletree by Hilton
Hotel, 11 Beaver Street, Milford, MA.01757
IMPORTANT NOTES ABOUT FLOWER SHOW
SCHOOL
If you have never attended Flower Show School, you
may start with ANY course. Please join us for Course 2
No more than two courses can be taken in a calendar
year.
In order to receive full credit, you must attend the entire
course. (No tardiness or early departures)