- Stylized - personal style, your own
- Contrived - a new form made from dried and/or
fresh plant material or non-plant material
This must be a true creative design of original
concept.
- It is judged on the Scale of Points for
Design.
- Take into account all the Principles of Design
Consider what element will be dominant.
Scale is so important in this design.
Rhythm may be static but must be obtained by repetition of colors, size and forms.
Proportion is a main consideration with a topiary, considering the
main part of the design is at the top of a tree form, making Balance another consideration.
For a flower show, this may NOT be a form with contrived decorations provided by the show committee. These
forms with contrived decorations must be assigned to the Special Exhibits Division, Artistic Concepts, or Educational Sections.
Cannot be horticultural specimens. These living sculptured trees, void of adornment, are exhibited in the Horticulture Division
in a separate section or the Special Exhibits Division, Educational Section.
