Garden Masters Judges
Each year the San Diego Horticultural Society invites a panel of judges for the garden displays who are experts in their fields of design and horticulture. This year the panel includes:
Jim Taylor
ASLA local chapter President
The Lightfoot Planning Group
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Diane Downey
CLCA’s incoming president
The Yard Fairy |
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Steve Gerisher
Representing Pacific
Horticulture Foundation
Larkspur Design
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Glen Schmidt
ASLA of Glen Schmidt Design
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Robert Sidner
Director of Mingei International Museum
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Nomenclature is an important element in the ability to find and attain the right plant for the landscape and garden. As part of its mission of education, the San Diego Horticultural Society evaluates the botanical nomenclature on all of the display gardens. The nomenclature awards team includes:
John and Serena Noble
Coastal Sage Gardening
San Diego Horticultural Society
Award Criteria for Garden Masters Exhibition 2010
The San Diego Horticultural Society will be providing the team for judging the gardens
at the Garden Masters Exhibition event at the 25th Annual Spring
Home/Garden Show.
I. Suitability of design to purpose/exhibit - 15 points
• Execution of theme
• Selection and arrangement of hardscape, plants, and elements
II. Design - 50 points
• Visual design appeal, beauty, and harmony
• Principles of design: balance, proportion, scale, rhythm, and contrast
• Elements of design: light, space, line form pattern, texture, and scale
• Originality, distinction, style
III. Plants - 30 points
• Plants of high quality
• Compatibility of plants
• Scale, balance, selection
• Cultural relationship (plants that would grow together)
• New or uncommon plants successfully used
• Correct labeling
• Botanical accuracy
• Appropriate execution
IV. Educational Value - 5 points
The San Diego Horticultural Society hopes that the exhibitors will find ways to educate the
public in a greater appreciation of the skill and art of gardening and landscaping through their
themes, use of plants, labeling, design and all elements described above.
