• To teach youth how to properly arrange horticultural crops or wild plants with live or dried material.
• To teach youth to recognize the value an arrangement plays in a decoration scheme.
• To afford youth the opportunity to learn a skill that could yield future income opportunities.

Eligibility

• 8-10 - 4-H'er must be 8 years old prior to January 1 of the current year and not have reached their eleventh birthday before January 1 of the current year.
• 11-13 - 4-H'er must be eleven years old prior to January 1 of the current year and not have reached their fourteenth birthday before January 1 of the current year.
• 14-18 - 4-H'er must be fourteen years of age prior to January 1 of the current year, and not have reached their nineteenth birthday before January 1 of the current year.

Presentation Ideas

• Making a table arrangement
• Using fruits and vegetables in an arrangement
• The keys to making attractive arrangements

Resources

Rules/Regulations

• See the main presentation website for rules and regulations.

Suggestions/Helpful Hints

• Use flowers and other horticultural crops in arrangements, corsages, and plaques. Materials used may be live or dried. Weeds and native materials may be used.
• Artificial plants, flowers, and silks are not allowed.

Awards

• District Winners: Medallion & Monetary awards are listed in the 4-H Awards Handbook.
• State Winner: Medallion & Monetary awards are listed in the 4-H Awards Handbook.

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