Meridian Arts and Sciences

Animal Husbandry and Horticulture

Information is taken from the current Arts and Sciences Handbook. Any discrepancies are resolved in favor of the official printed version found at the arts section of the Kingdom of Meridies Homepage.

General Comments not specific to any category

•  If there is no documentation, the item will not be judged to afford the entrant the opportunity to better exhibit their piece and re-enter the next fair.

Animal Husbandry

• All entries must be appropriate to time, place and culture.
• Photographic documentation of non-transportable entries including an on-going record of the development of the animal is acceptable.
• Much of the entry in this category is in the background research.
• The species should be appropriate for the stated time period as much as possible for the area.
• Display counts. There should be an appropriate and attractive display of the project.
• Documentation should address the historical aspects of the species.
• If a modern substitution is made, document the change and explain why it was made

Horticulture

• All entries must be appropriate to time, place and culture.
• Photographic documentation of non-transportable entries including an on-going record of the development of a garden is acceptable.
• Much of the entry in this category is in the background research.
• The garden should be period in as far as is possible for the area.
• Appropriate substitutes for plants are acceptable.
• Document the layout and plan for the garden.
• Modern substitutions for period labor are acceptable, but document the process.
• Cut flower arrangements are acceptable in this category.
• Display counts. There should be an appropriate and attractive display of the work.
• Also consider the non-plant components of the garden, including benches, fountains and ground dressings (ie. mulch).
• Every aspect of the garden should be addressed in the documentation.

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