🌻 CONTEST RULES

• Registration is required. Flowerpots will be assigned by the Downtown Rittman Beautification Initiative. Please do not begin decorating until you have received your flowerpot assignment.
• Businesses located directly adjacent to a participating flowerpot will receive first consideration for that location. Remaining flowerpots will be assigned based on availability and registration order.
• All displays must follow the Fall Harvest theme. Participants may use mums, pumpkins, gourds, cornstalks, hay, straw, greenery, scarecrows, apples, sunflowers, wheat, baskets, autumn foliage, decorative signs, props, and other appropriate harvest-inspired materials.
• Designs must be family-friendly and appropriate for a public downtown setting.
• Decorative signs that are part of the Fall Harvest design are permitted; however, business advertising may not be incorporated into the display. This includes business logos, promotional signage, products, advertisements, or other commercial materials. Participant recognition will be provided separately by contest organizers.
• Planting is optional. Participants may create a completely decorative display or may choose to incorporate live flowers and plants into their design.
• 🌱 USING LIVE PLANTS?
  If you plant or add mums, flowers, or any other living plant material, you are responsible for watering and maintaining those plants for the entire duration of the contest. DRBI and the City of Rittman will not be responsible for watering or maintaining plant material added by contest participants.
• Participants are responsible for maintaining their entire display throughout the contest. Wilted or dead plants and damaged, fallen, spoiled, or deteriorated decorations should be removed, replaced, or refreshed as needed so the flowerpot remains attractive throughout the contest.
• All decorations must remain within or be securely attached to the assigned flowerpot. Displays may not obstruct sidewalks, pedestrian traffic, streets, intersections, businesses, signs, or visibility.
• Flowerpots may not be permanently altered or damaged. Do not paint, drill, screw, nail, or use permanent adhesives or other materials that could damage the flowerpot.
• All decorations must be securely installed and able to withstand normal fall weather, including wind and rain.
• DRBI reserves the right to request changes to or remove any decoration that is unsafe, inappropriate, damaged, obstructive, or does not comply with the contest rules.