| Class | Description | Entries |
| 1 | view of an Alpine bed in a garden setting (eg. scree, raised bed, rockery), brief description to be included | 9 |
| 2 | view of a woodland bed in a garden setting, brief description to be included | 5 |
| 3 | view of a grouping of Alpine plants in a garden setting for effective association of colour or foliage, brief description to be included | 4 |
| 4 | view of Alpine plants naturalised in a meadow or woodland setting | 4 |
| 5 | view of Alpine plants growing in a container, such as a trough or pot | 7 |
| 6 | any rock plant in flower | 18 |
| 7 | rock plant not covered by any of the specialised classes | 14 |
| 8 | Primulaceae | 7 |
| 9 | Primulaceae, excl Primula, Androsace, Donysia, Cyclamen | 2 |
| 10 | Primula | 6 |
| 11 | Primula allionii (incl. hybrids) | 3 |
| 12 | Primula of Asiatic ancestry. Species or hybrid | 3 |
| 13 | Primula of European ancestry. Species or hybrid | 6 |
| 14 | Primula excl. P allionii and hybrids | 4 |
| 15 | Primula of American ancestry, species or hybrid | 2 |
| 16 | Androsace (incl. Douglasia) | 5 |
| 17 | Dionysia hybrid | 1 |
| 18 | Dionysia species | 0 |
| 19 | Cyclamen excl. hederifolium | 3 |
| 20 | Cyclamen hederifolium | 2 |
| 21 | Asteraceae | 10 |
| 22 | Berberidaceae | 2 |
| 23 | Brassicaceae | 8 |
| 24 | Campanulaceae | 12 |
| 25 | Caryophyllaceae | 10 |
| 26 | Crassulaceae excl. Sempervivum and Jovibarba | 5 |
| 27 | Sempervivum or Jovibarba | 3 |
| 28 | Gentianaceae | 7 |
| 29 | Gesneriaceae | 6 |
| 30 | Orchidaceae, excl. Cypripedium, Dactylorhiza, Pleione | 2 |
| 31 | Cypripedium | 3 |
| 32 | Dactylorhiza | 3 |
| 33 | Pleione | 3 |
| 34 | Papaveraceae (incl Fumariaceae) | 3 |
| 35 | Corydalis | 5 |
| 36 | Meconopsis | 2 |
| 37 | Portulacaceae excl. Lewisia | 1 |
| 38 | Lewisia species excl. L. cotyledon | 4 |
| 39 | Lewisia cotyledon inc. hybrids | 3 |
| 40 | Lewisia, hybrid | 4 |
| 41 | Ranunculacea or Paeonaceae | 16 |
| 42 | Lamiaceae | 5 |
| 43 | Papilionaceae | 1 |
| 44 | Saxifragaceae excl.Saxifraga | 1 |
| 45 | Saxifraga hybrid | 9 |
| 46 | Saxifraga species | 4 |
| 47 | Scrophulariaceae | 11 |
| 48 | Soldanella | 1 |
| 49 | Violaceae | 5 |
| 50 | any bulbous plant | 10 |
| 51 | bulbous plant not covered by any of the specialised classes | 8 |
| 52 | Alliaceae | 7 |
| 53 | Amaryllidaceae excl. Galanthus, Narcissus | 5 |
| 54 | Galanthus | 6 |
| 55 | miniature/dwarf Narcissus hybrid | 4 |
| 56 | miniature/dwarf Narcissus species | 6 |
| 57 | Araceae | 5 |
| 58 | Iridaceae excl. Crocus, Iris | 2 |
| 59 | Crocus | 11 |
| 60 | Iris | 11 |
| 61 | Lilliaceae, excl.Calochortus, Erythronium, Fritillaria, Tulipa | 5 |
| 62 | Calochortus | 2 |
| 63 | Erythronium | 5 |
| 64 | Fritillaria | 6 |
| 65 | Tulipa | 7 |
| 66 | Trilliaceae | 3 |
| 67 | rock plant native to Africa | 7 |
| 68 | rock plant native to Asia | 7 |
| 69 | rock plant native to Australasia | 1 |
| 70 | rock plant native to British Isles | 6 |
| 71 | rock plant native to Europe | 14 |
| 72 | rock plant native to Japan or China | 7 |
| 73 | rock plant native to North America | 8 |
| 74 | rock plant native to South America | 6 |
| 75 | rock plant native to Southern Hemisphere | 3 |
| 76 | dwarf shrub | 8 |
| 77 | dwarf shrub not covered by any of the specialised classes | 2 |
| 78 | Daphne | 6 |
| 79 | Ericaceae excl. Rhododendron | 2 |
| 80 | Rhododendron | 8 |
| 81 | dwarf conifer | 3 |
| 82 | cushion plant | 5 |
| 83 | rock plant grown for foliage effect | 6 |
| 84 | rock plant in cone, seed, fruit or showing autumn coloured foliage | 4 |
| 85 | hardy fern | 3 |
| 86 | rock plant grown from seed by the exhibitor. Date of sowing to be stated. Botanical notes allowed | 8 |
| 87 | Arrangement of cut alpine flowers, incl. dwarf shrubs, grown by the exhibitor, judged for quality, delicacy and artistic arrangement. Varieties to be named | 1 |