A Quick Look Behind the Scenes
Division I Horticulture
Full of Promise
Over 300 specimens were entered in the 2018 Division I, Horticulture competition. The Sections consisted of “To the Point,” cacti and succulents; “Firecrackers,” miniature cacti and succulents; “Surprise Blooms,” orchids; “Buried Beauty,” forced bulbs, tubers, rhizomes; “On the Patio,” container-grown foliage; “Repotted,” container-grown flowering; “Garden Bones,” arboreals; “Fluttering Foliage,” dwarf or miniature arboreals; “Kings of the Hill,” container-grown heritage plants; and “Ducklings and Dogwoods,” combination planters.
Pictured are the top award winning horticulture exhibits.
Division II - Design
Beauty Anticipated
Section A , Afternoons Cool and Balmy – Eligible for Club Competition Award
Class 1, RED HOT COALS, Functional Table Design
Section B – Plum Fun – Eligible for Petite Award
Class 2, LADYBUG, LADYBUG, Petite Design
Class 3, MARCHING ANTS, Petite Design
Class 4, SPRING IS SPRUNG, Petite Design Incorporating a Spring
Section C, Spring Melodies – Eligible for Table Artistry Award
Class 5, GYPSY VIOLINS, Functional Alfresco Table Design
Class 7, UP SCALE, Semi-Formal Functional Table Design
Class 6, VANILLA NOTES & COFFEE SWIRLS, Exhibition Table
Section D, Earth Songs – Eligible for Designer’s Choice Award
Class 8, MARCH WINDS, A Design
Class 9, PIROUETTING BIRDS, Floor Design
Class 10, RUSHING WATERFALLS, Cascade Design
Section E, Sweeping Vistas – Eligible for CT Judges Design Award
Class 11, Sapphire Blue Skies, A Design
Class 12, Velvet Green Hills, All Foliage Design
Class 13, Sparkling Ponds, A Design
Section F, Dazzling Profusion – Eligible for Designer’s Choice Award
Class 14, UNFURLING FIDDLEHEADS, A Design
Class 15, BUTTERFLY’S DRUNKEN DANCE, A Design
Class 16, CHERRY BLOSSOM PINK & APPLE BLOSSOM WHITE, Low-Profile Design
Division III, Education Awards
Gardening Wealth
This year’s Educational Theme, “Gardening Wealth,” supported the concepts championed by The FGCCT’s theme, “Plant Connecticut.” Those are: conservation of water, caring about pollinators, and considering organic gardening. The five Classes upon which educational displays were based included: Plant Connecticut; Connection to the Land; The Farmers Almanac; Commitment to the Land; and Root, Shoots, Buckets and Boots. Below are all the entries in this competition. To view the list of award winners in this division, click here
Division IV Botanical Arts
Spring Fling
Botanical Arts combine artistic crafts (which must be objects with a function) and photography (open to all members of National Garden Clubs).
Section A , Artistic Crafts, Bling – Eligible for Botanical Arts Artistic Crafts Award
Class 6, EVERY BUG AND BEETLE
Class 7, SNAPPY STRAPPY
Class 8, GARDENING TOME
Section B, Photography, Spring Explosion – Eligible for Botanical Arts Photography Award, CT Photography Award and the Cheryl Collins Photography Award
Class 9, SPRING FLOWERS
Class 10, APRIL SHOWERS
Class 11, LIFE SPRINGS ETERNAL
Class 12, BUDDING BEAUTY
Class 13, SEA OF SPRING and Class 14, WOODLAND WANDERINGS
Non-Winning Entries
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