Federated Garden Clubs of CT2019 CT Flower & Garden Show Exhibits Print Page

Candids Before Opening Day

Division I Horticulture

Chestnuts in Blossom

Over 300 specimens were entered in the 2019 Division I, Horticulture competition.  The Sections consisted of  Section A – Jardin des Tuileries: cacti; Section B – Bois de Boulogne:  succulents; Section C – Champ-de-Mars:  miniature cacti & succulents; Section D – Jardin des Champs-Elysees:  orchids; Section E – Parc Monceau:  forced bulbs, tubers, rhizomes; Section F – Parc des Buttes Chaumont:  container grown-foliage; Section G – Jardin des Plantes:  container grown-flowering; Section H – Bois de Vincennes:  dwarf or miniature plants; Section I – Parc des Buttes-Chaumont:  arboreals; Section J – Jardin de Palais Royal:  dwarf or miniature arboreals; Section K – Parc Montsouris:  heritage plants;  Section L – The Trocadero Gardens:  Judges’ Challenge and Section M – Park de Belleville:  combination planters.

Pictured are the top award-winning horticulture exhibits.

 

Division II - Design

La Ville Lumiere - City of Light

Section A – JOIE de VIVRE – Eligible for Petite Award

Class 1. “Love Locks” on the Pont des Arts – Petite Design representing true love

Class 2. CHANEL No 5 – Petite Design channeling French Perfumery

Class 3. Macarons – Petite Design honoring the ubiquitous confection that comes in all colors of the rainbow

Section B – ODE TO THE MIDDLE AGES – Eligible for Petite Award

Class 4. Fantastical Gargoyles – Petite Design

Class 5. Medieval Minstrels – Petite Design

Class 6. The Lady and the Unicorn – Petite Tapestry Design

Section C – BAGUETTES AND BOUQUETS – Eligible for Table Artistry Award

Class 7. L’apéro or L’apéritif, Romantic Informal Alfresco Table Design

Class 8. The Night They Invented Champagne, Semi-Formal Functional Table Design

Class 9. Yappy Hour, Exhibition Table

Section D – POST CARDS FROM PARIS – Eligible for Designer’s Choice Award

Class 10. The Sparkling Tower – An Illuminary Design

Class 11. The Paris Skyline – A Construction Design

Class 12. Pyramid of the Louvre – A Floor Design

Section E – SUNDAY AFTERNOON – Eligible for Designer’s Choice Award

Class 13. “…On the Island of La Grande Jatte” – A Grouped Mass Design honoring Georges Seurat’s famous painting

Class 14. Tres Chic-On the Avenue des Champs-Élysées – A Creative Line Design

Class 15. Le Bateau – An Angular Design representing a French child’s love of sailing a toy boat on a park pond

Section F  – LES ARTS – Eligible for Designer’s Choice Award

Class 16. “Printemps” – A Design inspired by the Symphonic Suite, “Printemps,” by Claude Debussy

Class 17. “The Ocean’s Song” –  An Underwater Design inspired by the Victor Hugo poem, “The Ocean’s Song.”

Class 18. “Nymphéas” – A Design inspired by Claude Money’g Water Lilies Series featured in the Musée de l’Orangerie

Section G –  MICHELIN STARRED – Eligible for Club Competition Award

Class 19. Kitchen Confidential – Vignette of a Chef’s Kitchen

Division III, Education Awards

La Sorbonne

Class 1. Fraternité:  Vermicomposting – 1st Place and Education Award of Excellence; The Saved Seed – 2nd Place; Ban Balloons – 3rd Place

Class 2. Opportunité:  CT Daylily Society – 1st Place and CT Silver and Blue Award; CT Rose Society – 2nd Place; Rhododendron Society of CT – 3rd Place

Class 3. Liberté:  Windsor African Violet Society – 1st Place and Judges Special Award; CT Cactus and Succulent Society – 2nd Place; Orchid Society – 3rd Place

Class 4. Égalité:  Connecticut Agricultural Experiment Station (CAES) – 1st Place; Connecticut Invasive Plant Working Group (CIPWG) – 2nd Place

Class 5. Justice:  Lutz Children Museum – Honorable Mention

Honorable Mention,
2nd Place,
3rd Place,
2nd Place,
2nd Place,
3rd Place,
3rd Place,
Education Award of Excellence and 1st Place Winner,
2nd Place,
1st Place,
Judges Special Award and 1st Place Ribbon,
CT Silver and Blue Award and 1st Place,

Division IV Botanical Arts

Museum of Decorative Arts

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,  L’ATELIER DES ROIS – THE WORKSHOP OF THE KINGS – Eligible for Botanical Arts Artistic Crafts Award

Class 1. “Comme Toujours, Marie Antionette” – As Always, Marie Antionette

Class 2. “La Joie de Collectionner” – The Joy of Collecting

Class 3. “A Oui Bit of Royalty”

 

Section B – Photography, Le Petit Prince  – Eligible for Botanical Arts Photography Award, CT Photography Award and the Cheryl Collins Photography Award

Class 1.  Where Are the People? – A photograph of succulent, desert or xeriscape plant(s)

 

Class 2. The Song of the Pulley – A photograph highlighting water in the garden

Class 3. Anything Essential is Invisible to the Eye – A close-up photograph of a plant or insect that reveals a hidden world or unique perspective

Class 4. All the Stars are Blossoming – A photograph of a stellate flower(s)

Class 5.  No Thicker than a Finger – A photograph of a vining or climbing plant.

Class 6.  How Lovely You Are! A photograph of any plant or plant part in the family Rosaceae except the genus Rosa

Landscape Design Competition