2024 Flower Show Archive

Bring on the Heat, Division I – Design

Wakeup-Stretch Out, Division II – Horticulture

Mental Changes, Division III – Education

Seize the Opportunity, Division IV – Botanical Arts:
Turn up Your Creativity, Artistic Crafts
Frame Your Masterpiece, Photography

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Bring on the Heat - Division I Design

Section A, Petite Design - Pump it Up

Class 1: Piercing Sunbeams – Petite Line Design

: Carolyn Bernard, GC of Madison, 1st Place

: Carol Martens, Arbor GC of Clinton, 2nd Place, 90+

: Sylvia Abbott, Litchfield GC, 3rd Place

: Karin Pyskaty, Wallingford GC and North Haven GC, Honorable Mention

Class 2: Pie in the Sky – Petite Abstract Design

: Sue Trager, Artful Gardeners (NY), First Place, Petite Award

: Kara McKenna Wong, Westport GC, 2nd Place

: Shonah Drakos, Stonington GC and N. Canaan GC, 3rd Place

: Kelle Ruden, Westport GC, Honorable Mention

Class 3: Candied Bliss – Petite Mass Design

: Jane Madis, Artful Gardeners (NY), 1st Place

: Betsy Szymczyk, Natick GC (MA), 2nd Place, 90+

: Eunice Lasala , Branford GC, 3rd Place

: Rebecca Paul, Leete’s Island GC, Honorable Mention

Section B, Up Your Game

Class 4: Baseball Craze – Petite Angular Design

: Carolyn Bernard, GC of Madison, 1st Place

: Kathy Feller, Long Hill GC, 2nd Place, 90+

: Karen Scharf, Chappaqua GC (NY), 3rd Place, 90+

: Barbara Bosco, GC of Woodbridge, Honorable Mention

Class 5: Hula Hoop Antics – Petite Design

: Cindy Marien, GC of Woodbridge, 1st Place, Petite Award

: Anthony Poitras, Suburban GC of Cheshire, 2nd Place

: Martina Doshan, GC of Old Greenwich, 3rd Place

: Kerry Giammarco, Long Hill GC, Honorable Mention

Class 6: Double Dutch – Petite Design

: Pat Dray, GC of Orange, 1st Place

: Mary Ann Tyma, GC of Woodbridge, 3rd Place

: Carmelina Villani, Wallingford GC, 2nd Place, 90+

: Donna Nowak, Evergreen Country Gardeners, Honorable Mention

Section C - Off the Grid

Class 7: Hammer & Saw/Nuts & Bolts – Creative Design

: Mariette Wooden, Community GC of Duxbury (MA), 1st. Place

: Larry Huzi, Branford GC, 2nd Place, 90+

: Deborah Osborne, GC of Newtown, 3rd Place, 90+

: Bradley Stearns, Manchester GC, Honorable Mention

Class 8: Stripes & Plaids – Exhibition Table

: Paula Inglese, Branford GC, 1st Place

: Pam Wright, Stonington GC, 2nd Place, 90+

: Cathy Fochtman, Acton GC (MA), 3rd Place

: Trish Manfredi, Evergreen Country Gardeners, Honorable Mention

Class 9: Hot Neon Lights – Luminary Design

: Vana Nespor, Suffield GC, 1st Place, Designer’s Choice

: Shannon Fitzpatrick, Framingham GC (MA), 2nd Place, 90+

: Karin Pyskaty, Wallingford GC and North Haven GC, 3rd Place

: Becky Osborne, GC of Newtown, Honorable Mention

Section D - Hustle and Bustle

Class 10: Rhythm of the Day – Multi-Rhythmic Disign

: Paula Inglese, Branford GC, 1st Place

: Nancy LaBianca, GC of Woodbridge, 2nd Place, 90+

: Peggy Townsend, GC of Newtown, 3rd Place

: Sharon Bender, GC of New Haven, Honorable Mention

Class 11: Vibrant Explosions – Creative Deisgn

: Anthony Poitras, Suburban GC of Cheshire,1st Place, Award of Excellence, Designer’s Choice

: Deborah Vallas, Branford GC 2nd Place

: Peggy Townsend, GC of Newtown, 3rd Place

: Kara McKenna Wong, Westport GC, Honorable Mention

Class 12: Tantalizing Tango – Creative Design

: Mel Unger, Bethany GC, 1st Place, Terry Stoleson Creative Design Award

: Mary Lynn McRee, Stonington GC and Chappaqua GC, 2nd Place

: Nancy Beaudoin, Colchester GC, 3rd Place

: Linda Trapani, Manchester GC, Honorable Mention

Section E Lemonade and Lawnchairs

Class 13: Doodle Bunnies Novice Class – Creative Design

: Nolini Baretto, Shippan Point GC, 1st Place

: Wendy Yu, GC of Old Greenwich, 2nd Place, 90+

: Cindy Eadie, Milford GC, 3rd Place, 90+

: Nina Sylvester, Rake and Hoe GC (NJ), Honorable Mention

Class 14: Zinnia Days Novice Class – Creative Design

: Vana Nespor. Suffield GC, 1st Place

: Margot Partridge, Rake and Hoe GC (NJ), 2nd Place, 90+

: Betsy Szymczyk, Natick GC (MA), 3rd Place, 90+

: Elaine Erwin Matulis, Kensington GC and Westbrook GC, Honorable Mention, 90+

Class 15: Daydreaming – Reflective Design

: Elizabeth Berlenbach, Southbury GC, 1st Place, Designer’s Choice, Nell McGuinness Award

: Leslie Martino, Branford GC and GC of Woodbridge, 2nd Place, 90+

: Lisa Pattinson, Community GC of Duxbury (MA), 3rd Place, 90+

: Vonice Carr, Thames River GC, Honorable Mention

Section F Spring Cleaning, Club Competition

Class 16: Spring Cleaning Club Competition

: GC of Madison, Philippa Mannino and Pamela Gallagher, Co-Presidents, 1st Place, Club Competition

: Danbury GC, Rosemary Fasano, President, 2nd Place

: GC of Newtown, Paula Toi, President, 3rd Place

: Greenfield Hill GC, Eleanor Burke, President, Honorable Mention

Wakeup-Stretch Out

Division II Horticulture Ribbon Winners

Section A – Sands of Time (Cacti), Section B – Gem Dandies (Succulents), Section C – Double Delights (Miniature Cacti & Succulents), Section D – Proud Peacocks (Orchids), Section E – Silver Lace (Container grown – Foliage), Section F – Amethyst Jewels (Container grown – Flowering), Section G – Ground Thawing (Dwarf of Miniature Container Grown – Flowering), Section H – Velvet Touches (Dwarf or Miniature Flowering), Section I – Lush and Verdant (Forced Bulbs, Tubers, Rhizomes), Section J – Bold Emeralds (Arboreals – Broadleaf Evergreens), Section K – Buds Bursting (Arboreals – Needled Evergreens), Section L – Suede (Forced or Winter Blooming Branches), Section M – Green Queens (Dwarf or Miniature Arboreals), Section N –High Drama (Dwarf or Miniature Arboreals Cut), Section O –Honey and Smoke (Foliage Cut) and Section P – Spring Glow (“Flowering Cut) and Section Q – Temperature Rising ( Care for Your Air-Grace Your Home with House Plants)

: Leslie Martino, Branford GC and GC of Woodbridge, Mary Lou Smith Award of Merit earned for her Cylindropuntia fulgida, Jumping Cholla Cactus

: Sharon Bender, GC of New Haven and GC of Westbrook won the Mary Lou Smith Award of Merit for Crassula arborescens undulatifolia, Ripple Jade.

: Breeanna Miner, Award of Horticultural Excellence – Curio rowleyanus, String of Pearls.

: Leslie Martino, Branford GC and GC of Woodbridge. Elfin Award for Astrophytum asterias, ‘Superkabuto’ – Silver Dollar Cactus.

: Paula Inglese, Branford Garden Club. Growers Choice Award as welll as the Elizabeth Swain Memorial Propagation Award for her Peperomia obtusifolia, Baby Rubber Tree Plant.

: Cheryl Cappiali of the Milford GC earned the Mary Lou Smith Award of Merit and was the winner of the Judges Challenge for her Hippeastrum x hybridum, ‘Dancing Queen” Amaryllis.

: Larry Huzi, Branford Garden Club earned the Arboreal Award for his Pinus parviflora, ‘Glauca’, Japanese White Pine.

: Nolini Barretto, Shippan Point GC, earned the Arboreal Award for her Hammamelis vernalis, Witch Hazel.

: MaryAnn Tyma, GC of Woodbridge, earned the Elfin Award for her Osmanthus heterophyllus, ‘Kaori Hime’.

: Linda Rumsey-Dolega, Long Hill GC, earned the Elfin Award for her Chamaecyparis pisifera, Sawara False-Cypress, ‘Curly Tops’.

: Pam Wright, Stonington GC, earned the Award of Merit for her Dracaena trifasciata, Snake Plant.

: Nina Sylvester of the Rake and Hoe Garden Club of Westfield, New Jesery earned an Award of Merit for her Helleborus niger, Christmas Rose.

: Kathy Lindroth of the CT Valley GC earned the Mary Lou Smith Award of Merit (ribbon not shown) for her Paphiopedilum Novenka, Lady’s Slipper.

: Mel Unger, of the Bethany GC, won the Arboreal Award for her Magnolia grandiflora. Her exhibit is the one on the right-hand side in the photo.

: The GC of Newtown, led by President, Paula Toi, came in 1st for the Club Competition for their display of houseplants– in support of FGCCT President’s “Care for our Air” initiative. The Club earned the CT Group Horticultural Award for their exhibit.

GARDENING FRIENDS- Division III Education

Classes: 1 – A Change in the Air; 2 – Hope Rekindled; 3 – Positive Attitude and 4 – State of Mind

: 1st Place, Educational Top Exhibit Award and CT Judge Special Award, “Care for Your Air – Grace Your Home with House Plants” (FGCCT), by Karin Pyskaty, President FGCCT