Federated Garden Clubs of CT2025 CT Flower & Garden Show Exhibits Print Page

Signs of Spring

2025 FGCCT Standard Flower Show Archive


The Lunar Calendar, Division I – Horticulture
The Astrological Calendar, Division II – Design
The Solar Calendar, Division III – Education
Signs of the Times, Division IV – Botanical Arts:
The Woodland Fairy Spring Gala, Artistic Crafts
Timekeepers, Photography

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Flower Show Information/All Archives

The Lunar Calendar

Division I Horticulture Ribbon Winners

Section A – Full Moon (Cacti – Container-Grown)
Section B – Snow Moon (Succulents – Container-Grown),
Section C – Worm Moon (Miniature Cacti & Succulents – Container-Grown
Section D –  Pink  Moon (Orchids – Container-Grown)
Section E –  Flower Moon (Container-Grown Foliage)
Section F – Strawberry Moon (Container-Grown Flowering)
Section G – Buck Moon (Dwarf or Miniature Foliage Plants- Container-Grown)
Section H – Sturgeon Moon (Dwarf or Miniature Flowering Plants-Contain-Grown)
Section I – Harvest Moon (Forced Bulbs, Tubers, Rhizomes-Container-Grown)
Section J – Corn Moon (Arboreals – Broadleaf Evergreens)
Section K – Hunters Moon (Arboreals – Needled Evergreens)
Section L – Beavers Moon (Arborials – Forced or Winter Blooming Branches)
Section M – Cold Moon (Dwarf or Miniature Arboreals-Cut specimens)
Section N –Wolf Moon (Dwarf or Miniature Arboreals Cut)
Section O –Crescent Moom  (Foliage Cut Specimens)|
Section P – Half Moon (“Flowering Cut Specimens)
Section Q – Blue Moon ( Display of Pinus Cut Arboreal Specimens)

The Astrological Calendar - Division II Design

Section A - The Planets Align

Class 1: Solar Eclipse – Novice (Petite creative design)

Class 2:  Mercury Rising (Petite creative design)

Class 3: Rings of Saturn (Petite creative design)

Section B - Air Signs

Class 4:  Gemini:  Spontaneous and Dramatic (Petite spatial thrust design)

Class 5:  Libra:  Social Butterfly (Petite multi-rhythmic design)

Class 6: Aquarius: Quirky and Visionary (Petite underwater design)

Section C - Earth Signs

Class 7:  Taurus: Languorous Luxury Lover (Traditional still life design)

Class 8:  Virgo: Elegant, Polished Perfectionist (Reflective design)

Class 9:  Capricorn: Ambitious and Powerful (Angular design)

Section D - Water Signs

Class 10:  Cancer: Emotional and Maternal – Novice (Traditional line mass design)

Class 11:  Scorpio: Intense and Passionate (Framed Spatial Design)

Class 12:  Pisces: Artistic Daydreamer (Cascade design)

Section E - Fire Signs

Class 13:  Aries: Bold and Fearless (Exhibition table)

Class 14: Leo: Fiery Heart (Functional semi-formal table)

Class 15:  Sagittarius: Adventurous, Spiritual Wanderer (Low profile dsign)

Section F -By the Light of the Moon

Class 16:  A Nightcap in the Moon Garden (Club competition vignette)

The Solar Calendar - Division III Education

Section A – Spring Fever

Classes: 1 – Vernal Equinox

Section B – Come into Season

Classes: 2 – Summer Solstice; 3 – Autumnal Equinox; 4 – Winter Solstice

 

Sign of the Times - Division IV Botanical Arts

Section A - Artistic Crafts - The Woodland Fairy Spring Gala

Class 1:  Crowning Glory

Class 2:  The Icing on the Cake

Class 3:  Enchanged Jewels

Section B - Photography

Add your entries to The Federation’s FS Archive by emailing high-resolution photos to: shelley.hedberg@ctgardenclubs.org.

Class 1:  Dawn of a New Day

Class 2: Searching for Spring Ephemerals

Class 3: Time Stands Still

Class 4: Sands of Time

Class 5: A Day in the Life

Class 6: A Time to Reap

Class 7: Fall Festival

 

 

Class 8: Frozen in Time