Notes: This meeting is on a Monday. Judges Council Meetings are open to Judges Council Members only and invited guests. Feel free to bring a bag lunch if attending both Judges Council and the Flower Show Committee meeting (which begins at noon).
For more detail about the Connecticut Flower Show (how to enter, volunteer or get tickets) click here.
Judges Council Program: “Snipped”
A Design Challenge a la “Food TV’s Chopped” Four designers will create a design of their choice from a mystery box of flowers, foliage and a container. A challenge design is one of the new designs in the 2017 Handbook. A short overview of the do’s and don’ts of organizing a challenge event will also be presented by Trish Manfredi. Designers: Carolyn Bernard, Larry Huzi, Mary Ellen Unger, & Deb Vallas
Horticulture:
Section A: Container Grown Plants (Classification may subdivide by pot size)
Section B: Cut Branches, 30″ maximum
Section C: Any Other Named Exhibit
Horticulture Judges: Diane White, Kymrie Zaslow, Peg Townsend
Design: Wedding Cake
A Cascade design (HB, p.73) staged on a black pedestal 42 inches high and 18 inches square.
Designers: Anne Harrigan, Cheryl Damiani, Alice Luster, Rebecca Paul
Design Judges: Carol Steiner, Eunice Lasala, Carmelina Villani
Technique Show ‘n’ Tell: Helen Nado (Twisting), Margareta Kotch (Veiling), Margaret Colby (Reflexing)