LADIES’ GARDEN CLUB
AMERICA’S FIRST GARDEN CLUB
“IN THE COMPANY OF FLOWERS”
A STANDARD HOME FLOWER SHOW
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Ladies’ Garden Club of Athens, Georgia held a Standard Home Flower Show May 8, 2008 at the home of the President of Ladies’ Garden Club, Charlotte Waters. (Right)
(Left) The Horticulture portion of the flower show was held at Carol Winthrop’s home.
The flower show committee is pictured: (Right) Top row: Helen von Richthofen, Barbara Peterson and Sandy Jordan. Second row: Virginia Lassiter (Show Chairman), Charlotte Waters (Club President) and Beth Ellis. Seated: Ginny Denson and Celia Brown. Not pictured: Eunice Robertson, Lucretia Moore, Emily Sanders, Ann Crowley, Mona Washburn, Elaine Kalber and Denise West.
Members of Ladies’ Garden Club provided all the arrangements for every room in the house named “Greyside”. The Tricolor Award was presented to Charlotte Waters. (Right)
(Left) The NGC Designers’ Choice Award Ribbon and the NGC Award of Design Excellence were presented to Kathryn Gruetter.
Alice Bullock Denise West Nancy Kassay Lucretia Moore
Other Blue Ribbon winners:
The NGC Educational Award Ribbon was presented to Celia Brown. (Below left) Pictured are members entering some of the 332 horticultural specimens (Below center) and a general view of the horticulture. (Below right)
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(Left) A view of one of the beautiful gardens of the host, Carol Winthrop. 
The NGC Sweepstakes Award for the Greatest Number of Blue Ribbons in Horticulture and the Ladies’ Garden Club Silver Trophy, which accompanies the Sweepstakes Award, were presented to Virginia Lassiter. (Right)
(Left) The Collector’s Showcase Award and the Award of Horticultural Excellence were presented to Kathryn Gruetter.
Perennials: Roses: Herbs: Container Grown:
Awards of Merit:
Virginia Lassiter
Robert Winthrop
Virginia Lassiter
Pam Butts 
Arboreal Awards: Arboreal – Shrubs: Arboreal – Trees:
Emily Sanders
Mona Washburn 
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