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Blue Ribbon Flower Designs Exhibits from recent Standard Flower Shows (Many photographs are taken before judging. Photographs shown are of exhibits which received either a Blue Ribbon (first place) or a 90+, indicating worthy of Blue Ribbon.) NOTE: Color photographs load slowy; please be patient.
Newport Flower Show Newport, Rhode Island Glorious Green: The Natural Path June 26-28, 2009
Class 2. greenPOWER
A dual design done by two designers Each side judged in separate classes
This Side: The Power of Evil
Anne Bucher First Place
National Capital Daylily Club June 18, 2009 Brookside Gardens, Wheaton, MD
Class 701 Bold Color
Cathy Hallmark First Place TriColor Award
Class 702 Simple But Elegant Charmane Truesdell First Place
Class 703 Bare Essence Dolores Felch First Place
Class 704 Seeing Through It All
Barbara Shea First Place
Class 705 Summer Solstice Ellen Dutka First Place
Class 706 High Rise Babs McClendon First Place Designer's Choice Award
Tanta-Cove Garden Club "Flights of Fancy" May 9, 2009
Class 1. The Backyard Birds begin to sing. An Alfresco Type I Exhibition Table for a luncheon First Place: Poss Tarpley Table Artistry Award
Class 2. Up with the Lark! a functional breakfast tray First Place: Connie Taylor Tanta-Cove Novice Award (Ceramic Bluebird)
Class 3. "Birds of a feather will gather together." a capsule-functional table for one person First Place: Norma Merritt
Class 4. Birds along the Potomac Shore: "The world of waters is our home." A Creative design First Place: Virginia Corum
Class 5. "Somewhere over the Rainbow, Bluebirds fly." A free-standing Creative design First Place: Shirley Nicolai Designer's Choice Award Award of Design Excellence
Class 6. "Sir, we are a nest of singing birds." A Creative design Type I Hanging Design
First Place: Norma Merritt Special Exhibits "Educational Exhibits "Go Native" The advantages of planting native plants First Place: Carolyn LeCrone Educational Award
Centennial Garden Club "Awakening" March 14, 2009
This Small Standard Flower Show was staged in a pottery shop, Manassas Clay. Designers were allowed to choose their containers from the many ceramic containers available for sale.
Class 1. An Irish Spring A Creative Design staged in a shop window First Place: Arlene Stewart TriColor Award
Class 2. Spring Forth A Creative Horizontal Design First Place: Arlene Desmarais
Class 3. Spring Fever A Traditional Design First Place: Marie Barrett
Class 4. Novice Class The Blarney Stone A Small Design
First Place: Linda Montgomery The Dorothy Dennison Novice Award
Invitational Design by Heather Goode, Age 5
Floralia "Through the Artist's Eye" November 17, 2008
Class 1. Essence of the Artist
A design depicting an artist of the exhibitor's choice First Place: Susan Sikorski Designer's Choice
Class 2. Harmonies in Movement A multirhythmic design staged on the floor First Place: Mary Corley Class 3. Manipulations of the Imagination A Creative design incoporating Floral Craft techniques
First Place: Becki Pendell
Potomac Lily Society Brookside Gardens, Wheaton, MD "July Madness" July 12, 2008
All Designs must feature lilies.
Class 1. Going In Circles
A Creative Design
First Place: Babs McClendon
Class 2. Summer Frolic Mono-Botanic Design First Place: Cathy Hallmark
Class 3. Tall and Tropical Creative Design First Place: M'Ellen Alden
Best in Show Class 4. Color Celebration A Creative Design First Place: Bonnie Mirmak
Class 5. Oh What Fun! A Creative Design First Place: Bonnie Mirmak
Fairfax Ferns Garden Club Vienna, Virginia Small Standard Flower Show: "Showing Off My Garden's Gifts" October 15, 2007
Class 1. Indian Summer Lunch on the Patio Alfresco Functional Table First Place: Barbara Shea
Class 1. Indian Summer Lunch on the Patio Alfresco Functional Table 90+ Red: Susan Moore
Class 2. Nature's Little Gems Small Design First Place: Justine Harris
Class 2. Nature's Little Gems Small Design 90+: Mary Anne Barton
Class 3. Fall Rhythms Synergistic Design First Place: Christine Buchanan
Class 3. Fall Rhythms Synergistic Design 90+: Hildie Carney
Haymarket Town & Country Garden Club Haymarket, Virginia Small Standard Flower Show: "Haymarket: The Early Years" September 15, 2007
Class: Market Day Marie Domingues
Class: Red House Tavern Jane Doolittle
Class: Remembering St. Paul's Episcopal Church, founded 1830 Ronnie Levay
Class: Iroquois Hunting Path Mary LeKander
Class: The Racecourse Rosemary Schulz
Prince William County Fair Flower Show Centennial Garden Club (Second Show) August 14, 2007
Class: The Manassas Museum (subclass 1) A Creative Design Arlene Stewart (First Place)
Class: The Manassas Museum(subclass 2) A Creative Design Trudy Perkins (First Place)
Class: The Manassas Train Station (Novice Class) A Creative Design Kelly Demas (First Place)
Class: The Candy Factory A Creative Design Rebecca Pendell (First Place)
Class: Prince Williams Fabulous Fair A Creative Design Evalee Ciuca(First Place) Best in Show
Prince William County Fair Flower Show Centennial Garden Club (First Show) August 9, 2007
Class: The Manassas Museum A Creative Design Karen Lucas (First Place) Best in Show
Class: The Candy Factory Evalee Ciuca (First Place)
Class: Prince William's Fabulous Fairgrounds
Becki Pendell (First Place)
Potomac Lily Show Merrifield Garden Center, Fair Oaks, VA June 23-24, 2007
Class: Colorful Contrast Creative Design Dolores Felch (First Place) Best in Show

Class: Color Contrast A Creative Design Millie Rever (90+)
Class: Textures A Creative Design Muriel Turner (First Place)
Class: Spring Rhythm A Creative Design Barbara Shea (First Place) Class: Sculptural Line A Sculptural Form design using wood, placed on a pedestal Babs McClendon (First Place) Class: Circles A Creative Design Charmane Truesdell (First Place)
Five Hills Garden Club Vienna, Virginia "June is Busting Out All Over" Standard Flower Show June 5 - 6, 2007
Flag Day A Traditional Mass Arrangement Kathy Welsh (First Place) Five Hills Anniversary Bowl
Father's Day
A Design Interpreting the Class Title M'Ellen Alden (First Place) (Designer's Choice Award) (Lee Sherman Award) Graduation Day
A Design Interpreting the Class Title Sally Recinos (First Place)
Happy Birthday Gemini
A Design Interpreting the Class Title Bonnie Mirmak (First Place) Happy Birthday Gemini
A Design Interpreting the Class Titles Muriel Turner (90+)
Here Comes Summer! (Open to Novices Only)
A Small Design (no more than 8" in height, depth, width) Bridgitte Hartke (First Place) (Novice Award)
Educational Exhibits
An Educational Display of mini-roses Linda Knerr (First Place) (Educational Award)
An Educational Display of Hosta Karen O'Meara (90+)
Washington Daffodil Society Annual Show April 14 - 15, 2007 Brookside Gardens, Wheaton, Maryland

Class: Gardener's Art
Wanda Ragland (First Place)
Class: Gardener's Art
Babs McClendon (2nd Place, 90+) Class: Gardener's Art Dolores Felch (3rd Place, 90+) Class: Changing Rhythm
M'Ellen Alden (First Place) (Cahill Award)
Class: Small & Sassy
Linda Knerr (First Place)
Class: Small & Sassy
Bonnie Mirmak (2nd Place, 90+)
Class: Natural Beauty
Dolores Felch (First Place) (Gates Award)
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