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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.
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 Mary LeKander
Class: Iroquois Hunting Path Ronnie Levay
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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