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2006 Flower Show

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2006 Flower Show

The 26th Annual Flower & Garden Show went off without a hitch on Saturday August 26th .  Thank you to all the club members who helped.  It was a fun day and it wouldn’t have been possible without everyone who participated.    

And a special thanks and hearty CONGRATULATIONS to all those who exhibited.  Our members came through with some wonderful submissions.  The judges commented at the quality and variety that our show always demonstrates.  Thank you!

There were 510 entries this summer, about the same as last year. 

  Award   Category Winner
BEST  of  SHOW  Rosemary - Herb Rod Beary
Best Flower    Tuberous Begonia - 'Express Picotee' Nancy Carroll
Best Vegetable Rosemary - Herb Rod Beary
Sweepstakes  Highest total points Nancy Carroll
 

Best of Class

  
100 Annuals/Biennials    Carolyn Finzer for rudbeckia
200 Perennials  Rosemary Stelter for hydrangea
300 Tuberous Begonias  Nancy Carroll for 'Express Picotee'
400 Summer Bulbs Nancy Carroll for Caladium 'White Queen'
500 Roses   Nancy Carroll for 'Double Knockout'
600 Dahlias        Nick Papadolias for six miniature dahlias
700 Potted Plants     Nancy Carrol for succulent collection
800 Bonsai        Ben Calvert for an azalea
900  Outdoor Plants Beth Engle for caladium 'Miss Muffet'

Judging is a tough assessment process

 1000A Vegetables-Bush Type    Ben Calvert for red cabbage
1000B Vegetables-Root Type   Rod Beary for Romanian Red garlic
1000C Vegetables-Vine Type  Wanda Wohead for Connecticut Field pumplin
1000D Tomatoes      Nancy Carroll for 'Sweet Million'
1000E Herbs   Rod Beary for rosemary
1100 Fruit & Melon   Tom Campbell for cantaloupe
1300 Artistic Arrangements   Linda Thompson for miniature flowers
1400 Youth Jon Pettinger (age 7) for 'Health Kick' tomato


The public and our members review the efforts and judgments.

    Show  Total 1st 2nd 3rd Honorable Best of  Best Best Best  Sweep
No. Exhibitors Points entries Place Place Place Mention Class Flower Veg of Show Steaks
2 Carroll, Nancy 177 45 25 14 4 2 5 1     1
7 Wohead, Wanda 137 54 27 20 6 1 1        
11 Beary, Rodney 103 14 10 4     2   1 1  
12 Campbell, Tom 95 38 14 19 5   1        
13 Finzer, Carolyn 89 40 14 15 7 4 1        
14 Ory, Ron 72 43 11 13 13 6          
15 Haller, Freda 60 31 8 15 6 2          
22 Papadolias, Nick 55 18 10 7 1   1        
24 Thompson, Linda 48 19 8 5 4 2 1        
27 Engle, Beth 41 14 6 6 1 1 1        
28 Holt, Eleanor 40 19 8 6 4 1          
29 Stelter, Rosemary 39 14 5 6 2 1 1        
30 Calvert, Ben 36 7 3 3 1   2        
43 Monge, JoAnn 27 13 4 6 3            
44 Mills, Bill 26 12 6 4   2          
48 Panek, Allen 23 18 2 4 9 3          
50 Jopp, Sherry 21 9 5 3   1          
65 Holdredge, Rosemary 20 9 4 3 2            
70 Burrows, Oliver 18 12 2 5 2 3