Upper Marlboro, MD, September 25, 2010: District I's small standard petite flower show, Memories of a Lady's Manor, was well attended at Darnall's Chance House Museum, the 18th century Georgian home of Lettice Lee Wardrop Thompson Sim.Julie Harrison of Mount Airy Clay Breakers Garden Club received a Petite Award of Merit in the flowers section of the Horticulture Division for her Lantana camara "Anne Marie"; Steve Hannun of Cheverly Garden Club received a Petite Award of Merit in the foliage section of the Horticulture Division for his Harsford Canadian hemlock [Tsuga canadensis]:
Danielle Brabazon of Woodmoor Garden Club received the Petite Flower Show Award for her tea cup arrangement in the Design Division; Christine Hambach of Goddard Garden Club received the Director's Challenge Award for her transparency arrangement:
Julie and Danielle:
Two unregistered tea cup designs were also judged and Danielle's daughter Rae Ann Marino received a first place ribbon and novice arranger Casey Kneipp of Cheverly Garden Club received a second place ribbon:
The Horticulture Division was divided into flowers and folliage and, despite a hot dry September there were top rated specimens: Ice plant [Delosperma ruschia] (left) and pin cushion flower [Scabiosa] (right):
Miniature Chrysanthemum (right) and miniature rose [Rosa] (right):
A marigold [Tagetes] (left) and a Sedum (right):
A bird's nest spruce [Picea abies] (left) and a dwarf Alberta spruce [Picea glauca "Jean's Dilly"] (right):
A squirrel's foot fern [Davallia truchomanodes] (left) and mondo grass [Ophiopogon japonicus "Nana"] (right):
Hosta "Blue Mouse Ears (left) and Hosta "Masquerade" (right):
In the Design Division, three classes--Afternoon Tea, A Spinning Wheel and A Garden Medley--were eligible for the Petite Flower Show Award and a fourth class--Candlelight Evening--were eligible for the Director's Challenge Award.
Afternoon Tea: A small, traditional design arranged in a teacup; not to exceed 8” in height, width, or depth. Designs to be placed on white pedestals of various heights.
Besides the winner of the Petite Flower Show Award (above), designs were submitted by Dee Droter (left) and Norma Merritt (right):
and by Donna Davidson, all of Tanta Cove Garden Club:
A Spinning Wheel: A miniature design; not to exceed 5” in height, width, or depth. Designs will be placed on black pedestals of various heights.
Entries by Dee Droter (first) (left) of Tanta Cove Garden Club and Ann Gardenhour (right) of Cheverly Garden Club:
Arleen Ankeney of Goddard Garden Club (left) and Connie Dalpra (right) of Woodberry Garden Club:
A Garden Medley: A traditional line design featuring small vegetables; not to exceed 8” in height, width, or depth. Designs to be placed on white pedestals of various heights.
Entries by Dee Droter (first award) (left) of and Jean Rositol (right) both of Tanta Cove Garden Club:
Bill Dean (left) and David Healy (right), both of Capitol Hill Garden Club:
Candlelight Evening: A standard size, transparency design; to be placed on off-white, open pedestals, 18” square by 30” tall. Design may be traditional or creative.
Besides the winner of the challenge award (above), designs were submitted by Dee Droter of Tanta Cove Garden Club:
Ann Gardenhour (left) of Cheverly Garden Club and Charmane Truesdell (right) of Montpellier Garden Club:
