Flower show time again...
Apr. 23rd, 2007 11:28 am![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
senoritafishMy garden club's Flower show was last Saturday; if you'd like a look.
http://www.flickr.com/photos/senoritafish/sets/72157600084729965/
I didn't have much to enter as my yard is pretty empty right now. My single and only rosebush was actually blooming so I took one of those; my everpresent Thai Queen basil (that I thought was an annual when I bought it, and it's stayed there through all kinds of neglect for about three years now); a few lemons - our tree had some really nice ones recently; and a branch from our Japanese maple. For arrangements, Carole had people sign up for particular sections, so we knew there'd be enough in each category - there have to be at least four or it can't be judged. I signed up for the tea tray (used to be a table setting, but we've scaled it back the last few shows), and a small arrangement. I'm always amazed I get anything at these - even though I know it's recognized as a legitimate art form, floral design is not my forte' and I always feel like some kind of poser throwing flowers into a vase. But both my arrangements got first place for their sections! I was flabbergasted! Not only that but maple branch got a blue ribbon and the lemons got an award of merit - I can take no credit for these - the trees did it all on their own. The rose and the basil each got a second.
The kids each did an arrangement too - there were a bunch of kid's entries last year, but they were the only ones this time, they each got a ribbon too.
Tea Tray - I guess it's not usual to put the flowers in the teapot, so I guess this was considered a bit abstract, as you couldn't actually serve from this. But it did have the required cup and napkin. The cup didn't match, but I finally put the lid from the teapot on it and it looked much nicer.
Small arrangement - I was supposed to do a 5" one, but Carole suggested I put it in the 8" category - all the others were waaaay smaller than 5"... I seem to have a thing with teapots.
Kids with their arrangements - I asked Avalon if she wanted the stems trimmed and she was quite emphatic that she liked them the way they were.
Angus with lemons...
All the paper flowers and clouds on the walls were not ours; it was held at the downtown senior center, and they'd had a dance the night before.
Phew! Kind of glad it's over - you wouldn't think these things take so much planning, and then I never get much sleep the night before. Next year, we're going back to a fall show, so it'll be about a year and a half until the next one.
http://www.flickr.com/photos/senoritafish/sets/72157600084729965/
I didn't have much to enter as my yard is pretty empty right now. My single and only rosebush was actually blooming so I took one of those; my everpresent Thai Queen basil (that I thought was an annual when I bought it, and it's stayed there through all kinds of neglect for about three years now); a few lemons - our tree had some really nice ones recently; and a branch from our Japanese maple. For arrangements, Carole had people sign up for particular sections, so we knew there'd be enough in each category - there have to be at least four or it can't be judged. I signed up for the tea tray (used to be a table setting, but we've scaled it back the last few shows), and a small arrangement. I'm always amazed I get anything at these - even though I know it's recognized as a legitimate art form, floral design is not my forte' and I always feel like some kind of poser throwing flowers into a vase. But both my arrangements got first place for their sections! I was flabbergasted! Not only that but maple branch got a blue ribbon and the lemons got an award of merit - I can take no credit for these - the trees did it all on their own. The rose and the basil each got a second.
The kids each did an arrangement too - there were a bunch of kid's entries last year, but they were the only ones this time, they each got a ribbon too.
Tea Tray - I guess it's not usual to put the flowers in the teapot, so I guess this was considered a bit abstract, as you couldn't actually serve from this. But it did have the required cup and napkin. The cup didn't match, but I finally put the lid from the teapot on it and it looked much nicer.
Small arrangement - I was supposed to do a 5" one, but Carole suggested I put it in the 8" category - all the others were waaaay smaller than 5"... I seem to have a thing with teapots.
Kids with their arrangements - I asked Avalon if she wanted the stems trimmed and she was quite emphatic that she liked them the way they were.
Angus with lemons...
All the paper flowers and clouds on the walls were not ours; it was held at the downtown senior center, and they'd had a dance the night before.
Phew! Kind of glad it's over - you wouldn't think these things take so much planning, and then I never get much sleep the night before. Next year, we're going back to a fall show, so it'll be about a year and a half until the next one.
