Annual Club Award Winners: 2023
FLORAL DESIGN
MARY OWEN BORDEN BOWL
A silver bowl awarded to the member exhibiting the best arrangement for a dinner table
WINNER: BETSY FORD
DOROTHY C. CUMMING AWARD
An award to the member having received the most points in the monthly novice arrangement classes
WINNER: BETSY FORD
DOROTHEA S. MOELLER BOWL
A silver bowl awarded to the member receiving the most points for arrangements in outside shows
WINNER: BARBARA BATTING
DOROTHY B. VIETOR TROPHY
A trophy awarded to the member having received the most points for the year in the monthly arrangement classes
WINNER: TAPHY HARCSAR
ELIZABETH DIMOCK KNAPP TROPHY
A silver bowl awarded to the member exhibiting the best interpretive arrangement
WINNER: BONNIE TORCIVIA
NATALIE PICKERING BEGUELIN BOWL
A silver bowl awarded to an individual who through participation and leadership has advanced floral arranging within the Club
*NOT AWARDED THIS YEAR*
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HORTICULTURE
MARY OWEN BORDEN BOWL
A fifty dollar credit given to the member who does her own gardening and has not won this award twice in previous years. Four different kinds (genera) of flowering specimens. One stem or branch of each.
WINNER: SUSAN OLSON
GLADYS VICTORIA MOORE BOWL
A silver bowl awarded to the member having received the most horticultural points for the year
WINNER: MAYA SPEELMANS
RITCHIE-MOORE TROPHY
A silver bowl awarded to a member for the best results from a propagation workshop or a previously determined schedule
WINNER: ELIZABETH LILLESTON
EMILY AND LOUISE GOETZE BOWL
A silver bowl awarded to a member exhibiting the three best different flowering specimens; two stems of each kind (genera). No branches permitted. Only outdoor material; houseplants excluded. Must be grown outdoors for three months minimum (annuals included)
WINNER: SARAH FLEMING
MRS. ANDREW V. STOUT TROPHY
A silver cup awarded to the member having received the most points for the year in the novice horticultural classes
WINNER: CHRISTINA WEBER
BLAGDEN-GOETZE BOWL
A silver bowl awarded for the most horticultural points in outside shows, excluding daffodils
WINNER: ELIZABETH LILLESTON
RGC DAFFODIL AWARD
A pewter tray awarded for the most number of points in any outside Daffodil show
WINNER: MAYA SPEELMANS
CONTAINER GARDENING AWARD
A silver bowl awarded to the member exhibiting the best container garden containing three or more plants, correctly labeled and judged on the basis of their horticultural merit and artistic display
WINNER: BARBARA BATTING
GILLIAN COURTNEY-BRATT CORMIER PAR AWARD
A silver chalice awarded to the member receiving the most points in PAR classes for the year
WINNER: MISSY FALKENBERG
THE ELLWOOD-WINMILL CUP
Honoring two women, Elizabeth Ellwood and Sarah Winmill, considered to be the “Daffodil Queens” for two decades, the award is given to the member who garners the most points in our April Daffodil show
WINNER: SUSAN OLSON
MARIE APPLEBY SEVERENCE TROPHY
A pewter piece awarded to the member receiving the most horticultural points in the novice daffodil class
WINNER: PIPER LEDDY
IRMA DERING WHITNEY DAHLIA TROPHY
A copper garden statue of a boy with an apple, awarded for the best dahlia grown and exhibited by a club member
WINNER: MAYA SPEELMANS
DIANA LANDRETH NATIVE PLANT AWARD
A silver bowl awarded to a member who has made an outstanding contribution to community awareness of the importance of native plants in protecting our environment.
WINNER: ROBBYN O’NEILL
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FLORAL DESIGN/HORTICULTURE
ALTAIR COOKE BOWL
A silver bowl awarded annually for the most combined points in both horticulture and floral design
WINNER: BETSY FORD
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CONSERVATION
CONSERVATION AWARD
A silver vase awarded to the member who shows a passion and conviction for conservation and environmental causes
*NOT AWARDED THIS YEAR*
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LANDSCAPE DESIGN
HELEN HURD TROPHY
A trophy awarded at the Annual Meeting for a plan for a small garden. The specifications for this challenge will change from year to year
*NOT AWARDED THIS YEAR*
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