Annual Club Award Winners: 2025-2026
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FLORAL DESIGN
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MARY OWEN BORDEN BOWL
A silver bowl awarded to the member exhibiting the best arrangement for a dinner table
WINNER: LOUISA RENN
DOROTHY C. CUMMING AWARD
An award to the member having received the most points in the monthly novice arrangement classes
WINNER: AMY MCCOOEY
DOROTHEA S. MOELLER BOWL
A silver bowl awarded to the member receiving the most points for arrangements in outside shows
WINNER: LOUISA RENN
DOROTHY B. VIETOR TROPHY
A trophy awarded to the member having received the most points for the year in the monthly arrangement classes
WINNER: BETSY FORD
ELIZABETH DIMOCK KNAPP TROPHY
A silver bowl awarded to the member exhibiting the best interpretive arrangement
WINNER: BETSY FORD
NATALIE PICKERING BEGUELIN BOWL
A silver bowl awarded to an individual who through participation and leadership has advanced floral arranging within the Club
WINNER: MARY JANE O’HARE
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HORTICULTURE
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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: CYNTHIA LABREQUE
GLADYS VICTORIA MOORE BOWL
A silver bowl awarded to the member having received the most horticultural points for the year
WINNER: SUSAN OLSON
RITCHIE-MOORE TROPHY
A silver bowl awarded to a member for the best results from a propagation workshop or a previously determined schedule
WINNER: HEATHER ROBINSON
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: LAURA HAAREN
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: STEPHANIE HOITT
BLAGDEN-GOETZE BOWL
A silver bowl awarded for the most horticultural points in outside shows, excluding daffodils
WINNER: SUSAN OLSON
RGC DAFFODIL AWARD
A pewter tray awarded for the most number of points in any outside Daffodil show
WINNER: SUSAN OLSON
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: LAURA HAAREN
GILLIAN COURTNEY-BRATT CORMIER PAR AWARD
A silver chalice awarded to the member receiving the most points in PAR classes for the year
WINNER: SUSAN OLSON
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: JANE ORR
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: STEPHANIE HOITT
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: MISSY FALKENBERG
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FLORAL DESIGN/HORTICULTURE
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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
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CONSERVATION AWARD
A silver vase awarded to the member who shows a passion and conviction for conservation and environmental causes
WINNER: DIANA LANDRETH
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LANDSCAPE DESIGN
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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
WINNER: N/A
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PHOTOGRAPHY
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JUNE YOUNG MEMORIAL BOWL
A silver bowl awarded to the member receiving the most points in the photography classes
WINNER: BARBARA BATTING
ELIZABETH YOUNG AWARD
A botanical water color, painted by Rumson Garden Club member Louise Goetze, awarded to the member receiving the most points for the year in the novice photography classes
WINNER: AMY MCCOOEY
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RGC CLUB AWARDS
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