Please enjoy the results of our September Membership Meeting Show! We had so many beautiful entries: stunning natives, gorgeous dahlias and incredible floral arrangements.
A fabulous turnout to kickoff the 2025-2026 show year. Congrats to all participants and to our award winners!
PASSERS
FLORAL: PARI HARRISON, LOUISA RENN
HORT: KATHRYNE SINGLETON, PEEKA TILDESLEY
CLERKS
FLORAL: SUSAN SOROKOLIT, SHEILA EHRENBERG
HORT: WENDY WILT, PIPER LEDDY
JUDGES
FLORAL: BARBARA BATTING, TAPHY HARCSAR
HORT: (GCA JUDGES) KATHY SHEPPERLY, GRANIA ALLPORT, HEATHER CANDRANELL (PROSPECTIVE)
FLORAL DESIGN
“Summer lovin’, had me a blast. Summer lovin’, happened so fast.” – Grease
Class 1: It’s Heating Up with Hand-tied Bouquets – Design a hand-tied bouquet*, secured with simple twine, using home-grown and/or native flowers. Entry is to be staged in a clear colorless container of your choosing and placed on a 30″ high rectangular table covered with a floor-length white tablecloth. Design is not to exceed 12” in height and 10” width and depth. Each exhibit is allowed a design space of 20” by 20”. Viewed and judged from all sides. *Limited to (5) entries.
Results: 1st: Laura Haaren | 2nd: Elaine Eadon | 3rd: Peeka Tildesley | H.M: Louisa Renn
Class 2: Novice. Same as above. *Limited to (5) entries.
Results: 1st: Amy McCooey | 2nd: Jane Orr | 3rd: Kathleen Onieal | H.M: Lisa Atallah, Marion Moran
FLORAL DESIGN
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Class 3: Cooling Down those Dog Days of Summer – Using a vintage or retro container, create a design primarily of shade plant material from the garden of the exhibitor or a friend. Entries are to be staged on a 30” high rectangular table covered with a floor-length white tablecloth. Design is not to exceed 14” width and depth. Each exhibit is allowed a design space of 20” by 20”. Viewed and judged from all sides. *Limited to (5) entries.
Results: 1st: Avery Brighton | 2nd: Betsy Ford | 3rd: Joan Lynch
Class 4: Novice. Same as above. *Limited to (5) entries.
Results: 1st: Ulana Joslin | 2nd: Wendy Wilt
HORTICULTURE
(GCA Judges)
All entries must be properly identified with species and cultivar information.
EMILY AND LOUISE GOETZE BOWL AWARD
Class 1: Open to all members. A silver bowl awarded in perpetuity to a member exhibiting three different flowering specimens: two stems of each kind (genera) in three separate RGC containers. No branches or vines permitted. Outdoor material only; houseplants excluded. Must be grown outdoors for three months (annuals/biennials included). This Class may not be subdivided.
Results: 1st: Laura Haaren | 2nd: Lisa Atallah | 3rd: Elaine Eadon, Joan Lynch | H.M: Heather Robinson
ROSA (ROSE) “Love is a Rose”
Class 2: One stem, disbudded*, with foliage, to be displayed in a RGC container.
Results: 1st: Susan Olson | 2nd: Avery Brighton | 3rd: Maya Speelmans | H.M: Elaine Eadon, Laura Haaren
Class 3: Novice. Same as above.
Results: 2nd: Lisa Atallah
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Class 4: One spray with two or more blooms per stem with foliage, to be displayed in an RGC container.
Results: 1st: Avery Brighton | 2nd: Laura Haaren | 3rd: Susan Olson | H.M: Heather Robinson
LATE-BLOOMING HYDRANGEA
Class 6: Hydrangea Paniculata, one stem with foliage to be displayed in a RGC container.
6A Results: 1st: Avery Brighton | 2nd: Elaine Eadon | 3rd: Susan Sorokolit | H.M: Marion Moran
6B Results: 1st: Maya Speelmans | 2nd: Laura Haaren, Heather Robinson | 3rd: Peeka Tildesley | H.M: Susan Olson, Jeanne Shanley, Teresa Maguire
Class 7: Novice. Same as above.
Results: 1st: Stephanie Hoitt *BEST IN SHOW HORTICULTURE*
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Class 8: Any other hydrangea, one stem with foliage to be displayed in a RGC container.
Results: 1st: Susan Sorokolit | 2nd: Jeanne Shanley, Sarah Fleming | 3rd: Maya Speelmans, Peeka Tildesley | H.M: Susan Olson
IRMA DERING WHITNEY DAHLIA TROPHY
Class 10: Open to all members. One single stem with foliage. Dahlia blooms 3” or less MAY be disbudded. * Dahlia blooms over 3” MUST be disbudded and may be displayed without foliage. To be displayed in a RGC container. This Class may not be subdivided.
Results: 1st: Stephanie Hoitt | 2nd: Ulana Joslin, Avery Brighton, Laura Haaren | 3rd: Mary Heins, Maya Speelmans, Elaine Eadon, Sarah Fleming | H.M: Heather Robinson, Jeanne Shanley, Tilden Brighton-Wilt
GARDEN BOUNTY
Class 11: A display of vegetables and/or fruits grown by exhibitor, arranged in a basket not to exceed 16” in diameter. Herbs may be included as cut specimens and be in water and placed discreetly in arrangement. ***To be judged on the point scale listed below. A 4×6 white key card required. Sample can be found on RGC or GCA website
Results: 1st: Heather Robinson | 2nd: Sarah Fleming | 3rd: Kathryne Singleton
GOING NATIVE
Class 13: Three different genera of flowering native** perennial specimens, herbaceous or woody. To be arranged in ONE RGC container. ***To be judged by point scale listed below.
Results: 1st: Heather Robinson | 2nd: Susan Olson | 3rd: Betsy Ford | H.M: Elaine Eadon, Maya Speelmans
SUMMER EXTRAVAGANZA
Class 15: A container garden of 1 or more plants that have summered outside. May include different genera or species of cultivars of the same species. Pot not to exceed 14″ . Must be owned for at least 3 months. Annuals and/or perennials are allowed. ***To be judged on the point scale below.
Results: 1st: Betsy Ford
PAR
Class 17: A rooted plant of exceptional horticultural merit, which does not qualify for entry elsewhere in the Horticultural Division. Please see page 12 of the Handbook for PAR Definition.
Results: 1st: Wendy Wilt (93 pts), Susan Olson (91 pts) | 2nd: Elaine Eadon (86 pts), Betsy Ford (85 pts)
