Town and Country Garden Club holds Flower Show
Beautiful colors, textures and vintage memorabilia graced the Town and Country Garden Club’s “Memories of Grandma” flower show on Saturday. (Photo by Cindy Lee Cumpston)
Helen Barbor, scholarship chairperson, presented Jeremy Baker of Jefferson the 2013-2014 Town & Country Garden Club Scholarship award of $1,000. (Photo by Cindy Lee Cumpston)
CARMICHAELS – The Town and Country Garden Club on Saturday held its “Memories of Grandma” Flower Show at the American Legion in Carmichaels.
The club is a member of the National Garden Clubs, Inc. (NGC) and sponsored the Standard Flower Show as a NGC member club.
The term “Standard Flower Show” is the official title of a flower show conforming to standards established by NGC. As outlined by the NGC, the purposes of a Standard Flower Show are to educate club members and the viewing public, to stimulate interest in horticulture and floral design, to provide an outlet for creative expression, and to convey to the community the objectives of NGC.
Fresh plant material must be emphasized throughout the show and the schedule must be written with specific wording that includes all essential details of the show. The show must include a Horticulture Division and a Design Division. It must be judged by a panel or panels of NGC approved judges, and it must be judged by the NGC Standard System of Awarding.
The show, which was open and free to the public, had 22 of the 25 club members participating in one or more of the 56 classes in the horticultural division or the seven classes in the design division. The NGC standard system of awarding which gives first, second, third, and honorable mention in each class was used by the panel of nine judges.
All exhibits, whether horticultural or artistic, were to have an emphasis on fresh plant material, although dried plant material was acceptable where appropriate. No artificial plant material was permitted to be used in any division.
Beautifully arranged flowers and plants displaying memorabilia from long ago were used in the “Tea with Grammy” class. Vintage clothing and quilts, as well as an antique sewing machine and baby clothes were used in both the “Grandma’s Handiwork” and the “In the Attic” classes. All the entries were lovely examples of varied hues and textures brought together to showcase not only the club members’ gardening abilities, but their design abilities as well.
In addition, there were three Education Exhibits: “A Day in the Life of a Butterfly,” “Reptiles and Amphibians: Our Backyard Friends” and “Backyard Herb Garden.”
At the club’s June meeting, Helen Barbor, scholarship chairperson, presented Jeremy Baker of Jefferson the 2013-2014 Town & Country Garden Club Scholarship award of $1,000.
A recent Jefferson-Morgan graduate, he will be attending Waynesburg University in the fall majoring in finance.
While attending Jefferson-Morgan, Jeremy’s activities included: Student council vice president, yearbook editor, academic team, Leo club, Upward Bound program, soccer team and track and field team, chorus, and assisting with clothing drives, food banks, and the Salvation Army.
He and his parents, Michele and Joey Baker, were guests at the club’s June meeting.