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A GARDEN CLUB OF AMERICA MAJOR FLOWER SHOW
April 15-16, 2025
Division I: Floral Design
Grandeur
Class 8. Elegance in Simplicity
award
2nd
show No.
FD31
Exhibitor(s)
Lynda Blanchard Sand Hills Garden Club, Zone VIII
Statement of Intent

The Winding Paths
Plant(s)
Anthurium andraeanum 'Midori' — anthuriumCocos nucifera — palm spathLeucosperum cordifolium 'Pincushion' — pincushion proteaCurculigo capitulata 'Whaleback' — whaleback leaf
Topic
 
The Orange Trees

Gustave Caillebotte
The Orange Trees, 1878
Oil on canvas
61 x 46 in.
John A. and Audrey Jones Beck Collection, gift of Audrey Jones Beck, 98.273
Judges' comments

Bold use of line and negative space illustrates movement and rhythm. Placement of protea is slightly static.
A GARDEN CLUB OF AMERICA MAJOR FLOWER SHOW
April 15-16, 2025
Division I: Floral Design
Grandeur
Class 8. Elegance in Simplicity
award
Honorable Mention
show No.
FD32
Exhibitor(s)
Woodney Wachter Stony Brook Garden Club, Zone IV
Statement of Intent

Elegance in simplicity: an abstract river flows through the circular arrondissements of Paris, demonstrating how nature creates beauty and open space within an industrial city.
Plant(s)
Anthurium Andraeanum — anthuriumPhalaenopsis Amabilis — moth orchidAspidistra Elatior — aspidistra
Topic
 
View of the Seine

Armand Guillaumin
View of the Seine, Paris, 1871
Oil on canvas
49 3/4 x 71 3/8 in.
John A. and Audrey Jones Beck Collection, gift of Audrey Jones Beck, 71.5
Judges' comments

The reflective use of color and the base creates a water like pattern. The proportion of elements in the design creates a visual imbalance.

A GARDEN CLUB OF AMERICA MAJOR FLOWER SHOW
April 15-16, 2025
Division I: Floral Design
Grandeur
Class 8. Elegance in Simplicity
award
1st
show No.
FD33
Exhibitor(s)
Roberta DuBeshter Rochester Garden Club, Zone III
Statement of Intent

Flowers, like gardens, just warm my heart.
Plant(s)
Allium sativum 'Japan Snake Ball' — alliumAnthurium cv. 'Grand Slam' — anthurium Delphinium belladonna — delphiniumRanunculus asiaticus 'Pon-Pon' — Persian buttercupPhormium tenax — hapeneAstilbe sp. — astilbeVeronica sp.  — speedwellLathyrus odoratus — sweet peaPanicum elegans ‘Explosion’ — grassOxypetalum coeruleum — tweedia
Topic
 
The Basket Chair

Berthe Morisot
The Basket Chair, 1882
Oil on canvas
24 1/8 x 29 3/4 in.
John A. and Audrey Jones Beck Collection, gift of Audrey Jones Beck, 98.294
Judges' comments

This masterful interpretive creation exquisitely captures all of the elements and principles of design.
A GARDEN CLUB OF AMERICA MAJOR FLOWER SHOW
April 15-16, 2025
Division I: Floral Design
Grandeur
Class 8. Elegance in Simplicity
award
3rd
show No.
FD34
Exhibitor(s)
Andrea Knohl Garden Club of Evanston, Zone XIBryn Wagner Hanson Garden Club of Evanston, Zone XI
Statement of Intent

The Little Gardener pours forth his love upon the garden. It comes back to him full circle.
Plant(s)
Anthurium — flamingo flowerRosa chinensis  — garden rosePhormium tenax — hapene, New Zealand flaxTillandsia usneoides — Spanish mossAsparagus plumosus — plumosaCordyline fruiticosa — red ti leafAglaonema commutatum — pink dalmationOrnithogalum — star of Bethlehem
Topic
 
The Little Gardener

Frédéric Bazille
The Little Gardener, c. 1866–67
Oil on canvas
50 3/8 x 66 1/2 in.
John A. and Audrey Jones Beck Collection, gift of Audrey Jones Beck, 76.236
Judges' comments

Cohesive color palette and use of texture enhances overall distinction. The frame at the base creates a disconnect.