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A GARDEN CLUB OF AMERICA MAJOR FLOWER SHOW
April 15-16, 2025
Division I: Floral Design
Grandeur
Class 10. Heroic Transcendence
award
Honorable Mention
show No.
FD39
Exhibitor(s)
Darrell Banta Pasadena Garden Club, Zone XII
Statement of Intent

Surrounded by turmoil, her golden crown gives her power and courage to lead her on a pathway to find love.
Plant(s)
Phormium ‘Rainbow Queen” — New Zealand flaxCymbidium ‘Red Lip Yellow" — cymbidiumCelosia argentea — coxcomb giant redBromelia ‘Red Paloma’ — bromeliadLeucadendron — silvan redMagnolia grandiflora — southern magnoliaWashingtonia filifera — California fan palmSterlitzia nicolai — giant white bird of paradiseBanksia ashbyi — dwarf
Topic
 
The Royal Hunt of Dido and Aeneas

Francesco Solimena
The Royal Hunt of Dido and Aeneas, c. 1712–14
Oil on canvas
119 1/4 x 126 3/8 in.
Museum purchase funded by Lee and Joe Jamail, 2000.92
Judges' comments

The placement and color of orchids capture the light in the painting. Proportion of container dominates the floral components.
A GARDEN CLUB OF AMERICA MAJOR FLOWER SHOW
April 15-16, 2025
Division I: Floral Design
Grandeur
Class 10. Heroic Transcendence
award
3rd
show No.
FD40
Exhibitor(s)
Elizabeth Coors Memphis Garden Club, Zone IX
Statement of Intent

"For as the heavens are higher than the Earth, so are my ways higher than your thoughts." Isaih 55:9
Plant(s)
Anthurium andraeanum — anthuriumProtea cynaroides — pincushion proteaHeliconia vellerigera — "Fuzzy Bear"Strelitzia nicolai — bird of paradisePhalaenopsis — orchid rootGalax — galaxTillandsia usneoides — spanish mossCirsium vulgare — thistleZingiber — gingerManihot esculenta — "Brazilian root"
Topic
 
The Royal Hunt of Dido and Aeneas

Francesco Solimena
The Royal Hunt of Dido and Aeneas, c. 1712–14
Oil on canvas
119 1/4 x 126 3/8 in.
Museum purchase funded by Lee and Joe Jamail, 2000.92
Judges' comments

The precariously imbalanced composition, offset by the placement of the container on the pedestal, expresses the sense of chaos and tumult. The variety and scale of the material impedes rhythm.
A GARDEN CLUB OF AMERICA MAJOR FLOWER SHOW
April 15-16, 2025
Division I: Floral Design
Grandeur
Class 10. Heroic Transcendence
award
2nd
show No.
FD41
Exhibitor(s)
Chucki Bradbury Little Rock Garden Club, Zone IX
Statement of Intent

Transcendence encompasses rising, falling, darkness, light, soul searching and endurance. This design attempts to mimic the journey.
Plant(s)
Strelitza reginae — bird of paradisePhoenix daetyliferal — date palmAuracasis columnaris — coral reef araucariaPteris vittata — chinese ladder brake fernLeucospermum cordifolium — pincushion proteaRosa hybrida — tea rose
Topic
 
The Royal Hunt of Dido and Aeneas

Francesco Solimena
The Royal Hunt of Dido and Aeneas, c. 1712–14
Oil on canvas
119 1/4 x 126 3/8 in.
Museum purchase funded by Lee and Joe Jamail, 2000.92
Judges' comments

The strong verticality of the design invites you to travel a transcendent journey upward. The charred element speaks to Dido's tragic end. The open quality of the center protea creates a slight interruption in rhythm.
A GARDEN CLUB OF AMERICA MAJOR FLOWER SHOW
April 15-16, 2025
Division I: Floral Design
Grandeur
Class 10. Heroic Transcendence
award
1st
show No.
FD42
Exhibitor(s)
Sharel Hooper Garden Club of Lookout Mountain, Zone IX
Statement of Intent

Amidst the romantic splendor, oblivious of Cupid's arrow, he accepts the Queen's guiding hand with eyes full of passion.
Plant(s)
Dianthus caryophyllus — carnationLeucadendron — leucadendron 'safari sunset'Tulipa — tulipCodiaeum variegatum — crotonRosa — 'Eugenie' roseRanunculus asiaticus — butterfly ranunculusLathyrus odoratus — sweetpea
Topic
 
The Royal Hunt of Dido and Aeneas

Francesco Solimena
The Royal Hunt of Dido and Aeneas, c. 1712–14
Oil on canvas
119 1/4 x 126 3/8 in.
Museum purchase funded by Lee and Joe Jamail, 2000.92
Judges' comments

Dramatic swirling sensual line is punctuated by the strong diagonal, effectively evoking the intensity of the scene.
A GARDEN CLUB OF AMERICA MAJOR FLOWER SHOW
April 15-16, 2025
Division I: Floral Design
Grandeur
Class 10. Heroic Transcendence
award
show No.
FD43
Exhibitor(s)
Stacey Henningsen River Oaks Garden Club, Zone IX
Statement of Intent

Love . . . loss . . . tragic end.
Plant(s)
Floribunda rosa — ocean songChamelaucium — wax flowerRosa spp. — spray roseAnthurium andraeanum. — nero burgundyAstibe chinensis. — vision in redPaesnis lactiflora — red charmRosa rubiginosa — garden roseDelfumblanc — white o'haraKorstacha — rosa white cloudRosa auswagsy — leonarao creamNeoregelia carolinae — flaming swordCymbidium orchid — boat orchidEucalyptus — eucalyptus
Topic
 
The Royal Hunt of Dido and Aeneas

Francesco Solimena
The Royal Hunt of Dido and Aeneas, c. 1712–14
Oil on canvas
119 1/4 x 126 3/8 in.
Museum purchase funded by Lee and Joe Jamail, 2000.92
Judges' comments

The color gradation and muted tones of materials capture the light and dark of the painting. The upright candlesticks confine the design.