A GARDEN CLUB OF AMERICA MAJOR FLOWER SHOW
April 26-27, 2023
Division I: Floral Design
Evolution
Class 10. About-Face
award
Honorable Mention
show No.
FD59
Exhibitor(s)
Ashley Clark The Garden Club of Houston, Zone IX
Paula Mentz The Garden Club of Houston, Zone IX
Statement of Intent

Precocious "Little LouLou" with his disheveled hair and tie askew awaits his tutor after running to the garden pond with Nero, his favorite furry companion.

Plant(s)
Lavandula angustifolia — LavenderDaucus carota — Queen Anne’s LaceGerbera jamesonii — Gerber DaisyTweedia caerulea — Tweedia Blue Double MixHellebores orientalis — HelleboresSenecio cineraria — Dusty Miller Anemonastrum deltoideum — AnemoneShepherdia argentea — Brunia silverHydrangea paniculata — Hydrangea, whiteAstilbe arendsii — Astilbe whiteScabiosa — Scabiosa pin cushion, whiteAstrantia major — Great MasterwortTulipa ‘smirnoff’ — Frilly Edge Tulip, white
 

Jean Baptiste Carpeaux
Bust of the Imperial Prince, 1865
Size: 25” × 14” × 11”

Judges' comments

The choice of plant material and the pristine condition of flowers are harmonious with the young Prince. The compact placement of the plant material limits the rhythm.