A GARDEN CLUB OF AMERICA MAJOR FLOWER SHOW
April 26-27, 2023
Division I: Floral Design
Evolution
Class 11. Changing Light
award
Honorable Mention
show No.
FD63
Exhibitor(s)
Lucy Chambers The Garden Club of Houston, Zone IXNovice
Statement of Intent

House-bound Mademoiselle Boissière, roses still in her cheeks, journeys between East and West, past and present, as she knits petal-soft garments for the next generation.
Plant(s)
Hydrangea macrophylla — HydrangeaHedera helix — English IvyDianthus caryophyllus — Miniature CarnationEryngium alpinium — Alpine Sea HollyRosa hybrida — Miniature roseHypericum androsaemum — TutsanSalix matsudana — Curly WillowDianthus caryophyllus 'spray type' — Spray Carnation
 

Gustave Caillebotte
Mademoiselle Boissière Knitting, 1877
Size: 25 5/8” × 31 1/2”
Judges' comments

Well chosen and harmonious colors create a charming interpretation. The hydrangea is out of scale with the other components.