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A GARDEN CLUB OF AMERICA MAJOR FLOWER SHOW
April 26-27, 2023
Division I: Floral Design
Evolution
Class 2. Ascension
award
1st
show No.
FD05
Exhibitor(s)
Elizabeth Coors 311,
,
Statement of Intent

To thine be all glory!
Plant(s)
Anthurium andraeanum — Chocolate AnthuriumAnthurium andraeanum — Anthurium Obake TropicAnthurium andraeanum — Anthurium MauiAnthurium andraeanum — Anthurium Tropic FireHeliconia rostrata — Hanging Heliconia "Fuzzy Bear'Kakuma — FernMonstera deliciosa — MonsteraZingiber Spectabilis — Beehive GingerCalathea Zebrina — Calathea FoliageDracena reflexa — Song of IndiaDriftwood — DriftwoodTectona grandis — TeakBryophyta — MossGalax — Galax
 

Michele Tosini
Saint Mary Magdalene, c. 1560
Size: 34 1/4” × 25 7/8”
Judges' comments

Electrifying rhythm creates a feeling of divine glory and Ascension.
A GARDEN CLUB OF AMERICA MAJOR FLOWER SHOW
April 26-27, 2023
Division I: Floral Design
Evolution
Class 2. Ascension
award
Honorable Mention
show No.
FD06
Exhibitor(s)
Kathy Rasberry 314,
Clare Nelson 314,
Statement of Intent

"Let me take refuge in the arc of your wings." Psalm 61:4
Plant(s)
Anthurium andraeanum — AnthuriumScabiosa caucasica — Pincushion FlowerAlpine purpurata — Cone GingerJatropha podagrica — Buddha belly
 

Bernardo Strozzi
The Guardian Angel¸ c. 1630
Size: 83 7/8” × 50 3/4”
Judges' comments

The use of color takes flight in the wings. The open amount of space compromises the rhythm of the design.
A GARDEN CLUB OF AMERICA MAJOR FLOWER SHOW
April 26-27, 2023
Division I: Floral Design
Evolution
Class 2. Ascension
award
3rd
show No.
FD07
Exhibitor(s)
gay estes 315,
Adrienne Bullard 301,
Statement of Intent

Heavenly haloed angels surround the humble holy family. Della Robbia's glazed forms are transfigured into flowers.
Plant(s)
zantedeschia — calla lilygypsophila — baby's breathphalaenopsis — moth orchiddianthus — carnationruscus hypogossum — ruscusdendrobium — orchid — 
 

Andrea della Robbia
The Madonna in Adoration of the Christ Child Surrounded by Angels, with God the Father, 1470–75
Diameter: 74”
Judges' comments

Clever interpretation is enhanced by movement of the ball. The ruscus and orchid on the left interrupts the rhythm.
A GARDEN CLUB OF AMERICA MAJOR FLOWER SHOW
April 26-27, 2023
Division I: Floral Design
Evolution
Class 2. Ascension
award
2nd
show No.
FD08
Exhibitor(s)
Brandon Morrison 311, Novice
,
Statement of Intent

Mary’s love for her Baby and Joseph’s protection of his family point us to the hope and PEACE of our future who is Christ.
Plant(s)
Anthurium — anthuriumRosa — rosePaeonia 'red charm' — red charm peonyPeonia 'festiva' — white peonyEtlingera eliatior — red gingerHeliconia — heliconiaZantedeschia aethiopica — calla lilyDianthus — green trickGalax — galaxCrimson cattelaya — orchid cattelayaTiplant cordylines — Tiplant
 

Alessandro Botticelli
The Adoration of the Christ Child, c. 1500
Diameter: 66 1/2”
Judges' comments

The thrust of plant material creates the Ascension in this design. The size of the container has a visual weightiness.