Floral Design

The Garden Path

Class 3 Alfresco

A picnic-themed exhibition table* setting, to be displayed on a table 30” high, with a round top, 20” in diameter. Table will be covered with an off-white, floor-length cloth. Exhibitors may use overlays. To be viewed from all sides.

Four Entries

Ginnie Tietjens

Huntingdon Valley Garden Club

 
Statement of Intent

Creekside dining at its finest is when you catch a sizable trout, cook it over a campfire and eat it from an iron skillet.

Judges' Comments

Would love to be invited to this playful, rhythmic and fun creekside campfire.

Harriet DeWaele Puckett Creativity Award:

Out of the frying pan and into the fire. This unique design draws us in.

List of Plants Used

  • Zantedschia sp. (Calla Lily)

  • Palm areca (Palm spathe)

  • Matteuceia struthiopteris (Ostrich Fern)

Chris Duncan & Linda Fraser

Little Garden Club of Rye and Southampton Garden Club

Statement of Intent

“Crab Fest To Go”

Callinectes sapidusm, blue claw crabs, are the staple of family picnics at New Jersey beaches. Summers begin and end with a bucket of blue claws.

Judges' Comments

An exuberant bucket brimming with contrasting colors and textures is reminiscent of the beach.

Container and plant material out of scale to the table.

List of Plants Used

  • Aster pringle (Aster)

  • Astrantia sp. (Masterwort)

  • Dianthus sp. (Green ball sweet William)

  • Asparagus densifloris (Asparagus Fern)

  • Gerber jamnesonii (Gerber daisy)

  • Eryngium sp. (Thistle Azure)

  • Chrysabnthebmum x morifolium (Kermit poms)

  • Bellis perennis (Common daisy)

Suzanne Guariglia

Short Hills Garden Club

Judges' Comments

Harmonious choice of components evokes an outdoor scene.

The plates divide the design.

List of Plants Used

  • Tulipa x hybrida (peony tulip0

  • Eucalyptus globules (Blue gum)

  • Rosa multiflora (Spray roses)

  • Craspedia globosa (Billy balls)

  • Solidago canadensis (Goldenrod)

  • Bupleurum rotundifolium (Bupleurum)r

Beth Montgelas

Connecticut Valley Garden Club

Judges' Comments

There is a playful line created by spilled wine and cheese.

The design is disrupted by the dominance of the white plates.

List of Plants Used

  • Ranunculus asiaticus (Ranunculus)

  • Dianthus caryophyllus (Carnation)

  • Alstroemeria sp. (Alstroemeria)

  • Hydrangea petiolaris (Climbing hydrangea)

 There is a lot more to see!