Floral Design
Green Flash
Class 3
A design staged against a black trifold foam presentation board 36” high x 48” wide when fully opened. Presentation board must be opened to a 90-degree angle and design displayed on a black base. Design not to exceed the height and width of the background. The photograph is to be taken from the front. A statement of intent is required.
Four Entries
Peggy Moore
Fairfield Garden Club
“A golden sky, an orange radiance, then a green flash—short-lived but as glorious as the sunset it follows.”
“Beautifully executed with lustrous color bursting from dynamic forms.”
“A slight imbalance is created by the size and placement of the green fan.”
Ornithogalum, star of Bethlehem
Dianthus, carnation
Sabal palmetto, palm
Vanda spp., vanda orchid
Edgeworthia chrysantha, mitsumata
Wendy Mahoney Russell
The Garden Club of Wilmington
“To those who see its momentary green flash, Neptune’s Wink offers the mythical promise of wisdom in love; the wait is breathless, the reward exulting.”
Special Awards Judges’ Comments:
“A flash of brilliance. Neptune is smiling.”
“A skillfully crafted design – beautiful from any angle.”
Judges’ Comments:
“A strikingly polished and glowing symmetrical interpretation of the green flash with dancing flowers and foliage.”
Gloriosa superba, flame lily
Wisteria frutescens, American wisteria
MaryEllen O’Brien
Lenox Garden Club
“Ideas materialize in a flash from the darkness of dreams; for Frederick Law Olmsted they were green and filled with trees in stately parks.”
“Flowers and threads weave together to create an intriguing and intricately constructed wheel of green.”
“Incongruency of wood and wire components interrupts the rhythmic flow.”
Alocasia amazonica, alocasia
Betula papyrifera, paper birch
Corylus avallena 'Contorta', Harry Lauder’s walking stick
Hydrangea macrophylla, hydrangea
Hypericum perforatum, St. John’s wort
Phalaenopsis sp., moth orchid
Roberta DuBeshter
Rochester Garden Club
“Frederick Law Olmsted's Landscapes were Green, with just a little flash.”
“Lucite grid provides an innovative platform for an interpretation of the class title.”
“Similar sizes, color, and forms of floral components result in a disconnected design pattern.”
Amaryllis, amaryllis
Cymbidium, cymbidium
Helleborus, hellebore
Hydrangea, hydrangea
Liriope, lily grass
Leucadendron, protea