Horticulture
Green Cuts
Class 19
An arrangement of three or more cut specimens from the exhibitor’s garden, with or without blooms, in a container of the exhibitor’s choice. Arrangement not to exceed 15” width or depth. No height restriction. Key card required. Four-month ownership requirement.
Six Entries
Gayle Hightower
River Oaks Garden Club
“Color combination and composition knock our socks off!”
“Crepey condition of petunia detracts. Yellow sedum omitted and plant material not graphically identified on key card.”
Length of ownership: 9 months–7 years
Propagated by Exhibitor: No
Growing conditions: Grown organically in my backyard.
Meg Tapp
The Garden Club of Houston
“Verdant composition of contrasting leaf shapes.”
“Disproportionately large Aristolochia leaves dominate.”
Length of ownership: 7 months–10 years
Propagated by Exhibitor: No
Growing conditions:
dutchman's pipe–morning sun
penta–full sun
yarrow–1/2 day sun
Fern–understory, dappled light
‘Starry Eyes’–full-blast sun
canna–shade most of the day
Gina White
The Little Garden Club of Memphis
“Luscious 'Leda'.”
“Arrangement lacks diversity.”
Length of ownership: Four years
Propagated by Exhibitor: No
Growing conditions:
Tree peony ‘Leda’ part shade with morning sun
Clematis ‘Diamantina’ part sun on obelisk
Buxus full sun
Ruthie Taylor
The Little Garden Club of Memphis
Special Awards Judges’ Comments:
“Showstopper! Pristine collection.”
Judges’ Comments:
“Subtly exuberant color palate; pristine condition.”
Length of ownership: Leucojum aestivum: 25 years; Clematis: 10 years; Petroselinum: 1 year; Helleborus 'Painted': 1 year; Helleborus 'Peppermint Ice': 8 years; Tulipa: 5 mos; Narcissus 'Dallas' 5 mos; Narcissus 'Green Eyed Lady': 4 years; Helleborus orientalis: 20 years.
Propagated by Exhibitor: Yes.
1. Tulipa bulbs bought and refrigerated 10/1/20. Planted in a clay pot with organic potting soil 10/30/20.
2. Narcissus ‘Dallas’ bulb planted in well-drained soil 10/15/20
3. Narcissus ‘Green Eyed Lady’ planted in midday sun 10/30/17
Growing conditions:*
1. Leucojum aestivum: shade
2. Clematis ‘Pink Champagne’: morning sun
3. Petroselinum crispum: morning sun
4. Helleborus ‘Painted’; WINTER JEWELS: morning sun
5. Helleborus ‘Peppermint Ice’; WINTER JEWELS: morning sun
6. Tulipa ‘Shirley’ : in pot morning sun
7. Narcissus ‘Dallas’: full sun
8. Narcissus ‘Green Eyed Lady’ : full sun
9. Helleborus orientalis: morning sun
*all well-drained soil.
Allison Bourke
Greenwich Garden Club
“Painterly composition of vibrant contrasting colors.”
“Aucuba leaf and negative space at top are overly dominant.”
Length of ownership: Two-plus years
Propagated by Exhibitor: No
Growing conditions: All in ground in my Connecticut garden.
Mimi Carrington
Garden Club of Morristown
“Strong and repeating color combinations are successful.”
“Dense center visually hinders appreciation of pristine plant material.”
Length of ownership: Three to ten years.
Propagated by Exhibitor: No
Growing conditions: Home garden, various exposures, no irrigation, hand-watered.