35th annual Standard Flower Show results announced

CROWLEY - This year, the Crowley Garden Club held its Standard Flower Show on Thursday and Friday, March 19-20, at the Bank of Commerce.

The theme for the annual event’s 35th year was “Grandpa’s Garden, Grandma’s Attic.”

The winners were as follows:

Division I - Horticulture - “Vintage Vegetables”

Section A - Annuals and Biennials

Class 1 - Large 3-inch or above - one stem: first place, Jackie Fogleman (2) 

Class 2 - Small (up to 3-inch) - three stems: first places, Jackie Fogleman, Georgie Petitjean

Section B - Perennials

Class 8 - Small (up to 3-inch) - three stems: first place, Sissy Gall

Section C - Bulbs, Corms and Rhizomes and Tubers

Class 10 - Iris: second place, Sissy Gall

Class 12 - Any other: first place, Georgie Petitjean

Section E - Trees and Shrubs

Class 17 - Any other: first places, Sissy Gall (3), Judy Guillot; second places, Sissy Gall (2) Florence Russell

Class 19 - Dwarf: first place, Florence Russell

Section F - Vines

Class 20 - Flowering and fruiting: first place, Ruth McBride

Section G - Cut Ornamental Foliage

 Class 25 - Ferns, Garden Grown - one frond: first places, Jackie Fogleman (3), Sissy Gall, Georgie Petitjean (2)

Class 27 - Any other worthy, herbaceous decorative specimen: first places, Ruth McBride, Georgie Petitjean (2), Sissy Gall; second places, Sissy Gall (2)

Section H - Container Grown Plants

Class 28 - Bromeliads: first place, Ruth McBride

Class 32 - Foliage Plants: first places, Florence Russell

Class 33 - Cacti and other succulents: first places, Janetta Broussard, Mary Kay Hetzel; second places, Christie Brammer, Florence Russell

Award of Horticultural Excellence - 

Ruth McBride

Arboreal Award - 

Sissy Gall

Division II - Design - “Hidden Heirlooms” 

Class 1 - “Oma’s Trunk - Assemblage: first place, Saja Hoffpauir; second place, Georgie Petitjean; third place, Judy Guillot; honorable mention: Valerie Trahan

Class 2 - “Nana’s Jewelry Box” - Stretch: first place, Robert Baxter; second place, Judy Guillot; third place, Sissy Hall; honorable mention, Christie Brammer

Class 3 - “Gran’s Memories” - Hanging non-kinetic: first place, Sissy Gall; second place, Christie Brammer; third place, Ruth McBride; honorable mention, Valerie Trahan

Class 4 - “Mawmaw’s Sewing Kit” - Free, pedestal-based: first place - Ruth McBride; second place, Jackie Fogleman; third place, Janis Coignard; honorable mention, Marlene Brantley

Designer’s Choice - 

Saja Hoffpauir

Division III - Special Exhibits - “For the Grandchildren”

Section A - Photography - “Recording Treasures”

Exhibit 1 - “The Gardens Grandpa Would Like to Have”: first place, Marlene Brantley; second, third and fourth places, Christie Brammer

Section B - “Learning Life’s Lessons” - Non-competitive exhibits

Exhibit 1 - “Flights of Grandpaw’s Fancy,” Janis Coignard, Award of Appreciation

Exhibit 2 - “Cleaning Granny’s Treasures,” Nancy Broadhurst, Award