On Tuesday October 11th, the Talbot County Garden Club hosted a Garden Club of America Flower Show “Paint it Autumn” at St. Marks United Methodist Church. The show, emphasizing fall flowers and foliage, was free and open to the public. It was a huge success with 52 classes across 4 divisions in Floral Design, Horticulture, Photography and Conservation. Participants joined from surrounding garden clubs with photographic entries coming in from as far away as Hawaii! The panel of esteemed judges joined us from MD, PA, NJ, NC, Ohio and Georgia. Ribbons were awarded to each of the classes with special awards named as follows:
• Best in Show Floral Design: Terry Holman, Oxford Garden Club
• Dorothy Vietor Munger Award in Design: Samantha McCall, Talbot County Garden Club and Garden Club of The Eastern Shore
• Catherine Beattie Medal: Amanda Mahoney, Garden Club of Twenty (Glyndon, MD)
• Sandra Baylor Novice Floral Design Award: Mary Helen Cobb, Talbot County Garden Club
• Best in Show Horticulture: Bobbie Brittingham, Talbot County Garden Club
• Rose Jones Horticulture Award: Alice Ryan, Garden Club of the Eastern Shore
• Photography Creativity Award: Karen Coakly, Ft. Orange Garden Club (Loudonville, NY)
• GCA Novice Award Photography: Georgia Adler, Talbot County Garden Club
• Ann Lyon Crammond Award: Adkins Arboretum (Ridgely MD)
About the Talbot County Garden Club
The Talbot County Garden Club was established in 1917 to enrich the natural beauty of the environment by sharing knowledge of gardening, fostering the art of flower arranging, maintaining civic projects, supporting projects that benefit Talbot County and encouraging the conservation of natural resources. Noteworthy projects include maintaining the grounds of the Talbot Historical Society, Talbot Courthouse, Talbot Library, the Children’s Garden and Fountain Garden at Idlewild Park and numerous other gardens and activities. There are currently a total of 101 active, associate and honorary members.
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