The Humboldt Garden Club Held Its 73rd Annual Flower Show at Weott School

This is a press release from the Southern Humboldt Garden Club:

On Sunday, May 17^th, the Southern Humboldt Garden Club held its 73^rd Annual Flower Show at the Weott School and it was a big success. The theme this year was “Stars Shine In the Redwoods”. The halls were beautiful and filled with almost 350 entries. Thank you to our Flower Show Chair D’Ann Teasley and Co-Chairs Jeanne Johnson, Margie Plant, Toni Stoffel, Jan Duncan-Vaughn, Val Childs and Shirley Lipa and everyone who volunteered to help us to make the show happen. And to everyone who attended, we hope you all had a good time.

Here are some of the award winners.

Design Division (flower arrangements):

Best High School Design – Marley Stillwell   

Best Beginner Design (Marge Wallan Award) – Kathy Fraser

Best Intermediate Design (Christine Kemp Award) – Holly Kreb

Best Small Design – Rebecca Robles

Best Master & Judges Design (Kathy Leonardi Award) – Melinda Wolcott.

Horticulture Division, Roses:

Most Fragrant Rose (Florence Bailey Award) – Noah Kiani –

Best Hybrid tea or Grandiflora Rose (Alan Etherington Award) – Jeanne Johnson –

Best Fully Opened Rose (Betty Teasley Award) – Jeanne Johnson –

Best Miniature Rose – Jeanne Johnson.

Horticulture Division, Iris and Miscellaneous:

Best Iris (Betty Thomas Award) – Val Childs

Best Azalea – Jeanne Johnson

Best Rhododendron, Single Spray – Lisa and Erica Shuster

Best Container Plant-Floral (Anita Gouley Award) – Linda McClure

Best Container Plant-Foliage -Jeanne Johnson

Winner Most Points (Velma Childs Award) – Jeanne Johnson

In the Junior Division: (A is pre-K- K; B is 1^st & 2^nd; C is 3^rd & 4^th and D is 5^th-8^th grades)

Best Design (A, B, C, D) – Emi M.; Lindsey W.; Savi M.; Garret M.

Best Single Specimen (A, B, C, D) – Emi M.; Lindey W.; Xander F.; Garrett M.

Best Container Plant (B only) – Lindsey W.

Winner of Most Points (A, B, C, D) – Emi M.; Lindsey W., Augustine H., Garret M.

Best of Show (all sections) – Garret McMahan.

We especially want to thank all the wonderful donors to our Opportunity Drawing. The money raised goes towards scholarships for graduating high school seniors. Donors include: Block & Tackle Designs- Redwood Market- the Daily Grind- Flood Plain Produce- the Humboldt Redwoods Interpretive Association- Maplewood Farm- Moonshadow Farm- Round Tuit- Sunny Slope Farm- the Chimney Tree- Sipp’s- Chapman’s Gem & Mineral- Cutie Pies- DJ’s Burger Bar-  the Patron Kitchen- the Scotia Inn- Massage of the Redwoods- Ferndale Meat Market- The Milk House- Sweetness & Light- The Ferndale Emporium- Golden Gate Mercantile- Mind’s Eye Café- Mike & Charlotte Simpson- Greenlot Nursery- Pierson’s- Amellia’s- the Bellini Café- Bohemian Redneck- the Bootleg- Dazey’s- the Eel River Café- El Forno- Emerald Technology- Feather Rose- Garden of Beadin’- Home Cooking Take & Bake- KMUD Radio- the Paper Mill- Plant Habit- Redway Liquor & Deli- Signature Coffee- Stich in Time- Sylvandale Gardens- the Benbow Inn and Southern Humboldt Garden Club members.

We hope to see you in 2027 at the 74^th Annual Southern Humboldt Garden Club Flower Show. For more information see our Facebook page at SouthernHumboldtGardenClub.

Awards:

Division I – Design   total entries = 65
Best High School Design, – Marley Stillwell

Best Beginner Design (Marge Wallan Award) –  Kathy Fraser

Best Intermediate Design (Christine Kemp Award) – Holly Kreb

Best Small Design – Rebecca Robles

Best Master & Judges Design (Kathy Leonardi Award) – Melinda Wolcott

Division II – Horticulture   total entries Roses = 103; Misc. = 103

Best Iris (Betty Thomas Award) – Val Childs

Best Azalea – Jeanne Johnson

Best Rhododendron (Elaine Wood Award) –  ??

Best Flowering Shrub, Vine or Tree – ??

Best Container Plant-Foliage – Linda McClure ?

Best Container Plant-Floral (Anita Gouley Award) – Jeanne Johnson ?

Winner Most Points (Velma Childs Award) – Jeanne Johnson

Best Bouquet Mixed Roses (M. Etherington) ??

Most Fragrant Rose (Florence Bailey Award) – Noah Kiani

Best Hybrid tea or Grandiflora Rose (Alan Etherington Award) – Jeanne Johnson

Best Floribunda Rose (F.C. Bailey Award) – ??

Best Fully Opened Rose (Betty Teasley Award) – Jeanne Johnson

Best Miniature Rose – Jeanne Johnson

Best Old Rose Bouquet, Emma Cathey Award- class 60 – no winner

Division III – Juniors, (A-D)   total entries = 52

Best Design (A, B, C, D) – Emi M.; Lindsey W.; Savi M.; Garret M.

Best Single Specimen (A, B, C, D) – Emi M.; Lindey W.; Xander F.; Garrett M.

Best Container Plant (B only) – Lindsey W.

Winner of Most Points (A, B, C, D) – Emi M.; Lindsey W., Augustine H., Garret M.

Best of Show (all sections) – Garret McMahan