Now that we’re half-way through August, a new wave of perennials is blooming (hello, Daylilies!), and Chester gardens are changing from early summer’s pinks and blues to late summer’s yellows and oranges. Memories of the Club’s Flower Show and Tea tend to fade with time but the urge to create our own own designs has not gone away. Perhaps the photos in this second post, showing more highlights of the event, may serve as a wee reminder of some of the arrangements seen at this year’s show and perhaps they will spur viewers on to trying something new.
The ethereal appearance of the Smokebush cuttings add a delicacy to this arangement.
Sophie, a junior, captured the McNeill trophy for the Novice Best in Show.
Jocelyn took home the Dudley Lees trophy for her entry in the class “Shoots, Roots and Fruits”.
Marcie encouraged visitors to mark their ballots for the Popular Choice trophy.
A graceful arc in this arrangement using Astilbes, daisies and ivy.
A soft golden array of daylilies was entered in the “180 degree Vista” – designs to be viewed from one side only.
Yet another interpretation of parallel design.
Exhibitors took the parallel design to heart.
And, throughout the afternoon, the tearoom was filled with visitors.
Fresh stems of Goldenrod dominated this wildflower display.
The entries in the miniature class “fairy Dust” were really really tiny!
This approach to a parallel design showed three identical, but quite separate, units placed side by side.
Another delicate arrangement in a teacup.
A freely-constructed arrangement in the “Basket of Dreams” class.
Heather presented Jane with the Janet Piers Award for the best arrangement incorporating water.
Delphiniums, roses and an eclectic selection of other plants went into this design.
Another successful parallel design that might have been inspired by a sailboat.
The many delicate little arrangements entered in the miniature class were much admired.
A close-up of Sophie’s entry in the “Tranquil Forest” themed class.
The theme of a parallel design was introduced as a new class this year.
