The Plainfield Garden Club
Transcript of The Plainfield Garden Club
The Plainfield Garden Club
Member of The Garden Club of America
Presents
The Written Word
A GCA Flower Show
Union County College
1033 Springfield Avenue
Cranford, NJ 07016
(908) 709-7000
OPEN TO THE PUBLIC AT NO CHARGE
Saturday, May 16, 2009 10:00 am – 3:00 pm
The purpose of a flower show is threefold: to set standards of artistic and horticultural excellence;
to broaden knowledge of horticulture, flower arrangement, conservation, and other related areas;
and to share the beauty of a show with fellow club members and with the public.
The Garden Club of America Flower Show and Judging Guide, 2000 revised edition
The purpose of The Garden Club of America
is to stimulate the knowledge and love of gardening; to share
the advantage of association by means of educational meetings,
conferences, correspondence and publications; and to restore, improve and protect the quality of
the environment through educational programs and action in the fields of conservation and civic
improvement.
The purpose of The Plainfield Garden Club is to promote the knowledge and appreciation of
horticulture and the conservation of our natural resources; to stimulate an interest in public
plantings in the Plainfield area and to help maintain them; to keep its members and the public
informed on governmental matters which concern our natural resources; to sponsor and to
participate in public shows and displays which encourage the appreciation of good horticultural
practices and procedures; and to support the purpose of The Garden Club of America.
The Garden Club of America
President, GCA
Maryjo Garre
Garden Club of Barrington, Zone XI
First Vice President, GCA
Joan George
Halten Garden Club, Zone VI
Director, Zone IV
Katie Heins
Stony Brook Garden Club, Zone IV
Chairman, Zone IV
Elizabeth F. Silvernail
Garden Club of Trenton
Flower Show National Chairman
Debbie Oliver
Cincinnati Town & Country Garden Club, Zone X
Judging National Chairman
Sandy Patterson
Woodside-Atherton Garden Club, Zone XII
President, Plainfield Garden Club
Phyllis Alexander
Plainfield Garden Club
GCA Flower Show Committee
Darlene Kasten & Mandy Zachariades, Co-Chairs
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A brief history of the Plainfield Garden Club:
The Plainfield Garden Club was founded in the spring of 1915 and was accepted into the Garden
Club of America in 1944. The major interests of our club are guided by the Conservation,
Horticulture, Flower Arranging, Photography, and Garden History and Design Committees.
Today, our garden club continues to work to preserve the Shakespeare Garden located in a corner
of Cedar Brook Park in Plainfield. The Shakespeare Garden was a joint endeavor initiated by the
Plainfield Shakespeare Society in 1927 and planted by our garden club. The garden was designed
by the Olmstead Brothers, landscape architects in Boston. Through the continuing work of our
garden club, we hope to assist in providing educational information about climate change,
pollution, waste, and the importance of conserving our natural resources. If you would like to
learn more about the Shakespeare Garden and our club, our website address is
www.plainfieldgardenclub.org.
And a word about Union County College:
Founded in 1933, Union County College (UCC) is the oldest 2-year college in the State of New
Jersey and operates four major campuses. It enrolls approximately 12,000 full- or part-time credit
students at its campuses in Cranford, Elizabeth, Plainfield, and Scotch Plains and also provides an
extensive menu of non-credit, continuing education, and career-training programs. The College is
accredited by the Commission on Higher Education of the Middle States Association of Colleges
and Schools. Offering 80 credit programs, Union County College is focused on ensuring that its
programs and facilities are equipped to prepare students for the intellectual and technological
demands of the 21st
century. For more information about Union County College call
(908) 709-7518 or visit UCC on the worldwide web at www.ucc.edu.
Phyllis Alexander
Kathy Andrews
Sally Booth
Judy Buehler
Janet Burchett
Lorraine Ciemniecki
Ginny Dughi
Patti Dunstan
Marty Dyke
Ramona Ferguson
Karla Flaherty
Susan Fraser
Bev Gorman
Carroll Keating
Mary Kent
Susan Lorentzen
Diana Madsen
Bernadette Neill
Nancy Plumeri
Lauren Shepard
Anne Shepherd
Laurie Skorge
Gail Sloan
Tucker Trimble
Jeanne Turner
Nancy Webb
Nina Weil
Elaine Welch
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Gardening and literature have much in common. For both, the “plot” is where it all
begins. “Plot” can be defined as both “the main story of a literary or dramatic work, as a
play or novel” and as “a small piece or area of ground, as in a garden plot.”
How many of us have lost ourselves in the splendor of a beautiful garden as well as in the
dramatic renderings of a well-written book? We are touched by the loveliness of a flower
in the same way as a child is charmed by the lyricism of a nursery rhyme. A picture is
worth a thousand words of a well-written novel, and proper conservation methods in our
own garden plot can open the book to wildlife in a backyard habitat.
Thank you for coming to our GCA Flower Show, The Written Word. We hope you find
both inspiration and pleasure here.
This GCA Flower Show is dedicated to
William Shakespeare,
whose written words inspired the plantings for the Shakespeare Garden
in Plainfield’s Cedar Brook Park maintained by the Plainfield Garden Club
DIVISION I
Flower Arrangement Classes
Class 1 Nursery Rhyme
A design displayed in a lighted off-white small niche.
Class 2 Mystery
A design displayed in a lighted off-white medium niche.
Class 3 Dr. Seuss
A design displayed on a pedestal.
Class 4 From the Desk of…
A design, appropriate for a desk, displayed on a dark brown wood platform.
The following principles and elements of design
guide artists in creating and judges in analyzing
the floral arrangements.
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Elements of Design: Light, Space, Line, Form, Color, Texture, Pattern, Size
Principles of Design: Balance, Dominance, Contrast, Rhythm, Proportion, Scale
Division II
Horticulture Classes
CUT SPECIMENS (Classes 1-6)
Classes 1-3 Once is Not Enough by Jacqueline Susann
One blooming stem.
1. Perennial
2. Bulb, Tuber, Corm or Rhizome
3. Vine
Classes 4-5 The Street of a Thousand Blossoms by Gail Tsukiyama
One blooming branch.
4. Shrub
5. Tree
Class 6 The Darling Buds of May by H. E. Bates
A May flowering collection of no fewer than 5 different species or
cultivars grown by the exhibitor, which may include shrubs, perennials,
bulbs, tubers, corms or rhizomes shown in a container of the exhibitor’s
choice.
Scale of points: cultural perfection 40%, scale, balance and design 35%,
suitability and compatibility of plant material 15%, suitable labeling 10%.
CONTAINER GROWN PLANTS (Classes 7-11)
Class 7 Heidi by Johanna Spyri
A trough planted with a minimum of 3 different species or cultivars of
alpine plants (plants appropriate to rock gardens and alpine houses.)
Scale of points: quality and condition 30%, suitability of plant material
30%, design and arrangement of plants 20%, grooming 15%, suitable
labeling 5%.
Class 8 The Jungle Book by Rudyard Kipling
A rooted plant grown for its colorful or variegated foliage.
Classes 9-10 Out of Africa by Isak Dinesen
A single, rooted Gesneriad exhibited in a clay pot.
9. Saintpaulia African Violet
10. Other
SPECIAL CLASS (Class 11)
Class 11 The Geranium Farm by Barbara Cawthorne Crafton
Challenge Class. A single plant of Pelargonium x hortorum, ‘Elite Hybrid
Pink’ grown from seed by the exhibitor shown in a clay pot.
PAR CLASS (Class 12)
Class 12 The Best of Everything by Rona Jaffe
An exhibit of exceptional horticultural merit not qualifying for entry
elsewhere in the Horticulture Division.
DIVISION III
Photography Classes
Class 1 The Sun Also Rises by Ernest Hemingway
Class 3 The Color of Water by James McBride
Class 5 The Good Earth by Pearl S. Buck
Class 7 A Room With a View by E. M. Forster
The recommended scale of points by which the classes are judged:
Creativity 30
Composition 25
Technical Merit 20
Distinction 15
Interpretation of Theme 10
TOTAL 100
DIVISION IV
Conservation/Education Exhibit
Where the Wild Things Are by Maurice Sendak
An exhibit designed to show how conservation efforts
in home gardening support backyard wildlife habitats.
GCA FLOWER SHOW AWARD DESCRIPTIONS
The Harriet DeWaele Puckett Creativity Award may be awarded to members of GCA
clubs or non-members in recognition of a uniquely skillful and creative response to an
imaginative schedule. It will be given for an innovative and interpretive entry, which,
although it abides by the principles of good design, goes beyond traditional period
arrangement to whatever art form the arranger(s) chooses. The arrangement must have
placed first, second, or third in the Flower Arrangement Division of a GCA Flower
Show. Challenge classes are not eligible. The award is not a substitute for Best in Show
and will be given at the discretion of the Judges.
The Dorothy Vietor Munger Award may be awarded to members of Garden Club of
America clubs only in competitive flower arrangement classes at a GCA Flower Show. It
is offered in recognition of creative work of outstanding beauty using predominantly
fresh plant material. The arrangement must have placed first, second, or third. Challenge
Classes are not eligible. The award is not a substitute for Best in Show and will be given
at the discretion of the Judges.
The Sandra Baylor Novice Award may be given at a GCA and a GCA Major Flower
Show to an exhibitor who is a member of a GCA club and who has never won first place
in the Flower Arrangement Division of a GCA or a GCA Major Flower Show. It shall be
awarded to an individual novice exhibitor for a unique and skillful response to the
schedule. Novice entries placing first, second, or third in any competitive class,
including challenge classes, are eligible for this award.
The Catherine Beattie Medal is to be awarded for a horticulture entry distinguished by
its vibrancy, prime condition and perfection of grooming. It must have been grown by
the exhibitor for at least six months. The medal may be awarded for a single plant,
collection of plants, container garden or cut specimen, but only if there is an exhibit
worthy of the honor. It may be awarded to members of GCA clubs only; individual,
joint, and club entries are eligible. The award should not be considered as a substitute for
Best in Show. The medal may not be awarded to the same exhibit more than once.
The Clarissa Willemsen Horticulture Propagation Award is to be awarded for a
horticulture entry distinguished by its prime condition, flawless grooming and difficulty
of propagation. The horticulture entry must have been propagated and grown by the
exhibitor for at least six months. The Horticulture Propagation Award may be given for a
single rooted plant or a collection of rooted plants. The method of propagation must be
indicated on the entry card. The entry must have placed first, second or third at a GCA
Flower Show. The award may not be given to an exhibit more than once. If merited, it
will be awarded at the discretion of the judges.
The Rosie Jones Horticulture Award may be awarded to a horticulture entry of
exceptional visual appeal that reflects the spirit of growing with joy and enthusiasm and
inspires others to propagate, grow, show and share horticulture. An exhibit that has been
propagated by the exhibitor will be given special consideration but propagation is not a
requirement. Perfection, while always desirable, is not a primary criterion. This award
celebrates the ineffable joy inherent in the beauty and pursuit of horticulture. It could be
the entry that would win the popular vote but not necessarily the Beattie or the blue
ribbon. Its primary virtue shall be its exceptional and exuberant inspiration. It may be
awarded at a GCA Flower Show and is to be judged by GCA Judges.
The GCA Novice Award may be given at a GCA and a GCA Major Flower Show in the
Horticulture, Photography and Special Divisions to an exhibitor who is a member of a
GCA club and who has never won first place in the division entered of a GCA or a GCA
Major Flower Show. It shall be awarded to an individual novice exhibitor for an
outstanding exhibit. Novice entries placing first, second, or third are eligible for this
award.
The Photography Committee Award is given to a member of a GCA club in
recognition of creative and technical excellence in response to the theme of the schedule.
The entry must have placed first, second or third.
The Ann Lyon Crammond Award may be presented to an outstanding educational
exhibit which best educates the public about gardens at a GCA Major or GCA Flower
Show. Any educational exhibit, which increases the appreciation of any aspect of plants,
gardens, or landscape design, may be considered for this award. The award may be given
to a Garden Club of America member, member clubs, non-members or other
organizations.
The Marion Thompson Fuller Brown Conservation Award may be presented for an
outstanding conservation exhibit at a GCA Flower Show. The award recognizes an
exhibit of exceptional educational and visual merit, which increases the public's
knowledge and awareness of our environment. The exhibit should emphasize
environmental concerns and may demonstrate conservation practices. Live plant material
may be used. When appropriate, the plant material must be clearly identified. Protected
material may be included if such materials are identified as protected and not collected in
the wild. The award may be given to Garden Club of America clubs or club members,
non-members or other organizations. Exhibits may be judged as a par class or in
competition with other entries.
A Best in Show, selected from among the first place winners, may be awarded in each
division.
A Judges’ Commendation may be given to an entry, class, section, special exhibit or
other aspect of the show that is of exceptional merit.
Plainfield Garden Club
would like to thank our Benefactors for their generous support:
Nobel Prize for Literature
Darlene D. Kasten Tucker Trimble Dr. and Mrs. E.A. Turner
Pulitzer Prize
Judy Buehler Mary and Ron Kent Nancy Walton Plumeri
Barbara Sandford Lauren Neal Shepard Mr. and Mrs. William Weil
Booker Prize
Susan M. Lorentzen Bernadette Neill Barbara Peek
Caldecott Medal
Phyllis Alexander Kathy Andrews Janet Burchett Lorraine Ciemniecki Patti Dunstan
Ginny Dughi Bev Gorman Diana Madsen Martie Samek Laurie Skorge Elaine Welch
We would like to thank the Board of Trustees of Union County College for their generosity
and graciousness in allowing us to hold our GCA Flower Show at the college. We especially
would like to thank UCC President Dr. Thomas H. Brown and UCC Trustees Joan K.
Corbett and Mary Zimmerman. We would also like to thank the college staff for being so
accommodating. In particular, we would like to thank Nicole Torella, Georgia Hartnett,
Bob Curtiss, Peter Nalven, Michael Yosifon, Nick Basso, William Alder, and Jenny
Wagner.
For their encouragement, guidance and assistance, we would like to Katie Downes and the
Englewood Garden Club, Kathy Powell and the Garden Club of Trenton, Marty Van Allen and
the Summit Garden Club, Sara Mauritz of the Portland Garden Club, Lockie Proctor, Pam
Harding, Cindy Villacreses, Ann Butler, Martha McClellan, Carrie Waterman, Pat Lazor, Lula
Potter, Sarah Hood Salomon, Susie Swayne, Sandra Patterson, and Sophie Glovier.
We are grateful for the expertise and support of Vince Kasten, Scott Webb, Ted Turner, and
David Rice, the patience of Telly Zachariades, and the contributions of the horticulture staff at
Reeves-Reed Arboretum in Summit, Dave Williams of Williams Nursery, Westfield, and Peter
Ure of Barry’s Frame Shop, Scotch Plains.
Thank you to the participating GCA judges, passers, clerks and exhibitors, and thank you to
participating professional photographer Lynn Wilkins.
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