Childhood Memories 2014 Daffodil Show Report On April 6, 2014, the Greater St. Louis Daffodil Society s annual daffodil show, Childhood Memories was held at the Missouri Botanical Garden in St. Louis, MO. The horticulture, photography, and design displays were all shown in the Beaumont Room. There were Eleven participants (eight adults and three youth) who entered the design portion of the show, with at least three first time designers! There were 23 designs in total (18 adult entries and 5 youth entries) presented. Best Adult Design was won by Lynn Slackman for her interpretation of design class 3, "Mama's Kitchen" Kim Peterson won the Design Sweepstakes with three blue ribbons and one red ribbon. Kim Peterson took first place in class 1, " Transportation;" Kim Peterson won first in class 2, "Leisure Time;" and Kim Peterson was awarded first in class 4, "Penny Candy".
In the youth classes, Macy Bader won Best Youth Design in class 5, "Old Fashioned Toys and Games;", Grace Raymond took first place in class 6, Pets;, and the Youth Design Sweepstakes was a tie between Macy Bader and Grace Raymond. Design Classes and Winning Exhibitors: Class 1 Transportation 1 st Place: Kim Peterson 2 nd Place: Suzanne Raymond 3 rd Place: Beth Holbrooke Honorable Mention: Debra Pratt Class 2 Leisure Time 1 st Place: Kim Peterson 2 nd Place: Beth Holbrooke 3 rd Place: Brenda VanBooven Honorable Mention: Debra Pratt Class 3 Mama s Kitchen 1 st Place: Lynn Slackman ** 2 nd Place: Kim Peterson 3 rd Place: Vaughn Meister Honorable Mention: Rob Donnelly Class 4 Penny Candy 1 st Place: Kim Peterson 2 nd Place: Beth Holbrooke 3 rd Place: Vaughn Meister Honorable Mention: Lynn Slackman Class 5 Old Fashioned Toys and Games 1 st Place: Macy Bader ** 2 nd Place: Grace Raymond Class 6 Pets 1 st Place: Grace Raymond 2 nd Place: Macy Bader 3 rd Place: Maddie Bader Many thanks to all of the designers and to Charles Pickett, Beth Holbrooke, Jason Delaney, Lynn Slackman, Brenda VanBooven and the Design Committee for helping supply the Designers with beautiful daffodils, greenery, containers and other supplies. Special thanks to Kim Peterson, Brenda VanBooven and Dick Slackman for helping on Sunday evening with the breakdown of the Design Section. Thanks also to the Hospitality Committee for providing refreshments for our judges and members! Suzanne Raymond Design Co-Chair
There were 35 photographic entries displayed at this year s show. Beth Holbrooke won the best photograph in the show and the ADS Wells Knierin Ribbon for her Class P-6 Daffodils and People entry named Camden Festival. Joy Haeffner won the Judges Choice Award for his Class P-4 Daffodils in their Native/Natural Habitat entry. Photography Classes and Winning Exhibitors: Class P-1 Portraits of Daffodils: 1 st Place: Joy Haeffner Class P-2 Daffodils in the Landscape: 1 st Place: Cindy Haeffner Class P-3 Daffodils in the Garden: 1 st Place: Beth Holbrooke Class P-4 Daffodils in their Native/Natural Habitat: 1 st Place: Joy Haeffner ** Class P-5 Daffodils in the Hybridizers Daffodil Field: 1 st Place: Beth Holbrooke Class P-6 Daffodils and People: 1 st Place: Beth Holbrooke ** Class P-7 Daffodils and Animals: 1 st Place: Cindy Haeffner Class P-8 An arranged still life incorporating daffodils: 1 st Place: Kam Fok Class P-9 Abstract or special effect incorporating daffodils or daffodil elements: N/A The photography section of the show received a great response from the general public. This was due to the coordination that Beth Holbrooke brought to this part of our show. We really appreciate her efforts and a big THANK YOU to everyone who participated.
The Horticulture portion of the show had 18 participants with 235 exhibits that contained 465 blooms. Even with the cooler than normal weather this spring, plenty of wonderful flowers were staged in the Beaumont Room at the Missouri Botanical Garden. Winning Exhibitors and Winning Cultivars: Gold Ribbon: Susan Basham Terminator Rose Ribbon: No Entry Mini Gold Ribbon: Cindy Haeffner Wilma Mini Rose Ribbon: No Entry White Ribbon: Cindy Haeffner Glenbrook Belle Mini White Ribbon: Susan Basham N. jonquilla var. jonquilla Youth Best Bloom: Macy Bader Monal Youth Best Vase of 3: No Entry Small Grower Award: Mary Bah Ice Follies Historic Award: Beth Holbrooke Empress 1869 Historic Vase of 3: Susan Basham Thalia Classic Best Bloom: Susan Basham Ida May Classic Best Single Stem: Susan Basham Ceylon Classic 3 Stems Award: Susan Basham Ida May Intermediate Award: Gerard Knehans Doll Face Intermediate 3 Stems Award: Kam Fok Topolino Container Standard Award: No Entry Container Mini Award: No Entry Container Species Award: No Entry Silver Ribbon: Susan Basham (19 Blue Ribbons) Club Challenge Cup: Cindy Haeffner POPS Legacy Best Bloom Introduced by Central Region Hybridizer: No Entry Collection Classes Historic Collection of 5 : John Beck Collection of 5 Historic Daffodils Georgia 2Y-O 1928 Nelly 3W-Y 1927 February Gold 1923 Beersheba 1W-W 1923 Red Goblet 2Y-O 1937 Red-White-Blue Ribbon : Gerard Knehans Collection of 5 Daffodils Bred in the USA Maker s Mark 1Y-O Weir 2006 Velvet Orange 2Y-YOO Havens 2009 Pink Formal 11a W-P Mitsch 1993 Homestead 2W-W Pannill 1972 Bender 99ADS2 1Y-Y Bender Not Registered
Purple Ribbon: Susan Basham Best Standard Collection Craig Steil Dressie Bessie Terminator Ida May Pacific Rim 2O-O 2W-GYO 2Y-R 2W-OOY 2Y-YYO Lavender Ribbon: Lynn Slackman Best Mini Collection of 5 w/o RWB Oakwood Tyke Heidi s Sister Tete-a-Tete Bird Music Saint Louis Babe 1W-W 12Y-Y 1Y-Y 1W-Y Elise Havens Award: Gerard Knehans 12 stems from at least THREE divisions 5 through 10 Avalanche Bright Spot Grand Monarque Wayne s World Ocean Breeze Penstraze Tuggle 66/49 Matador Jamage Rapture Pride of Portugal Radical 8W-R 6Y-O 6W-W 7Y-GRR 8Y-R 8Y-GOO Tom Throckmorton Award: John Beck 15 stems and must include at least THREE divisions Lemon Silk Duncan 2410 Rapture Red Goblet Pixie Dust Geevor Bender 88-636 Duncan 2363 Soleil d Or Charter Gypsy Meadow Lake Blue Star Achuckle Hitch-hiker 6YYW-W 7Y-O 2Y-O 6W-W 4Y-YYO 1W-Y 1Y-YOO 8Y-O 2Y-WWY 2O-R 2Y-Y 2W-W 4Y-Y 1Y-Y