Daffodils are Springing Up 2013 Daffodil Show Report On March 30, 2013, the Greater St. Louis Daffodil Society s annual daffodil show, Daffodils are Springing Up 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 11 people who entered the Design Division of the 2013 Daffodil Show, "Daffodils are Springing Up". Of these, 9 were adults and 2 were youths. Best Adult Design was won by Kim Peterson for her design in class 1, "A Walk Down the Garden Path." There was no Adult Sweepstakes winner, as the blue ribbons were passed around to several people. Beth Holbrooke took first place in class 2, "In Your Easter Bonnet;" Suzanne Raymond won first in class 3, "April Showers;" and Jim Morris was awarded first in class 4, "A Little Bit of Sun, a Little Bit of Rain." In the youth classes, Gracey Raymond won Best Youth Design in class 6, "A Birdie with a Yellow Bill" and also took Youth Design Sweepstakes as she also had a blue ribbon in class 5, "Here Comes Peter Cottontail." Macy Bader won two blue ribbons, one in class 5 and one in class 6. This was Macy's first effort at flower arranging and she did a very good job. She was also very helpful helping set up the design properties for the show. Thanks, Macy.
Design Classes and Winning Exhibitors: Class 1 A Walk Down the Garden Path 1 st Place: Kim Peterson ** 2 nd Place: Marlene Katz Jean Morris Class 2 In Your Easter Bonnet 1 st Place: Beth Holbrooke 2 nd Place: Lynn Slackman 3 rd Place: Jean Morris Honorable Mention: Kim Peterson Class 3 April Showers 1 st Place: Suzanne Raymond 2 nd Place: Kim Peterson 3 rd Place: Jim Morris Honorable Mention: Brenda Van Booven Class 4 A Little Bit of Sun, A Little Bit of Rain 1 st Place: Jim Morris 2 nd Place: Jean Morris 3 rd Place: Lynn Slackman Honorable Mention: Macy Bader, Kim Peterson, Beth Holbrooke, Suzanne Raymond Class 5 Here Comes Peter Cottontail 1 st Place: Grace Raymond 1st Place: Macy Bader Class 6 A Birdie With a Yellow Bill 1 st Place: Grace Raymond ** 1st Place: Macy Bader And thanks to all of our designers. I thought this was one of our best looking collection of designs. I hope you will continue to create designs at future shows for the show visitors to enjoy. If anyone has ideas for future design themes, just let me know. Jean Morris, Design Chairman
There were 54 photographic entries displayed at this year s show. Cindy Haeffner won the best photograph in the show and the ADS Wells Knierin Ribbon for her Class P-4 Daffodils in their Native/Natural Habitat entry named New Zealand Memories. Beth Holbrooke won the Judges Choice Award for her Class P-6 Daffodils and People entry. Photography Classes and Winning Exhibitors: Class P-1 Portraits of Daffodils: 1 st Place: Cindy Haeffner 2 nd Place: Debra Pratt Joy Haeffner, Lynn Slackman Class P-2 Daffodils in the Landscape: 1 st Place: Lynn Slackman 2 nd Place: Kam Fok 3 rd Place: No Entry Honorable Mention: Cindy Haeffner, Kam Fok Class P-3 Daffodils in the Garden: 1 st Place: Cindy Haeffner 2 nd Place: Debra Pratt 3 rd Place Debra Pratt Honorable Mention: Kam Fok, Joy Haeffner, Beth Holbrooke Class P-4 Daffodils in their Native/Natural Habitat: 1 st Place: Cindy Haeffner ** 2 nd Place: Kam Fok No Entry Class P-5 Daffodils in the Hybridizers Daffodil Field: 1 st Place: Debra Pratt 2 nd Place: Beth Holbrooke Debra Pratt Class P-6 Daffodils and People: 1 st Place: Joy Haeffner 2 nd Place: Beth Holbrooke (Judges Choice) Carolyn Roof, Beth Holbrooke, Cindy Haeffner Class P-7 Daffodils and Animals: 1 st Place: Cindy Haeffner 2 nd Place: Beth Holbrooke 3 rd Place: Beth Holbrooke Honorable Mention: No Entry Class P-8 An arranged still life incorporating daffodils: 1 st Place: Beth Holbrooke 2 nd Place: Brenda Van Booven 3 rd Place: No Entry Honorable Mention: No Entry Class P-9 Abstract or special effect incorporating daffodils or daffodil elements: 1 st Place: Beth Holbrooke 2 nd Place: Debra Pratt 3 rd Place: No Entry The photography section of the show had wonderful new display properties, received a great response from the general public. This was due to the coordination that Debra Pratt brought to this part of our show. We really appreciate her continued effort and a big THANK YOU to everyone who participated.
The Horticulture portion of the show had 19 participants with 326 exhibits that contained 574 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: Tim Brown Arrowhead Rose Ribbon: Peter McAdams #1 (2W-Y) Mini Gold Ribbon: Lynn Slackman Spoirot Mini Rose Ribbon: No Entry White Ribbon: Tim Brown Arrowhead Mini White Ribbon: Debra Pratt Tete a Tete Youth Best Bloom: Bridget Beck Marieke Youth Best Vase of 3: Bridget Beck Marieke Small Grower Award: Brenda Van Booven Ice Follies Historic Award: Amanda Wunnenburg Erlicheer 1934 Historic Vase of 3: Tim Brown Beryl Classic Best Bloom: Charles Pickett Red Devon Classic Best Single Stem: Charles Pickett Red Devon Classic 3 Stems Award: Becky Fox Matthews Avenger Intermediate Award: Mr. & Mrs. Jim Morris Dik Dik Intermediate 3 Stems Award: My Sweetheart Becky Fox Matthews Container Standard Award: No Entry Container Mini Award: No Entry Container Species Award: No Entry Silver Ribbon: Tim Brown (37 Blue Ribbons) Club Challenge Cup: Tim Brown POPS Legacy Best Bloom Introduced by Central Region #1 (2W-Y) Hybridizer: Peter McAdams Collection Classes Purple Ribbon & Red-White-Blue Ribbon : Lynn Slackman Collection of 5 Cyclamineus Daffodils: Winter Waltz Warbler Jetfire Rapture Phalarope 6W-P 6Y-O 6W-Y Lavender Ribbon: Lynn Slackman Duncan Seedling #3014 Little Gem Tete-a-Tete Spoirot N.minor var. conspicuus 1Y-Y 1Y-Y 12Y-Y 10W-W 13Y-Y
Miniature Red-White-Blue Ribbon: Lynn Slackman Bird Music Alec Gray Sunny Maiden Oakwood Tyke Heidi s Sister 1Y-Y, Frey 1W-W, Capen 6Y-GYY, Frey 1W-W, Reed, Reed Marie Bozievich Award: Tim Brown Brackenhurst Loch Hope Tropical Sunset Toby the First Chemawa Saint Keverne Stylish Sweetness Katie Heath Rapture Beryl Candida 2Y-O 2Y-R 1W-O 6W-Y 2Y-OOY 2Y-Y 2O-O 7Y-Y 5W-P 6W-YYO 4W-Y Carey Quinn Award: Tim Brown Oregon Trail Love Call Southern Hospitality Senior Ball Jetstart Intrique Uncle Duncan POPS Legacy Pink Polynomial Desert Storm Saint Keverne Carrot Top Lemon Silk Semantha Rapture Barrett Browning Arrowhead Neahkahnie Beryl Stylish Cragford Sweetness Avalanche Chemawa 1Y-R 11aW-OOY 4Y-R 2W-WWP 2W-O 7Y-W 1Y-O 1W-Y 11aW-P 2Y-R 2Y-Y 2W-O 6YYW-W 1W-W 3WWY-O 6Y-R 1W-W 6W-YYO 2O-O 8W-O 7Y-Y 8W-Y 2Y-OOY
Harry Tuggle, Jr Trophy: Charles Pickett Red Devon Fortune Replete Holland Sensation Honeybird Slim Whitman Butterscotch Twink Fire Alarm N. pseudonarcissus Filly Binkie 2Y-O 2Y-O 4W-P 1W-Y 1Y-W 2W-OOY 2Y-Y 4Y-O 2Y-R 13Y-Y 2W-YYP 2Y-W