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2016 Flower Show

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2015 Flower Show

LAFAYETTE GARDEN CLUB HOLDS ITS ANNUAL FLOWER SHOW

            Lafayette Garden Club announces finalists at  its  standard Flower Show “Gardens Galore,” at the Festival des Fleurs - Garden Show and Sale, held the weekend of Saturday and Sunday, March 28 and 29, at Blackham Coliseum.

            The Tricolor Award, Sweepstakes, in the Design Division “Gardens with a Purpose,” titled “The Hanging Garden” was won by Cecille Revels. And the Designers’ Choice, Award of Design Excellence winner is Jeanie Richard for her “Garden in the Making - Construction Design.”

            In the Horticulture Division, “Gardens for Plant Lovers,” the Sweepstakes Award for exhibitor with the most blue ribbons went to Glenda Balliviero, whose winning entries included Collector’s Showcase for Begonias, Growers Choice and Horticulture Excellence Award for container plants Clivia “Orange African Bush Lily,” and Awards of Merit for Vines, Cut Ornamental Foliage and Perennials. The Arboreal Award went to Sarah Schoeffler for her “Chinese Fringe Tree,” and to Manda Harson for her Weigela florida shrub. Charlotte Castille also received an Award of Merit for her Hybrid Tea, Floribunda Impatiens.

            Division III Awards of Appreciation for Special Exhibits went to Connie Gremillion for her Educational Exhibit “Butterfly Garden,” and “Linda Beyt for

her Educational Exhibit “Garden for Birds.”  

            Lafayette Garden Club’s participates in Standard Flower Shows in order to provide education, resources and national networking opportunities for its members to promote the love of gardening, floral design, and civic and environmental responsibility


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Pictured are Lafayette Garden Club Members who received blue ribbons in horticulture at Lafayette Garden Club’s Flower Show, “Gardens 

Galore,” at the Festival des Fleurs - Garden Show and Sale, held the weekend of Saturday, March 28 and Sunday, March 29, 2015, 

at Blackham Coliseum 


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Top Design Award winners at Lafayette Garden Club’s Flower Show, 
“Gardens Galore,” at the Festival des Fleurs - Garden Show and Sale, held the weekend of Saturday, March 28 and Sunday, March 29, 2015, at Blackham Coliseum. 


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Pictured are Jeanie Richard for 1st Place in Construction Design, Designers' Choice and Award of Design Excellence; Cecille Revels winner of 1st Place in Framed Spatial Design, Tricolor, and Sweepstakes Awards; Angel Landry for 1st Place in Traditional Mass Design;  Jeanne Latiolais for 1st Place Stretch Design; and Not pictured Betty Foret for 1st Place Multi-Rhythmic Design and Loraine Allain for 1st Place Creative Line Mass Design 

2014 Flower Show

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Tricolor Award by Sybil Allis
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Designers' Choice Award by Margaret Hargroder
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Horticulture Top Award Winners

2013 Flower Show

Artistic Division

Horticulture Division

LAFAYETTE GARDEN CLUB HOLDS ITS ANNUAL FLOWER SHOW

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2013 Flower Show Winners
With the IRA Nelson Horticulture Center on Lafayette’s beautiful UL-L campus as venue, and

with the ladies and gentlemen of our community who shared their generosity, knowledge and

talent in horticulture and design, Lafayette Garden Club’s standard Flower Show  “Forever

Blooming” was a success. The Flower Show, featuring many beautiful designs and horticulture,

was chaired by Betty Foret and Angel Broussard. 

The Tricolor Award for Division II, Division A (Design), at the Flower Show, held on Saturday,

April 6, 2013, was won by Becky Latiolais for her “Blooms that Sparkle” Creative Line-Mass f

loral design. Edna Wheeler placed first for“Blooming in Glory,” a Multi-rhythmic design, and Pat

Evans placed first with“Tantalizing Blooms” Pot-et-Fleur design.

Margaret Hargroder was awarded the Sweepstakes and Designers’ Choice Awards in the

Division II, Section B. Also Cathy Andrew won first place for “The Splendor of Blooms

Reflective Design.

The Sweepstakes Award for Division I (Horticulture), went to Glenda Balliviero, whose winning

entries included Vines - Clematis “Duchess of Edinburg”; Trees -Chinathus retusus “Chinese

Fringe Tree”; Shrubs - Philadelphus burfordensis“Mock Orange,” and Container Plants -

Begonia x hybrid “Gryphon.” 
 
Other blue ribbon winners for Division I (Horticulture) was several awards to Lois Manuel for

Collector’s Showcase, Cut Ornamental Foliage, Shrubs and Trees, as well as awards to Jan

Vinning, Angel Broussard, Diana Nolan, Jean Bonneau, JoAnn Pugh, Joy Hargrave, Kathy Van

Ness, Linda Bourg Madelyn Hoyt and Maggie Chaisson.


Division III Award of Appreciation for Special Exhibits went to Glenda Balliviero for her

Educational Exhibit on “Garden Therapy.” 
 

Lafayette Garden Club’s participation in this Standard Flower Show provides education for its

members to promote the love of gardening and floral design, in line with National Garden

Club’s mission.

Among winners in Division I - Horticulture “Forever Celebrating All the Blooming 

Flowers Award of Merit Glenda Balliviero – Vines - Clematis ‘Duchess of Edinburg’

Lois Manuel - Cut Ornamental Foliage: Begonia ‘Devil Delight’

Arboreal Award and Award of Horticultural Excellence Glenda Balliviero – Trees -

Chinathus retusus ‘Chinese Fringe Tree’

Glenda Balliviero – Shrubs - Philadelphus burfordensis‘Mock Orange’

Collector's Showcase Lois Manuel - Collections – Decorative Foliage -Begonias 

Growers Choice Glenda Balliviero – Container Plants Begonia x hybrid‘Gryphon’

95+ Awards Lois Manuel – Shrubs - Buddleia ‘Black Beauty’

Lois Manuel – Shrubs – Callistemon rigides ‘Bottle Brush’

Lois Manuel – Trees – Aleurites fordii ‘tung oil tree’

Glenda Balliviero – Trees – Acer palmatum ‘Coral Bark’Japanese Maple Glenda Balliviero 

– Perennials – Columbine ‘Texas Gold’

Jan Vinning – Perennials – Achillea millefolium ‘Yarrow’

Sweepstakes Ribbon – Awarded to the exhibitor with the most blue ribbons.

Glenda Balliviero 

Blue Ribbon Winners

The following received at least one blue ribbon in Horticulture Angel Broussard, 

Diana Nolan, Glenda Balliviero, Jan Vinning, Jean Bonneau, JoAnn Pugh, Joy Hargrave, 

Kathy Van Ness, Linda Bourg.


 

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2012 Flower Show

2012 Flower Show Winners

Lafayette Garden Club presented a small, standard flower show, “A Spring Florafest,” at Blackham Coliseum, in

conjunction with Festival des Fleurs de Louisiana, on Saturday, April 14, 2012, from 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.


Outstanding Horticulture Ribbons were awarded:

Glenda Balliviero: Arboreal Award for Yellow Bird of Paradise (caesalpinia gilliesii)

                                        Award of Merit  for Fireworks (Aloe saponaria)

                                        Award of Merit  for Rosa, Caldwell pink

                                        Award of Merit  for Clematis, Ville de Lyon

                                        Horticulture Sweepstakes


Lois Manuel:
            Arboreal Award for Erythrina crostagalli (Cry Baby)

                                        Award of Merit for Begonia (China Curl)

                                        Collector's Showcase:Begonia and Cane Type


Design Blue Ribbons were awarded: 
Angel Broussard, Becky Latiolais and Betty Foret


Special Exhibits Award of Appreciation went to Glenda Balliviero an Educational Exhibit on “Garden Therapy.”

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Award Winners in Design and Horticulture for “A Spring Florafest” Flower Show 2012, are Glenda Balliviero, Lois

Manuel,
Bera Smith, Jean Bonneau and Madelyn Hoyt (seated on front row), and Norman Balliviero, Roxanne

Champagne, Angel Broussard, Becky Latiolais, Julie Haack, Jan Vining, Dee Nolan, Betty Foret, Cecille Revels,

Joy Hargrave and Jo Ann Pugh (standing). Absent from photo are Jeanne Richard, Catherine Andrew, Cynthia

Risinger and Gloria Guilbeaux

2011 Flower Show Winner

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Loraine Newberry Best of Show
2010 Flower Show Winners, click here
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