(September 8, 2002 in Bradenton, FL )

 See the winners down below:

Total Entries = 553

Gold Seals = 257 (46%), 9 amateurs

A flower arrangement in honor of the firemen lost on 9/11.

Nola and Carlos Reynolds bring their blooms to shows already mounted on wires that are stuck in styrofoam. Moving the blooms from the styrofoam to the mounting blocks speeds getting the blooms to the judges.

Marlyn Marshall, chapter treasurer, and husband, Norman, get ready for the plant sale as Eva Waldroup looks on.

 

Chapter president, Dave Flanders, and Mike Topolosky discuss show details.	Dr. Michael Meske and his wife, Astrid, with Curt Sinclair, former president of the AHS. Visiting from Germany, the Meskes are planning to add to their collection of 130 plants during their visit to the US.

The winners are:

Sweepstakes winning exhibitors have chosen the blooms below to represent themselves.

Sweepstakes - Amateur: Bree Pressimore, FLORIDA SUNSET	Sweepstakes - Collector: Jane & Ed Flory, DOLORES DEL RIO
Sweepstakes - Open Collector: Nola & Carlos Reynolds, PINK EXIT	Sweepstakes - Commercial: Exotic Hibiscus (Curt Sinclair), PRINCE HENRY

The above were the winning growers and the flowers they chose to represent themselves.

The flowers below were the winning blooms by category and their growers. 

 

	N/A
Amateur Single: John Jordan, KISS & TELL	Amateur Double: none
Collector Single: Jane & Ed Flory, FANTASY CHARM	Collector Double: Karen & Jim Courtright, ANDERSON DOUBLE YELLOW RED
Open Collector Single: Nola & Carlos Reynolds, MAGICIAN'S HAT	Open Collector Double: Nola & Carlos Reynolds, RED SNAPPER
Commercial Single: Exotic Hibiscus (Curt Sinclair), I AM WOMAN	Commercial Double: Unbelievable Hibiscus (Don Mixon & Kathy Grandoff), ANNA ELIZABETH
Miniature Single: Nola & Carlos Reynolds, ROSA JOYAL	Miniature Double: Nola & Carlos Reynolds, SPRING BLUSH

Seedling Regular Single: Nola & Carlos Reynolds, HAPPY MOMENTS	Seedling Miniature Double: Jane & Ed Flory, CAN CAN
Seedling Miniature Single: Exotic Hibiscus (Curt Sinclair), BLUE STEEL

 

The blooms below were the overall Bests of Show. 

Miniature: Pine Island Tropicals (Gary & Donna Schneider), ROYAL TREASURE	Seedling: Nola & Carlos Reynolds, DANCING FIRE
Single: Nola & Carlos Reynolds, BYRON METTS	Double: Pine Island Tropicals (Gary & Donna Schneider), PINK PETTICOAT

 

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