The Florida State Fair Show

(February 16, 2002 in Tampa, FL)

See the winners down below:

Total Entries = 586

Gold Seals = 241 or 41%, 64 seedlings, 18 amateurs

 
 

 

Nola and Carlos Reynolds are back!

Three hard-working volunteers: Debra Taylor (DT in VB), Ann Enck and Paul Carlson. Paul is spearheading the movement to form an AHS chapter in Gainesville.

 

 

 

 

 

Up from south Florida, Gloria White, Gretchen & Joe Luff.

Bob Carran and Craig Curtis
 

 

 

Cindi Armstrong during a brief lull in the arrival of Gold Seal blooms.

As Tony Orpi looks on, Bonnie Orpi demonstrates how she opens a bloom to Gloria White.

The winners are:

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

 

Sweepstakes - Amateur:

Dawn & Ed Reynolds,

BONNIE B

Sweepstakes - Collector:

George & Marie Heacock,

JAMES E. HENDRY

Sweepstakes - Open Collector:

Nola & Carlos Reynolds,

TAMIBON

Sweepstakes - Commercial:

Unbelievable Hibiscus

(Kathy Grandoff & Don Mixon),

ILLUSION GOULDING

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

 
Amateur Single:

Tom & Mary Adams,

BUNGA RAYA

Amateur Double:

Dawn & Ed Reynolds,

SILVER CHARM

Collector Single:

Dave & Rae Flanders,

SPECIAL FX

Collector Double:

George & Marie Heacock,

CYNTHIA

Open Collector Single:

Tony & Bonnie Orpi,

FANTASY CHARM

Open Collector Double:

Nola & Carlos Reynolds,

GUY MITCHELL

Commercial Single:

Exotic Hibiscus

(Curt Sinclair),

ANGEL'S WINGS

Commercial Double:

Unbelievable Hibiscus

(Kathy Grandoff & Don Mixon),

COLORIN' BOOK

Miniature Single:

Exotic Hibiscus

(Curt Sinclair),

CHADS

Miniature Double:

Elaine & Russ Scobey,

RAG DOLL

Seedling Miniature Single:

Bob & Wendy Collins,

TYE DYE

Seedling Miniature Double:

Joe & Gretchen Luff,

00-63

Seedling Regular Single:

John Cocolis,

60-01

 


The blooms below were the overall Bests of Show. 

 

Miniature:

Unbelievable Hibiscus

(Kathy Grandoff & Don Mixon),

CAMPFIRE GIRL

Seedling:

Elaine & Russ Scobey,

MARLOW SWIRL

Single:

Dawn & Ed Reynolds,

HONEY DO

Double:

Carl & Penny Benninger,

NEW IDEA

 


 

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