The Golby-Reasoner Chapter's

40th Annual Show

(September 14, 2003, in Bradenton, FL )

 See the winners down below:

Total Entries - 270

Gold Seals = 126 (46%), 20 Seedlings

Past chapter presidents and county board chairman at the ribbon cutting to start the show:
Gayler Boettcher (1996 & 1997), Bob Hunter (1991 & 1992), Pat Grant (1998 & 1999), Jim Wallace (1963 & 1964), Hon. Jonathan Bruce (Chair, Manatee Co. Board of Commissioners), Dick Hodill (1989 & 1990), Jack Taaffe (2000 & 2001) and Dave Flanders (2002 & 2003)

Eric Golby (3rd from left), also a chapter president, arrived a bit late for the ribbon cutting. He is pictured here with (L to R) Phyllis Mohn, Pete and Jo Conrad.

Their fortieth show!!

Gayler Boettcher, Dave and Rae Flanders
Beege and Bob Hunter

Sandy and Tom Brown and Jeanne Nathan get ready for the crowds.

Tyler Franz and Wally Neef.

Dave Flanders and Marlyn Marshall prepare for the plant sale

Gayler Boettcher and the chapter's hibiscus tree.

 


The winners are:

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

 

Sweepstakes - Amateur:

Connie & Fred Roush,

ROWENA WEDDING

Sweepstakes - Collector:

Karen & Jim Courtright,

MYRNA LOY

Sweepstakes - Open Collector:

Gloria White,

LUTINO

Sweepstakes - Commercial:

Exotic Hibiscus

(Curt Sinclair),

GATOR PRIDE

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:

Connie & Fred Roush,

DARK CONTINENT

Amateur Double:

Norm Marshall,

JIMMY JOHN

Collector Single:

Ed & Jane Flory,

SOFTLY SPOKEN

Collector Double:

Ed & Jane Flory,

RED SNAPPER

Open Collector Single:

Gloria White,

FORGOTTEN LOVE

Open Collector Double:

Bonnie & Tony Orpi,

IRIDIUM

Commercial Single:

Exotic Hibiscus

(Curt Sinclair),

ANGEL'S WINGS

Commercial Double:

Elaine & Russ Scobey,

ROYAL CROWN

Miniature Single:

Conrad Nursey

(Pete & Jo Conrad),

KEY LIME PIE

Miniature Double:

Exotic Hibiscus

(Curt Sinclair),

BALKIN

Seedling Regular Single:

Bob Carran,

CONSTANT COMMENT

Seedling Regular Double:

Exotic Hibiscus

(Curt Sinclair),

GOD'S GRACE

See Best of Show Seedling

Seedling Miniature Single:

Exotic Hibiscus

(Curt Sinclair),

HALLOWEEN MAGIC

Seedling Miniature Double:

 


The blooms below were the overall Bests of Show. 

 

Miniature:

Conrad Nursery

(Pete & Jo Conrad),

ROYAL TREASURE

Seedling:

Exotic Hibiscus

(Curt Sinclair),

IN PARADISE

Single:

Conrad Nursery

(Pete & Jo Conrad),

NORTHERN LIGHT

Double:

Conrad Nursery

(Pete & Jo Conrad),

AMBER SUZANNE

 


 

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