American Hibiscus Society
The Mike Bernard Acadiana Chapter's
Annual Show

June 29, 2008, in Lafayette, LA

  See the winning blooms down below:

Pictures supplied by Damon Veach, Jim Gedicke and Cindy Erndt.
Buddy Short, president of the the Mike Bernard Acadiana Chapter
Dr. David Tate and Father Gerlich
Ann Mitchell, Jeanette Elliff and
Dave Mitchell
Phyllis Boudreaux, Sandra Theall
and Jim Gedicke
Deb & Nick Spencer won Best Amateur Sweepstakes Award - with Lynn & Sam Andrews
Cynthia Barrett, Sara Faulk and
Beverly Hayes
Carolyn Cormier-Stoute and Joyce Melebeck
Marti & Greg Graves getting blooms ready.
Bonnie Schoeffler and Butch Segura
talk to customer.
Wally & Sandra Barr
Rod Hendrick and Cindy Erndt tabulating winners
Joyce and Clovis Melebeck
Red Stickers Simone, Bill, Dottie, Danny and Dwayne
Red Stickers Michael Adams and Mark Nassiff
Sam Andrews presents award for Most Amateur Exhibitors 2007
Liz Williams and Bera Smith
Father Gerlich, Bootsie & Bobby win Judges' Favorite: Bridal Party.
The Duponts receive the Commercial Sweepstakes Award for TX/LA.

Clockwise from 12:00: Jack Hudson, view from above, Cynthia Barrett,
Barbara Satchez (L) & Phyllis Boudreaux, Lynn Andrews and Theresa Gore

The winners are:

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

Sweepstakes - Amateur:

Nick & Deb Spencer,

BRIDE'S BOUQUET

Sweepstakes - Collector:

Carolyn McCarroll,

MON AMI

Sweepstakes - Open Collector:

Sam & Lynn Andrews,

MISBEHAVIN'

Sweepstakes - Commercial:

Dupont Nursery

(Bobby & Bootsie Dupont),

VOODOO MAGIC

 

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:

Dwayne Kegley,

TEXAS STAR

Amateur Double:

Helen Breath,

CHARTREUSE ROSE

Collector Single:

Sandra Theall,

CORN BREAD

Collector Double:

Sandra Theall,

SWEET PINK

Open Collector Single:

Sam & Lynn Andrews,

MISS FANTASY

Open Collector Double:

Sam & Lynn Andrews,

COPPER ROSE

Commercial Single:

Dupont Nursery

(Bobby & Bootsie Dupont),

MY FUNNY VOODOO

Commercial Double:

Dupont Nursery

(Bobby & Bootsie Dupont),

SWEET PINK

Miniature Single:

Cindy Erndt,

FLYING TIGER

Miniature Double:

Rod Hendrick,

BLUE DIAMONDS

 

Seedling Regular Single:

Buddy Short,

CLAIR'S FUTURE

 

Seedling Regular Double:

Dupont Nursery

(Bobby & Bootsie Dupont),

not identified
See Bests of Show below.

Seedling Miniature Single:

Sam & Lynn Andrews,

05-512

Seedling Miniature Double:

See Bests of Show below.

 

The blooms below were the overall Bests of Show. 

Miniature:

Dupont Nursery

(Bobby & Bootsie Dupont),

CLOSING ACT

Seedling:

Dupont Nursery

(Bobby & Bootsie Dupont),

BAYOU ROSE

Dupont/Gerlich, Hybridizers

Single:

Carolyn McCarroll,

ACADIAN SPRING

Double:

Greg & Marti Graves,

PINK BOUQUET

 

  

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