'10 Gulf Coast Chapter Show

(May 16, 2010 in Venice, FL)

See the winners down below:

Total Entries - 392 blooms, 35 seedlings,

Gold Seals - 188 (48%), 5 amateur exhibitors

Rita Hall and Zelma Neef

Rick Kondas discusses an entry with chapter president, Wally Neef.

Karla Holmes, AHS Executive Secretary Val Longson and Connie Roush

Jerry Holmes and Helen Sanders

Ann Wollschleger and Mel Perkins

Carl Genrich and Phyllis Foley

Jim Courtright and Carol Malott
at the plant sale.

Micky Bohan, Jim Bridges and Sandy Brown

More people pictures at bottom of page.

The winners are:

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


Sweepstakes - Amateur: Nancy Kopp, RED COLORED GLASSES	Sweepstakes - Collector: Mary & Jim Bridges, AZTEC SUN

Sweepstakes - Open Collector: Nola & Carlos Reynolds, TRIPLE XXX	Sweepstakes - Commercial: Unbelievable Hibiscus (Kathy Grandoff & Don Mixon), CAJUN GRAY LADY

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: Nancy Kopp, ACADIAN SPRING	Amateur Double: Nancy Kopp, PINK BOUQUET

Collector Single: Jim & Mary Bridges, ANGEL'S WINGS	Collector Double: Jim & Mary Bridges, AMBER SUZANNE

Open Collector Single: Nola & Carlos Reynolds, RED VOLTAGE	Open Collector Double: Nola & Carlos Reynolds, CLASSY LASSY

Commercial Single: Unbelievable Hibiscus (Kathy Grandoff & Don Mixon), TAHITIAN BURNING SANDS	Commercial Double: Unbelievable Hibiscus (Kathy Grandoff & Don Mixon), HOLY LAND

Miniature Single: Eddie Griffith, H. TILLIACUS	Miniature Double: Unbelievable Hibiscus (Kathy Grandoff & Don Mixon), CAJUN POWDER PUFF

See Bests of Show.
Seedling Regular Single: See Bests of Show.	Seedling Regular Double: Nola & Carlos Reynolds, 44006D

Seedling Miniature Single: Bob Carran, C-1537	Seedling Miniature Double: Nola & Carlos Reynolds, 44005M

The blooms below were the overall Bests of Show.


Miniature: Unbelievable Hibiscus (Kathy Grandoff & Don Mixon), TOP GUN	Seedling: Nola & Carlos Reynolds, ANGEL'S LADY

Single: Unbelievable Hibiscus (Kathy Grandoff & Don Mixon), AMERICAN MAID	Double: Unbelievable Hibiscus (Kathy Grandoff & Don Mixon), RITZ GAL

Clockwise from 11 o'clock: Don Mixon and Paul Felsberg at the entrance to the show; Karen Courtright, Mary Bridges and Kathy Grandoff; Bonnie & Tony Orpi; John Webster and Carlos Reynolds; Bernard Pages and Nancy Kopp.