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2005 Philadelphia Flower Show - Major Award Winners

The Pennsylvania Horticultural Society Flower Show Award for the Best in Show

Landscape: J. Franklin Styer Nurseries, Inc.
Floral Design: Lamsback Floral Decorators
By Invitation: Meadowbrook Farm
Academic Educational: Temple University Ambler College
Nonacademic Educational: Zoological Society of Philadelphia
Plant Societies: North American Rock Garden Society, Delaware Valley Chapter

The Best Achievement Award

Landscape:
Display of Spring-Blooming Bulbs: Jacques Amand, The Bulb Specialists
Serene Garden Setting: J. Cugliotta Landscape/Nursery, Inc.
Integration of Color and Texture: Daniel G. Kepich & Associates
Lush Woodland Setting: Stoney Bank Nurseries
Innovative Design: J. Franklin Styer Nurseries, Inc.

Floral Design:
Use of Color in a Garden Party Setting: Michael Bruce Florist
Creating a Unique Setting: Flowers by David
Interpretation of a Historic Theme: Haddonfield Floral Company
Party Design: Lamsback Floral Decorators
Dramatic Use of Color: Robertson's Flowers
An Exuberant Child's Garde: Jamie Rothstein
Enchanting Setting for a Wedding: The Taylors of Penny Hill Flower Shop, Inc.

By Invitation:
Best Use of Hardscaping: EP Henry Corp.
Design for a Formal Garden: Meadowbrook Farm
Use of Water in the Landscape: Ponds & Gardens of Limekiln
Best Depiction of a Natural Area: Stephens Garden Creations, Inc.
Creation of a Tropical Paradise: Waldor Orchids

The Philadelphia Flower Show Award for an exhibit of distinction

Academic Educational
Camden County Technical School, Pennsauken Campus
Delaware Valley College, Dept. of Ornamental Horticulture and Environmental Design
Horticulture Academy at Abraham Lincoln High School
W.B. Saul High School of Agricultural Sciences

Nonacademic Educational
U.S. EPA Region III

Plant Societies
African Violet Society of Philadelphia
American Ivy Society
American Rhododendron Society, Greater Philadelphia Chapter
Delaware Valley Fern and Wildflower Society

The PHS Award of Merit for an outstanding exhibit

Academic Educational: The Williamson Free School of Mechanical Trades
Nonacademic Educational: Philadelphia Water Department
Plant Societies: Philadelphia Cactus & Succulent Society

2005 Philadelphia Flower Show
Central Feature Awards

presented by the Philadelphia Flower Show Executive Committee to:

American Horticultural Society
"White House Gates"

Burke Brothers Landscape Contractors, Inc.
"Gateway to America," "Country Casual," "Suburban Soiree," and "City Chic"

Bartlett Tree Experts and National Arbor Day Foundation
"Tree House, U.S.A."

Washington National Cathedral
"For All Occasions"

PNC People's Choice Award
Lamsback Floral Decorators

4. The Philadelphia Flower Show, Inc. Silver Trophy
Stoney Bank Nurseries for "An American Woodland Garden"

5. Alfred M. Campbell Memorial Trophy
J. Franklin Styer Nurseries, Inc. for "Pussywillow"

6. The Mayor's Trophy
J. Cugliotta Landscape/Nursery, Inc. for "Old Shack by the Bay"

7. The Governor's Trophy
EP Henry Corp. for "Backyard Beautiful"

8. The Philadelphia Trophy
Michael Bruce Florist for "As American as Apple Pie"

9. The PHS Council Trophy
The Taylors of Penny Hill Flower Shop, Inc. for "Memories Lost in Time"

10. Penn Valley Garden Club Trophy (Gardens)
Men's Garden Club of Philadelphia for "The Grist Mill"

11. PHS Trophy (Entryways)
Moorestown Garden Club for "Where East Meets West"

12. PHS Trophy (Container Display)
Atlock Farm Group for "A Gardener's Inner Sanctum"

13. The PHS Awards for daily maintenance and condition

Garden: Roots Community Garden
Entryway: The Siblings
Container Display: The Inforcers
Balcony: Watershed - Radnor Middle School
Terrace: All Saints Church, Wynnewood
Urn: Wissahickon Garden Club

14. Chicago Horticultural Society Flower Show Medal
Jacques Amand, The Bulb Specialists for "The Early Arrivals"

15. The Pennsylvania Landscape & Nursery Association Trophies

Entryway: Moorestown Garden Club
Garden: Men's Garden Club of Philadelphia

16. Massachusetts Horticultural Society Gold Medal
Men's Garden Club of Philadelphia

17. The American Horticultural Society Citation
Stoney Bank Nurseries

18. Bulkley Medal of the Garden Club of America
The Williamson Free School of Mechanical Trades for "Let Freedom Ring"

19. Special Achievement Awards of the Garden Club Federation of Pennsylvania

1,000 sq. ft. and over
Conservation: Stoney Bank Nurseries
Education: J. Franklin Styer Nurseries, Inc.
Horticulture: EP Henry Corp.

Under 1,000 sq. ft.
Conservation: Philadelphia Water Department
Education: The Williamson Free School
Horticulture: Temple University Ambler College

20. Men's Garden Club of Delaware Valley Trophy
University of Delaware Merrie Stems for "My Irish Connection"

21. Society of American Florists Flower Show Award
Lamsback Floral Decorators for "Artist's Palette"

22. The Phyllis M. Craig Award
The Taylors of Penny Hill Flower Shop, Inc.

23. Marketplace Awards of the Philadelphia Flower Show

Large Standard
Horticulture:
1st Ash's Flower Farm, Greensleeves
2nd The Flower Hut, D. Landreth Seeds
3rd Parkside Orchids, Silva Orchids

Accessories:
1st Rick's Utility Sheds, Stone Manor Lighting
2nd EP Henry Corp., Colby Smith Door Knockers
3rd Lee Valley Tools, Hayden & Fandetta Rare Books

Botanical Art:
1st Folio Art Glass, Nature's Creations
2nd Trees Company, Les Fleurs
3rd Sandstone Gardens, High Beams

24. The PHS Ribbon presented on each entry day to the highest scoring blue ribbon entry of one variety in the Horticultural classes

Saturday: Mrs. Samuel M.V. Hamilton
Tuesday: Mrs. Samuel M.V. Hamilton
Friday: Mrs. Samuel M.V. Hamilton

25. The PHS Ribbon presented on each entry day to the highest scoring blue ribbon entry having two or more varieties

Saturday: Bernard Pettit
Tuesday: Irene Sobotincic
Friday: Mrs. Samuel M.V. Hamilton

26. PHS Orchid Award
Mrs. Samuel M.V. Hamilton for Dendrobium kingianum

27. The Emile H. Geschick Memorial Award
Parkside Orchids for "Lanai by the Sea"

28. American Orchid Society Show Trophy
Waldor Orchids for "Hawaiian Sunset" and Parkside Orchids for "Lanai by the Sea"

29. American Orchid Society Show Awards
Walter Off (twice)

30. Philadelphia Unit, Herb Society of America Inc. Award

Saturday: Joan Harvey; Margaret P. Bowditch; Roots Community Garden
Tuesday: Mrs. Samuel M.V. Hamilton; Ray Rogers
Friday: Diana S. Wister (twice); Ray Rogers

31. The Doretta Klaber Award
Lee Morris Raden for Lewisia 'Ashwood Yellow'

32. North American Rock Garden Society Delaware Valley Chapter Ribbons

2340 - Jane Grushow
3340 - Margaret P. Bowditch
4345 - Lee Morris Raden
2345 - Stephen Maciejewski
3345 - Mary Ann Bursich
4347 - Mrs. Samuel M.V. Hamilton
2347 - Ginny Friedman
3347 - Margaret P. Bowditch
4350 - Stephen Maciejewski
2350 - Stephen Maciejewski
3350 - Margaret P. Bowditch
4355 - Jane Grushow
2355 - Lee Morris Raden
3355 - Lee Morris Raden
4340 - Bernard Pettit
2360 - Bernard Pettit
3360 - Clifton West & John Ray
4360 - Ann & Richard Rosenberg
2365 - Ellen Smith
3365 - Mrs. Pierre S. du Pont
4365 - Mrs. Pierre S. du Pont
2790 - Jane Grushow
3860 - Betty Toland
4790 - Lee Morris Raden
2800 - Beverley Rowland
4320 - Ann Rosenberg
4325 - Margaret P. Bowditch
4330 - Stephen Maciejewski
4810 - Scott Kutzner

33. Delaware Valley Daffodil Society Ribbons for the outstanding blue ribbon winners in the Narcissus Classes

Saturday: Cynthia Larsen
Tuesday: Lemuel Vaughan
Friday: Margot Belyea

34. PHS Ribbon for the outstanding blue ribbon winners in the Bulb Section

Saturday: Mrs. Samuel M.V. Hamilton
Tuesday: Bill Thaller
Friday: Mrs. Samuel M.V. Hamilton

35. The Doretta Klaber Chapter of the American Primrose Society Award

2320 - Ann Rosenberg
2325 - Margaret P. Bowditch
3320 - Ann Rosenberg
3325 - Mary Ann Bursich
4320 - Ann Rosenberg
4325 - Margaret P. Bowditch

36. Far Out Cactus Trophy
Ray Rogers for Sinningia leucotricha

37. Meadowbrook Farm Indoor Gardening Trophy
Atlock Farm Group for "A Gardener's Inner Sanctum"

38. The Edith Wilder Scott Award
Mrs. Samuel M.V. Hamilton for Breynia nivosa

39. Philadelphia Cactus & Succulent Society Ribbon

2205 - Dr. Gerald Barad
3202 - Dr. Gerald Barad
155A - Atlock Farm Group
2212 - Sylvia R. Lin
3205 - Dr. Gerald Barad
4202 - Dr. Gerald Barad
2225 - Dr. Gerald Barad
3212 - Dr. Gerald Barad
4212 - Ray Rogers
2410 - Mrs. Samuel M.V. Hamilton
3245 - Sylvia R. Lin
4220 - Carla Pomponi
4235 - John Story

40. The Susie Walker Award presented for an outstanding Begonia entry each Horticulture

Saturday: Mrs. Samuel M.V. Hamilton
Tuesday: Mrs. Samuel M.V. Hamilton
Friday: Diana S. Wister

41. The Garden Club of America Certificate of Excellence
Atlock Farm Group

45. Blue and Gold Ribbon of the Garden Club Federation of Pennsylvania presented daily to the highest scoring blue ribbon winner in the Niche Classes

Saturday: Wilfreta Baugh
Monday: Ginny Friedman
Wednesday: Renee Waite and Kathleen Davison
Friday: Wilfreta Baugh

46. Blue and Gold Ribbon of the Garden Club Federation of Pennsylvania presented daily to the highest scoring blue ribbon winner in the Miniature Arrangement Classes

Saturday: Vida Carson
Wednesday: Emilie Lapham and Ann Stookey

47. Blue and Gold Ribbon of the Garden Club Federation of Pennsylvania presented daily to the highest scoring blue ribbon winner in the Defined and Open Space Classes

Saturday: Jane Godshalk and Sandy Hullett
Monday: Carol F. Critchlow
Wednesday: Anne Fox Hayes and Susanna Baum
Friday: Alice Farley and Leslie Purple

48. PHS Trophy to the outstanding blue ribbon winner in the Miniature Arrangement classes
Emilie Lapham and Ann Stookey

49. PHS Trophy to the outstanding blue ribbon winner in the Pressed Plant Material classes
Reiko Hagiwara for "Home of the Free"

50. PHS Trophy to the outstanding blue ribbon winner in Miniature Settings class
Deb & Jim Machie and Nancy & John Grube for "Love Thy Neighbor"

51. PHS Room Trophy
Acorns to Oaks for "20/20"

52. Jack Kellmer Company Award (Table Class)
Huntingdon Valley Garden Club for "A Writer's Quest"

53. PHS Awards for daily maintenance

Tables: Rose and Joe LePosa
Rooms: Our Garden Club of Philadelphia & Vicinity

54. Delaware Valley Florist Association Trophy
Huntingdon Valley Garden Club

55. The Margaret Biddle Bright Award (Large Niche)
Carol Critchlow and Kathy Powell

56. Nancy Reid Clausen Award (Medium Niche)
Sidney Spahr

57. The Carolyn Waite Award (Small Niche)
Ginny Friedman

58. The PHS Trophy (Defined and Open Space Classes)
Anne Fox Hayes and Susanna Baum

59. The Helen Hope Dechert Award to the outstanding blue ribbon exhibit in the Niche Classes

Emilie Lapham and Ann Stookey

60. PHS Trophy to the outstanding blue ribbon winner in the Designs for Jewelry classes
Emilie Lapham for "Gone with the Wind"

61. PHS Award to the outstanding blue ribbon winner in the Balcony Class

Watershed - Radnor Middle School for "Celebrating a Lenape Harvest"

62. PHS Award to the outstanding blue ribbon winner in the Urn Class
The Garden Club of Wilmington for "Country Roads, Take Me Home"

63. PHS Award to the outstanding blue ribbon winner in the Window Box/Lamp Post Classes
Conestoga Garden Club for "Nostalgia in a Sunny Box"

64. PHS Award for the outstanding blue-ribbon winner in the Terrace Classes
Spade & Trowel Club - Kennett Square for "And the Living Is Easy"

SWEEPSTAKES


70. PHS Horticultural Sweepstakes Trophy (individual runner-up)
Sylvia R. Lin

71. Mrs. Lammot du Pont Copeland Horticultural Sweepstakes Trophy (individual)
Mrs. Samuel M. V. Hamilton

72. Margah Flood Memorial Trophy
Winner: Philadelphia Cactus & Succulent Society
First runner-up: Wissahickon Garden Club

73. Sarah C. Z. Groome Award (individual)
Winner: W. Eugene Burkhart, Jr.
First runner-up: Ginny Friedman

74. The Rosemarie P. Vassalluzzo Artistic Sweepstakes Trophy
Winner: Wissahickon Garden Club
Runners-up: Our Garden Club of Philadelphia & Vicinity and The Gardeners

75. Margaret Buckley Zantzinger Award
Winner: Wissahickon Garden Club
First runner-up:The Gardeners

76. The PHS Grand Sweepstakes
Individual: Ginny Friedman

85. The Kate and Robert Bartlett, Jr. Award for the Best Use of Trees in a Landscape
Stoney Bank Nurseries

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