Nantucket Garden Club Awards 2023 Daffodil Flower Show
Contact: Mary Malavase
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The 47th Annual Daffodil Flower Show sponsored by the Nantucket Garden Club, Inc. and approved by the American Daffodil Society was held at the Bartlett’s Ocean View Farm Saturday afternoon, April 29 and all day on Sunday, April 30, 2023 with 1,553 people attending. The show was under the direction of Ruth Plandowski, Robin Youngman, Ann Maury and Linda Fraker. The theme was “Seas of Daffodils”. American Daffodil Society Judges traveled from as far away as Georgia, Virginia, New York, Connecticut and New Hampshire to judge the horticulture section of the show. Visitors to the show were able to see 786 daffodils in the horticulture classes.
Nantucket Garden Club Special Awards for Daffodils Grown on the Island
Best Standard Daffodil in Show—Ann Sanford Bowl—Kara Carlson
Best Miniature Daffodil in Show—Laird V.W.Williams Award-Kara Carlson
Best Collection of Five Cultivars –Jean MacAusland Award-Mark Budaj
Best Pink Daffodil—Mary Adams
Best White Daffodil—Kara Carlson
Best Colored Daffodil-Kitty Pochman
Best Youth Daffodil—Helene Whitehead Award-Abigail Normand
Most Blue Ribbons Youth Division—Michael Konetchy
Best Collection of 3 Stems of one cultivar—25th Anniversary Award –Kara Carlson
Sconset Trust Award-Mary Adams
Most Blue Ribbons in a Novice Class-Monica Flegg
Best Historic Daffodil—Ashley Twiggs and Brad MacDonald
Best Classic Daffodil Single Stem—Mark Budaj
Best Adult Photograph—Edward Weedle
Best Youth Photograph—Joe Fetzer
American Daffodil Society Awards 2023
Gold Ribbon: Dianne Mrak
Mini Gold: Kara Carlson
Silver Ribbon for Most Blue Ribbons: Mark Budaj
Purple Ribbon: Dianne Mrak
Red, White & Blue Collection: Dianne Mrak
Miniature Collection of 5: Mark Budaj
White Ribbon: Kara Carlson
Mini White Ribbon: Mark Budaj
Youth Best Bloom: Abigail Normand
Youth Best 3 Stems: Polina Chumak
Small Grower Award: Kristen Garnett
Historic Award: Ashley Twiggs & Brad MacDonald
Historic Best 3 Stems: Mary Adams
Historic Daffodil Collection of 5: Kitty Pochman
Wells Kneirum Best Photograph Ribbon: Edward Weedle
Best Youth Photograph: Joe Fetzer
Best Classic Daffodil: Mark Budaj
Best Single Classic: Mark Budaj
Best Classic 3 Stems: Mark Budaj
Best Classic Collection of 5: Mark Budaj
Intermediate Daffodil: Kitty Pochman
Intermediate Best 3 Stems: Dianne Mrak
Intermediate Collection of 5: Dianne Mrak
Brooke Ager Youth Challenge Class Ribbon: Michael Konetchy
Youth Daffodil Horticulture Entries
There were 54 exhibitors
First Prize winners were:
Michael Konetchy
Elmer Deras
Axel
Isabel Gordon
Norah Nabulsi
Jackson Wecal
Luciana Amaral
Edan Polka
Jeremiah Huyser
Evelyn Heise
Catherine Dimitrova
Miles Conger
Rylee Malavase
Maggie B.
Audrey Conway
Cassidy O'Brien
Jacob Foss
Billy Jean Cowzer
Nohwel Alvarado
Kevin J. Alvagal
Abigale Normand
Polina Chumak
Nantucket Garden Club Flower Arrangement Winners
Adult Entries
Most Creative Arrangement—Mary Armstrong Box— Mimi Jones
Most Colorful and Dramatic Flower Arrangement, The Jean MacAusland Ivory Easel-Betsy Carey.
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"Drifting Along" a mass arrangement
1st Bee Gonnella
2nd Betsy Carey
3rd Gretchen Riley
2. "Little Necks" A miniature arrangement
1st Julie Dell Erba
2nd Kathy Richen
3rd Neely Bower
3. "Sconset Sunrise" A small arrangement
1st David Wilson
2nd Natasha Bergreen
3rd Bee Gonnella
4. "Catch of the Day" Including fishing gear
1st Mark Budaj
2nd Mimi Jones
3rd Ames Family
4th Liza Cousins
Youth Awards
5. Sand Castle by the Shore - Middle School and High School
1st Olivia Kinney
2nd Devon, Rosie, Jimmy, Amelia
6. Shell Shack - Pre-School and Elementary School
1st Eva Gray
2nd Mary Virginia
3rd Cooper Gray
HM Leia Sutton
7.Daffodil Dinghy - School age children and families
1st Mary Virginia
NGC Special Award - Helene Whitehead Award for Best Youth Arrangement
Mary Virginia
2023 NGC Daffodil Photography Show Winners
41 total Entries
CLASS P1 Daffodils in the Landscape or Nature
1st Place Neely Bower & NGC Best Photo Adult
2 Place Edward Weddle
3rd Place Tim Walker
CLASS P2 Portraits of Daffodils
1st Place Edward Weddle NGC Best in Show
& ADS Special Award Wells Knierim Best in Show
2nd Place Janet MacKay
3rd Place Mariellen Scannell
CLASS P3 Daffodils and people or animals
1st Place Janet MacKay
2nd Place Jill Sandole
CLASS P 4 Arranged Still Life or Abstract
1st Place Kathleen Poole
2nd Place Tina Fournier
3rd Place Janet MacKay
CLASS P 5 YOUTH
1st Place Joe Fetzer NGC Best Youth Photo
& ADS Special Award Best Youth Photograph
CLASS P 6 PROFESSIONAL
1st Place Joelle Bouchard
2nd Place Robin London
3rd Place Laura Pless
Honorable Mention Joelle Bouchard
CLASS P 6A PROFESSIONAL ABSTRACT
1st Place Marianne Kelley
2nd Place Marianne Kelley
Photography Special Award winners:
Best in Show Adult Photograph for Nantucket Garden Club Award:
Neely Bower
The American Daffodil Society Wells Knierim Ribbon: Edward Weedle
Best in Show Youth Photograph for Nantucket Garden Club Award and the American Daffodil Society Best Youth Photograph Ribbon: Joe Fetzer
