In four days of competition at this year's Flower Show, Shipley Sprouts proved that they were a force to reckon with in horticulture. This year, fourteen students submitted well over 60 entries in 67 classes. With tough competition from gardening clubs, three students, Allison Gibbons, Gigi Combe, and Emily Chapin, entered class 176, the window box and hanging basket category. They created a beautiful window display with succulent cactuses, garnering a third place ribbon, and respect from the other gardeners in the class.
There were 8 blue ribbons awarded to 8 first time Sprouts, moving them out of the novice class and into the experienced gardeners class for future flower shows. Two Sprouts were also recognized for their entries in the dishgarden class.
Mrs. Peck, horticulturalist and faculty advisor to Sprouts, received many compliments from other gardeners about the standard of excellence set by Shipley participants.
The break down of ribbons is as follows:
Saturday, March 6th
Amaryllis "Pink Star"
1st place, Molly Cousins
Amaryllis "Floris Hecker"
3rd place, Jesse Storbeck
Narcissus "Golden Quince"
HM, Emily Cheston
Narcissus "Jetfire"
2nd place, Gigi Combe
Tulip "EarlyGlory/Sensation"
1st place, Emily Chapin
2nd place, Allison Gibbons
Iris "George"
2nd place, Gigi Combe
Scilla Mischtchenkoana
HM, Gigi Combe
Hyacinth "Delft Blue/Blue Carnegie
2nd place, Zoe Sternberg
Tuesday, March 9th
Tulips
"Leen Van Der Mark"
3rd place, Zoe Sternberg
"Apricot Beauty"
1st place, Liz Pritchard
"Early Glory"
2nd place, Zoe Sternberg
"Negrita"
1st place, Jesse Storbeck,
2nd place, Molly Cousins
3rd place, Alice Bosley
Hyacinths
"Woodstock"
1st place, Annie Berardi
"Peter Styvesant"
2nd place, Molly Cousins
3rd place, Whitney Hanson
Narcissus
"Jetfire"
1st place, Zoe Sternberg,
3rd place, Jesse Storbeck
"February Gold"
1st place, Whitney Hanson
2nd place, Carolyn Brown
3rd place, Molly Cousins
"Golden Quince"
2nd place, Liz Pritchard
2nd place, Molly Cousins
3rd place, Carolyn Brown
3rd place, Whitney Hanson
3rd place, Annie Berardi
"Ice Follies"
1st place, Margot Belyea
2nd place, Alice Bosley
2nd place, Jesse Storbeck
3rd place, Molly Cousins
3rd place, Annie Berardi
HM, Liz Pritchard
HM, Carolyn Brown
Container Dishgardens
1st place Carolyn Brown (Runner-up for PHS best Blue Ribbon of the day)
2nd place, Alice Bosley
3rd place, Molly Cousins
3rd place, Whitney Hanson
HM, Liz Pritchard
HM, Margot Belyea
Wednesday, March 10th
Class 176 Window Box/Hanging Basket Class--"The Sandbox"
3rd place, Allison Gibbons, Emily Chapin, Gigi Combe
Friday, March 12th
Tulip
"Leen Van Der Mark"
3rd place, Allison Gibbons
HM, Emily Chapin
"Negrita" HM, Gigi Combe
Hyacinth--"Queen of the Violets"
HM, Gigi Combe
HM, Hillary Smith
Muscari--"Armeniacum"
HM, Hillary Smith
HM, Carolyn Brown
Scilla Mischtenkoana
3rd place, Emily Chapin
Narcissus "Thalia"
1st place, Gigi Combe
"Golden Quince"
1st place, Allison Gibbons
3rd place, Jesse Storbeck
"Ice Follies"
2nd place, Whitney Hanson
Bulb Garden
1st place, Emily Cheston, Hillary Smith, Zoe Sternberg
Container Gardens (Dishgardens)
1st place, Gigi Combe (runner-up PHS Best Blue Ribbon of the day)
2nd place, Jesse Storbeck
Miniature Garden (Dishgarden)
1st place, Allison Gibbons
2nd place, Emily Chapin
3rd place, Zoe Sternberg
March 2004
News
In four days of competition at this year's Flower Show, Shipley Sprouts proved that they were a force to reckon with in horticulture. This year, fourteen students submitted well over 60 entries in 67 classes. With tough competition from gardening clubs, three students, Allison Gibbons, Gigi Combe, and Emily Chapin, entered class 176, the window box and hanging basket category. They created a beautiful window display with succulent cactuses, garnering a third place ribbon, and respect from the other gardeners in the class.
