Re: Flower shows--design elements
- Subject: Re: Flower shows--design elements
- From: E*@aol.com
- Date: Mon, 6 Jan 2003 00:44:07 EST
In a message dated 1/5/03 11:46:04 PM Eastern Standard Time, Blee811@aol.com
writes:
> I wouldn't be too hard on the design folks--I think the design sections add
> a
> nice touch to single-genus shows and are interesting to the public. If
> designers and judges want to get all huffy and way too serious behind the
> scenes, I just go to the an other corner of the room.
>
Richardson Wright, another fun author, a magazine editor and perennial
gardener of the 1930's (same time as Beverley Nichols) wrote that he made
lecture tours from time to time to raise some cash for more plants. He would
be asked to judge shows. He commented that he did the judging, handed in his
results and got on the train before the ribbons were passed out.
I really don't know a whole lot about these shows. I know that one group of
clubs requires an arrangement each meeting and that honor cycles so you never
are finished with it. I could not join that sort of club as I stick the
broken flowers, usually broken by me crawling backward, into an old bottle on
the kitchen worktable. I should never win any prizes for arrangement.
Also, try as I might, I do not understand the relationship between the
assigned theme and what you are looking at. Sometimes there are no plants at
all in the "design." Sort of warned me off clubs.
Cheryl the book is "A Celebration of Garden" by Roy Strong. It is
illustrated by his wife with line drawings. Here is another part on Hostas:
To shorten it, two brothers are left to mind a garden for a tour, parents are
away and a guest asks where are your Hostas. The brothers know nothing about
the garden. A Brigadier is the questioner.
"Where are your Hostas? They're not here sir," said my brother. "Can see
that! That's why I'm asking." "They've gone to India. They'll be back next
week." "Good God! said the Brig. and strode off looking perplexed. I looked
at my brother. "What on earth did you say that for? I asked 'I thought Hosta
must be a military word for "parent."' He retreats to the Rhododendrons where
he remains.
Brig. returns
"India be damned!" he roared, "Down by the pond! Hostas. Dozens! Pretty
sight. Love Kalmias too! Very pretty. That boy, your gardener? Useless! No
clue!
by Nigel Colborn 1989 (The older brother)
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