Date: Fri 03-Jul-1998

Publication: Bee

Author: SHANNO

Quick Words:

Garden-flower-show-Curtiss

Full Text:

Gardeners Gather Up Their Plants & Flowers For Show

(two photos w/ cuts, no story)

(-Bee Photos, Hicks)

The front bedroom of the Matthew Curtiss House has probably never looked

prettier: On Friday and Saturday, June 26-27, the Garden Club of Newtown

presented "A Colonial Day" at the Matthew Curtiss House. Emphasis throughout

the standard flower show was on fresh flowers, and somehow the displays of

flowers and plants managed to look beautiful even in the oppressive heat of

Friday's temperatures. Seen in the hutch above, Pat Benkovich won the blue

ribbon for Design Class III with her entry, "Gather Ye Rosebuds," as well as a

Tri-Color Flower Show Award from the judges. Members from Newtown, and three

additional garden clubs, participated in the two-day show. Entries were

accepted in five design classes, and 35 horticulture classes. There were two

special exhibits. Beth Danziger's special exhibit, "Color Me," concerning

plants used for dyes, was so well received by the show's judges Ms Danziger

was invited to present the educational exhibit at the state flower show in

Hartford next March.

In Class IV, "How Does Your Garden Grow?" of the design division, gardeners

were challenged to create a design using a watering can, staged on benches of

the house's back porch. At left is Dale O'Brien's first place winner; below,

Nancy Rowe's entry.