Awards Ceremony
Sunday, June 23, 2013
3:30 p.m.
Rosecliff
Judges' Commendtation: May be given to a class or division or other aspect of the Show that is of exceptional merit.
INVITATIONAL DISPLAY GARDENS
URI Master Gardener Association Sustainable Garden Award (for excellence in a landscape design which incorporates earth-friendly sustainable plant material)
Founder’s Award (to the most original and creative use of plant material in a landscape)
Chairmen’s Award (for exceptional design and horticulture in a Display Garden)
People's Choice Award
RETAIL WINDOW DISPLAY CLASS
City of Newport Best Retail Window Display Award (to an exhibitor whose window best interprets and incorporates the Show theme)
GARDEN CLUB OF AMERICA
Award of Distinction in Floral Design (for a creative design of outstanding beauty in the floral design devision)
Award of Distinction in Horticulture (for an
entry that achieves an exceptional standard of horticulture excellence)
Award of Distinction in Photography (for a
photograph of high creative and technical merit in a competitive class)
Award of Distinction in Conservation (for an exhibit of exceptional merit which educates the public on conservation issues and promotes respect for natural resources and responsibility for environmental stewardship)
Award of Distinction in Education (for an exhibit of exceptional educational merit which increases the knowledge and appreciation of plants, garden design, civic improvement or historic preservation)
NATIONAL GARDEN CLUB
The National Garden Club Award in Design (for the exhibit judged to be the finest in the Design Division)
National Garden Club Award in Horticulture (for an exhibit judged to be the finest in the Horticulture Division
DESIGN DIVISION
The Newport Flower Show Best in Show for Design (selected from among the blue ribbon winners)
The Newport Flower Show Artistic Botanicals Award (for the exhibit showing impressive quality, skill and creativity)
The Newport Flower Show Novice Award (most distinctive design by a novice exhibitor in any design class)
The Newport Flower Show New Exhibitor Award Design Division (most distinctive entry by a first-time exhibitor
The Newport Flower Show Niche Award (for the most creative staged in a
niche)
The Preservation Society of Newport County Design Award (displaying
the most creative use of the majority of challenge components)
Corinne Clarke Reynolds Trophy (best interpretation of a class title in the Design Division)
The Bettie Bearden Pardee Award (an outstanding design using all fresh plant material grown and arranged by the exhibitor)
The Candace Morgenstern Design Award (to an exhibit showing exceptional quality using innovative techniques involving the manipulation of fresh plant material)
HORTICULTURE DIVISION
The Gilbert S. Kahn Sweepstakes Award (to exhibitor winning the most blue ribbons in horticulture classes)
The Mrs. Robert M. Grace Best in Show Award ( to be selected from Horticulture Division blue ribbon winners)
The Mrs. Samuel M.V. Hamilton Whimsy Award (most creatively original and whimsical presentation of plant material in any container)
The Oatsie Charles Award (most outstanding cut specimen of a shrub grown for its flower)
The Annie Laurie Aitken Award (most outstanding rose cut specimen in show)
The Jocelyn Sherman Propagation Award (to a container entry propagated by an amateur exhibitor)
The Newport-in-Bloom Award (most exceptional entry in the Outdoor Container classes)
The URI Master Gardener Association Award (most distinctive indoor or outdoor container entry by a novice)
The Newport Flower Show New Exhibitor Award Horticulture Division (most distinctive entry by a first-time exhibitor):
Green Animals Topiary Award (best topiary in show)
Rhode Island Wild Plant Society (best native RI plant entry in any class)
PHOTOGRAPHY DIVISION
The Newport Daily News Best in Show Award Photography (for the most distinctive photograph)
The Newport Flower Show Novice Award in Photography (the most distinctive photograph by a Novice exhibitor that is a finalist in the Photography Division)
The Newport Flower Show Photography Division Judges' Award for Interpretation (for a photograph showing an outstanding composition and interpretation of the schedule)
The Newport Flower Show New Exhibitor Award in Photography (the most distinctive entry by a first time exhibitor to the Newport Flower Show Photography Division): April Aldighieri, Simsbury, CT
CHILDREN'S DIVISION
The Daisy Award (most creative entry of the judged Children's Design Division)
The Green Thumb Award (for the entry that shows outstanding horticulture effort and conveys a sincere appreciation and love of plants)