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Floriculture Field Day 2006 2006 Kathy Pufahl Container Competition The third annual Kathy Pufahl Memorial Container Design Competition was held August 8, 2006 at Cornell's Bluegrass Lane Horticultural Research Facility, Ithaca, NY. Kathy (above right), who founded Beds and Borders, Inc., Laurel, N.Y., was a staple on the horticultural educational seminar circuit, spreading her container ideas far and wide. It is her vision that changed the way the horticulture industry looks at the spring container business. Her influence brought back a bit of the art and beauty to the business.Judges evaluated use of form and texture, use of the color palette, and choice of plant material in three container categories: Apologies to those entrants whose containers we were not able to photograph. Click on images for a larger view. Open division 1st place Wallkill View Farm, New Paltz NY 1st place Wallkill View Farm, New Paltz NY 2nd place Wallkill View Farm, New Paltz NY 3rd place Country Power Products, Greenwich, NY 3rd place Country Power Products, Greenwich, NY Deborah Sweeton Ellen Tallmadge Mischler's Florist Hillside Gardens Massi's Gardens The Clark Foundation 16-inch patio containers 1st Place Zema's Nursery, Stephentown, NY 1st Place Zema's Nursery, Stephentown, NY 2nd place Wallkill View Farm, New Paltz NY 3rd place Wallkill View Farm, New Paltz NY Ruby Mitchell Wallkill View Farm Wallkill View Farm Lockwood Greenhouse Adams' Fairacre Farm Adams' Fairacre Farm Ellen Tallmadge Mischler's Florist Karolyn Shea 12-inch hanging baskets 1st place Little York Plantation, Little York NY 2nd place Mischler's Florist, Williamsville, NY 3rd place (tie) Adams' Fairacres Farm, Poughkeepsie, NY 3rd place (tie) Adams' Fairacres Farm, Poughkeepsie, NY 3rd place (tie) Lockwood's Greenhouse, Hamburg, NY Lockwood's Greenhouse Deborah Sweeton Adams' Fairacres Farm Adams' Fairacres Farm Floriculture field day organizers. Larger image Floriculture field day participants view container contest entries. Larger image |
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