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Floriculture Field Day 2007
2007 Kathy Pufahl Container Competition
The fourth annual Kathy Pufahl Memorial Container Design
Competition was held July 24, 2007 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
TechniGrowers

2nd place
Mischler's Florist, Williamsville, NY

3rd place
Borella's Plant Kingdom

TechniGrowers

Lockwoods

Lockwoods

TechniGrowers

Borella's Plant Kingdom

TechniGrowers

Ellen
Talmadge

Borella's
Plant Kingdom

Laura Milar
16-inch patio containers


1st Place
Zema's Nursery, Stephentown, NY


2nd place
Baker's Acres


3rd place
Borella's Flower Kingdom

Mark Adam's Greenhouse

Massi's Greenhouse

The Perennial Filed

Mischler's Florist

Mark Adam's Greenhouse

Mark Adam's Greenhouse

Lucas Greenhouse

Mark Adam's Greenhouse

Zittles Greenhouse

Mark Adam's Greenhouse
Zittles Greenhouse

Lucas Greenhouse

The Perennial Field
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Angles

Mark Adam's Greenhouse

Trimbles

Zittles Greenhouse
12-inch hanging baskets


1st place
Mischler's Florist, Williamsville, NY


2nd place
TechniGrowers


3rd place
Mark Adam's Greenhouse

Mark Adam's Greenhouse

Jana Lamboy

Mark Adam's Greenhouse

Stoughton Farms

Borella's Florist
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