This annual Begonia Show was held September 20-21, 2014 at the Tower Hill Botanic Garden in West Boylston, MA.
We had a record number of entries-- one hundred and fifty five, and our sales tables were brimming with species and hybrid begonias! Click here for the Photo Gallery of the show.
A special thanks to Charles Jaros, Lucy Kuder, Johanna Zinn, and Bonnie Lambert who traveled from out-of-state to judge at our show giving very helpful comments on entered plants, and also to Randy Kerr, who traveled from his home in Los Angeles to join us for the weekend and for his incredible generosity at packing three suitcases full of 40 different begonia species to donate to our sales and Buxton’s SOS (Save Our Species)/Conservation program.
Here are the results of judging:
2014 Buxton Branch Begonia Show Awards
THE BESSIE RAYMOND BUXTON MEMORIAL AWARD
Best Begonia: All Eligible Divisions
Gloria Utzig
B. lyallii var. lyallii
ED & MILLIE THOMPSON SHOWING AND SHARING AWARD
Given to the exhibitor entering the greatest number of entries: All Divisions
Gloria Utzig
SWEEPSTAKES AWARD
Given to the exhibitor receiving the greatest number of blue ribbons: All Divisions
Gloria Utzig
THE CORLISS ENGLE AWARD
Best Cane Like Begonia
Wanda Macnair
B. ‘Pink Jade’
THE ANNE KOSINSKI AWARD
Best Shrub Like Begonia
Gloria Utzig
B. lyallii var. lyallii
THE JOHN HARRINGTON MEMORIAL AWARD
Best Rhizomatous
Wanda Macnair
B. sizemoreae
THE ERNEST KIMBALL LOGEE MEMORIAL AWARD
Best Rex
Bonnie Lambert
B. ‘Salsa’
THE WANDA AND DICK MACNAIR AWARD
Best Contained Atmosphere
Gloria Utzig
B. lyallii var. lyallii
THE NORMAND DUFRESNE AWARD
Best Species Begonia
Darrin Norton
B. U606
THE MIKE KARTUZ PEOPLE’S CHOICE AWARD
Voted on by the public
Jane Snellman
B. ‘Gunmetal’
CULTURAL CERTIFICATES (Plants earning 95 or more total points)
Exhibitor Plant
Gloria Utzig B. lyallii var. lyallii
Wanda Macnair B. sizemoreae
Darrin Norton B. U606
Rose Duquette B. solimutata
Darrin Norton B. U560
Darrin Norton B. U012
Sharon Rosenzweig B. rajah
Darrin Norton B. bipinnatifida
Bob Stewart B. bogneri
Sharon Hoffman B. serratipetala
Wanda Macnair B. kui
Rose Duquette B. polilloensis
Rose Duquette B. versicolor
Mary Beth Hayes B. 'Brown Jewell'
Wanda Macnair B. scutifolia Hooker's Collection
Gloria Utzig B. iridescens
Gloria Utzig B. versicolor
Gloria Utzig B. sizemoreae
Priscilla Purinton B. foliosa
DIVISION AWARDS
Division Class Exhibitor Plant
B - Shrub-Like Begonias 13 - Distinctive Foliage Darrin Norton B. bipinnatifida
E - Rhizomatous 32 - Small leaved; Lobed Barbara Money B. 'Tiger Kitten'
F - Rex 76 - Medium leaved Bonnie Lambert B. 'Salsa'
I - Contained Atmosphere, Single, under 10" 91 - Small leaved Darrin Norton B. U560
II - Contained Atmosphere, single, over 10" 117 - Distinctive foliage; shrub Gloria Utzig B. lyallii var. lyallii
J - House Grown 128 - Rex Gloria Utzig B. 'Magma'
L - Contained Atmosphere, Mixed Plants 140 - Begonias predominant Sharon Hoffman B. hernandioides;
B. luzonensis;
B. 'Ginny'; polystichum tussimense (Korean Rock Fern); microgramma piloselloides (creeping fern); phyllostachys sp. (bamboo)
O - Propagated by Exhibitor 156 - Stem cutting; under 6 mts Sharon Hoffman B. serratipetala
P - Species 163 - Rhizomatous Darrin Norton B. U606
R - Novice Grower 180 - Rhizomatous Mary Beth Hayes B. 'Brown Jewel'
T - Floral/Foliage Arrangements 191 - Traditional, accessories ok Mary Beth Hayes B. 'Gryphon'; B. 'Rex Magma';
B. 'Beatrice Haddrell'; B. 'Erythophylia'; Staghorn Fern; Rosa; Lily; Florist Fern; unidentified shrub buds
U - Photography/Arts/Crafts 193 - Photographs, Artistic Nick Alteri Unidentified Tuberous
We had a record number of entries-- one hundred and fifty five, and our sales tables were brimming with species and hybrid begonias! Click here for the Photo Gallery of the show.
A special thanks to Charles Jaros, Lucy Kuder, Johanna Zinn, and Bonnie Lambert who traveled from out-of-state to judge at our show giving very helpful comments on entered plants, and also to Randy Kerr, who traveled from his home in Los Angeles to join us for the weekend and for his incredible generosity at packing three suitcases full of 40 different begonia species to donate to our sales and Buxton’s SOS (Save Our Species)/Conservation program.
Here are the results of judging:
2014 Buxton Branch Begonia Show Awards
THE BESSIE RAYMOND BUXTON MEMORIAL AWARD
Best Begonia: All Eligible Divisions
Gloria Utzig
B. lyallii var. lyallii
ED & MILLIE THOMPSON SHOWING AND SHARING AWARD
Given to the exhibitor entering the greatest number of entries: All Divisions
Gloria Utzig
SWEEPSTAKES AWARD
Given to the exhibitor receiving the greatest number of blue ribbons: All Divisions
Gloria Utzig
THE CORLISS ENGLE AWARD
Best Cane Like Begonia
Wanda Macnair
B. ‘Pink Jade’
THE ANNE KOSINSKI AWARD
Best Shrub Like Begonia
Gloria Utzig
B. lyallii var. lyallii
THE JOHN HARRINGTON MEMORIAL AWARD
Best Rhizomatous
Wanda Macnair
B. sizemoreae
THE ERNEST KIMBALL LOGEE MEMORIAL AWARD
Best Rex
Bonnie Lambert
B. ‘Salsa’
THE WANDA AND DICK MACNAIR AWARD
Best Contained Atmosphere
Gloria Utzig
B. lyallii var. lyallii
THE NORMAND DUFRESNE AWARD
Best Species Begonia
Darrin Norton
B. U606
THE MIKE KARTUZ PEOPLE’S CHOICE AWARD
Voted on by the public
Jane Snellman
B. ‘Gunmetal’
CULTURAL CERTIFICATES (Plants earning 95 or more total points)
Exhibitor Plant
Gloria Utzig B. lyallii var. lyallii
Wanda Macnair B. sizemoreae
Darrin Norton B. U606
Rose Duquette B. solimutata
Darrin Norton B. U560
Darrin Norton B. U012
Sharon Rosenzweig B. rajah
Darrin Norton B. bipinnatifida
Bob Stewart B. bogneri
Sharon Hoffman B. serratipetala
Wanda Macnair B. kui
Rose Duquette B. polilloensis
Rose Duquette B. versicolor
Mary Beth Hayes B. 'Brown Jewell'
Wanda Macnair B. scutifolia Hooker's Collection
Gloria Utzig B. iridescens
Gloria Utzig B. versicolor
Gloria Utzig B. sizemoreae
Priscilla Purinton B. foliosa
DIVISION AWARDS
Division Class Exhibitor Plant
B - Shrub-Like Begonias 13 - Distinctive Foliage Darrin Norton B. bipinnatifida
E - Rhizomatous 32 - Small leaved; Lobed Barbara Money B. 'Tiger Kitten'
F - Rex 76 - Medium leaved Bonnie Lambert B. 'Salsa'
I - Contained Atmosphere, Single, under 10" 91 - Small leaved Darrin Norton B. U560
II - Contained Atmosphere, single, over 10" 117 - Distinctive foliage; shrub Gloria Utzig B. lyallii var. lyallii
J - House Grown 128 - Rex Gloria Utzig B. 'Magma'
L - Contained Atmosphere, Mixed Plants 140 - Begonias predominant Sharon Hoffman B. hernandioides;
B. luzonensis;
B. 'Ginny'; polystichum tussimense (Korean Rock Fern); microgramma piloselloides (creeping fern); phyllostachys sp. (bamboo)
O - Propagated by Exhibitor 156 - Stem cutting; under 6 mts Sharon Hoffman B. serratipetala
P - Species 163 - Rhizomatous Darrin Norton B. U606
R - Novice Grower 180 - Rhizomatous Mary Beth Hayes B. 'Brown Jewel'
T - Floral/Foliage Arrangements 191 - Traditional, accessories ok Mary Beth Hayes B. 'Gryphon'; B. 'Rex Magma';
B. 'Beatrice Haddrell'; B. 'Erythophylia'; Staghorn Fern; Rosa; Lily; Florist Fern; unidentified shrub buds
U - Photography/Arts/Crafts 193 - Photographs, Artistic Nick Alteri Unidentified Tuberous