The Oscars are so last week. This week it’s all about the major awards for the 2012 Flower Show. Early yesterday the judges met to examine the exhibits, make some always-difficult decisions, and award the ribbons. Here they are, the winners!
2012 Flower Show Awards
PHS Awards – Major Exhibitors
Central Feature Award
- Waldor Orchids
- Valley Forge Flowers
Showcase Garden Award
- American Institute of Floral Designers (AIFD)
- Burke Brothers Landscape Contractors, Inc.
- Michael Petrie’s Handmade Gardens
- Robertson’s Flowers
- Stoney Bank Nurseries
The Pennsylvania Horticultural Society Flower Show Award
- Display Garden – Floral: Schaffer Designs
- Display Garden – Landscape: EP Henry Corp.
- Invitational Floral: Petals Lane
- Invitational Landscape: Men’s Garden Club of Philadelphia
- Academic Education – Temple University, Ambler School of Environmental Design
- Nonacademic Education – U.S. EPA Region III
- Plant Societies – Delaware Valley Fern and Wildflower Society
The PHS Award of Distinction
- Display Garden – Floral: MODA Botanica
- Display Garden – Landscape: J. Downend Landscaping
- Invitational Floral: Celebrations Design Group
- Invitational Landscape: Irwin Landscaping
- Academic Education – Williamson Free School of Mechanical Trades
- Nonacademic Education – F2 Environmental Design
- Plant Societies – North American Rock Garden Society, Delaware Valley Chapter
