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Spring 2016 Show Results. September 24th & 25th.
This was our second Show at Castle Hill Showgrounds but this time held in the Federation Pavillion. The Harvey Lowe Pavillion is slightly larger and possibly less weather dependent, but more difficult to book and several times the cost to rent. (Local groups and schools often need the stage to practice on. Even one booking on Friday or Saturday will rule us out.)
Despite some reservations I had, we managed to all fit in comfortably and a good show was had.
One lesson we learnt was the benefit of the Saturday morning Markets crowd, both for new converts and for the morning "feeding frenzy".
Special thanks must go to Di for all the local advertising to new customers and gardeners.
There were 13 competitors, and 85 plants benched in total. (15/125 last show).
There were ZERO novice entries. The 13 competitors included a few that were convinced just to make up the numbers and the larger non-local sellers who know the power of advertising their plants on the show benches. We all need to do a bit better as the competition is a valuable tool for it's bright display and public education.
Special thanks to Alan for alertness and marathon effort on the till.
Thank you to all who helped run the Show - the number of helpers is more important than over-exertion by individuals - and thank you to Judges Edwina Caruana-Wain and Terry Davis.

Class	1st	2nd	3rd
1. Pot of Aechmea	Carolyn Bunnell nudicaulis var. aequalis	David Scott recurvata	Carolyn Bunnell orlandiana
2. Billbergia Specimen	Carolyn Bunnell ‘Domingos Martins’ x ‘Georgia’	Carolyn Bunnell ‘Bob Earl’ x amoena var. viridis	Allan Beard ‘Hallelujah’ x ‘Domingos Martins’
3. Billbergia Colony	Kerry McNicol ‘Georgia’	Carolyn Bunnell ‘Ruby Eyes’	Lydia Hope ‘Hallelujah’
4. Pot of Cryptanthus	Lydia Hope ‘Blood Red’	Lydia Hope ‘Corine’	Chris Larson ‘It’
5. Neoregelia Species	Carolyn Bunnell ‘Marie’	John Schembri ampullacea	-
6. Miniature Neoregelia	Carolyn Bunnell ‘Shamrock’	Carolyn Bunnell ‘Morning Rain’	Carolyn Bunnell ‘Golden Jewels’
7. Pot of Neoregelia Hybrid	Elizabeth Mudriczki ‘Lime and Lava’	Carolyn Bunnell ‘Charm’	Allan Beard ‘Bottoms Up’
8. Nidularium/Canistropsis	No Entries	-	-
9. Tillandsia Specimen	Carolyn Bunnell streptophylla	Kerry McNicol ‘Lucille’	Lydia Hope tectorum
10. Tillandsia Colony	Carolyn Bunnell capillaris	Kerry McNicol stricta x aeranthos	Lydia Hope tectorum
11. Vriesea	Carolyn Bunnell hieroglyphica x platynema	Helga Nitschke ‘Red Chestnut’	Jan Townsend ‘Red Emperor’
12. Foliage / Variegated Bromeliad	Carolyn Bunnell N. ‘Aquarius’	Carolyn Bunnell N. ‘Garnish’	Kerry McNicol N. ‘MacChester’
13. Pot of Other Genera	Chris Larson Racinaea crispa	Don Firth Quesnelia ‘Tim Plowman’	Carolyn Bunnell Quesnelia marmorata
14. Pot of Intergeneric	Jan Townsend xHohenmea ‘Ninja Princess’	Lydia Hope xNeophytum ‘Galactic Warrior’	Carolyn Bunnell xBiltanthus ‘Red Burst’
15. Mounted Bromeliad	John Schembri Neo. ‘Cheers’	John Schembri Neo. ’Purple Grape’	-
16. Terrestrial Bromeliad	Lydia Hope Dy. ‘Ruby Ryde’	Carolyn Bunnell Dy. fosteriana ‘Silver’	Allan Beard Cryptanthus ‘Starfish’ red
17. Artistic Arrangement	Carolyn Bunnell “Spring”	Werner Raff “Treasure Cave”	Carolyn Bunnell “Amigos”
18. Novice	No Entries	-	-
Grand Champion of Show	Carolyn Bunnell T. streptophylla
Reserve Champion	Elizabeth Mudriczki Neo. ‘Lime and Lava’
Species Award	Carolyn Bunnell Ae. nudicaulis var. aequalis
Novice Champion	-

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Updated 26/09/16

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