On Saturday afternoon, I joined some friends to go to an event I knew nothing about before this invitation. It was the National Chrysanthemum Society's Show. I had never heard of such a thing before a friend asked if I wanted to go. She had heard about it from another friend who heard about it from a neighbor who was a member of the society. So off we all went not knowing what to expect.
I learned that there are 13 different bloom forms that were being judged, simple things like "Pompom" and "Spider" were easy to understand but, "Irregular Incurve" and "Reflex" were less easy to spot.
The one above was one of my favorites however, choosing a favorite with all that beauty around was not an easy task. I'm so glad I had an opportunity to see these beauties and enjoy the enthusiasm of all the people in the room who were there to view and discuss each of the varieties.
In addition to the judging of the single blooms that I've shown today, there was also judging for design where the flowers were woven into arrangements in different categories. Tomorrow I'll show you some of the arrangements I photographed.
Wow, that's very impressive... a forest of flowers!
ReplyDeleteInteresting show, so many gorgeous flowers in one room!
ReplyDeleteWhat a floral feast and your photos are gorgeous!
ReplyDeleteI guess when it comes to this festival, "Mum's the word!" Glad you got to go, though!
Give me my flowers wild in a plentiful garden. I'll pass on vases. hahahaha
ReplyDeleteFor sure though, glad you got to attend. Must have been aromatic.
Gorgeous flowers. They make the room come alive.
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These don't look anything like the sad little blooms that I grow in my sad little flower bed. Beautiful pictures!
ReplyDeleteI think I like the one in the third picture the best. Glad you went to the show and got these beautiful shots!
ReplyDeleteGorgeous flowers and pictures.
ReplyDeletei must say we all learned a lot. A lot of work and love goes into these beautiful blooms!
ReplyDeleteWe visited an orchidarium once in Mexico and I was amazed how many varied types of orchids there are. Same with chrysanthemums, I guess.
ReplyDeleteWhat a gorgeous display, Sharon!
ReplyDeleteOh my! Now that makes one smile!
ReplyDeleteA beautiful sight, Sharon! Gorgeous shots.
ReplyDeleteGreat color but I really like the white one in the first shot.
ReplyDeleteAmazing blossoms!
ReplyDeleteBeautiful chrysanthemums! I never heard of this show before. What an excellent idea to let them be discovered.
ReplyDeleteMy favorites would be the ones on your first picture, They look like huge mushrooms.
Gosh who knew there were so many varieties.. seen like this en masse they look fabulous Sharon, always good to discover something new to check out.
ReplyDeleteIt must have been fun seeing the very best flowers. I like your first wide angle image best.
ReplyDeleteI used to think that mums were "old lady" flowers and seldom bought them, but these photos have changed my mind. Beautiful variety and what a treat to see the show of them.
ReplyDeleteGorgeous!
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