EACH SUMMER RADS HOSTS A CUT FLOWER SHOW AT LEWIS GINTER BOTANICAL GARDENS. THE FIRST SHOW WAS HELD IN 2004.
| RICHMOND AREA DAYLILY SOCIETY FLOWER SHOW 2004 |
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| Members arrive at the the show and are directed to see the Registrar – Bob Clary. |
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| Bob checks the classification for each cultivar entered. |
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| “Who ever came up with this time saving database was a GENIUS!!!” |
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| Members then very carefully groom each scape and remove any imperfections. |
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| John Mason making a final review of his daylilies. |
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| Daylilies are fun for the entire family. |
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| Scott and Sarah Clark carefully filled out tags for each entry. |
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| Show Co-Chairman Frieda Jerrell points members in the direction to take finished entries. |
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| “Yes. This is this where they go!!” – Jerry Dickerson |
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| David Jerrell carefully moves entries to the staging area. |
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| Janie Lewis and Shirley Shelton bring their entries to the staging area. |
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| Margo Reed sets up the educational display. |
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| Now that Margo has it set up, Richard Dittman moves in to help out. |
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| Michael Miller (Buck) brings out a plate of appetizers. |
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| Wayne Bryant (A.K.A. THE DAYLILY KING) negotiates another sale. |
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| Buyers line up to buy daylilies as David Metzger puts the finishing touches on a scape. |
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| The judges begin the evaluation process. |
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| Clerks Sarah Fogg and David Metzger position the daylily scape for optimum viewing by the judges. |
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| Final scores are tabulated. |
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| Ribbons are placed on the winning entries. |
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| Shirley Winter eagerly looks to see if she has won any of the awards. |
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| Margo Reed’s entry won the best seedling award. |
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| Members won a lot of awards. |
Sheila with her award winning daylily.
John Mason – “I came ! I entered! I won !!”
“It is my favorite daylily” – Lenora
MIKE WON QUITE A FEW AWARDS
PAULETTE NEEDS HELP CARRYING ALL OF HER AWARDS
GRAND PRIZE WINNERS WERE :
Best Of Show——WEBSTER’S PINK WONDER——Paulette Miller
Registered Large Flower——-FEMME DE JOIE——-Jamie Lewis
Registered Small Flower——-VANILLA CANDY——-Jamie Lewis
Registered Miniature Flower——BROADWAY VALENTINE——-Paulette Miller
Registered Double Flower——RACHAEL MY LOVE——–Tom Fogg
Registered Unusual Form Flower–WEBSTER’S PINK WONDER–Paulette Miller
Youth Registered Cultivars—SHADY LADY——Andrew Fogg
Best Seedling——–Margo Reed
Horticulture Off-Scape——-MOVING ALL OVER——-Larry Miller
Sweepstakes Award for Most Blue Ribbons———Paulette Miller
Ed Jordan Award for Best Orange Daylily–TUSCAWILLA TIGRESS— Barry Westin