The Garden Club of Ellijay presented a salute to our nation with a Patriotic Standard Flower show aptly titled “Stars and Stripes Forever”. The show was held at Gilmer Arts & Heritage on June 15th and 16th and offered those in attendance a chance to see twenty-four unique and creative floral designs, two educational exhibits and hundreds of examples of the garden club members’ outstanding horticulture. Awards given and winners from the two days include:

National Garden Clubs Top Design Awards
Award of Design Excellence: Dee Chandler
Designers Choice Award: Dee Chandler
Petite Award: Victoria Chandler

National Garden Clubs Top Horticulture Awards
Horticulture Excellence Award: Judith Williams (Dogwood)
Arboreal Award #1: Judith Williams (Dogwood)
Arboreal Award #2: Judith Williams (Hydrangea)
Grower’s Choice Award #1: Linda Ragland (Orchid)
Grower’s Choice Award #2: Sharon Britton (combination planting)
Grower’s Choice Award #3: Ruth West (container grown for foliage)
Award of Merit #1: Linda Ragland (houseplant foliage)
Award of Merit #2: Loretta Hanks (Anise hyssop)
Award of Merit #3: Edna McClellan (wood fern)
Award of Merit #4: Ruth West (Meadow Rue)
Award of Merit #5: Judith Williams (Ginger)

Designs (first place)
Class 1: Sil Schell (Diamond Deserts)
Class 2: Dee Chandler (Gulf Stream Waters)
Class 3: Frankie Willis (Endless Skyways)
Class 4: Linda Killingsworth (Dawn’s Early Light)
Class 5: Victoria Chandler (Twilight’s Last Gleaming)
Class 6: Victoria Chandler (Mists of the Deep)

Garden Club of Ellijay Awards
People’s Choice Award (Design): Linda Ragland
People’s Choice Award (Horticulture): Judith Williams
Award of Appreciation: Barbra Dunson
Sweepstakes Award (Design): Victoria Chandler
Sweepstakes Award (Horticulture): Sil Schell
Novice Designer Award: Frankie Willis