Philadelphia Flower Show- A Twist in Time

 This competition at the Philadelphia Flower Show was similar to the one linked below from 2020. In that one, the exhibits were to capture the essence of an Impressionistic painting provided by the Philadelphia Horticultural Society.

This year, they were to interpret a poster provided by the PHS.

This one took honorable mention. The plants materials are aster matsumato, palm spathes and carnation. I tell you this so you can see that you don't have to use a huge variety of plants. The judges liked the proportions and called it "whimsical and playful," but they said it mimicked the poster rather than interpreted it. Whatever.

This one has a long plant list- I won't list them all- just making the point that the idea is to use plant materials... the finished result does not have to look like a flower.

I think this is my favorite one, but the judges said it was out of balance and lacked a strong focal point.

The red ribbon went to this one. It's also right up there in my list of ones I liked. The "industrial" look is great.

The judges liked the use of color. They didn't like that the center cluster was in the center of the circle. Well. I think I agree with that. But I don't understand why this one didn't get cited for mimicry, when the fourth place did. It seems to me they are about equal in that regard.

And here is the blue ribbon. Again, a long plant list. This entry is OK, but it doesn't speak to me.

The judges said it was "robust with easy interpretation of the poster," but they didn't like that the three elements were disconnected from each other.

It seems odd to me that three of the posters are graphic art and one is more realistic. I would think the contest would be more equalized if they were similar styles.

I was pretty productive today, but no walking occurred. It was cold and raw outside, and we've had just enough hints of spring that it makes me want it to be nicer to walk. I did errands and edited, and worked on a couple of my projects.

True confession: I'm wanting it to be nice enough to work on gardens. Now, if I were actually dedicated to that, I'd spend some time removing autumn olive now before I can play in the dirt. I also confess to looking at plants on the internet.

I have to report that I resisted buying the little $40 greenhouse at Aldi. It would probably last 5 minutes in the wind here, and I'm really not starting things from seeds anyway. But it was so cute!

See PFS 2020- Impressionistic