Today I'll show you one of the Standard Flower Show competitions. This was one of the fairly large spaces that was to be decorated with this theme- Community: Where We Garden. The directions say: Design a culinary community garden with the focus on community. Must include a seating area for at least two people. Must include one sustainability element or cultivation technique.
There were four entries and they awarded one blue, two red, and one yellow ribbon. So I guess the yellow ribbon came in last. It is titled "Nature's Classroom: Rooted in Community," by Tierra del Sol Environmental Education Center. The primary reason it did poorly is that they did not follow the directions. Their plants were not culinary.
They said, "This junkyard turned sculpture garden is a magical playground." (Note that I am just pulling a phrase or two from the Intent statements of each entry.)
It was a beautiful exhibit, and if they had featured edible plants instead of ornamental ones, I'm sure it would have done better.
This second place exhibit is by Abington Senior High School and is called "Rooted Together." The intent states, "Nestled within an urban footprint... a central table invites neighbors..."
The judges called it simple and classic with nice textures. But they didn't like the turf in the center front.
The other second place went to Chester Eastside Incorporated with the theme "Eyes Open, Communities Come Alive." Their intent says: "Contaminated lots... have become sunny raised beds."
The judges said the quality of plant material could have been better and the bug house was out of scale.
This display had numerous, cute paper mache animals. I'll show you the cat.
They also had beautiful canned goods.
We know I don't always agree with the judges, but I think they got this Blue Ribbon right for sure. We really enjoyed this exhibit. It's by Monmouth County Vocational FFA and called "Gather & Grow Bookshop Garden." The intent states, "The neighborhood gardens and book clubs work together to invite the community to read, grow, and harvest."
The judges said, "Plant Quality excellent, clever labeling, attention to detail."
We loved the books- here are just a few.
Today, we did laundry, did a neighborhood walk, and went to lunch with several of Marie's friends that turned into an all-afternoon event. I managed to edit a little bit.
I have to share this- first clothes dried outside of 2026! And yes, that is the clothesline Marie and I built together several years ago. It was pretty chilly to do this, but we did it anyway!
Miles walked in 2026: 70.4
Roads in Ulster County, NY, 2.3 miles.
 | See PFS 2026- Bloombill |
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