Philadelphia Flower Show- Miniatures II

The other half of the miniatures exhibit had the same main theme; "A Moment in Time," but these ones had to be a setting for an event somewhere in the world, 1900 to the present.

I thought that was somewhat interesting as the first group spaned 65 million years, and this group only 125. Ha!

There were two white ribbons. One went to the Blue Hen Besties with "Welcome, Class of 2029." (Blue Hens are the mascot for the University of Delaware). The intent said, "first step toward adulthood- freshmen move in at college."

The judges liked the plant material but thought the overall craftsmanship was poor.

It was arranged a bit oddly with the wall of the dorm coming right out to the plexiglas, and then the other portion was a dorm room. But the judges are right, the plants are nicely done but the modeling isn't.

The other white went to "Covid 19- the Alfresco Compromise," by a single individual. The intent said, "a Philadelphia restaurant transformed it's parking space into a restaurant with curated plant material."

The judges liked the idea and thought it was accurate, but said that several elements were out of scale.

The picture is pretty bad. I needed more time to gauge the scale of things, but it didn't really grab my attention, so there's that.

Yellow went to "First Flight," by a single individual. The intent says, "The Wright Brothers ready their fragile flyer."

The judges said that there was excellent attention to detail, but the plant material was overwhelmed.

I have to agree. And I would think there isn't nearly enough plant material for this kind of show.

There were also two red ribbons. One went to two individuals with "After They Read 'Silent Spring.'" The intent says "a group of cropdusting pilots repurposed their airstrip and are celebrating their first organic apple harvest."

The judges loved the theme but said the topiary myrtles did not accurately represent the apple tree form. True, that! And my reflection is terrible, but I think you can still see most of the display.

One other second place went to "Tear Down this Wall," by an individual. The intent says, "A crack splits the graffiti-covered Berlin Wall..." and a lot more.

The judges liked how dynamic this was, but said the pink plants in the front were too dominant.

My comment... Om has a lot of pictures of the Berlin Wall. It was way more stark than this with a barren zone on even the western side for security. But we all know that rewriting history is A-OK these days.

Blue ribbon! "An Unexpected Visitor" by two individuals. The setting is Roswell, NM. The intent says it, "blends rustic ranch life with eerie mystery."

Judges called it "whimsical," and said it "transcends the limitations of 'space.'"

Again, there are way too many reflections to see this very well. It's OK. Frankly none of the entries in this set really grabbed me. But this one has good scale, good color, and nothing in it screams that it's just wrong or out of proportion.

I worked on all my projects today and made progress. That's the best I can say. Shopping and errands too.

See PFS 2026- Miniatures I