Daffodils at Sea Show Opens Saturday, April 28
Plans are underway for the 33rd Annual Daffodil Flower Show to be held on Saturday, April 28 from 2 pm to 5 pm and Sunday, April 29, 2007 from 10 am to 5 pm at The Coffin School, 4 Winter Street. Admission is free, but donations are accepted for the Island Daffodil Planting Fund. Last fall the Nantucket Garden Club with the assistance of David Champoux Landscaping planted daffodils on the newly constructed Fairgrounds Road Bike Path.
The entire Nantucket community is encouraged to enter the arrangement, horticulture, and photography classes. Horticulture entry cards and show schedules are available at island florists and garden centers.
The theme for this year’s show is “Daffodils at Sea” chaired by Pam Livingston and Gretchen Callahan. The titles for arrangements are: “Somewhere Beyond the Sea” (Mass Arrangement category); “Victory at Sea” (Men’s Arrangement category); “She Sells Seashells by the Seashore” (Miniature Arrangement category); “Treasure Chest” (Small Arrangement category); “’Sea’ You Later Alligator” (Youth Arrangement category); “From Sea to Shining Sea” (Family Arrangement category).
There is also a Horticulture section for single stem daffodils and for collections of daffodils. Last fall, the Nantucket Garden Club with the assistance of the Ann Maury, Irene Egan, Carol Caton and CPS middle school students distributed daffodil bulbs to Nantucket students to plant and enter in the show. This year there will be a special section for Photography entries of daffodils in a landscape, a garden setting, a flower arrangement or a natural or unusual setting.
All exhibitors must bring their entries to The Coffin School either on Friday, April 27 between 3 and 6 pm or Saturday, April 28 between 7 and 9:30 am. Children and first-time exhibitors are encouraged to enter on Friday afternoon, when members of the Nantucket Garden Club will be available to answer questions. Additional assistance can be found at the new web site of The American Daffodil Society at www.daffodilusa.org, where there is a database of thousands of daffodils, many with photos—there, exhibitors will find an abundance of information to help them with the identification of their entries. Also, on Saturday, April 21, Nantucket Garden Club member Carol Barrett will hold a workshop at Bartlett’s farm on tips for entering the flower show.
The American Daffodil Society will also have Judging School II on Sunday, April 29 at the Nantucket Inn. This is the second course of the required three courses to assist individuals in becoming an American Daffodil Society Judge. There will be a nominal fee for the school. To be placed on the mailing list to receive information, contact Mary Malavase at 508-228-4097.
