Garden club holds competition

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EAST LIVERPOOL - The fragrant aroma of marigolds, zinnias and lilies - plus a host of other plants - permeated the air inside the East Liverpool High School Alumni clock Tower Sunday afternoon.

The East Liverpool/Calcutta Area Garden Club held a standard flower show dubbed "Our Town." The two-day event actually started Saturday when contestants entered their designs in three different sections with 12 entries in each section. Some 36 entries were judged on Saturday.

The competition was separated into two divisions. Division I centered around design, and Division II concerned horticulture.

For the Design Division in the section "Dining on the River," flower arrangements were created and incorporated with a functional table setting which included dishes, a napkin and other items. The three classes in the section included Dinner on the Delta Queen, Riverbank Picnic and Thompson House Breakfast in Bed.

In the "Highlights of Our Town" section, classes included a salute to Potteries of the Past, Central School and Thompson Park.

In the final section called "Tiny Treasures," designs had to be staged on pedestals provided by the committee. Classes in the division included Pottery Treasures, Children of Yesteryear and The Diamond.

As always, the emphasis for the competition was on fresh plant material. No artificial flowers, foliage, fruit or vegetables were permitted.

In the Horticulture Division, some 23 classes were represented.

According to Flower Show Committee Chairman Susie Cochran, any type of fresh flower could be used for the Design Division, but each exhibitor who entered into the horticulture category had to grow their own or be in their possession for at least 90 days, in some cases.

The horticulture Division covered a host of entries under different sections which included annuals, perennials, bulbs, herbs, branches, trees or shrubs, and container grown.

After Saturday's official judging competition, the event was opened to the public on Sunday.

The event was free and everyone who entered was able to judge a favorite in each category as well.

Cochran said the winners will be announced in the upcoming weeks.