and, the freeman contest winners are… dane, north shore gc of massachusetts, zone i elizabeth...
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a publication of the GCA Photography CommitteeVol. 43 March, 2018
And, The Freeman
Contest Winners are…
Best in ShowMagnolia virginiana
Sweetbay Magnolia,TreeKathy Enquist,
GC of Princeton, Zone IV
YOU WERE
THE JUDGE!
From the Managing Editor…
focus is proud to publish the winning images from our online photo contest, focusing on The Freeman. Each image captures beautifully the colors, lines, shapes, and forms of the Freeman plants and underscores why GCA has selected these plants as Freeman Medal honorees. Thanks to each of you who used your cameras to capture the unique qualities of these splendid plants.
Thank you all 209 voters! The winners you selected stand in testament to the creative, technical and artistic merits of the images. During Spring Meeting Week- March 4-9, the winning images also will be displayed in the new Gallery Meeting Room at GCA Headquarters, and we hope many of you have a chance to stop in.
As with all things GCA, we never let the grass grow too high under our feet (unless it is a meadow)! Get ready to enter our next focus online photography contest:
Wings at Work: The Birds, the Bees... and the Butterflies, too! * The schedule is found on the website. This new contest will highlight photos that illustrate native plants and pollinators whose protection is a stated goal in “ SUSTAINABLE AGRICULTURE, SEED DIVERSITY , AND FOOD SECURITY” and “TRANSPORTATION,”** two of the nine position papers addressing national public policy issues written by the Conservation and National Affairs and Legislation Committees,
Get your cameras out, focus, shoot! Ellen
*Click here to view the Wings at Work Schedule:https://www.gcamerica.org/members:news/get?id=1763&homepagenews=1**To read the GCA Position Papers click on either link here:https://www.gcamerica.org/members:publications/publicationdetails/pid/544https://www.gcamerica.org/members:publications/publicationdetails/pid/545
SUBMISSIONS
focus is a quarterly online publication by the Photography Committee of The Garden Club of America (GCA). It is posted on the GCA website on the first day of March, June, September and December of each year and showcases photographs that have won a First Place and/or a GCA Special Award(s)) in the Photography Division at a GCA or sanctioned non-GCA flower show. It also contains photography articles/information targeted to GCA photographers of all ability and interest levels.
To submit for publication consideration, use the “focus Submission Form for Articles and/or Image Content” accessible via this link: https://form.jotform.us/71733644684161, or, via the Photography Committee page on the GCA website in the section titled “focus, Online Magazine.” Follow instructions.
To support the best intentions of photographers, only appropriate images of a child(ren) should be submitted to, passed, and exhibited in, Photography Divisions of any GCA flower show and/or published in focus. In the event GCA determines that any image fails to meet this “appropriate” standard, the image no longer will be shown or displayed. Any such determination would occur only after consultation between the Photography Committee Chairman, GCA President, and possibly the GCA Executive Board.
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focus MISSION STATEMENT (in part)
The object of focus is to enhance the knowledge and enjoyment of the art of photography, at all levels of involvement, and to appreciate its unique blend of technical skill, knowledge of composition and creativity.
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PHOTOGRAPHY COMMITTEE
Chairman Leslie PurpleVice Chairman Patti SpaghtPSG Coordinator Eloise CarsonAssistant to PSG Coordinator Sarah StarrettGCA Photographer Linder Suthers
focus MagazineManaging Editor R. Ellen AvellinoCopy Editor Alice FarleyLayout Editor MaryEllen O’BrienSpecial Assignments Editor Penelope Ross
COMMITTEE ZONE REPRESENTATIVES
Zone I Martha GangemiZone II Evelyn Lorentzen-BellZone III Carol LargeZone IV Susan Van TasselZone V Debbie LaverellZone VI Barbara RobinsonZone VII Dana ParkerZone VIII Sally BarnettZone IX Karen McCormickZone X Lynn ShiverickZone XI Shelly GallowayZone XII Charlee Reed
Kudos to all Contest Participantsfor Sharing Images of their
Freeman Plants!
Heather Ames, Monadnock GC, Zone I Sally Barnett, Late Bloomers GC, Zone VIIIBrenda Barrett, GC of Lexington�Zone VIIMary Jo Beck, GC of Cincinnati, Zone XDonna Catone, GC of Allegheny County, Zone VCaroline Borgman, Glenview GC, Zone VIIDiana Braddom, Four Counties GC, Zone VMare Brennan, The Monroe G S League, Zone IXSusan Brewer, GC of Darien, Zone IIMimi Carrington,�GC of Morristown, Zone IVPeg Codey, GC of Madison, Zone IVArabella Dane, North Shore GC of Massachusetts, Zone IElizabeth (Taddy) Dawson, The Weeders, Zone VSally Foster, GC of Allegheny County, Zone V Danna Dearborn, Piscataqua GC, Zone I�Kathleen Enquist, The GC of Princeton, Zone IVSally Fairbanks,�GC of Santa Barbara, Zone XIIDeborah Fitzgerald, GC of Cleveland, Zone XPaula Hennessy, Cherokee GC, Zone VIIIRossie Carter Hutcheson, James River GC, Zone VIIMissy Janes, Fauquier and Loudoun GC, Zone VIISusan Jensen, GC of Lookout Mountain, Zone IXJane Keiter,�Millbrook GC, Zone IIIJane Kennedy, Monadnock GC, Zone I
Lynn Kunau, Glenview GC, Zone VII�Debbie Laverell, The Garden Workers, Zone VPat Lazor, GC of Morristown, Zone IVBetsy Leerssen, Newport GC, Zone IIMartha Lombardo, The Garden Workers, Zone V�Ellen (Westy) Lovejoy, Piscataqua GC Zone IMartha Marsh,�Shaker Lakes GC, Zone X��Judith R. McDonald, Diggers GC, Zone XCarolyn McIntyre, The GC of Jackson, Zone IXDede O’Neil, Akron GC, Zone XDana Parker, The Virginia Beach Club, Zone VIILeslie Pierpont, Late Bloomers GC, Zone VIIIRich Pomerantz, Washington GC, Zone IILeslie Purple, Wissahickon GC, Zone VBarbara Robinson, Green Spring Valley GC, Zone VIVicki Saltonstall, Chestnut Hill GC, Zone ILynn Shiverick, GC of Cleveland, Zone XBarbara Smith, GC of Allegheny County, Zone VEllie H. Smith,�The GC of Philadelphia, Zone VNatalie Thomas, Huntingdon Valley GC, Zone VLoan Tran, Catonsville GC, Zone VICheryl Welch�The GC of Jackson, Zone XStephanie Young, Paducah GC, Zone VII
Class 1A Close-up or Macro Tree FIRST PLACE
Entry 1A-4
Franklinia alatamahaFranklin Tree
Freeman Special Recognition 2002 (Honorable Mention 2000)Hardy Zones 5-(8)9
Leslie PurpleWissahickon GC, Zone V
Class 1A Close-up or Macro Tree
Entry 1A-8
Magnolia asheiAshe Magnolia
Freeman Winner 2017Hardy Zones 6-9
Danna DearbornPiscataqua GC, Zone I
THIRD PLACE WINNER
Entry 1A-1
Cercis canadensisEastern Redbud
Freeman Winner 2013Hardy Zones 4-9
Cheryl WelchThe GC of Jackson
Zone X
HONORABLE MENTION
Entry 1A-7
Magnolia virginianaSweetbay MagnoliaFreeman Winner 1996Hardy Zones 5-9
Dedee O’NeilAkron GC, Zone X
SECOND PLACE WINNER
Class 1B Close-up or Macro Perennial FIRST PLACE
Entry 1B-8
Asclepias tuberosaButterfly WeedFreeman Winner 2014Hardy Zones 5-9
Loan Tran, Catonsville GCZone VI
Class 1B Close-up or Macro Perennial
Entry 1B-5
Spigelia marilandicaIndian Pink
Freeman Winner 2010Hardy Zones 5-9
Jane KeiterMillbrook GC, Zone III
THIRD PLACE WINNER
Entry 1B-2
Asclepias tuberosaButterfly WeedFreeman Winner 2014Hardy Zones 5-9
Kathleen EnquistThe GC of Princeton Zone IV
SECOND PLACE WINNER
Entry 1B-3
Baptisia ‘Purple Smoke’, False Indigo
(B. australis x B. alba)‘Purple Smoke’Freeman Winner 2009
Hardy Zones 3-9
Dana ParkerThe Virginia Beach Club Zone VII
HONORABLE MENTION
Class 1C Close-up or Macro Shrub or Vine FIRST PLACE
Entry 1C-7
Wisteria frutescensAmerican WisteriaVineFreeman Winner 2006Hardy Zones 5-9
Martha LombardoThe Garden WorkersZone V
Class 1C Close-up or Macro Shrub or Vine
Entry 1C-5
Hydrangea quercifolia ‘Snowflake’Oakleaf Hydrangea ‘Snowflake’ ShrubFreeman Honorable Mention 1995Hardy Zones 5-9
Judith R. McDonaldDiggers GC, Zone XII
SECOND PLACE WINNER
Entry 1C-2
Illicium floridanumFlorida Anise
Star Anise ShrubFreeman Honorable
Mention 2008, Hardy Zones 6-9
Diana BraddomFour Counties GC
Zone V
THIRD PLACE WINNER
Entry 1C-1
Hydrangea quercifolia ‘Snowflake’
Oakleaf hydrangea ‘Snowflake’Shrub
Freeman Honorable Mention 1995
Hardy Zones 5-9
Mimi CarringtonGC of Morristown
Zone IV
HONORABLE MENTION
Class 2A- Plant Portrait White FIRST PLACE AND BEST IN SHOW
Entry 2A-2
Magnolia virginianaSweetbay MagnoliaTreeFreeman Winner 1996Hardy Zones 5-9
Kathy EnquistGC of PrincetonZone IV
Class 2A Plant Portrait White
Entry 2A-1
Trillium grandiflorumGreat White TrilliumPerennialFreeman Honorable Mention 2016Hardy Zones 4-9
Mary Jo BeckGC of CincinnatiZone X
SECOND PLACE WINNER
Entry 2A-4
Magnolia asheiAshe Magnolia
TreeFreeman Winner
2017Hardy Zones 6-9
Sally BarnettLate Bloomers GC
Zone VIII
THIRD PLACE WINNER
Entry 2A-3
Iris douglasiana‘Canyon Snow’
Douglas Iris ’Canyon Snow’
PerennialFreeman
Special Recognition 2005Hardy Zones 8-9
Judith R. McDonaldDiggers GC
Zone XII
HONORABLE MENTION
Class 2B Plant Portrait Blue, Purple FIRST PLACE
Entry 2B-1
Symphiotrichumoblongifolium var. angustatus ‘Raydon’sFavorite’Aromatic Aster ‘Raydon’sFavorite’PerennialFreeman Winner 2016(Special Recognition 2014Hardy Zones 3-9
Caroline BorgmanGlenview GCZone VII
Class 2B Plant Portrait Blue, PurpleEntry 2B-4
Symphyotrichum oblongifolium var. angustatus ‘Raydon’s Favorite’
Aromatic Aster ‘Raydon’s Favorite’
PerennialFreeman Winner 2016(Special Recognition 2014)Hardy Zones 3-9
Mimi CarringtonGC of Morristown Zone IV
SECOND PLACE WINNER
Entry 2B-2
Wisteria frutescensAmerican Wisteria
Vine, Freeman Winner 2006
Hardy Zones 5-9
Debbie LaverellThe Garden Workers, Zone
V
THIRD PLACE WINNER
Entry 2B-3
Symphyotrichumoblongifolium var.
angustatus‘Raydon’s Favorite’
Aromatic Aster ‘Raydon’s Favorite’
PerennialFreeman Winner 2016
(Special Recognition 2014)Hardy Zones 3-9
Donna CatoneGC of Allegheny County
Zone V
HONORABLE MENTION
Entry 2C-1
Asimina trilobaPaw PawTree, Honorable Mention 1996Hardy Zones 5-8
Dede O’NeilAkron GCZone X
Class 2C Plant Portrait Yellow, Cream, Green FIRST PLACE
Class 2C Plant Portrait Yellow, Cream, Green
Entry 2C-3
Quercus macrocarpaBur OakTree, Winner 2015Hardy Zones 4-8
Arabella DaneNorth Shore GC of MassachusettsZone I
SECOND PLACE WINNER
Entry 2C-4
Itea virginicaVirginia Sweetspire
ShrubHonorable Mention 2002
Hardy Zones 5-9
Lynn KunauGlenview GC
Zone VII
THIRD PLACE WINNER
Entry 2C-5
Aesculusparviflora
Bottlebrush Buckeye
ShrubFreeman Winner
1999(Honorable
Mention 1998)Hardy Zones 4-8
Paula HennessyCherokee GC
Zone VIII
HONORABLE MENTION
Entry 2D-2Illicium floridanum, Florida Anise, Star-Anise
Shrub, Freeman Honorable Mention 2008, Hardy Zones 6-9Dana Parker, The Virginia Beach GC , Zone VII
Class 2D Plant Portrait Red, Pink, Orange FIRST PLACE
Class 2D Plant Portrait Red, Pink, Orange
Entry 2D-1
Spigelia marilandicaIndian Pink
Perennial, Freeman Winner 2010Hardy Zones 5-9
Cheryl Welch The GC of Jackson Zone IX
HONORABLE MENTION
Entry 2D-3Echinacea cultivar, Coneflower CultivarPerennial, Freeman Honorable Mention 2012, Hardy Zones 3-9Jane Keiter, Millbrook GC Zone II
THIRD PLACE WINNER
Entry 2D-5
Asclepias tuberosaButterfly WeedPerennial, Winner 2014Hardy Zones 5-9Danna DearbornPiscataqua GC, Zone I
SECOND PLACE WINNER
Class 3A Landscape FIRST PLACE
Entry 3A-7Nyssa sylvatica, Black Tupelo or Black Gum
Tree, Freeman Honorable Mention 2013, Hardy Zones 4-9Brenda Barrett, GC of Lexington, Zone VII
Class 3A Landscape
Entry 3A-4
Muhlenbergia capillaris, Muhly Grass, Pink Muhly GrassGrass, Freeman Winner 2012, Hardy Zones 6-10Elizabeth (Taddy) Dawson, The Weeders, Zone V
SECOND PLACE WINNER
Entry 3A-5
Taxodium distichumBald Cypress
Tree, Freeman Winner 2000Hardy Zones 4-11
Mare BrennanThe Monroe Garden Study
LeagueZone IX
THIRD PLACE WINNER
Entry 3A-2
Chionanthus virginicus, FringetreeTree, Freeman Honorable Mention 2002, Hardy Zones 3-9
Rich Pomerantz, Washington GC, Zone II
HONORABLE MENTION
Class 3B Landscape FIRST PLACE
Entry 3B-3
Cercis canadensis, Eastern RedbudTree, Freeman Winner, 2013, Hardy Zones 4-9
Caroline Borgman, Glenview GC, Zone VII
Class 3B LandscapeEntry 3B-5
Cornus florida ’Appalachian Spring’Flowering Dogwood ‘Appalachian Spring’Tree, Freeman Honorable Mention, 2003Hardy Zones 5(6)-9Mary Jo Beck, GC of Cincinnati, Zone X
SECOND PLACE WINNER
Entry 3B-8
Nyssa sylvatica, Black TupeloFreeman Tree, Honorable Mention 2013, Hardy Zones 4-9Sally Foster, GC of Allegheny County, Zone V
THIRD PLACE WINNER
Entry 3B-2
Wisteria frutescensAmerican Wisteria
Vine, Freeman Winner, 2006
Hardy Zones 5-9
Barbara SmithGC of Allegheny County,
Zone V
HONORABLE MENTION
Class 4A Texture Tree FIRST PLACE
Entry 4A-2
Taxodium distichum Bald CypressTree, Freeman Winner 2000Hardy Zones 4-11
Dana ParkerThe Virginia Beach GC, Zone VII
Class 4A Texture Tree
Entry 4A-3
Quercus macrocarpaBur OakTree, Freeman Winner 2015Hardy Zones 4-8
Natalie ThomasHuntingdon Valley GC, Zone V
SECOND PLACE WINNER
Entry 4A-5
Cotinus obovatusAmerican Smokebush
Tree, Freeman Winner 1998Hardy Zones 4-8
Vicki SaltonstallChestnut Hill GC, Zone I
THIRD PLACE WINNER
Entry 4A-8
Betula nigra ‘Little King’FOX VALLEY ™
River Birch ‘Little King’Tree, Freeman Winner 2005
Hardy Zones 3b-9
Ellen (Westy) LovejoyPiscataqua GC Zone I
HONORABLE MENTION
Class 4B Texture Perennial FIRST PLACE
Entry 4B-2
Amsonia hubrichtii, BluestarPerennial, Freeman Special Recognition 2016, Hardy Zones 5-8
Elizabeth (Taddy) Dawson, The Weeders, Zone V
Class 4B Texture Perennial
Entry 4B-4
Echinacea cultivar, Coneflower CultivarPerennial, Freeman Honorable Mention2012, Hardy Zones 3-9Martha Lombardo, The Garden Workers, Zone V
SECOND PLACE WINNER
Entry 4B-7
Echinacea cultivar, Coneflower CultivarPerennial, Freeman Honorable Mention 2012, Hardy Zones 3-9Jane Keiter, Millbrook GC, Zone III
THIRD PLACE WINNER
Entry 4B-6
Amsonia hubrichtiiBluestar
PerennialFreeman Special
Recognition 2016Hardy Zones 5-8
Lynn ShiverickGC of Cleveland, Zone X
HONORABLE MENTION
Entry 4C-2
Muhlenbergia capillarisMuhly Grass, Pink Muhly GrassGrass, Freeman Winner2012Hardy Zones 6-10
Danna DearbornPiscataqua GC, Zone I
Class 4C Texture Shrub or Grass FIRST PLACE
Class 4C Texture Shrub or Grass
Entry 4C-1
Muhlenbergia capillaris, Muhly Grass, Pink Muhly GrassGrass, Freeman Winner 2012, Hardy Zones 6-10Mimi Carrington, GC of Morristown, Zone IV
SECOND PLACE WINNER
Entry 4C-3
Heteromeles arbutifolia, Toyon, California HollyShrub, Freeman Special Recognition 2003, Hardy Zones 8-9Sally Fairbanks, GC of Santa Barbara, Zone XIITHIRD PLACE WINNER
Entry 4C-4
Viburnum nudum ‘Winterthur’, Possumhaw, Smooth WitherodShrub, Freeman Winner 2007, Hardy Zones 5-9
Dedee O’Neil, Akron GC, Zone XHONORABLE MENTION
Entry 5A-2
Taxodium distichum, Bald CypressTree, Freeman Winner 2000, Hardy Zones 4-11
Martha Lombardo, The Garden Workers, Zone V
Class 5A Trees! Natural Elements FIRST PLACE
Class 5A Trees! Natural Elements
Entry 5A-4
Carpinus carolinianaAmerican HornbeamTreeFreeman Honorable Mention 2017Hardy Zones 3-9
Susan JensenThe GC of Lookout Mountain Zone IX
SECOND PLACE WINNER
Entry 5A-1
Magnolia asheiAshe Magnolia
Tree, Freeman Winner 2017Hardy Zones 6-9
Cheryl WelchThe GC of Jackson, Zone XI
THIRD PLACE WINNER
Entry 5A-3
Thuja plicataGiant Western
ArborvitaeTree: Freeman Winner
2002Hardy Zones (4)5-7(9)
Dedee O’NeilAkron GC, Zone X
HONORABLE MENTION
Class 5B Trees! Natural/Man-made Elements FIRST PLACE
Entry 5B-6
Pinus palustrisLongleaf PineTreeFreeman Special Recognition, 2011Hardy Zones 7-10
Arabella DaneNorth Shore GC of MassachusettsZone I
Class 5B Trees! Natural/Man-made Elements
Entry 5B-3
Nyssa sylvaticaBlack TupeloHonorable Mention 2013Hardy Zones 4-9
Martha MarshShaker Lakes GC, Zone X
SECOND PLACE WINNER
Entry 5B-2
Cladrastis kentukea - syn. C. lutea, Yellowwood
Tree, Freeman Winner 2003 (Freeman Honorable Mention 2000)
Hardy Zones 4-8 (9)Leslie Pierpont, Late Bloomers GC, Zone VIII
THIRD PLACE WINNER
Entry 5B-5
Abies concolorWhite Fir
Tree, Freeman Winner 2011Hardy Zones 4-7
Dede O’NeilAkron GC, Zone X
HONORABLE MENTION
Class 5C Trees! Parts of a Tree FIRST PLACE
Entry 5C-1
Magnolia virginianaSweetbay MagnoliaTree, Freeman Winner 1996Hardy Zones 5-9
Lynn ShiverickGC of Cleveland, Zone X
Class 5c Trees! Parts of a Tree Entry 5C-10Cornus florida ’Appalachian Spring’, Flowering Dogwood
‘Appalachian Spring’Tree, Freeman Honorable Mention 2003, Hardy Zones 5(6)-9
Deborah Laverell, The Garden Workers , Zone V
SECOND PLACE
FREEMAN CONTEST CREATIVITY AWARD AND EDITOR’S CHOICE AWARD
Class 5C Trees! Parts of a Tree
Entry 5C-8
Cornus florida ‘Appalachian Spring’Flowering Dogwood ‘Appalachian Spring’
Tree, Freeman Honorable Mention 2003, Hardy Zones 5(6)-9
Mary Jo Beck, GC of Cincinnati, Zone X
THIRD PLACE WINNER
Entry 5C-4
Magnolia ashei, Ashe MagnoliaTree, Freeman Winner 2017, Hardy Zones 6-9
Elizabeth (Taddy) Dawson, The Weeders, Zone V
HONORABLE MENTION
Class 6A Perennials! White, Cream, Green FIRST PLACE
Entry 6A-3
Echinacea cultivar Coneflower Cultivar
Freeman Honorable Mention 2012Hardy Zones 3-9
Stephanie Young Paducah GC Zone VII
Class 6A Perennials! White, Cream, Green
Entry 6A-1
Sarracenia flavaPitcher Plant
Freeman Honorable Mention 2016Hardy Zones 4-8
Danna Dearborn Piscataqua GC Zone I
SECOND PLACE WINNER
Entry 6A-2
Trillium grandiflorumGreat White Trillium
Freeman Honorable Mention 2016, Hardy Zones 4-9
Heather Ames, Monadnock GC, Zone I
THIRD PLACE WINNER
Class 6B Perennials! Blue, Pink, Purple FIRST PLACE
Entry 6B-1
Echinacea CultivarConeflower CultivarFreeman Winner 2014Hardy Zones 5-9
Rossie Carter HutchesonJames River GC, Zone VII
Class 6B Perennials! Blue, Pink, PurpleEntry 6B-2
Echinacea Cultivar
Coneflower Cultivarl
Freeman Honorable Mention
2012
Hardy Zones 3-9
Danna Dearborn
Piscataqua GC
Zone I
THIRD PLACE WINNER
Entry 6B-3
Echinacea Cultivar Coneflower Cultivar
Freeman Honorable Mention 2012 Hardy Zones 3-9
Paula Hennessy Cherokee GC, Zone VIII
SECOND PLACE WINNER
Entry 6B-5
Echinacea Cultivar, Coneflower Cultivar
Freeman Honorable Mention 2012, Hardy Zones 3-9
Martha Lombardo, The Garden Workers, Zone V
HONORABLE MENTION
Class 6C Perennials! Yellow, Orange, Red FIRST PLACE
• Entry 6C-1
Asclepias tuberosa, Butterfly WeedPerennial, Freeman Winner 2014, Hardy Zones 5-9
Stephanie Young, Paducah GC, Zone VII
Class 6C Perennials! Yellow, Orange, Red
Entry 6C-3
Asclepias tuberosa, Butterfly WeedFreeman Winner 2014, Hardy Zones 5-9
Arabella Dane, North Shore GC of Massachusetts, Zone I
HONORABLE MENTION
Entry 6B-6
Lobelia cardinalis, Cardinal FlowerPerennial, Freeman Honorable Mention 1999, Hardy Zones 3-8Elizabeth (Taddy) Dawson, The Weeders, Zone V
SECOND PLACE WINNER
Entry 6C-7
Asclepias tuberosa, Butterfly WeedFreeman Winner 2014, Hardy Zones 5-9
Peg Codey, GC of Madison, Zone IV
THIRD PLACE WINNER