Growing Together Garden Club has 32nd annual fair in Norwalk

Josephine Brown of Norwalk received junior best of show for her hibiscus flower. (Contributed photo)

Lois O’Rourke of Wilton received best of show for adults for her miniature arrangement. (Contributed photo)

The Growing Together Garden Club held its 32nd annual flower fair on Aug. 14 at 203 Main St. in Norwalk.

Eleven adult exhibitors and four junior exhibitors took part, contributing 123 entries. The best of-show winners were Lois O’Rourke in the adult class with her miniature arrangement and Josephine Brown in the junior class with her hibiscus.

The judges were three master gardeners, all of them members of the Hill & Dale Garden Club in Elroy.

The placings are as follows:

ANNUAL FLOWERS

Calendula — Second place, Lois O’Rourke

Marigold, dwarf — Junior first place, Kennedy Ornes; first place, Bev Graunke and Lois O’Rourke; and second place, Theresa Cunitz

Marigold, large — First place, Deb Kelly, and second place, Barb Hansen

Pansy — First place, Theresa Cunitz

Petunia, single — Junior first place, Kennedy Ornes and Josephine Brown; junior second place, Evelyn Brown; first place, Dana Martenson, Barb Ornes and Lois O’Rourke; and second place, Theresa Cunitz

Salvia — Junior first place, Kennedy Ornes; and first place, Lois O’Rourke and Theresa Cunitz

Zinnia, dwarf — Second place, Deb Kelly

Zinnia, large — First place, Lois O’Rourke

Snapdragons — First place, Lois O’Rourke

Any other small annual — Junior first place, Kennedy Ornes and Evelyn Brown; junior second place, Josephine Brown; and first place, Bev Graunke, Barb Ornes, Lois O’Rourke and Theresa Cunitz

Any other large annual — First place, Barb Ornes and Theresa Cunitz.

BULB FLOWERS

Gladiolus – First place, Lois O’Rourke

Daylily, large – Junior first place, Kennedy Ornes; first place, Dana Martenson, Lois O’Rourke, Barb Hansen, John Ornes and Barb Ornes; and second place, Bev Graunke

Calla Lily- Junior first place, Kennedy Ornes; and first place, Barb Ornes and Lois O’Rourke

Other bulb flower — First place, Barb Ornes

PERENNIAL FLOWERS

Phlox — First place, Lois O’Rourke and Bev Graunke

Rose — Second place, Lois O’Rourke

Rudbeckia — Junior first place, Josephine Brown and Kennedy Ornes; junior second place, Evelyn Brown; first place, John Ornes, Barb Ornes, Theresa Cunitz Bev Graunke and Lois O’Rourke; and second place, Dana Martenson

Coneflower, single — Second place, Dana Martenson

Hydrangea — First place, Bev Graunke

Hibiscus — Junior first place, Josephine Brown and Evelyn Brown; and first place, Dana Martenson and Deb Kelly

Any other large perennial — First place, Lois O’Rourke, Bev Graunke and Theresa Cunitz

Any other small perennial — Junior first place, Kennedy Ornes; and first place, Barb Ornes

FLOWER ARRANGEMENTS

Buffet arrangement — Second place, Theresa Cunitz and Lois O’Rourke

Centerpiece arrangement — First place, Lois O’Rourke, and second place, Theresa Cunitz

Dried arrangement — First place, Lois O’Rouke

Miniature arrangement (3–6 inches) — First place, Lois O’Rourke; second place, Deb Kelly; third place, Theresa Cunitz

Roadside arrangements — First place, Lois O’Rourke, and second place, Bev Graunke

Super-mini arrangement (under 3 inches) — First place, Theresa Cunitz and Lois O’Rourke; and second place, Deb Kelly

Single-color arrangement — First place, Lois O’Rourke and Bev Graunke

Planters (single variety) — Junior first place, Kendra Muehlenkamp; and first place, Barb Ornes and John Ornes

HOUSEPLANTS

African violet — Junior first place, Kennedy Ornes; and first place, Barb Ornes and John Ornes

Begonia, rex — First place, JoAnn Gnewikow

Begonia, wax — First place, Barb Ornes

Begonia, angel wing — Second place, Theresa Cunitz

Cacti, small — First place, Theresa Cunitz

Any other succulent — First place, Theresa Cunitz and Lois O’Rourke

Fern — Second place, Lois O’Rourke

Hanging basket, multiple variety — First place, Deb Kelly

Ivy — First place, Lois O’Rourke and Barb Ornes; and second place, Theresa Cunitz

Any other foliage — First place, Theresa Cunitz and John Ornes

Any other flowering — Junior first place, Kennedy Ornes; and first place, Barb Ornes and John Ornes

Oxalis — First place, Barb Ornes

Geranium — First place, Bev Graunke, Lois O’Rourke and Barb Ornes

Impatiens — Junior first place, Kennedy Ornes; and first place, Barb Ornes and John Ornes

Coleus — Junior first place, Kennedy Ornes; and first place, Joyce Schreier, Jana Muehlenkamp, Theresa Cunitz and Barb Ornes

Any potted herb — Junior first place, Kennedy Ornes; first place, Barb Ornes; and second place, John Ornes

Fairy garden — First place, Barb Ornes

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