New York Chapter American Rhododendron Society Flower Show – May 7, 2023

Results of May 7^th Flower Show:

Lepidote Rhododendron

1st Place Ribbon “Lost Label”  Mike Essemplare

Evergreen & Deciduous Azaleas:

1^st Place Ribbon: ‘Old Gold’  Tom Appell

2^nd Place Ribbon: Narcissa Flora  The Fellers

3^rd Place Ribbon: Pink Evergreen Azalea   Jim Fry

Elepidote Rhododendron

1^st Place Ribbon: (Mars x Jean Marie) x Jean Marie         Dick Murcott

2^nd Place Ribbon: Parkers Pink x Martha Phipps       Dick Murcott

3^rd Place Ribbon: Nestucca    Jim Schmale

The freaky weather, deer damage, fear of lime disease, and dwindling membership has resulted in a less than stellar flower show.  This is not to say our members weren’t putting out effort.  They did!  You just can’t show something that has finished blooming or was eaten by a deer or squirrel.  Also, some members who dominated the show with their entries in past years have either moved away or passed on. The food was excellent though!   Better Luck next year!

To those people who are unaware of the damage a tiny insect can do to the human body I can only say that you should google "Lyme Disease". Some of our members have suffered from Lyme disease.  It can affect memory and the immune system among other maladies.  Having dug one off of me the previous day I was reluctant to scramble around the plants looking for labels hence several of my entries were not identified.  I'm sure others felt the same as they looked for entries to this year's flower show.

I would like to thank our president, Marvin Fisher and his wife, Linda for taking on the extra burden of putting on this year's show.  Also, let's not forget all the food brought in by our members for our luncheon.  Yum!

Jim Fry, Newsletter Editor

3rd Place Pink Azalea, Jim Fry

2nd Place Azalea Narcissa Flora, The Fellers

1st Place Azalea 'Old Gold'  Tom Appell

1st Place Lepidote "Lost Label', Mike Essemplare

3rd Place Elepidote, 'Nestucca', Jim Schmale

1st Place Elepidote, (Mars x Jean Marie) x Jean Marie, Dick Murcott

2nd Place Elepidote, 'Parkers Pink' x 'Martha Phipps', Dick Murcott