Show organizers have released the winners for the North End Council of Garden Clubs 58th Annual Flower Show, held April 16-17 at the Gardendale Civic Center.

Kitty Ricks, member of the Garden Dale Garden Club, walked away with the top prize, the Award of Horticultural Excellence.

There were 290 entries in the show:

• Youth: 38

• Out of town and independent: 26

• Blue Star Garden Club: 35

• Dixie Gardeners Garden Club: 62

• Garden Dale Garden Club: 104

• Magnolia Garden Club: 16

• Twin Oaks Garden Club: 9



Award of Merit

• Perennials: Bernice Cash, Blue Star Garden Club

• Roses: Jeannie Allen, Dixie Gardeners Garden Club

• Tall Bearded Iris, Class 26: Margie Thomas, Garden Dale Garden Club

• Vines and Ground Covers: Margie Thomas, Garden Dale Garden Club

• Wildflowers: Annette McKee



Grower’s Choice Award

• Margie Thomas, Garden Dale Garden Club

• Dawn Bradley of Kimberly

• Patricia Tate, Garden Dale Garden Club



Arboreal Award

Kitty Ricks, Garden Dale Garden Club



Individual Blue Ribbons

• Van Sloan, 11

• Bernice Cash, 3

• Jearl Jones, 8

• Jeannie Allen, 34

• Annette McKee, 7

• Jane Sandlin, 2

• Linda England, 1

• Wanda Dake, 1

• Harriett Doss, 1

• Margie Thomas, 16

• Stella Brown, 6

• Jean Holmes, 7

• Bessie Morgan, 6

• Gloria Travis, 6

• Gwen Kelley, 3

• Kitty Ricks, 4

• Patricia Tate, 3

• Judy Burton, 1

• Maurene Guffin, 1

• Dianne Pinyan, 1

• Wynema Vogel, 1

Club Blue Ribbons

• Blue Star Garden Club, 23

• Dixie Gardeners Garden Club, 34

• Garden Dale Garden Club, 55

• Magnolia Garden Club, 5

• Twin Oaks Garden Club, 7

• Youth, 12

• Out of Town and Independent, 13



The Marion I. Cowden Rotating Silver Trophy

Jeannie Allen, Dixie Gardeners Garden Club



Magnolia Garden Club Sweepstake Award

Garden Dale Garden Club



Tricolor Award

Sara Robinson, Roebuck Springs Garden Club



Designer’s Award

Sylvia Potts, Creative Studies



Table Artistry

Wanda Dake, Magnolia Garden Club



Miniature Designs

Diane Pinyan, Garden Dale Garden Club



Small Designs

Edna McCune, Homewood Garden Club



Educational Award

Patricia Tate, Garden Dale Garden Club



Youth Awards: Youth Design, Class 1

• First Place, Anthony Hayes

• Second Place, Julius Washington

• Third Place, Willie Davis

• Honorable Mention, Tyrese Marsh



Youth Awards: Youth Design, Class 2

• First Place, Justin Barnett

• Second Place, Trevor Gann

• Third Place, Nathaniel Pugh

• Honorable Mention, Lane Estes



Youth Awards: Youth Design, Class 3

• First Place, Brittany Scoggins

• Second Place, Jamie Estes

• Third Place, Devon Goodwin

• Honorable Mention, Victor White



Youth Horticulture, Ivy

• First Place, Willie Davis

• Second Place, Wil Goodwin

• Third Place, Tyrese Marsh



Youth Horticulture, Tradescantia

• First Place, Victor White

• Second Place, Julius Washington

• Third Place, Brittany Scoggins



Youth Horticulture, Dracaena

• First Place, Nathaniel Pugh

• Second Place, Trevor Gann

• Third Place, Justin Barnett



Youth Horticulture, Anthurium

• First Place, Jamie Estes

• Second Place, Anthony Hays

• Third Place, Lane Estes



Youth Educational Posters: Places To See

• First Place, Willie Davis

• Second Place, Nathaniel Pugh

• Third Place, Trevor Gann

• Honorable Mention, Anthony Hays



Youth Educational Posters: Sports

• First Place, Tyrese Harsh

• Second Place, Victor White

• Third Place, Julius Washington

• Honorable Mention, Justin Barnett



Youth Educational Posters: Gardens

• First Place, Brittany Scoggins

• Second Place, Devwil Goodwin

• Third Place, Jamie Estes

• Honorable Mention, Lane Estes



Heading up Flower Show committees were:

• Honorary Chairman, Kitty Ricks

• Chairman, Gwen Kelley

• Co-Chairman, Margie Thomas

• Awards, Kitty Ricks

• Classification and Placement: Stella Brown, Van Sloan, Bea Wideman

• Clerks, Wynema Vogel

• Consultants, Vivian Irwin

• Hostesses, Blue Star Garden Club (Martha Absher, President)

• Judges, Betty Thompson

• Judges’ Brunch, Garden Dale Garden Club (Margie Thomas, President)

• Brunch Chairmen, Maurene Guffin, Jean Holmes

• Judges’ Gifts, Dianne Pinyan

• Plant Sale, Twin Oaks Garden Club (Gladys Bevill, President), Magnolia Garden Club (Betty Dobbs, President)

• Public Relations, Phoebe Limbaugh

• Schedule, Patricia Akers

• Secretary, Kitty Ricks

• Youth Division, Jan Thomas