On Saturday, Aug. 17, the Moriches Bay Garden Club presented their Small Standard Flower Show to the community at the Center Moriches Library.  The theme of the show was “Through the Decades.” There were many entries from our garden club members, including several entries from young community members in our Youth Design and Youth Botanical Arts Horticulture Division.

There were Picnic Sets for four, Lunch on a Summer’s Day set for two, a Quiet Times Breakfast for one.  Several members entered their flowering annuals, annuals grown for their foliage, flowering perennials and cut perennials grown for their foliage.  Also, hanging baskets, succulents, container grown cactus, and various types of evergreens.  And let’s not forget the beautiful and creative Botanical Arts Designs, as well as Botanical Arts Horticulture.  We also had a special Botanical Arts Photography Division, where the public voted on the display of their favorite flower photograph.

The decorations made by Maggie from our club were a big hit.  The cardboard ‘70s hippie van gave the people who visited our show a chance to take a picture through a window of the bus, and the flowers on the walls and the disco balls on stanchions with a pink entryway welcomed everyone into the large room.

The entries were judged by judges from the National Federated Garden Club before the doors were opened to the public.  We had so much positive feedback from everyone and our members had a lot of fun creating the flower designs and sharing them with the community.

At our October meeting, we will be working with pumpkins and succulents to make a beautiful fall display.  You are welcome to join us.  If you would like to attend any of our meetings please contact Debbie, our president, at (631) 258-2657 or debgcan@gmail.com.