AVSR 2009 Show   Won By
Best in Show Waterdancer Doug Burdick
 
Runner-up to Best in Show Tomahawk Doug Burdick
Third Best in Show Optimara EverPraise Doug Burdick
Best Design in Show "Phantom of the Opera" Trudy Murphy
Runner-Up to Best Design in Show "Sound of Music" Barbara Festenstein
Honorable Mention Lela Marie Doug Burdick
Best Standard over 12" in Show Waterdancer Doug Burdick
Runner-up to Best Standard over 12" in Show Tomahawk Doug Burdick
Best Standard 8" - 12" in Show Optimara EverPraise Doug Burdick
Runner-up to Best Standard 8" - 12" in Show Benediction Doug Burdick
Best Semiminiature Ness' Satin Rose Doug Burdick
Runner-up to Best Semiminiature in Show Rob's Scrumptious Doug Burdick
 
Best Miniature in Show Honey Blue Ice Doug Burdick
Runner-up to Best Miniature in Show Orchard's Bumble Magnet Doug Burdick
Best Trailer in Show Ramblin Amethyst Jim Murphy
Runner-up to Best Trailer in Show Rob's Boolaroo Linda Springer
 
Best Species S. Venuntina var. light Barbara Gogall
The Margaret Booth Award for Excellence Best in Classes 8 - 14 Tomahawk Doug Burdick
The Tish McKinney Award for Excellence Best in Classes 15 - 25  Honey Blue Ice Doug Burdick
 
President's Award Best in Classes 14 - 19 Rob's Scrumptious Doug Burdick
AVSA Standard Collection Lela Marie, Blue Dragon, Waterdancer Doug Burdick
AVSA Standard Collection Second Award XXXXX XXXXX
 
AVSA Mini/Semimini Collection Plumberry Glow, Sunshine Lady, Ness' Satin Rose Doug Burdick
AVSA Mini/Semimini Collection Second Award XXXXX XXXXX
NYSAVS Collection Miniatures Frosted Denim, Orchard's Bumble Magnet, Optimara Little Flourite Mary Ryan
NYSAVS Collection Miniatures Second Award XXXXX XXXXX
NYSAVS Collection Semiminiature XXXXX XXXXX
NYSAVS Collection Semiminiature Second Award XXXXX XXXXX
NYSAVS Award NYS Origination Opera's Paolo Doug Burdick
NYSAVS Award NYS Origination Second Award XXXXX XXXXX
NYSAVS Award Hybrid Trailer NYS Origination  XXXXX XXXXX
NYSAVS Award Hybrid Trailer NYS Origination Second Award XXXXX XXXXX
MAAVS Collection XXXXX XXXXX
Best Container Garden Natural Garden Wendy Knapp
Horticulture Sweepstakes Doug Burdick - 29 blue ribbons  
Runner-up to Horticulture Sweepstakes Mary Ryan - 13 blue ribbons  
Design Sweepstakes Barbara Festenstein - 7 blue ribbons  
Runner-up to Design Sweepstakes Laura Buckner - 4 blue ribbons  
Award of Merit - Horticulture  Tropical Heat Wave - Doug Burdick  
Award of Merit - Horticulture Pueblo - Doug Burdick
 
Section I - AVSA, NYSAVS and MAAVS Classes    
Section II Std green foliage Class 8 blush, cream, etc Optimara Ontario Mary Ryan
Class 9 Pink and red tones Satin Wine Doug Burdick
Class 10 Blue and Purple tones Benediction Doug Burdick
Class 11 Multi and edged Optimara EverPraise Doug Burdick
Class 12 Chimera and fantasy Jean-Pierre Croteau Doug Burdick
Section III Std varigated Class 13 Single/semi double Frozen in Time Barbara Festenstein
  Class 14 Double blossoms,etc Mindi Brooke Doug Burdick
Section IV Miniature any foliage Class 15 blush, cream, etc XXXXX XXXXX
Class 16 pink,red Orchard's Bumble Magnet Doug Burdick
  Class 17 blue,purple XXXXX XXXXX
Class 18 multi and edged Honey Blue Ice Doug Burdick
  Class 19 Chimera and fantasy XXXXX XXXXX
Class 20 Mico mini Optimara Little Opal Fay Wagman
Section V semi, any foliage Class 21 blush, cream, etc Emerald Pink Linda Springer
Class 22 pink,red Rob's Scrumptious Doug Burdick
  Class 23 Blue,purple XXXXX XXXXX
Class 24 multi and edged Optimara Little Maya Doug Burdick
Class 25 chimera and fantasy XXXXX XXXXX
Section VI trailing, any foliage Class 26 Mini and semi trailers Rob's Boolaroo Linda Springer
  Class 27 standard Ramblin' Sweetheart Trudy Murphy
Section VII special classes Class 28 standard - natural light Optimara Fox Trot Fred Packer
  Class 29 mini/semi-natural light XXXXX XXXXX
  Class 30 Seedling originations Seedling No Regrets Wendy Knapp
Class 31 Mutation originations Lavendar Rose Wendy Knapp
  Class 32 Saintpaulia Species S. veluntina var. light Barbara Gogall
  Class 33 Vintage before 1980 Irish Angel Mary Ryan
  Class 34 decorative cont Lavendar Rose Wendy Knapp
Class 35 in unusual container XXXXX XXXXX
  Class 36 self-watering Ma's Moody Monday Jim Murphy
Class 37 youth XXXXX XXXXX
  Class 38 Novice XXXXX XXXXX
  Class 39 non-member XXXXX XXXXX
Class 40 res of asstd living XXXXX XXXXX
Class 41 Lyon Origination King's Ransom Doug Burdick
Class 42 Champion Ramblin' Amethyst Jim Murphy
Class 43 Robinson origination Ma's Moody Monday Ann Kelly
Class 44 ACAs origination ACA's Happy Star Doug Burdick
Section IX Educational Info Class 45 AVSA Ed Exhibit BLUE  
Class 46 Project plant   Ann Kelly
Section X Interpretive flower arr Class 47 "Chitty Chitty, Bang Bang"   Barbara Festenstein
Class 48 "Avenue Q"   Barbara Festenstein
  Class 49 "Phantom of the Opera"   Trudy Murphy
Class 50 "Mary Poppins" Laura Buckner
  Class 51 "Little Mermaid" Barbara Festenstein
Section XI Interpretive plant arr Class 52 "9 to 5" Barbara Festenstein
  Class 53 "The Sound of Music" Barbara Festenstein
Section XII Container Gardens Class 54 terrarium XXXXX
  Class 55 dish Wendy Knapp
  Class 56 Natural Wendy Knapp
   
   
 
 
   
   
GWNY 2009 Show    
Best in Show - Horticulture S. Peridot's Darth Vadar Doug Burdick
2nd Best in Show - Horticulture N. Christmas Holly Ann Kelly
3rd Best in Show - Horticulture S. Sylvia Barbara Festenstein
Best in Show - Artistic      "A Tale of Two Cities" Barbara Festenstein
Best in Show - The Arts Reverse Painting on glass - Steptocarpus Hybrid Laura Buckner
Section A - Tuberous Gesneriads Any Tuberous Class 1 sinningia speciosa species or hybrids/other tuberous gesneriads S. Peridot's Darth Vadar Doug Burdick
Section B - New world gesneriad in flower Rhizomatus Class 2 any rhizomatus - Smithiantha, Eucondonia, Gloxinia, Achimenes, Kohleria and other rhizomatous gesneriads XXXXX XXXXX
Section C - New world gesneriad in flower Fibrous rooted Class 3 any fibrous rooted - Aeschynanthus, Trichantha, Codonanthe and their intergeneric hybrids XXXXX XXXXX
Class 3B any fibrous rooted - Aeschynanthus, Trichantha, Codonanthe and their intergeneric hybrids N. Christmas Holly Ann Kelly
Section D - Old world gesneraid in flower Class 4 Chirita C. Diane Marie Ralph Robinson
Class 5 Petrocosmea XXXXX XXXXX
  Class 6 Saintpaulia Species XXXXX XXXXX
  Class 7 Streptocarpus S. Sylvia Barbara Festenstein
Class 8 other old world gesneriad XXXXX XXXXX
Section E - gesneriad grown for ornamental qualities other than flower Class 9 Chirita - species and senensis hybrids 9A - C.USBRG #98-03           9B - C. Verdigo Mary Ryan                    Barbara Festenstein
Class 10 Epicia E. Pink Acaju Doug Burdick
  Class 11 Other gesneriad - petromosmea, Nauticalus Lysionotus, Nauticalyx, Corytopectuous, Aeschynanthus, Streptocarpella, Nemantanthus, Aeschynanthus libbianus varigated 11A - Columnia 'Broget Stavanger' Mary Ryan
Section F - New Gesneriads excluding saintpaulia Class 12 Plants in flower XXXXX XXXXX
Class 13 Plants not in flower XXXXX XXXXX
Section G - Lesser known Gesneriads Class 14 Plants in flower XXXXX XXXXX
  Class 15 Plants not in flower XXXXX XXXXX
Section H - Trained or Sculptured Gesneriads Class 16 Bonsai, topiary or other style XXXXX XXXXX
Section I - Novice Class 17 gesneraid in flower XXXXX XXXXX
  Class 18 gesneriad grown for ornamental qualities XXXXX XXXXX
Section J - arr. of fresh cut Class 19 - "Wicked"   Barbara Festenstein
  Class 20 "South Pacific"   XXXXX
Section K - arr of growing gesnerial material  Class 21 "A Tale of Two Cities" Barbara Festenstein
Section L - Growing material in a planting Class 22 - Terrarium   XXXXX
  Class 23 - Tray landscape   XXXXX
   Class 24 - Other container XXXXX
  Class 25 Novice for J,K,or L XXXXX
Section M - crafts Class 26 Photography Sinningia Hybrid Mary Ryan
  Class 27 Crafts Reverse painting on Glass - Streptocarpus Hybrid Laura Buckner
Section N - Educational Class 28 Exhibit of plant matl XXXXX
Class 29 Exhibit promoting information on gesneriads XXXXX