Congratulations to Al

Oct 06, 2007 Last reply: 19 years ago 2 Replies

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Gene Schurg 19 years ago

All the RGO readers,

Al would be too modest even to mention this to you but he did good at the NCOS show this weekend. Among the AOS awards he received for his really great looking plants, his Renanthera was the best in show. It glows in the dark when we turn off the lights! It was so huge I really felt sorry for the judges who had to count the flowers for the cultural award he received. I believe he got at least one other AOS award.

To top it off the large display that Al spent Friday working to build with his team was also best in show.

All the hardware and the ribbons are really distracting.

If you're in the DC area you should come by tomorrow or Monday and see his work.

Good Growing, Gene

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K Barrett 19 years ago

Congratulations Al! One of my dreams is to get a CCM on one of my plants. How fun!

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alpickrel 19 years ago

I have not been there since Thursday when we put in the display and the first I heard about this was from Susan this morning, (who was in charge of the display design and gets to take home the glass for Best Display.) She sent me some pictures of the awards and award description certificates, so I know the Ren Fire Coral got a CCE (91 points), yes, that's an "E" not an "M"...and the Phal appendiculata got an HCC.

I thought that was kind of cute, she did not take pictures of the plants, she took pictures of the ribbons and bows instead.... but it was her first show in charge of the display.... Anyway, I will try to get some pictures of the _flowers and display_ when I go back down there tomorrow afternoon to take it all apart and bring it home but I make no promises.

I would not have heard about it at all until tomorrow when I went down there if it was up to Ken alone, because he likes to hide all that stuff from me in the retuning boxes and let's me find it later in the week as I unpack to put things away.

Al the modest.... (cough, cough)

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