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One of the largest plant shows and sales in the area, the Horticultural Society of The Bahamas (HSB) Plant Sale and Show of Horticultural Excellence, is set for April 26 at Queens College, Village Rd. from 2 to 7 p.m.<\/p>\n
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\u201cInternationally Accredited Bromeliad Judges, including two Bahamians, will set the bar even higher than usual for top prizes at the massive HSB show,\u201d according to Dail Pearce, HSB President.\u00a0 He is one of the Bahamians among the certified judges, along with David Higgs, another past HSB president. David was a judge at The 20th World Bromeliad Conference in Orlando, Florida in 2012, while Dail garnered international experience as a clerk at that conference. The HSB is now an affiliate of the Bromeliad Society International.<\/p>\n
President Pearce says,\u201dOurs is certainly the biggest plant show and sale in The Bahamas, and purely plants, no arrangements.\u00a0 All over The Bahamas, green thumbs are twitching in anticipation of this show of really well grown and perfectly groomed plants.\u201d<\/p>\n
In addition to magnificent plants as container grown and cut specimens, the 2014 HSB Show and Sale also features:
\n\u201cDecorative Collections\u201d such as Bonsai, driftwood planters, a branch with orchids bromeliads or ferns, plants growing from rocks, topiary, container gardens, water gardens and plants growing in an unusual container including terrariums;
\nFruits and Vegetables and Herbs, collections and single examples;
\nNative Trees and Shrubs
\nSeveral stalls selling plants and gardening materials.<\/p>\n
Show co-chairman Sarah Lobosky points out, \u201cAlthough we have tried to control the number of entries, this show still has six classes of cut specimens and 22 classes of potted specimens, each with at least 4 sub-classes possible. Plus, decorative collections and others! So, it is a huge undertaking.\u201c<\/p>\n
The top award of the event is the Sara Bardelmeier Award of Horticultural Excellence, named for the HSB\u2019s founder and awarded to the judges\u2019 choice as the most outstanding plant in the entire show. Debbie Tomlinson won this for her gigantic Grammatophyllum orchid at the last HSB show in 2012.<\/p>\n
Co-Chairman David Higgs adds, \u201cWe urge each of our more than 100 members to take part and ask everyone with a love of plants to come and see the amazing plants that can be grown here.\u201d He points out that every plant in the show must have been in the exhibitor\u2019s possession for at least three months.<\/p>\n
Admission to the show is $5 for adults, $3 for children.<\/p>\n
HSB SHOW COMMITTEE
\nPast Presidents David Higgs and Sarah Lobosky are co-chairmen of the HSB Plant SALE and SHOW of Horticultural Excellence. Other members of the\u00a0 HSB show committee are:
\nClassification–Beryl Sheasby and Stephanie Harding
\nClerking–Schandles Barry
\nPublicity–Sara Parker, Beryl Sheasby
\nDoor Prizes–Harriet and Elena Russell
\nRaffle–Cindy Wilde
\nDoor–Stephanie Harding<\/p>\n
PLANT SALE STALLS
\nPLANT SALE STALLS include:
\nGarden of Edem, Flamingo Nurseries, Marina Greaves, The Potting Shed, and CBS.<\/p>\n
HSB OFFICERS<\/p>\n
Guiding the HSB into it\u2019s fourth decade are: President Dail Pearce,1st Vice President Barbara Archer, 2nd Vice President Stephen McKinney, Secretary Schandles Barry, Assistant Secretary Larry Strachan, Treasurer Sarah Lobosky, Assistant Treasurer Barbara Hepburn.<\/p>\n
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\nHSB SHow and Sale Committee–Members of the HSB show committee include: (from left) Sara Parker, Publicity and Classification; Cindy Wilde,\u00a0\u00a0Past \u00a0President and\u00a0Raffle; Dail Pearce, President;\u00a0Schandles Barry, Clerking; Barbara Archer, 1st Vice President; Show Co-Chairmen Sarah Lobosky, \u00a0Treasurer and\u00a0Past President, and David Higgs, Past President; Marina Greaves,Past President; Stephanie Harding, Past President, Classification and Door; Stephen McKinney, Vice President; and Barbara Hepburn, Assistant Treasurer. Photo by Rosemary Hanna<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n