2022 Virtual Home Gardeners’ Exhibit

Best Overall

Jen Krueger's Dahlia’s on Elephant ear

Grown by: Jen Krueger of Willington, CT

Variety: ‘Thomas Edison, ‘Kelvin Floodlight’, ‘Motto’, ‘Boom Boom Yelllow’

Best Hierloom

Kristina Tyree's Snapdragons

Grown by Kristina Tyree of Franklin, MA

Variety: Magic Carpet

Entrant’s Comments: “This item was winter sown in a milk jug”

Best Non-Heirloom

Rita Borovicka's Autumn’s Display Gourd and Chinese Lantern

Grown by Rita Borovicka of Coventry, CT

Variety: Physalis Slkekengi

Entrant’s Comments: “These white gourds always do the best from a packet of mixed seeds.”

Honorable Mention

Shelley Duff's Morning Glory

Grown by Shelley Duff of Lebanon, CT

Variety: Morning Glory

Sarah Siegfried's Heirloom Watermelon Tomatoes

Grown by Sarah Siegfried of Cobleskill, NY

Variety: Heirloom Watermelon Tomatoes

Entrant’s Comments: “Some of these tomatoes are am heirloom variety called Watermelon beefsteak.”

Sarah Siegfried's Heirloom Squash and Hanging Sunflowers

Grown by Sarah Siegfried of Cobleskill, NY

Variety: Tahitian Melon

Entrant’s Comments: “These are squash and sunflowers I grew in my garden this year on my porch.”

Sarah Siegfried's Squash

Grown by Sarah Siegfried of Cobleskill, NY

Variety: Blue Hubbard

Entrant’s Comments: “Blue Hubbard squash grown in my garden.”

Sarah Siegfried's Carrots

Grown by Sarah Siegfried of Cobleskill, NY

Variety: Red carrots

Entrant’s Comments: “Beautiful red carrots outside with orange inside from my garden.”

Sarah Siegfried's Zinnias

Grown by Sarah Siegfried of Cobleskill, NY

Variety: Zinnia Mix

Entrant’s Comments: “Mix of zinnias in old pot from my garden.”

Sarah Siegfried's Sunflowers

Grown by Sarah Siegfried of Cobleskill, NY

Variety: Black Dye Sunflowers

Comments from Entrant: “Heirloom variety of sunflowers used to make dyes in shades of purple and gray.”

Jessica Groleau's Red and Yellow BiColor Zinnia Bloom

Grown by Jessica Groleau of Monson, MA

Variety: Zinnia ‘Peppermint Stick’

Entrant’s Comments: “The ‘Peppermint Stick” cultivar is supposed to be yellow with red stripes. This one flower came as a pleasant surprise when it bloomed as a bicolor.”

Jessica Groleau's Garden Fresh Bouqet

Grown by Jessica Groleau of Monson, MA

Variety: Zinnia, Snapdragons and Hydrangeas Bouquet

Entrant’s Comments: “Creating and giving garden bouquets from my seed-grown cut flower garden is one of my favorite garden past times. A true fruit of my labor”

Kristina Tyree's Squashes

Grown by Kristina Tyree of Franklin, MA

Variety: Blue Hubbard, buttercup, and orange magic squashes, sweet potato

Jen Krueger's Cherry Tomato

Grown by: Jen Krueger of Willington, CT

Variety: Sungold

Jen Krueger's Alchemilla Mollis (Lady’s Mantle)

Grown by: Jen Krueger of Willington, CT

Variety: Alchemilla mollis(Lady’s Mantle), Straight species

Jen Krueger's Perennial Textures

Grown by: Jen Krueger of Willington, CT

Variety: Achillea ‘Moonshine’, Ajuga ‘Chocolate Chip’, Lysimachia ‘Aurea’, Sedum ternatum

Krystal Phelps' Peony

Grown by Krystal Phelps of Sharon, MA

Variety: Unidentified but possibly Raspberry Sorbet

Christine Ellis's Pumpkins

Grown by Christine Ellis of South Kingstown, RI

Variety: Connecticut Field

Christine Ellis's Calendula

Grown by Christine Ellis of South Kingstown, RI

Variety: Flashback

Christine Ellis's Sunflower

Grown by Christine Ellis of South Kingstown, RI

Variety: Arikara

Cathy Ryan's Lettuces

Grown by Cathy Ryan of Attleboro, MA

Variety: Unidentified

Cathy Ryan's Squash

Grown by Cathy Ryan of Attleboro, MA

Variety: Unidentified

Cathy Ryan's Tomatoes

Grown by Cathy Ryan of Attleboro, MA

Variety: Unidentified

Cathy Ryan's Onions

Grown by Cathy Ryan of Attleboro, MA

Variety: Unidentified

Rita Borovicka's Kale

Grown by Rita Borovicka of Coventry, CT

Variety: Blue Curled Vates

Rita Borovicka's Tomatoes

Grown by Rita Borovicka of Coventry, CT

Variety: Plum

Rita Borovicka's Tomatoes

Grown by Rita Borovicka of Coventry, CT

Variety: German Stripe

Patricia Thibeault-Ram's Squash

Grown by Patricia Thibeault-Ram of Cherry Valley, MA

Variety: Crookneck

Patricia Thibeault-Ram's Runner Beans

Grown by Patricia Thibeault-Ram of Cherry Valley, MA

Variety: Scarlet Runner Bean

Patricia Thibeault-Ram's Runner Beans

Grown by Patricia Thibeault-Ram of Cherry Valley, MA

Variety: Wren Bean

Patricia Thibeault-Ram's Carrots

Grown by Patricia Thibeault-Ram of Cherry Valley, MA

Variety: Long Carrot

Lori Elliott's Potatoes

Grown by Lori Elliott of Burlington, MA

Variety: Irish Cobbler

Entrant’s Comments: “This was my first year trying this circa 1870s variety and they are a delicious potato with a nice smooth texture. They did well overall despite the drought and heat wave.”

Lori Elliott's Flowers

Grown by Lori Elliott of Burlington, MA

Variety: Globe Amaranth

Entrant’s Comments: “I started these indoors from some older leftover seeds from previous years, and only a few seeds actually germinated, so I didn’t have very high hopes for the tiny seedlings I transplanted outdoors, but I was pleasantly surprised to see these flowers growing and thriving better than many of my other plants even with the drought this year.”

Kristina Tyree's Leeks

Grown by Kristina Tyree of Franklin, MA

Variety: Carenten

Entrant’s Comments: “These plants were winter sown in a milk jug “

Kristina Tyree's Tomatoes

Grown by Kristina Tyree of Franklin, MA

Variety: Vernissage Art Colors mix, Speckled Roma, Orange Accordion, Bronze Torch

Entrant’s Comments: “Cleaning out the garden of all the tomatoes, the colors were beautiful. Some I arranged neatly, others were a jumble or a study in green. I think they are simply lovely “

Jamie Duff's Tomato

Grown by Jamie Duff of Lebanon, CT

Variety: Brandywine Tomato

Entrant’s Comments: “It appeared that multiple tomatoes had grown together to form a tomato ring.”

Jamie Duff's Flower

Grown by Jamie Duff of Lebanon, CT

Variety: Tulip

Entrant’s Comments: “This particular yellow tulip flower had one petal that was half red and half yellow.”

Jamie Duff's Peach

Grown by Jamie Duff of Lebanon, CT

Variety: Unidentified

 

Jamie Duff's Pumpkin

Grown by Jamie Duff of Lebanon, CT

Variety: Jack-Be-Little pumpkin

Entrant’s Comments: “This was the smallest pumpkin I’ve ever grown.”

Shelley Duff's Rose

Grown by Shelley Duff of Lebanon, CT

Variety: Coral Rose

Shelley Duff's Pumpkins

Grown by Shelley Duff of Lebanon, CT

Variety: Big Max, Connecticut Field, Sugar varieties