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The 2017 OAGC Convention used the theme, “Keeping America Beautiful” and was held at the Columbus Marriott Northwest June 13-15, 2017. More details will be noted in the 2017 Oct-Nov-Dec issue of The Garden Path. Photographers: Vicki Ferguson and Al Bishop. Enjoy!

The following photos were taken by Vicki Ferguson.

Artistic Best of Show – Juanita Wilkins

Judges Award of Distinction by Joyce Sullivan

The following photos were taken by Al Bishop.

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2016 Convention Coverage

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The 2016 OAGC Convention was held June 6-8 at the Deer Creek State Park Lodge and Conference Center near Mt. Sterling, Ohio. Below are just some of the photos taken at convention by Vicki Ferguson.

To see all the photos taken by convention photographer Jan Harmon, CLICK HERE. You will be directed off-site to a Google photo album.

Class 1 (Traditional Mass) 1st place, Joy Sprang

Class 1. (Traditional Mass) 2nd place, Judie Pepple

Class 1. (Traditional Mass) 3rd place, Beverly Norman

Class 1. (Traditional Mass) HM, Geri Rea

Class 2. (Decorated Bag) 1st place, Kimberly Long

Class 2. (Decorated Bag) 2nd place, Christine Michaels

Class 2. (Decorated Bag) 3rd place, Phyllis Hahn

Class 2. (Decorated Bag) HM, Marian Moeckel

Class 3. (Creative design using recycled plastics) 1st place, Judy Christman

Class 3. (Creative design using recycled plastics) 2nd, Barb Deetz

Class 3. (Creative design using recycled plastics) 3rd, Douglas Bland

Class 3. (Creative design using recycled plastics) HM, Kim Sigler

Class 4. (Semi formal functional table) 1st place, Mary Lee Minor

Class 4. (Semi formal functional table) 2nd place, Douglas Bland

Class 4. (Semi formal functional table) 3rd place, Marlene Purdy

Class 4 (Semi formal functional table) 4th place, Sherrill Day

Class 4. (Semi formal functional table) 4th place, Kim Long

Class 5. (Topiary design using dried material) 1st place and Judges Award of Distinction, Mary Lee Minor

Class 5. (Topiary design using dried material) 2nd place, Marian Moeckel

Class 5. (Topiary design using dried material) 3rd place, Babs Sabick

Class 5. (Topiary design using dried material) HM, Kim Sigler

Class 6. (Design using container not originally intended for a flower design) 1st place and Best of Show, Michael Hoepf

Class 6. (Design using container not originally intended for a flower design) 2nd place, Phyllis Hahn

Class 6. (Design using container not originally intended for a flower design) 3rd place, Diann Gray

Class 6. (Design using container not originally intended for a flower design) HM, Douglas Bland

Class 7. (Creative design showing water) 1st place, Joyce Sullivan

Class 7. (Creative design showing water) 2nd place, Marlene Purdy

Class 7. (Creative design showing water) 3rd place, Diann Gray

Class 7. (Creative design showing water) HM, Helen Duquette

Class 8. (Design using succulents) 1st place, Phyllis Hahn

Class 8. (Design using succulents) 2nd place, Christine Michaels

Class 8. (Design using succulents) 3rd place, Cathy Coolidge

Class 8. (Design using succulents) HM, Marilyn O’Connell

Class 9. (Creative design featuring rusted material) 1st place, Helen Duquette

Class 9. (Creative design featuring rusted material) 2nd place, Douglas Bland

Class 9. (Creative design featuring rusted material) 3rd place, Michael Hoepf

Class 9. (Creative design featuring rusted material) HM, Diann Gray

Class 10. (Assemblage design) 1st place, Judi Pepple

Class 10. (Assemblage design) 2nd place, Judy Christman

Class 10. (Assemblage design) 3rd place, Diann Gray

Class 10. (Assemblage design) HM, Phyllis Hahn

Class 11. (Miniature design) 1st place, Marlene Purdy

Class 11. (Miniature design) 2nd place, Marilyn Turner

Class 11. (Miniature design) 3rd place, Joyce Sullivan

Class 11. (Miniature design) HM, Beverly Norman

Class 12a. (Small design) 1st place, Debbie Molisie

Class 12a. (Small design) 2nd place, Joy Sprang

Class 12a. (Small design) 3rd place, Beverly Norman

Class 12b. (Small design) 1st place, Alice Sanz

Class 12b. (Small design) 2nd place, Joan Picklesimer

Class 12b. (Small design) 3rd place, Christine Michael

Class 12b. (Small design) HM, Marilyn Turner

Class 13. (Challenge Class) 1st place, Marlene Purdy

Class 13. (Challenge Class) 2nd place, Helen Duquette

Class 13. (Challenge Class) 3rd place, Beverly Norman

Class 13. (Challenge Class) HM, Judy Workley

Class 14. (Junior design incorporating item used in fast food)

Class 14. (Junior design incorporating item used in fast food) 2nd place, Chloe Duquette

Class 14. (Junior design incorporating item used in fast food) 3rd place, Adi Chester

Class 15. (Junior design using recycled trash) 1st place, Audrey Allread

Class 15. (Junior design using recycled trash) 2nd place, Hannah Duquette

Class 15. (Junior design using recycled trash) 3rd place, Chloe Duquette

Class 16. (Junior design using metal can/s) 1st place and Junior Best of Show, Chloe Duquette

Class 16. (Junior design using metal can/s) 2nd place, Katelyn Toles

Class 16. (Junior design using metal can/s) 3rd place, Hannah Duquette

Horticulture Best of Show Winner (Mary Alice Earhart Memorial Award), Nepenthes (Pitcher Plant) grown by Sue Witwer

Design by Naomi Ormes

Program speaker: Naomi Ormes

Care for a dip in the Deer Creek pool?

OAGC Scholarship winners with OAGC Foundation Development Director Babs Sabick

Installation of Officers

President-elect Geri Rea

2016-2018 OAGC State Officers. L-R front row: 1st VP Suzy Parker, President Geri Rea, 2nd VP Jean Jankowski. Back row L-R, Secretary Kim Long, Treasurer Judy Christman, Sales Secretary Babs Sabick

Juniors

Convention garden tour spotlight

June 10, 2016 Webmaster 2 Comments

Derby Junior Garden Club Impresses OAGC Members

contributed by Ken Jungeberg

Like other destinations on the 2016 OAGC Convention Garden Tour, Stop #2 had some beautiful, unique and interesting gardens to view. But this stop boasted something none of the others could – it was all created and presented by junior gardeners, members of the Derby Junior Garden Club in Region 9.

OAGC visitors at the Derby Junior Garden Club gardens. Note that the signs on each garden box indicate the private/corporate sponsor for that box.

These young gardeners, ages 4 to 18, under the adult supervision of Derby Garden Club (Region 9) members and other community volunteers plant and maintain their own vegetable and flower gardens at the local township hall in Derby, Ohio.

Advisor Mary Ann Core with a group of Junior Gardeners.

They meet once a week during the growing season to tend the gardens and get practical experience in preparing the vegetables and presenting the flowers. Garden tour visitors not only got to inspect the gardens but were also treated to kale chips, spinach pizza and strawberry punch made from the garden bounty.

Bette Jungeberg from Liberty Garden Club receives a tour from two junior gardeners. In addition to the group garden boxes each gardener has their own colorful “tire garden”. — Bette Jungeberg from Liberty Garden Club (Reg. 4) receives a tour from two junior gardeners. In addition to the group garden boxes each gardener has their own colorful “tire garden”.

And even more impressive than the gardens were the junior gardeners themselves. These kids were enthusiastic, knowledgeable, and in full

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