WA Autumn Rose Show Championships

Yesterday was a good day for me.....I won the big prize(which required 15 different roses), took out the best of show floral art, and literally missed out by a petal, for the champion rose for the event.....bummer

So overall I won 22 firsts,11 seconds and 7 thirds...... now roll on the National Championships in October....... this was all done with rose bushes between 6months and 18 months old.....can't wait to see what the blooms are like when they are five years old

Well done Neptune, I see you didnt leave much for the rest of the exhibitors. Winning the big one would have put the cherry on the top, but you did well. I was thinking of comming over for the big meet,but its a long way for a few days.

Neptune, can we see some of your rose bushes please and maybe their names that won you all the ribbons.

Congratulations there Neptune . That's a stirling effort , especially considering that our very extended summer has been hard on gardens.
My mum used to be a rose judge and I always used to think out of all flowers Roses were one of the trickiest , dressing and staging could be everything , closest thing I know of to showing dogs or horses.

Well Done!
cheers, Rosalie

p.s I wouldn't mind seeing some pics too.

Well done Neptune that is an amazing result
I would like to see some pics too.

I didn't realise , i won a rosette for the best bunch of decorative roses...

Ok dave he is the list of 15 roses...

Floribundas: Iceberg...Ruby Celebration...Fabulous

Decorative: Good Sammy..Red Intuition...Black velvet...Perfume Delight...Holtermans Gold...Firefighter...

Exibition: Joyfulness...Moonstone...Sunbeam...Peace....Colorama...April Hamer.....

Is good sammy deep pink, funny Brindabella roses have a sammy g

G8 result at showing your blooms. well done

sonya wrote:Is good sammy deep pink, funny Brindabella roses have a sammy g

yes and a great banker.....I basically stripped it on Friday and I still have 41 blooms waiting to open in the next couple of days...

Welldone.

We would love to see the pics please..

me too cant wait to see piccies or all your entries, well done

Congratulations Neptune! Very well done indeed and photos would be nice!

Neptune, still no pictures, or did you not take any ?

roseman wrote:Neptune, still no pictures, or did you not take any ?

only took overall pictures , but no so much individuals and some floral art ones

Not even of your roses that won prizes, how strange.

roseman wrote:Not even of your roses that won prizes, how strange.

You worry me Dave....

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The winnings

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Winning Group !

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Champion Floral Arrangement

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2nd Place Decorative

Gosh - what a lot of prizes and what a lot of hard work went in to getting them. You will need a very big frame for them all.
The photo's are wonderful I am so happy to see them.
Maybe you will inspire Cheryl to get back into showing her roses OR others to try it for the first time.
On a personal note are you joining the chat on Saturday ?

Thank you for that Carole....and I will try to do my best for Saturday...just need to remember the time difference

Neptune, I received your email, will respond tonight, David.

Neptune

Great effort.

If it were me I would have used up the whole of the memory card on my camera taking pictures of my winning flowers.

But still you are probably used to seeing them.

So would I Gary, because I would have been so proud

my battery packed it in and as I was told its done its time with too many recharge and no-one had a spare for at the store, so I needed to order one in....otherwise I agree with both of you as I have done that previously

That's a grand display Neptune and all the more a feather in thy cap because of the frontline coastal area that thay grow in . It's not usually known for it's rose growing qualities.
Where was the show held ? I keep thinking South Pth Community Center but I thought that was demolished yonks ago.

OzRose wrote:That's a grand display Neptune and all the more a feather in thy cap because of the frontline coastal area that thay grow in . It's not usually known for it's rose growing qualities.
Where was the show held ? I keep thinking South Pth Community Center but I thought that was demolished yonks ago.

Actually you are right...it was held in the New Sth Pth Com Ctr and the Nationals are being held at the Guildford Town Hall in October

neptune you have just enough time to give them that little extra.

I love exhibition HT's, though don't like all the fiddling and props to get them just right on the day. Not to mention their unhealthy growth here on the coast. Still think it is worth securing an Igloo as outside the sun and Hybiscus Beetles ruin almost everything, white roses in particular.
The commercial growers using plastic or glass houses are able to turn out thousands of perfect white blooms.

Best of luck