Friday, August 10, 2012

Hot Tamale!








The first weekend in August brings the Berkshire Botanical Garden Flower Show.  The Garden hums with exhibitors, judges and visitors.  "Garden on Fire" is the BBG's theme this summer as well as the theme of the design classes in "The Grow Show".








In design, my favorite class was called "Hot Tamale!" a design in a niche.

This artistic design was reminiscent of Flemish master paintings with the great variety of vegetables including top Egyptian walking onions (little purple clusters on long stems).



























Precise symmetry is not easy using vegetables!

























These delicate dainty vegetables are in perfect scale and skillfully arranged as they run up and down the design.






















Many were grown by the exhibitor.  Notice the flower made from a tomatillo upper right.























Using a combination of garden flowers including zinnias and onions to form a bouquet, the designer cleverly linked it to glass container.  Also more use of walking onions with their clusters are on the top.



















Colorful peppers were wired with gold (aluminium) wire to form an undulating chain inside the vase.


















Matte black forms a dramatic backdrop for this bold design sitting on a upside down glass container.






















This designer was the only one to incorporate tamales into the design.  Notice, also, the draped cornsilk peeking out from the right.  Both added great textural contrast to the smooth peppers.










As befits an August show, growers brought vegetables in the horticulture classes.  This artfully arranged, bounteous basket won Horticulture Best In Show.


Are you hungry?  Cheers!

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