Jan Krieg captures top honors in flower show

Jan Krieg claimed both the grand championship and sweepstakes awards at the Springfield Garden and Hobby Club’s forty-second annual flower show held at the Farmers & Merchants Bank Friday, August 7.

She received blue ribbons on all six of her entries in the show and it was her arrangement of yellow mixed flowers, entered in Section 9 — Lemon Curd — that captured the coveted purple ribbon. The arrangement contained a gladiolus stem, rudbeckia, quilled mums, and golden rod accented with greens and ninebark.

Ribbons and cash prizes were provided by the Farmers & Merchants Bank. Grandmother’s Tea Party was the show theme.  The winners in the various categories were as follows: 

Division 1 

Artistic arrangements

Arrangement in a cup and saucer: Jan Krieg, and Diana Scholtz, first; Rose Lee, second; and Amanda Eischen, and Fern Meine, third.

Arrangement incorporating a teapot: Laura Bast, first; Barb Tomschin, second; and Rose Lee, and Fern Meine, third.

Twin arrangement in sugar and creamer: Jan Krieg, first; Fern Meine, second; and Agnes Wolf, and Rose Lee, third.

Arrangement in silver container: Carly Krieg, first; and Karen Shiveley, second.

Arrangement using linen and / or lace: Jan Krieg, first.

Low arrangement using one or more candles: Laura Bast, first; Rose Lee, second; and Barb Tomschin, third.

Arrangement using roses: Rose Lee, first; and Laura Bast, second.

All green arrangement: Jan Krieg, first; Carly Krieg, second; and Agnes Wolf, third.

Yellow flowers arrangement: Jan Krieg, first; Laura Bast, second; and Diana Scholtz, and Barb Tomschin, third.

White flowers arrangement: Jan Krieg, first; Agnes Wolf, second; and Fern Meine, third;

Miniature arrangement: Rose Lee, first; Carly Krieg, second; and Fern Meine, and Diana Scholtz, third.

Mixed arrangement using five colors: Laura Bast, and Austin Augustin, first; Barb Tomschin, second; and Rose Lee, and Diana Scholtz, third.

Three flowers in a mug: Ali Trapp, Miles Tomaszewski, and Sutter Green, first; Abby Augustin, Brayden Trapp, and Greyson Tomaszewski, second; and Hailey Green, Paige Green and Riley  Tomaszewski, third.

Arrangement of exhibitor’s choice: Abby Augustin, first.

Division 2 Specimens

Roses —Tea rose: Agnes Wolf, first; and Nancy Eischen, second. Any other rose: Bob Kratz, first; and Marilyn Kratz, second.

Gladiola — Large glad: Marilyn Kratz, Miles Tomaszewski, and Jan Krieg, first. Mini glad: Carly Krieg, Greyson Tomaszewski, Tiffany Trapp, Bob Kratz, Roland Richert and Austin Augustin, second; and Lenore Richert, third.

Zinnia — Large zinnia: Roland Richert, first; Lenore Richert, second; and Fern Meine, and Bob Kratz, third.  Small zinnia: Hailey Green, and Bob Kratz, first; Sutter Green, second; and Molly Carnell, and Paige Green, third.

Marigold — Large: Edna Petersen, first; Anna Petersen, and Diana Scholtz, second; and Hailey Green, and Ralph Petersen, third.  Small marigold: Ralph Petersen, Rose Lee, and Hailey Green, first; Anna Petersen, Edna Petersen, Roland Richert, Lenore Richert, Vonda Carnell, and Paige Green, second; and Sutter Green and Sara Haugo, third.

Daylily — Jan Krieg, first; and Austin Augustin, second. Other lily: Jan Krieg, first; Amanda Eischen, and Carly Krieg, second. 

Hosta: Edna Petersen, and Karen Shiveley, first; Agnes Wolf, and Ralph Petersen, second; and Carly Krieg, and Jan Krieg, third.

Dahlia: Large dahlia: Austin Augustin,  Riley Tomaszewski, Karen Shiveley, and Carly Krieg, first; Jan Krieg, and Miles Tomaszewski, third. Small Dahlia: Austin Augustin, first; Carly Krieg, and Jan Krieg, second; and Abby Augustin, third.

Any other flower: Edna Petersen, first; Fern Meine, and Marilyn Kratz, second; and Agnes Wolf, third.