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Story and photo by Suzanne Nielsen and reprinted with permission of the
Daily Herald.
December 5, 2003
Saba Day Garden contest winners were awarded their trophies and cash prizes during the official ceremonies Friday morning. The H. L. Johnson Museum in Windwardside organized the competition.
Winning for the villages which participated in the flower category were Elmira Sorton (The Bottom) and Carl Buncamper and Rudolf Hassell (Windwardside.) Sorton also took the NAf 500 Executive Council prize for over all best flower garden. Only two villages entered the vegetable category, with Franklin "Mopsie" Every winning for The Bottom and Harry and Mervin Zagers gaining the trophy and the ExCo Grand Prize for vegetable garden of NAf 500 for Hell's Gate.
The Public building category was taken by Juliana's with its extraordinary Hibiscus garden, and Barbara Tooten took New Garden for her effort in clearing the land around her Saba Cottage and starting to landscape and plant from scratch.
Judges from St. Maarten also gave prizes: Orchid specialist Frank Boukhout for courage and daring sent over seven orchid plants as recognition to Janice and Eric Johnson, Elizabeth Hassell, Carmen Simmons, The Rain Forest Café, Glen Holm, Bobby Ray, and Wayne and Imelda Peterson.
Tom Meerman, General Manager for Green Fingers, donated four $100 gift certificates to Richard Johnson, Volley Simmons, Ina Mathew, and Wayne and Imelda Peterson. The Museum will have a final garden lecture in January to show pictures of the various competing gardens and give tips and suggestions.
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Story and photograph © Suzanne Nielsen, 2005.
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