Scarecrow Contest

Here are the 4 entries for the scarecrow contest at the Kandiyohi County Fair. The winner was decided by views choice.  I didn't hear which one one but the middle one was my favorite.

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Floriculture Winners

Senior Division- Best Specimen Flower & Best of Show

Best Gladiolus

Best Arrangement in the Jr Division (11-18 years old)

Best Specimen Flower for the under 10 years old.

Best Vine or Branches from Trees and Shrubs

Best hosta

Best Perennial

Best Annual

Best Arrangement for 10 and under

Best Rose

These flowers are not looking there best I took the photo 2 days after they had been at the fair.

More on the fair

This is the best of show winner.  What a gorgeous dahlia!

This is the winner of the hanging baskets.  That basket is amazing.

More flowers at the Kandiyohi County Fair.

Fertilizer Fridays/Flaunt Your Flowers

These photos were taken at the Kandiyohi County Fair last night.  There is a large container garden made up from Kandiyohi County Master Gardeners and Horticulture members.  Each year this display just get better and better. 

We had some bad weather last nigh and the Kandiyohi County Fair had to close early.  I hope to take more photos today and share with you tomorrow.

Today is Fertilizer Fridays/Flaunt Your Flowers. Thank you to Toosie Time for hosting this.  Please check out the other here.

Skywatch Friday

These were taken this morning after the storm.

These were taken last night after the 1st storm went through.

Flowers at the Kandiyohi County Fair

Today was the first day of the Kandiyohi County Fair.  I am a volunteer in the floriculture division. This is my 9th year doing this and I still love it. It is so much fun to see what other people grow for flowers and how they arrange them. I really love getting to know the families and watch their children grow and change each year.

Here is the display with the Merit Awards. This is the best from each class. I should have taken individual photos of each one, but I didn’t think of it. Tonight they probably will not look as nice because we have had some super hot weather here. It has been over 90 and very humid.

Seed art is a category that we started a few years ago. It is so much fun to see what idea the kids come up with. Every year there are more entries in this category.
This is the Champion exhibit in the Jr. Division category. This category includes all the specimen flower and seed art for the kids in the Jr. Division. The background of his artwork is sand paper.

I hope to share more about the fair with you tomorrow.

Mosaic Monday

Strawflowers

The first two photos are Lisianthus - rose and white.  The two bottom end photos are Scabiosa or pincushion flower. The middle flower is a yellow Gaillardia or Blanket flower.  All of these plants are new for me this year.

Today is Mosaic Monday. Please check out the others here. Thanks to Mary at LittleRedHouse!