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Saturday, November 10, 2001
Abstract beauty
Show asks crafters to create botanical replicas of city's famous landmarks
By Dan Parker
Caller-Times
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Boyd Farar chose to make his arrangement for today's garden show reminiscent of the Lexington Museum on the Bay partly because he appreciates the huge ship's simple magnificence.
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When Boyd Farar chose a design for his entry in today's Corpus Christi Area Garden Council flower show, he decided to make his creation reminiscent of the Lexington Museum on the Bay.
Practicing earlier this week for the competition, Farar wired airplane flowers (symbolizing jets) to a weathered piece of cedar (symbolizing the aircraft carrier) and placed the whole thing on a royal-blue swath of polyester fabric (symbolizing the ocean).
He chose the Lexington partly because he appreciates the huge ship's simple magnificence.
"And maybe it has a little something to do with Sept. 11," said Farar, a case manager at Corpus Christi State School. "It's supporting our military, supporting our country."
Farar will be among 50 to 100 people expected to compete in the Garden Council's flower show today at Garden Senior Center, 5325 Greely Drive.
Corpus Christi theme
Contestants will compete in a wide variety of categories to see who has the plushest perennials, the most ravishing roses, the most vibrant vegetables, the cutest crafts and more. The competition is open to people of all ages, and ribbons will be awarded to winners. Children up to 18 years old will be eligible for the Caller-Times Junior Design Award.
In the design division, contestants will create works designed to evoke images of any of six Corpus Christi landmarks: The Lexington, the Texas State Aquarium, Heritage Park, the Harbor Playhouse, the Corpus Christi Museum of Science and History and the Art Museum of South Texas.
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Farar says the idea for his arrangement might have something to do with Sept. 11. His creation resembles the Lexington Museum on the Bay. "It's supporting our military, supporting our country," Farar said.
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"We wanted these (entries) to specially reflect the Corpus Christi area," said Andrea Story, chair of the flower show. "We thought maybe we'd get more tourists and more people interested in coming, get people's curiosity up."
Ray Briones said he's planning on entering a creation based on the Texas State Aquarium. He said he expects the work to include a cluster of oyster shells (symbolizing a reef) dotted with flowers including hot-pink cockscomb celosias (representing colorful fish).
The entry also likely will incorporate driftwood, sea coral and a seagull's feather.
"It will have the look of sky, earth and water," said Briones, who makes his living as a freelance floral decorator.
The Garden Council conducted flower shows from the 1960s through the 1980s, with many of the events packing Memorial Coliseum with competitors, spectators and vendors. But the shows stopped during the 1990s because the council could no longer find members who wanted to chair the events, said Yvonne Padilla, president of the Garden Council. The show being held today will be the first one in about 10 years.
The council decided to hold a scaled-back flower show this year at Garden Senior Center.
"We feel like if we want the council to grow - and we do - having the flower show is a good thing," Padilla said. "It's also for the public, to educate the public. Hopefully, they'll get interested in horticulture and join a plant society or garden club."
The Corpus Christi Area Garden Council is made up of eight garden clubs, five of which are in Corpus Christi and three of which are in Kingsville, Alice and Portland. The council also includes 11 plant societies, each of which is dedicated to growing a single type of plant.
Nueces County Master Gardeners and the Tree Awareness Council also are members of the Garden Council.
Contact Dan Parker at 886-3753 or parkerd@caller.com
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