Fort Meigs to have garden show

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Myra McClure, left, and Luella Smith of the Country Garden Club of Perrysburg with arrangements completed at In Bloom in Maumee.
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The Fort Meigs Museum and visitors center will transform into a horticultural extravaganza Tuesday for the Country Garden Club of Perrysburg Flower Show.

“Guns and Roses, Muskets and Marigolds: A Floral Salute to Fort Meigs” show will feature floral contests, displays, and exhibits. The show is held every three years, and is free and open to the public. The show is open from 9 a.m to 4 p.m.

More than 50 green thumb enthusiasts will compete in four judged divisions – floral design, horticulture, photography and botanical arts. 

“Floral design is our largest category. We hope to see a lot hosta leaves and peonies,” said club member Clare Gorski. “For the horticulture division, people who have made terrariums or topiaries, this is where they can enter those items.” 

The botanical design category will feature combat sashes and picture frames embellished with dried botanical materials. The photography division will feature images of areas surrounding Fort Meigs, and images of flowers and plants. Entries will be reviewed by 29 judges from across Ohio, Michigan, Indiana, and one from Massachusetts. Contestants will compete for awards and honors, Ms. Gorski said.

The “Guns and Roses, Muskets and Marigolds” name came from the location, and, of course, thinking of the rock band Guns N' Roses, Mrs. Gorski said. 

”We thought it would be fun if we used some Guns N' Roses song titles, so the container classes in the Horticulture Division are named for them,“ she said.

“Paradise City” will feature plants grown primarily for flower; “Welcome to the Jungle” will include plants grown primarily for foliage; and “Sweet Child O’ Mine” is the title for a plant exhibited with its offspring.

The floral design category is divided into four classes, all with titles that reflect the War of 1812. In class 1, Illuminating the Fort, floral designs are created in a War of 1812 reproduction glass lantern. Class 2, Head Games, will feature a head-dress design of any War of 1812 combatant. The Battle of Lake Erie class will include designs featuring water, and designs in A Volley of Gunfire will express movement.

The Perrysburg garden club was founded in 1932 is a member club of the Garden Club of America. The club is most known for its annual trunk show and has more than 100 members.

“Some of us are attorneys, CPA’s, stay-at-home moms,” Mrs. Gorski said.

Contact RoNeisha Mullen at: rmullen@theblade.com or 319-343-3299.