Seedlings Compete for State Fair Floriculture Honors

DES MOINES, IA (08/24/2024) (readMedia)-- Young growers and arrangers under 12 put their floriculture skills to the test in the Junior Division competitions judged Thursday, August 8, at the 2024 Iowa State Fair.

Complete results follow:

Junior Division - Floriculture

Small Rewards

1) Kara Cowling, Pleasant Hill

2) Park Nelson, Pleasant Hill

3) Carter Weiland, Van Meter

Small Rewards

1) Kenzi Lynch, Pleasant Hill

2) Charlotte Newman, Story City

3) Aston Weiland, Van Meter

Flower Garden

1) Kara Cowling, Pleasant Hill

2) Olivia Woolsey, Pleasant Hill

3) Carter Weiland, Van Meter

Flower Garden

1) Kaylee Lynch, Pleasant Hill

2) Kenzi Lynch, Pleasant Hill

3) Aston Weiland, Van Meter

Fairy Garden

1) Carter Weiland, Van Meter

2) Kara Cowling, Pleasant Hill

3) Eloise Youngers, Ankeny

Fairy Garden

1) Aston Weiland, Van Meter

2) Ainsley Pleva, Woodward

3) Kenzi Lynch, Pleasant Hill

Owl

1) Avayla Palmer, Pleasant Hill

2) Ellawyn Palmer, Pleasant Hill

3) Olivia Woolsey, Pleasant Hill

Owl

1) Ainsley Pleva, Woodward

2) Hazel Van Zale, Wdm

3) Aston Weiland, Van Meter

Patio Planter

1) Carter Weiland, Van Meter

2) Quinn Youngers, Ankeny

3) Eloise Youngers, Ankeny

Patio Planter

1) Phoenix Bednarz, Woodward

2) Makenna Bedwell, Norwalk

3) Aston Weiland, Van Meter

X-Men

1) Aoibhgreine Desrosiers, Story City

2) Carter Weiland, Van Meter

X-Men

1) Ian Core, Ankeny

2) Paul Crumly, Wapello

3) Aston Weiland, Van Meter

Road Runner

1) Carter Weiland, Van Meter

Road Runner

1) Aston Weiland, Van Meter

2) Paul Crumly, Wapello

3) Phoenix Bednarz, Woodward

Christmas Tree

1) Mark Epane, Ankeny

2) Carter Weiland, Van Meter

Christmas Tree

1) Penelope Hatling, West Des Moines

2) Vera Pierson, Monroe

3) Aston Weiland, Van Meter

Dachshund (Wiener Dog)

1) Vivian Eslick, Sigourney

2) Carter Weiland, Van Meter

3) Rhys Desrosiers, Story City

Dachshund (Wiener Dog)

1) David Wambold, Bouton

2) Phoebe Jones, Van Meter

3) Alexis Lott, Eldridge

Best Junior Exhibit - Division A

1) Carter Weiland, Van Meter

Best Junior Exhibit - Division B

1) Aston Weiland, Van Meter

Second Best Junior Exhibit - Division A

1) Kara Cowling, Pleasant Hill

Second Best Junior Exhibit - Division B

1) Ainsley Pleva, Woodward

Best Junior Seed Picture - Division A

1) Carter Weiland, Van Meter

Best Junior Seed Picture - Division B

1) Penelope Hatling, West Des Moines

Second Best Junior Seed Picture - Division A

1) Mark Epane, Ankeny

Second Best Junior Seed Picture - Division B

1) Ian Core, Ankeny

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The Iowa State Fair is one of the oldest and largest agricultural and industrial expositions in the country and the single largest event in the state. The Fair began 170 years ago and is now considered one of the best events in the nation, attracting more than one million Fairgoers every year from all over the world. The Fairgrounds are located at East 30th and East University, just off the interstate and minutes from Downtown Des Moines. Catch Fair Fever at the Iowa State Fair, August 8-18, 2024. For more information, visit www.iowastatefair.org.