Unique Displays in State Fair Floriculture Competition Win Ribbons

DES MOINES, IA (08/24/2011)(readMedia)-- Florists put their creativity to the test in the Show Off Your Talent floriculture competition judged Saturday at the 2011 Iowa State Fair.

Complete results below:

Flower Flare

1) Robert Leslie, Longmont, Colo.

2) Carol Leslie, Longmont, Colo.

3) Sara Hastings, Madrid

Chainsaw Magic

1) Carol Leslie, Longmont, Colo.

2) Robert Leslie, Longmont, Colo.

Iowa State Fair

1) Robert Leslie, Longmont, Colo.

2) Carol Leslie, Longmont, Colo.

3) Debbie Lemon, Johnston

4) Sara Hastings, Madrid

Climb Every Mountain

1) Robert Leslie, Longmont, Colo.

2) Carol Leslie, Longmont, Colo.

3) Sara Hastings, Madrid

Des Moines River

1) Robert Leslie, Longmont, Colo.

2) Carol Leslie, Longmont, Colo.

3) Sara Hastings, Madrid

Flowers and Leaves Swing In The Breeze

1) Robert Leslie, Longmont, Colo.

2) Debbie Lemon, Johnston

3) Carol Leslie, Longmont, Colo.

Windswept

1) Debbie Lemon, Johnston

2) Carol Leslie, Longmont, Colo.

3) Robert Leslie, Longmont, Colo.

Doing the Tango

1) Carol Leslie, Longmont, Colo.

2) Robert Leslie, Longmont, Colo.

Nature's Curves

1) Robert Leslie, Longmont, Colo.

2) Carol Leslie, Longmont, Colo.

3) Debbie Lemon, Johnston

Autumn Cascade

1) Robert Leslie, Longmont, Colo.

2) Carol Leslie, Longmont, Colo.

Grow and Glow

1) Carol Leslie, Longmont, Colo.

2) Robert Leslie, Longmont, Colo.

3) Debbie Lemon, Johnston

A Tisket, A Tasket

1) Robert Leslie, Longmont, Colo.

2) Carol Leslie, Longmont, Colo.

3) Debbie Lemon, Johnston

Hunter's Harvest

1) Carol Leslie, Longmont, Colo.

2) Robert Leslie, Longmont, Colo.

Mums the Word

1) Carol Leslie, Longmont, Colo.

2) Robert Leslie, Longmont, Colo.

Along Life's Highway

1) Carol Leslie, Longmont, Colo.

2) Andrea Quam, Urbandale

3) Robert Leslie, Longmont, Colo.

4) Sara Hastings, Madrid

Rockets Red Glare

1) Robert Leslie, Longmont, Colo.

2) Carol Leslie, Longmont, Colo.

3) Sara Hastings, Madrid

From the Fields of Grain

1) Carol Leslie, Longmont, Colo.

2) Robert Leslie, Longmont, Colo.

3) Andrea Quam, Urbandale

4) Sara Hastings, Madrid

Green is the Smell of Spring

1) Carol Leslie, Longmont, Colo.

2) Robert Leslie, Longmont, Colo.

3) Debbie Lemon, Johnston

By the Garden Wall

1) Carol Leslie, Longmont, Colo.

2) Robert Leslie, Longmont, Colo.

3) Sara Hastings, Madrid

Old Mill

1) Robert Leslie, Longmont, Colo.

2) Carol Leslie, Longmont, Colo.

Nature's Basket

1) Carol Leslie, Longmont, Colo.

2) Sara Hastings, Madrid

3) Robert Leslie, Longmont, Colo.

Time to Pray

1) Robert Leslie, Longmont, Colo.

2) Carol Leslie, Longmont, Colo.

3) Sara Hastings, Madrid

Color in Space

1) Carol Leslie, Longmont, Colo.

2) Robert Leslie, Longmont, Colo.

Flying Magic

1) Carol Leslie, Longmont, Colo.

2) Robert Leslie, Longmont, Colo.

3) Debbie Lemon, Johnston

School Days

1) Robert Leslie, Longmont, Colo.

2) Carol Leslie, Longmont, Colo.

3) Amanda Beuthien, Le Claire

A Bird's Eye View

1) Robert Leslie, Longmont, Colo.

2) Carol Leslie, Longmont, Colo.

Color My World

1) Carol Leslie, Longmont, Colo.

2) Amanda Beuthien, Le Claire

3) Robert Leslie, Longmont, Colo.

4) Debbie Lemon, Johnston

Indian Heritage

1) Robert Leslie, Longmont, Colo.

2) Carol Leslie, Longmont, Colo.

Winter Wonderland

1) Carol Leslie, Longmont, Colo.

2) Robert Leslie, Longmont, Colo.

3) Debbie Lemon, Johnston

Hear the Bells

1) Robert Leslie, Longmont, Colo.

2) Carol Leslie, Longmont, Colo.

3) Debbie Lemon, Johnston

The 2011 Iowa State Fair "Nothing Compares" ended August 21. The 2012 Iowa State Fair is set August 9-19. For more information, call 800/545-FAIR or visit iowastatefair.org.

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