Young Blooms Flourish in Iowa State Fair Floriculture Competition

DES MOINES, IA (08/11/2014)(readMedia)-- Young gardeners exhibited their flowers in the Junior and Intermediate Floriculture competitions judged Thursday at the 2014 Iowa State Fair.

Floriculture exhibits are on display throughout the Fair from 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. in the John Deere Agriculture Building sponsored by Alliant Energy.

Complete results below:

JUNIOR DIVISION

Mini Me – A

1) Kaylee Kamerick, Pleasant Hill

2) Keifer Bedwell, New Virginia

3) Brooklyn Viall, Overland Park, Kan.

4) Jenna Lee Halbrook, Woodward

5) Livia Viall, Overland Park, Kan.

Mini Me – B

1) Hanna Bedwell, New Virginia

2) Kyla Mesecher, Pleasantville

3) Benjamin Wicks, Pleasantville

4) Erin Barnes, Boone

5) Katherine Barnes, Boone

Flower Power – A

1) Kaylee Kamerick, Pleasant Hill

2) Brooklyn Viall, Overland Park, Kan.

3) Jett Halbrook, Woodward

4) Trevor Bahr, Indianola

5) Jenna Lee Halbrook, Woodward

6) Livia Viall, Overland Park, Kan.

Flower Power – B

1) Benjamin Wicks, Pleasantville

2) Sasha McCoy, Hartford

3) Kyla Mesecher, Pleasantville

4) Katherine Barnes, Boone

5) Erin Barnes, Boone

4th of July – A

1) Livia Viall, Overland Park, Kan.

2) Brooklyn Viall, Overland Park, Kan.

3) Kaylee Kamerick, Pleasant Hill

4th of July - B

1) Hanna Bedwell, New Virginia

2) Kyla Mesecher, Pleasantville

3) Allison Baumhover, Woodward

Zoo Animal – A

1) Paige Livingston, Ankeny

2) Elliahna Van Horn, Ankeny

3) Anna Jensen, Cambridge

4) Ava Sarenpa, Ankeny

5) Logan Sanger, Polk City

6) Jenaloe Roby, Des Moines

Zoo Animal – B

1) Katherine Barnes, Boone

2) Maeve Janssen, Marshalltown

3) Emma Lause, Altoona

4) Benjamin Wicks, Pleasantville

5) Kyla Mesecher, Pleasantville

6) Sasha McCoy, Hartford

Patio Planter – A

1) Kaylee Kamerick, Pleasant Hill

2) Lilli Norris, Altoona

3) Trevor Bahr, Indianola

4) Jimmy Baumhover, Woodward

5) Brooklyn Viall, Overland Park, Kan.

6) Livia Viall, Overland Park, Kan.

Patio Planter – B

1) Noah Ford, Ankeny

2) Joseph Baumhover, Woodward

3) Allison Baumhover, Woodward

4) Hanna Bedwell, New Virginia

5) Benjamin Wicks, Pleasantville

6) Kyla Mesecher, Pleasantville

Dragon Fly – A

1) Livia Viall, Overland Park, Kan.

2) Reese Kadel, Mitchellville

3) Trevor Bahr, Indianola

4) Brili Jackson, Runnells

5) Phoebe Schaffer, Elkhart

6) Annabelle Penar, West Des Moines

7) Jenna Lee Halbrook, Woodward

Dragon Fly – B

1) Maeve Janssen, Marshalltown

2) Brock Jackson, Runnells

3) Erin Barnes, Boone

4) Boman Jackson, Runnells

5) Hanna Bedwell, New Virginia

6) Joseph Ridgway, Johnston

7) Abby Hyder, Ankeny

Flower Garden – A

1) Brili Jackson, Runnells

2) Livia Viall, Overland Park, Kan.

3) Annabelle Penar, West Des Moines

4) Beatrice Faine, Urbandale

5) Reagan Prendergast, Des Moines

6) Millie Perkins, Des Moines

Flower Garden – B

1) Kyla Mesecher, Pleasantville

2) Boman Jackson, Runnells

3) Brock Jackson, Runnells

4) Clarissa Ridgway, Johnston

5) Romey Ferrari, Des Moines

6) Joseph Ridgway, Johnston

7tie) Sierra Dobson, Johnston

7tie) Ava Baker, Altoona

Hot Air Balloon – A

1) Livia Viall, Overland Park, Kan.

2) Carder Kadel, Mitchellville

3) Brili Jackson, Runnells

4) Keifer Bedwell, New Virginia

5) Trevor Bahr, Indianola

6) Ava Sarenpa, Ankeny

7) Emilie Zeis, Des Moines

Hot Air Balloon – B

1) Katherine Barnes, Boone

2) Hanna Bedwell, New Virginia

3) Clarissa Ridgway, Johnston

4) Benjamin Wicks, Pleasantville

5) Ella Hendricks, Urbandale

6) Joseph Ridgway, Johnston

7) Boman Jackson, Runnells

Robot – A

1) Livia Viall, Overland Park, Kan.

2) Calvin Kadel, Mitchellville

3) Brili Jackson, Runnells

4) Keifer Bedwell, New Virginia

5) Jorja Janssen, Marshalltown

6) Toby Schaffer, Elkhart

7) Annabelle Penar, West Des Moines

Robot – B

1) Hanna Bedwell, New Virginia

2) Joseph Ridgway, Johnston

3) Brock Jackson, Runnells

4) Boman Jackson, Runnells

5) Clarissa Ridgway, Johnston

6) Rosie Penar, West Des Moines

7) Sierra Dobson, Johnston

INTERMEDIATE DIVISION

Mini Me

1) Emily Potter-Lynch, Pleasant Hill

2) Garrett Wheeler, West Des Moines

Flower Power

1) Emily Potter-Lynch, Pleasant Hill

2) MacKenzie Becker, Pella

4th of July

1) Emily Potter-Lynch, Pleasant Hill

Patio Planter

1) Emily Potter-Lynch, Pleasant Hill

2) Garrett Wheeler, West Des Moines

3) Elizabeth Fulton, Bondurant

Dragon Fly

1) Catherine Christian, Waukee

2) Marianne Aldrich, Urbandale

3) Sophia Ridgway, Johnston

Flower Garden

1) Caroline Aldrich, Urbandale

2) Sophia Ridgway, Johnston

Hot Air Balloon

1) Catherine Christian, Waukee

2) Grace Long, Sheldahl

3) Cali Wilson, Norwalk

4) Caroline Aldrich, Urbandale

5) Sophia Ridgway, Johnston

Robot

1) Sophia Ridgway, Johnston

"Nothing Compares" to the 2014 Iowa State Fair, August 7-17. The Fairgrounds are located at East 30th and East University Avenue, just 10 minutes east of downtown Des Moines, and are open 7 a.m. to 1 a.m. each day of the Fair. Exhibit hours may vary. For more information, call 800/545-FAIR or visit iowastatefair.org.

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