Minnesota Options

The Minnesota show was originally scheduled for the weekend of May 3-4.  We have the same issues as everyone else – an endless winter.  Some of us have snowdrops and a few specie crocuses, with a few daff foliage tips appearing, and others have nothing yet.  Apparently some people from more southern areas have mentioned to Michael Berrigan that they might come to our show with their flowers.  We are weighing options, and need to know ASAP if those are serious comments, as we must let our venue know if our plans change.  The options are:

  • Hold a NON-judged educational event on the original weekend (May 3-4) (could be Saturday and/or Sunday), somewhat similar to the Western Pennsylvania event some of us got notices of today.   We hope we would have at least a few local early blooms to do this.  (We might need to have some blooms shipped in if we do this.)
  • Hold a judged show with hopefully some more local blooms on Mother’s Day weekend at a different location (May 9-10-11).
  • Hold a judged show on the original weekend (May 2-3-4) using blooms provided by other daff lovers from more southern states.  This would be practical only if people really do come from others areas with their flowers, as we will likely have very few of our own.

Please reply here if you have any thoughts of bringing flowers to Minnesota on our original weekend, OR if you would consider bringing any for a Mother’s Day weekend show.  Staging would be both Friday late afternoon-evening (to 7:30 PM) and Saturday morning (7:00 AM to 10:00 AM).

Thank you!  Margaret Macneale, 2014 Show Chair