Greenthumbs show best blooms in town

On April 23-24 Fallbrook Garden Club held its 74th Annual Standard Flower Show and large crowds enjoyed nearly 1,000 horticulture and floral design exhibits. The top award winners for 2005 are:

Horticulture division

• Award of Horticultural Excellence (best exhibit in division) — Doris Mayes

• Award of Merit (best exhibit in section)

• Rose — Toni Crisell

• Iris — Anne Russo

• Perennials — Susan Vix

• Flowering/Foliage Plants — Ann Skartvedt

• Succulents & Cacti — John Gilruth

• Fallbrook Garden Club Awards (best exhibit in section)

• Bulbs, Corms & Tubers — Ellen Indelicato

• Geraniums — Caro...