This meeting was held at Taylor and Rosalie Davis's plantation of hibiscus - also the Hibiscus Hideaway Nursery!

As usual, the "sufficient" attendance was picnic oriented, meeting for lunch and flower competition with planning for next weekend's Annual Show.  Just after flowers were benched under a large open car-port shelter, a fierce prolonged rain squall with strong wind forced a hurried hanging of tarpaulins for some protection.  Judges took into account minimal damage to dislodged blooms.  The usual fun social occasion occurred.

     VIEWS OF THE PARK: (click for a larger image)

Wide walkways lead through massed plantings, all neatly labelled

A new bed, many recent seedlings from local hybridizer, Phil Barrie

Annie "patrols" the park loving everyone to death - not the best word!

     SOME OF THE PLANTS AND BLOOMS IN THE PARK (click for a larger image)

Adrenalin	Bloomin' Luck	Eye of the Storm	Tarantella	Eva Paoloni	Holly's Pride
Hot Mustard	Kate Allison	Young Eye of the Storm	Me Darlin'	Millionaire	Norm Richardson
		Pink Rays	Trifle

THE MEMBERS and FRIENDS (Yours truly notably absent hiding behind the camera - click for a larger image)

Hostess, Rosalie Davis, Kay Millers, Judy Woodward, Jan I'Anson	Good use made of the huge verandah patio	Executive: Treasurer Becky Morsch, President Taylor Davis and Secretary Ray Morsch	Norm Hatton, Mac and Eileen Harris, Judy Fischle
Marion Long, Joy Hatton, Clive Smith, Bob Briggenshaw	Dennis Doherty and Brian Fischle	Prospective members????

SOME OF THE BLOOMS AWAITING THE JUDGES - rain, hail or shine!!!
Exhibitors are allowed a maximum of 15 in total bloom in the Singles, Doubles an Miniatures sections, unlimited Seedlings, 2 of Two of a Kind and a reasonable number in Old Favourites, as determined by the Jim Howie Nomenclature of 1980.  Click a group photo for a larger image.

Doubles	Singles were the largest group		Two of a Kind
Miniatures	Seedlings	Miniature Seedlings	Old Favourites
Only 4 Sections were awarded Champions
Champion Single was Silver Rose for Taylor and Rosalie Davis	Champion Mini was Lavender Ice for Wally Morgan	Champion Double was Cultured Pearl for Ray and Becky Morsch	Champion Seedling was Outstanding for Taylor and Rosalie Davis [a Phil Barrie seedling]
UPDATE:  Outstanding has been here in Oz of unknown source, a suspected seedling - BUT it is now identified as an American "import" of which wood was circulated - it is unregistered and bred by Jim Marvel from Razzle Dazzle x Joyce Conrad - It will now belong to Singles!!!

TWO OF A KIND AWARDS:

Boolarong - Wally Morgan	Juliette - Wally Morgan	Sylvia Goodman - Marion Long

OTHER BLOOMS AWARDED CERTIFICATES (alphabetically by column)

Mini: Alii Uii - Marion Long Mini: Annalisa - Taylor and Rosalie Davis Single: Antique Gold - Ray and Becky Morsch Mini-Seedling: Certain Charm - Wally Morgan [ a Richardson seedling] Double: Cockatoo - Taylor and Rosalie Davis Seedling: Coraleah - Taylor and Rosalie Davis [a Brian Kerr seedling]

Single: Edna Cato - Wally Morgan Single: Eye of the Storm -  Taylor and Rosalie Davis Double: Jol Wright - Wally Morgan Double: Kenmer Rhapsody - Wally Morgan Single: Lorraine Frances  -Wally Morgan Single: Mellie May - Wally Morgan

Mini -Seedling: Mystic Moment - Dennis Doherty and Kay Millers [ a Peter Troon seedling] Seedling: New Millennium - Taylor and Rosalie Davis [a Phil Barrie seedling] Old Favourites: Peach Blow - Ray and Becky Morsch Old Favourites: Pink Psyche - Ray and Becky Morsch Old Favourites: Psyche - Ray and Becky Morsch Mini: Red Sheen - Dennis Doherty and Kay Millers

Mini: Sandstorm - Norm and Joy Hatton Seedling: Speckled Splendour - Wally Morgan [a Norm Richardson seedling] Single: Tarantella - Taylor and Rosalie Davis [This was also chosen as MOST SPECTACULAR by Judy Woodward] Double: West Coast Jewel - Norm and Joy Hatton Old Favourites: Wilder's White - Ray and Becky Morsch