Yesterday was Brian's second favourite day of the year - it was the Ontario Regional Lily Society Flower Show and Competition. It is held at the Royal Botanical Gardens. He had picked a few stems in my garden, especially a gigantic pink Amarossi which was taller than 7 feet with many flower buds. It opened perfectly for the show so became one of the Award winners. A flaw on a petal made it lose the Best in Show award.
You can see one of Brian's hybrids in the garden in Grimsby and how tall it is - I claim the Grimsby soil is extraordinary, and these lilies are good proof.
Another surprise at the Show was the handbook on growing lilies - Let's Grow Lilies! I'd forgotten the cover has my photograph on it - taken in Brian's Lilycrest Garden hybridizing field.
And finally, the show has beautiful floral design competitions. Here's a favourite - the handbag/purse competition. Everything is made of floral and leaf material.
