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Curtis Jenney of "Leaves by Jenney" |
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"Leaves by Jenney" donated the beautiful leaf fountain that was installed in our Miami Show Display. Here, Curtis is installing the support structure for the fountain. |
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The fountain support structure is in. |
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Sandra & Curtis Jenney |
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Installing the Leaves, Pump & Water Lines for the fountain. |
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Bob Clifford & Frank Dasse |
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Bob Clifford & Frank Dasse were among the hard workers who installed the large palm trees, and other background greenery for the display on Tuesday. Other workers included: Doug Sinning, Lois & Simone. |
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Curtis & Frank |
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Curtis brought in his portable electric generator to test the water pump. |
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Under Construction! |
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What a Mess! :) |
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It works! |
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After hours of waiting, they finally turned on the electricity on Tuesday for testing, and our fountain and background lighting came on! |
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Lois |
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Lois reaching high to place a Phal in the background. |
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Lois |
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Lois teaching a palm who's boss. |
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Color! |
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Phals are placed in the background in a color flow. Going from pure white on the right to white & purple on the left. |
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Height & Layering |
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Creating different heights & layers in a display gives dimension and utilizes artistic design concepts. Here, crates are used to create different heights & dimension. |
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Lois |
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Lois starting to install the yellow blooming plants on the right side of the display. |
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Bob Clifford |
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Meanwhile, Bob & Doug work on installing the Reds and Purples on the left side of the display. Simone is in the background typing away on a label machine creating the display name tags for both sides! On Wednesday we were joined by Jackie & Jamie Lawson. |
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Bob Clifford & Lois |
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Bob & Lois working on some details. |
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Bob Clifford & Lois |
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Bob & Lois make sure each bloom is displayed just right! |
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Were' done! |
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After 2 days of hard work, we stood back and smiled. |
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Wow! |
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I can't believe we did all of this in just 2 days! |
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We're so proud! |
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From Left to Right: Jackie & Jamie Lawson, Lois, Simone, Doug Sinning, & Frank Dasse. (Not present for picture was Bob Clifford, who was moving his van.) |
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The Name.... |
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After brainstorming for days... our display name was finally decided upon... "Orchideaquaria" Orchidea Aqua Aria (Orchid Water Song) We love it... |
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2nd Place! |
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... And so did the Judges! CFOS placed 2nd at the 2004 Miami International Show |
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Silver Medal |
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And we received the Silver Medal |
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The Paphs couldn't be any Prouder! |
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