Two Green Thumbs Up for Ames Gardener in Bonsai Competition at State Fair
August 18, 2011
Ames resident Ron Heinen took home Best of Class Honors in the Bonsai division of the Floriculture competition judged Sunday at the 2011 Iowa State Fair.
Heinen earned ribbons in four of the seven categories of the competition, including first place honors in the Deciduous Trees and Shohin categories.
In the novice division, gardener Craig Ball of Indianola earned both first and second place honors, while Chris Pike of Johnston placed third.
Additional results below:
Novice/Intermediate
1) Craig Ball, Indianola
2) Craig Ball, Indianola
3) Chris Pike, Johnston
Deciduous Trees
1) Ron Heinen, Ames
2) Ron Heinen, Ames
3) Ivan Hanthorn, Ames
4) David Lowman, Kelley
5) Larry Totton, Granger
Needled Evergreen Trees
1) David Lowman, Kelley
2) Ron Heinen, Ames
3) Ron Heinen, Ames
4) Roger Hershey, Newton
5) Fred Truck, West Des Moines
Broadleaf Evergreen Trees
1) David Lowman, Kelley
2) Roger Hershey, Newton
Tropical Trees
1) Ivan Hanthorn, Ames
2) David Lowman, Kelley
3) Ivan Hanthorn, Ames
4) Roger Hershey, Newton
5) Larry Totton, Granger
Forest - Landscapes and Rock Plantings
1) David Lowman, Kelley
2) Ron Heinen, Ames
3) Roger Hershey, Newton
4) David Lowman, Kelley
5) Ivan Hanthorn, Ames
Shohin
1) Ron Heinen, Ames
2) Ivan Hanthorn, Ames
3) David Lowman, Kelley
4) David Lowman, Kelley
5) Angi Allison, Earlham
“Nothing Compares” to the 2011 Iowa State Fair, celebrating 100 years of the Butter Cow August 11-21. The Fairgrounds are located at East 30th and East University Avenue, just 10 minutes east of downtown Des Moines, and are open 7 a.m. to 1 a.m. each day of the Fair. Exhibit hours may vary. For more information, call 800/545-FAIR or visit iowastatefair.org.
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