Some of the miniature floral arrangements at the Avon-on-the-Lake Garden Club show reminded one of doll house furniture. (Linda Gandee, special to cleveland.com)

AVON LAKE, Ohio -- Little designs can have a big impact.

The Avon-on-the-Lake Garden Club presented a show of miniature floral arrangements June 8 and 9 at the Folger home and the Lake House in Avon Lake.

Club President Elaine George welcomed visitors back after the COVID delay. The show was free and open to the public.

“Our theme, ‘A Magical Miniature Tour,’ featured petite floral designs, as well as lovely petite varieties of horticulture and botanical arts,” George said.

An historical note: The garden club was founded in 1930 and is now celebrating 92 years.

A first look at the miniatures in the Folger Home was almost disconcerting. Each and every one was exquisitely designed and fashioned with what can only be called the “professional” touch.

An antique lap desk served as a background for the category of note cards in the garden club’s "Magical Miniature Tour." (Linda Gandee, special to cleveland.com)

The names of each grouping reflected the miniature theme and featured a great deal of the grower’s creative expression. To name just a few of the more than 30 groupings being judged, there was:

· Itty Bitty Boulevard, featuring bulbs, rhizomes (stems that grow underground and have nodes), corms (a bulb-like stem that also grows underground) and tubers

· Lilliputian Lane, with flowering perennials

· Pintsized Patch, displaying flowering containers

· Pee Wee Park, displaying foliage containers

· Too Too Tiny in the category of “Mini Marvels,” staged designs in a 3-inch-by-3-inch space

· Diminutive Dining, an informal table set for two in an 8-inch-by-8-inch space

· Thumbelina, a container-grown miniature garden in a teacup.

Each reflected precise execution along with required parameters by the garden club. The “Standard System,” according to George, was used for all judging in each category, and entrants were awarded blue, red or yellow ribbons for first, second and third place for their creations, as well as white ribbons for honorable mentions.

The show was promoted as a “one-of-a-kind, unique experience.” For sure, it was all of that and more.

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