2025 Newport Flower Show Awards Announced
The following awards were handed out at the 29th Newport Flower Show at Rosecliff this past weekend. All proceeds from The Newport Flower Show benefit The Preservation Society of Newport County.
BOTANICAL ARTS DIVISION
Robyn Kauffmann Spagnolo Botanical Arts Award: Sue Cram
Newport Flower Show Botanical Arts Award: Peyton Wells
The Garden Club Excellence in Botanical Arts Award: Leslie Purple and Alice Farley
Newport Flower Show New Exhibitor Award: Carrie Wilcox
Newport Flower Show Novice Award: Melissa Bullitt
Janice Leary Panoff Botanical Arts Award: Marian Tomblin
The Newport Flower Show Best in Show Award: Leslie Purple and Alice Farley
FLORAL DESIGN DIVISION
The Garden Club of America – Excellence in Floral Design: Nell Carpenter & Jess Audette
National Garden Club Award: Tracey Burhoe
The Newport Flower Show Novice – Floral Design: Sheri Donovan
The Bettie Bearden Pardee Award: Kirsten VanDijk
The Corinne Clarke Reynolds Trophy: Tracey Burhoe
The Preservation Society of Newport County Design Award: Michelle Mensinger
The Newport Flower Show New Exhibitor Award – Floral Design: Krista Smith
The Candace Morgenstern Design Award: Carla Morey
The Newport Flower Show Best in Show Award – Floral Design: Tracey Burhoe
HORTICULTURE DESIGN DIVISION
The Oatsie Charles Award: Elaine Bakios
The Annie Laurie Aitken Award: Alice Thomas
The Mrs. Samuel M.V. Hamilton Award: Newport Garden Club
The Newport Garden Club Centennial Award: Donna Boulay
The Newport Flower Show Novice Award: Diane Williamson
GCA Certificate of Excellence Horticulture: Jane Gamber
GCA Certificate of Excellence Conservation: Prickly Ed’s
Bulkley Medal: Bartlett Tree Experts
The National Garden Club Award: Sogkonate Garden Club
The Newport Flower Show New Exhibitor Award: Diane Williamson
The Jocelyn Sherman Propagation Award: Libby Moore
The Gilbert S. Kahn Sweepstakes Award: Jane Gamber
The Mrs. Robert M. Grace Best in Show Award: Sogkonate Garden Club
PHOTOGRAPHY AWARDS
Newport Flower Show Novice Award: Mary Jane Greenwood
Newport Flower Show New Exhibitor Award: Debbie Laverell
Newport Flower Show Best in Show Award: Marianne Conese
Bartlett Tree Experts is the Presenting Sponsor of The Newport Flower Show. Taste Design Inc. is the Education Tent Sponsor. Event Sponsors are Atria Senior Living, BankNewport, Coca-Cola, David Harber, R.P. Marzilli Landscape Professionals, National Trust Insurance Services, New England Home Magazine, Proven Winners and Whitmores.
The 30th annual Newport Flower Show will be held June 19-21, 2026, at Rosecliff.
The Preservation Society of Newport County, Rhode Island, is a nonprofit organization accredited by the American Alliance of Museums. It is dedicated to preserving and interpreting the area's historic architecture, landscapes, decorative arts and social history. Its 11 historic properties – seven of them National Historic Landmarks – span more than 250 years of American architectural and social development.
For more information, please visit www.NewportMansions.org.
