The Vauxhall and District bench show season kicked off on Tuesday featuring horticulture  at the Vauxhall community centre with Karen Phillips taking Best of Show honours.
The following are individual placings for separate classes for horticulture:
Asters three blooms, one colour, under three inch: 1. Beth Brandics.
Dahlias one bloom, under three inch: 1. Karen Phillips. Dahlias double, one bloom, under four inch: 1. Karen Schulz. Dahlias double, one bloom over six inch: 1. Mary Unruh.
Marigolds, four blooms, under one-and-a-half inches: 1. Mary Unruh. 2. Karen Phillips. Marigolds, four blooms, one-and-a-half to three inches: 1. Beth Brandics. Marigolds, four blooms over three inches: 1. Lena Janzen. Viola, five blooms under one inch: 1. Karen Phillips. 2. Tina Oevering. 3. Lena Janzen.
Pansies four blooms under two inches: 1. Bev Brummelhuis. 2. Tina Oevering. 3. Karen Schulz. Pansies four blooms over two inches: 1. Karen Schulz. 2. Tina Oevering. 3. Karen Phillips.
Petunias single four blooms over two inch: 1. B. Schnarr. 2. Karen Phillips. 3. Beth Brandics. Petunias single four blooms under two inches: 1. B. Schnarr. 2. Beth Brandics. 3. Karen Phillips. Petunias ruffled, four one colour over two inch: 1. Lena Janzen. 2. Blaise Unruh/Mary Unruh.
Roses one bloom in bowl: 1. Karen Schulz. 2. Brett Phillips. 3. Beth Brandics.  Roses Floribundas, one spraying vase: 2. Beth Brandics. Roses Miniature one spraying vase: 1. Karen Phillips.
Carnations, four blooms, one colour: 1. Lena Janzen. 3. Karen Schulz.
Cosmos, four blooms, one colour: 1. Karen Phillips.
Snapdragons four spikes, one colour, six to 12 inches: 1. Lena Janzen. 2. Karen Phillips. 3. Karen Schulz.
Buffet arrangement: 1. Karen Schulz. Corsage home grown flowers: 1. Karen Phillips. Arrangement in cup and saucer: 1. Anne Skretting. 2. Lena Janzen. 3. Karen Phillips. Arrangement wild flowers or weeds: 1. Brett Phillips. 2. Anne Skretting/Karen Phillips.
Daisies Shasta, four blooms: 1. Karen Phillips. 2. Beth Brandics. Daisies white, four blooms, under one inch: 1. Beth Brandics. Daisies painted, four blooms: 1. Karen Phillips.
Any other varieties not listed: 1. Beth Brandics.
African Violet single crown, single bloom: 1. Dixie Plettl. 2. Anne Skretting.
Begonia: 1. Anne Dell. 2. Karen Phillips.
Geranium: 1. Mary Unruh. 2. Jake Unruh. 3. Anne Dell.
Coleus: 1. Mary Unruh.
Cactus: 1. Brett Phillips.
Any potted plant not listed: 1. Anne Dell/Anne Skretting/Dixie Plettl. 2. Tina Oevering/Gerald Oevering. 3. Terry Dell/Karen Phillips/Brett Phillips.
Children’s arrangements, six and under: 1. Jeremy Jefferies/N. Jefferies. Arrangements, seven to 10 years: 1. Nathan Jefferies.