Fiona Strickland wins The Hort's "Best in Show" Award at 18th Annual International

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Last night, at the Awards ceremony for the 18th Annual International Exhibition of the American Society of Botanical Artists and The Horticultural Society of New York, Fiona Strickland was presented with the The Hort’s Best in Show Award.

The award was for her wonderful watercolour painting of Rhododendron 'Horizon Monarch'.




Rhododendron 'Horizon Monarch' by Fiona Strickland

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