Rain Bird’s Preservation Celebration won the Tournament of Roses Sweepstakes Trophy for the Most Beautiful Float. (Fiesta Parade Floats.) This marks their eleventh award in twelve years, and the seventh time the company has won the parade's top honor. The 55-foot long, 32-foot tall scene depicting the jungles of India features a trio of majestic Bengal tigers. Monkeys and albino peacocks frolic among eight cascading waterfalls fed with 1500 gallons of recycled water.
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The Cairo - Los Angeles Friendship Committee’s Celebrating the Treasures of Egypt won the Past Presidents’ Trophy for Most Creative Use of Floral and Non-Floral (Fiesta Parade Floats). The skin tones of Ramses II and Queen Nofretari were created with ground walnut shell. New varieties of roses, grown exclusively to use on this float, include the vibrant red Cleopatra, the golden Sphinx, and the Cairo. Many floral materials used were imported from Egypt.
The City of Cerritos’ Festival of Lanterns won the Tournament Volunteers’ Trophy for Best Floral Design of Theme (35 feet or Under). (Fiesta Parade Floats.) Majestic, animated, Tang dynasty horses pull a huge cart laden with magnificent floral displays, and surrounded by lanterns from various festivals and countries. Thousands of the specialty orchids used were imported directly from Asia.
The City of Torrance's Festival of Flowers won the Lathrop K. Leishman Trophy for most beautiful noncommercial entry, with its salute to the Cherry Blossom Festival and Torrance’s Sister City, Kashiwa, Japan. (Fiesta Parade Floats.) The Kabuki dancer is dressed in a kimono “embroidered” in a creative combination of chrysanthemums and carnations. The silk fans, made of ironed cornhusk and creamy sesame seed, have patterns crafted in Vanda orchid petals.
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