Rose Albers and Nancy Bolt, award winning Holland Garden Club floral designers, will share tips and techniques for creating attractive “Designs for the Table” at the Holland Garden Club’s April 11workshop and luncheon.
The purpose of this workshop is to inspire members, guests and the public to create floral design entries for the Tulip Time Flower Show as well as their homes. The club will be meeting at First Reformed Church, 630 State St. The workshop will begin at 10 a.m., followed by a brief meeting at 11:30 a.m. and luncheon at noon. The cost of the workshop including flowers and materials is $10 and the cost of the luncheon is $8.50. For reservations, members, guests and the public is asked to contact Lois Kayes at (616) 335-8407, by Friday.
Albers has taught design classes for the garden club and in her home for many years, and has been a Tulip Time and Ottawa County Flower Show chairman many times over. She has achieved many design awards and is also a certified flower show judge. Bolt has won many awards in design at area flower shows.
In this workshop, the women will present horizontal, vertical and crescent floral designs. Using a horizontal design plan they will describe the elements of design that are incorporated in award winning table displays.
In addition, they will share tried and true techniques for floral arranging and use of color for seasonal and holiday designs that will complement any home decor and be suitable for entries in flower shows.
Participants will create horizontal floral designs for dining or coffee tables for display in their homes and appropriate for flower show entries. Members and guests will be inspired to enter their designs in the upcoming Tulip Time Flower Show titled “Color of Nature,” sponsored by the Holland Garden Club. The show will be held at the Holland Area Arts Council on May 6-10.
Holland Garden Club offers programs and flower shows through out the year on a wide variety of gardening and horticultural topics. In addition to sponsoring two flower shows a year, garden club members also participate in many community service projects including the Cappon House Gardens, the Blue Star Memorial Marker, and the new Windmill Island Children’s Garden, opening this spring. Upcoming events include an Arbor Day planting at Windmill Island at 9:45 a.m. on April 23, and the Tulip Time Flower Show at the Holland Area Arts Council.
April program chairmen are Carol Weber and Carole Fulkerson. For more information about this horticultural design program, contact Alyce Doss at (616) 335-3394.
Anyone in the community who is interested in membership in the Holland Garden Club is invited to contact Betty Dame at (616) 566-0054.
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