We are thrilled to announce Rhode Island Federation of Garden Clubs is back by popular demand at the RI Home and Garden Show. Rhode Island Federation of Garden Clubs has served our local communities for over 90 years connecting people of all ages to nature through design, horticulture, and education. This year we are bringing our best and brightest to ‘Our World’ –an NGC Design Specialty Flower Show featuring contemporary floral artistry that is sure to inspire, excite, and delight our visitors.
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Rhode Island Federation of Garden Clubs is thrilled to be coordinating with RIBA once again in a fresh and exciting partnership of new opportunities. Working with the hundreds of students that participate in the Home Show perfectly parallels our outreach and education efforts of over 90 years. Sharing our passion and love for design, the environment, and horticulture has always been our mission. At the RI Home and Garden Show we are able to do that in a relevant, inspiring, and meaningful way.
Bringing together designers from all over New England and nationally accredited judges, ‘Our World’ will be our largest and most creative Flower Show EVER. Over 48 contemporary and traditional designs will be on display at the RI Home and Garden Show for your delight and inspiration. Artistic creations of all sizes, shapes, and colors will make you see horticulture in ways you never imagined. This is a judged floral design competition which includes educational exhibits and botanical arts. Come and cast a vote for which design is your favorite!
In keeping with our love of celebrating all things nature, we will have a whimsical botanical arts exhibit at the beginning of the gardens. You will find botanical haute couture in elegant jewelry/accessories all created with only natural materials. Unique creatures crafted by local students will also be on display and will delight all ages. And of course, the featured plantings courtesy of Central Nurseries will not only beautify your landscape but also support local birds, wildlife, and pollinators.
*Judging will held in the lobby*
Michelle Mensinger, National Garden Club Pollinator Garden Chair, will present this beautifully illustrated and informative talk. Michelle is a nature photographer and naturalist who also is the New England Garden Club’s Bird, Butterfly and Wildlife Chair. She is a former president of the
New Hampshire Federation of Garden Clubs.
Join a relaxed forum with an experienced designer working live with novice designers. Learn alongside our volunteers as designers use different types of mechanics and various approaches to floral design that you can use at home. Hand tied bouquets, the incorporation of dried materials, and other current floraculture trends will be discussed as alternatives to the use of floral foam.
Join a relaxed forum with an experienced designer working live with novice designers. Learn alongside our volunteers as designers use different types of mechanics and various approaches to floral design that you can use at home. Hand tied bouquets, the incorporation of dried materials, and other current floraculture trends will be discussed as alternatives to the use of floral foam.
Why is much gardening information on the internet so awful? Why is it impossible to do just one thing in the garden? Why should you never compute the value of your labor when you garden? These are the questions that keep Neal Sanders awake at night. As the spouse of an avid gardener with no ‘real’ responsibilities other than to dig holes and move rocks, Neal has lots of time to observe gardeners and their foibles. “Gardening Is Murder” weaves those observations into an illustrated talk that is humorous, informative, and poignant.
After a 35-year ‘corporate’ career, Neal Sanders turned his attention to writing, and has since authored 15 mysteries, many of which revolve around horticulture or use garden club settings. He writes the popular ‘The Principal Undergardener’ blog, which addresses gardening as a non-gardener who loves gardens. He lives outside Boston and speaks up and down the east coast.
RIFGC is proud to introduce our Vice President Judy L. Gray. Judy is an accomplished designer who has exhibited across New England for almost 30 years. She has been repeatedly invited to design at the premier event Flora in Winter at the Worcester Art Museum. She has taken numerous top awards at the Rhode Island State Flower Show, Newport Flower Show, as well as the Boston Flower Show. Her creative designs are exceptionally well executed- don’t let that approachable and casual style fool you this is the woman to watch!
