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Tempe DoubleTree hosts National Garden Clubs flower show

Posted 2/21/23

More than 50 floral design and horticultural entries will be displayed for public view during Vistas, a National Garden Clubs Petite Small Standard Flower Show DoubleTree by Hilton hotel in Tempe.

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Tempe DoubleTree hosts National Garden Clubs flower show

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More than 50 floral design and horticultural entries will be displayed for public view during Vistas, a National Garden Clubs Petite Small Standard Flower Show, at the DoubleTree by Hilton in Tempe.

The show is scheduled for Friday, April 14 from 2 to 4 p.m.

According to a press release, petite floral designs ranging from three to 12 inches in height, width and depth will adorn the DoubleTree’s Encantada ballroom, arranged in categories such as Sunset, City Scape and Autumn Splendor. 

In addition, the show’s horticulture classes will feature a variety of cacti, succulents, miniature shrub roses, African violets and combination plantings.

There is no charge to view the Vistas petite flower show, which is being conducted as part of the larger Arizona Federation of Garden Clubs Convention 2023, Blooms and Boots. 

The first AFGC convention since 2019, Blooms and Boots will present three days of gardening and floral design-related activities including workshops, educational sessions, tours, vendors and keynote speakers, the release noted.

Keynote and featured speakers at the Blooms and Boots conference are:

  • Karen Cesare, Central Arizona Project Board Member and Landscape Architect
  • Wendy Hodgson, Desert Botanical Garden Herbarium Curator
  • Mary Warshauer, National Garden Clubs president
  • Zach Brooks, Arizona Worm Farm owner
  • Robin Pokorsky, former NGC Pacific Region Director
  • Liz Lonetti, Arizona Herb Association president
  • Danielle Carlock Cowan, Maricopa Native Seed Library founder
  • Steve Sheard, Phoenix Rose Society Master Rosarian
  • Lee Ann Aronson, Maricopa County Master Gardener
  • Jennifer Moreland, Sedona Area Garden Club former president

Conference registration is open to the public. For information, visit azgardenclubs.com/c23