Tag: Boca Grande Garden Club

PROFILE: Cathy Ballman

May 4, 2021
Marcy Shortuse
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BY T MICHELE WALKER – Zoom meetings are as ubiquitous as love bugs in spring. After months of coffee interviews and visits to lovely homes and marinas, the Boca Beacon finally had our first profile...

“Flower’s” Margot Shaw to talk about floral lifestyle

February 27, 2021
Marcy Shortuse
News

BY CATHERINE BALLMAN – Margot Shaw has an eye for living and decorating with flowers and it shows in her magazine, Flower. She also has an eye for opportunity. Ms. Shaw spied a need for a flower-focused...

Garden Club flourishes despite COVID restrictions

February 6, 2021
Marcy Shortuse
News

BY CATHY BALLMAN – The Boca Grande Garden Club’s 2020-2021 season continues to hold more activities than make cancellations, a success story amidst the COVID-19 crisis. “Part of this is because...

Internationally-known florists to speak at Garden Club

January 29, 2021
Marcy Shortuse
News

BY CATHY BALLMAN – Authors Greg Campbell and Erick New have cut a unique path in the world of flowers and they are coming to Boca Grande to tell Garden Club members all about it. On Wednesday,...

Nationally-known designer Lucy Penfield on her way to Boca Grande

January 23, 2021
Marcy Shortuse
Featured News, News

BY CATHERINE BALLMAN – The tagline “live colorfully” can be found on Lucy Penfield’s website. Poke around a bit on the site (lucyinteriordesign.com) and your eyes will be dazzled by color and...

Garden Club enjoys presentation by Mississippi’s debutante farmer and cook

January 8, 2021
Marcy Shortuse
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BY CATHERINE BALLMAN, BOCA GRANDE GARDEN CLUB CORRESPONDENT – One of the perks of being a good chef is the fun of cooking for fancy people. Elizabeth Heiskell has had that fun, preparing food...

Boca Grande Garden Club welcomes Russ Morash

January 3, 2020
Marcy Shortuse
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■ SUBMITTED BY THE BOCA GRANDE GARDEN CLUB Russ Morash, the distinguished WGBH Boston producer and program creator, is speaking to the Boca Grande Garden Club on Tuesday, Jan. 8 at 2 p.m. His topic...

Boca Grande Garden Club announces Carol Swift, Russ Morash, Jennie Love and Kent Russell in 2020

November 29, 2019
Marcy Shortuse
News

■ SUBMITTED BY THE BOCA GRANDE GARDEN CLUB Television stars, art, candy and a very distinctive urban garden are the buzz for the 2020 Boca Grande Garden Club catalog of activities. “The Club’s leadership...

Garden Club presents Lolo Weir Memorial Buddy Bench to The Island School

November 1, 2019
Marcy Shortuse
News

■ BY CATHERINE S. BALLMAN Anyone who knew Lolo Weir knew she was a lot of fun. This made Lolo, who died December 21, 2017, the spark- plug for many island activities, including the Boca Grande Garden...

The beginning of spring is heralded with a great ‘Art in Bloom’ show

To the Editor: In Boca Grande, where seasons blur and winter is not cold, spring did nonetheless decidedly begin on March 21, with a beautiful, colorful and exciting floral display. At the sixth annual...