Boynton Beach Garden Club

Thanks to our creative designers, Art in Bloom had another successful year.  The Floral Art Show was held the on March 4 & 5, 2022 at the Schoolhouse Children’s Museum in Boynton Beach.  Twelve BBGC members served as designers (Carol Stender, Debbie Lytle, Christine Johnson, Kathy Menninger, Wendy Weinberg, Lori Wolff, Linda Schrader, Linder Christianson, Nancy Lemcke, Roberta Corrigan, Bonnie Paton, Chris Murphy), and created 13 exquisite arrangements.  Yes, 13.  Christine Johnson made two very impressive arrangements because she wanted to test her creative skills.  Four of our newest members (Debbie Lytle, Wendy Weinberg, Roberta Corrigan, and Chris Murphy) participated and truly showed off their creative talents.

Ten days before the floral art display, the designers receive artwork created by Poinciana Elementary students, grades K – 5.  Their job started by determining what flowers, plant materials or textures to use to interpret the artwork into a floral arrangement/design. No silk or plastic flowers could be used.  

The designers dropped off their “floral works of art” midafternoon on Friday, March 4^th to be judged by three members of the Boynton Beach Art Advisory Council.  The judges determined whose masterpieces should receive these three awards: “Best Use of Color”, “Best Use of Texture”, and “Best Interpretation of the Art.”  This was an extremely difficult task, since all the arrangements were outstanding and could qualify for any of the awards.  After the judging, an “open to the public” reception was held.

Friday evening and all-day Saturday, the visiting public were encouraged to sign in and vote for their favorite floral design, the “People’s Choice Award”.  At the conclusion of the show on Saturday, the people’s votes were counted, and the winning design received the “People’s Choice Award”.