Tuesday 05 April 2022
PHOTO: Natasha Lisitsa and David Schultz Design — June 2017, Federation of RI Garden Clubs
RI Federation of Garden Club President Sheryl Hanson McGookin appeared on GoLocal LIVE to discuss their upcoming appearance at the RI Home Show, which runs April 7-10 at the Rhode Island Convention Center in Providence.
“The RI Federation of Garden Clubs is the centerpiece of local garden clubs — there are approximately 26 garden clubs that include approximately 1,200 members across the state and parts of neighboring Massachusetts,” McGookin said.
“It’s an opportunity for people to come together with similar interests. We’re having fun, it’s creative, and we’re doing educational outreach — civic beauty, photography contests, and gardening, like something as simple as how to grow a pollinator garden or how to put in a vegetable patch,” she says. ‘water.”
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McGookin spoke about what people can expect from club members at the upcoming RI Home Show.
“We have many floral designers across the state — in fact, some even further than that — who come together at the Home Show for floral design in particular,” she said. “This home show is one of the largest in New England. It’s a place for people who love to do floral design and love the challenge and creative outlet. They can hang out with other designers.”
“So when you walk into the Federation area of the home show, it’s floral design, but there’s also botanical arts and crafts and floriculture, these women and these men take it very seriously and you can see their creations – they are spectacular.”
This segment was part of a paid partnership between GoLocal and the RI Home Show.
