Mark Your Calendars!

For the Talbot County Garden Club’s

Floral Fête

Join us for a Floral Fête, a celebration of floral inspiration! Enjoy gorgeous florals, refreshments, a délicieux plated luncheon, and fascinating expert speakers. Indulge your newly inspired self at our onsite boutique. Á Bientôt!

Tuesday, April 22, 2025

from 9:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m.

The Oaks Waterfront Hotel

(click here for map and directions)

 

Speakers:

“The Art of the Possible: Stories and Lessons from a Self-taught Gardener”

Linda Jane Holden (prolific garden design author, self-taught garden historian, educator, and Bunny Mellon gardens insider and expert.)

“French Blooms: Floral Arrangements Inspired by Paris and Beyond”

Sandra Sigmund (second-generation floral designer and author of French Blooms, founder and operator of Andover, Massachusetts’ Les Fleurs and curator of all things French.)

“Pressing Botanicals: Harvesting Nature’s Bounty”

Anne Thompson Blackwell (trained artist and plantswoman, using centuries-old traditions, her preserved foliage and flowers are collected from some of the most picturesque regions of the eastern US.)

 

Tickets:

Tickets will go on sale January 6, 2025.

$175 per person.

$200 per person for limited VIP Reserved tables. Enjoy the day with family, friends or colleagues in a choice of either eight- or ten-person capacity tables. Tables are center-stage, premium seating for the best vantage point for the Floral Fete’s expert speakers.

 

The Symposium is the Talbot County Garden Club’s major fundraiser for 2025. Proceeds will benefit the club’s good works and green projects for the Talbot County Community. TCGC is a not-for-profit 501(c)(3) organization.