On Friday, Nov. 8, Maureen Christmas, an award-winning National Garden Club Master Flower Show Judge, will create arrangements of varied textures and colors to celebrate the holiday season. 

The program will offer something for all levels of designers, including eco-friendly techniques and suggestions for using horticulture from home gardens.

An internationally known floral designer and avid gardener, Christmas is the proprietor of Floral Notes of Acton, Massachusetts. Her flower-show judging, competition experience, work to achieve European Masters Certification, and status as a Chapel Designer have given her a deep understanding of design, enhanced by the European style. She has passed the rigorous Professional Florist Design Evaluation, achieving a score that earned her induction into the American Institute of Floral Designers.

Christmas has won numerous awards for her designs in flower shows, including a Bronze Award in the Fusion Flower International Designer of the Year Competition. Her designs have been featured in various publications, including on the cover of the National Garden Club’s “Vision of Beauty” calendar. A career highlight was creating dramatically large arrangements for His Holiness, the Dali Lama, at the Wang Center in 2014.

Logistics

The meeting will be held at St. Mary’s Church Hall, XX Washington Street, Holliston. The event will begin at 6:30 pm with refreshments and time to review the many raffle items available. The program will begin at 7:30 pm. 

Tickets for this event are available from garden club members, online at www.Hollistongardenclub.org, Sunnyside Gardens, Hokinton or Debra’s Flowers, Holliston. Tickets are $15 in advance or $20 at the door. 

About the Holliston Garden Club

Founded in 1933, the Holliston Garden Club is a 501(c)(3) charitable organization that encourages the study and practice of horticulture, landscape design, and floral design; aids in the beautification of the town of Holliston; and helps protect and conserve natural resources. A member of the Garden Club Federation of Massachusetts, Inc., and National Garden Clubs, Inc., the club provides both financial and hands-on support to a variety of municipal, educational, and environmental organizations throughout the region.

The Holliston Garden Club welcomes new members, and information about joining is available from HGC membership chairs Valerie Howes.