FLOWER POWER: A happy group of kids shows off their floral creations made at the Long Beach Island Branch of the Ocean County Library. (Photos by Jeannette Michelson)
The Youth Committee of the Garden Club of LBI recently met with local students in grades 3 to 6 at the Long Beach Island Branch of the Ocean County Library in Surf City to create a floral arrangement to welcome the winter season.
The reindeer-decorated containers were first filled with a bed of local evergreens including juniper, white pine and princess pine.
Gillian Rozicer, publicity director, said this set the stage for the the “star” flower, a white spider mum. Rose and red-and-white variegated carnations were nestled among the greens. Hypericum berries and frosted pine cones along with “reindeer antlers” added interest to the arrangement. The children made a small drawing of their favorite winter activity that added a personal artistic touch to their arrangement.
The group, led by co-chairs Ginny Scarlatelli and Jeannette Michelson along with members Paula Cofone and Suzan Priolo, also asked the children to write their answers to “The Best Part of Winter Is” and the overwhelming response was “snow!”
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