For our first meeting of the new year we will welcome Floral Designer Cathy Ritch who will demonstrate several easy floral designs that incorporate plant material we commonly have in our own yards.  At the end of the meeting we will hold a raffle for the completed designs.

Cathy Ritch is an accomplished and enthusiastic floral designer, instructor and National Garden Clubs (NGC) Accredited Life Judge.  Her designs have won numerous blue ribbons and top NGC design awards at the Connecticut Flower and Garden Shows.  Her work has been exhibited at the New Britain Museum of American Art’s show “Floral Expressions.”  The NGC Vision of Beauty Calendar has featured photos of her designs.

She was the chair for the Federated Garden Clubs of Connecticut annual flower show for three years and leads Beyond Beginning Floral Design Workshops for which she won a prestigious NGC “Award of Excellence.”

A member of the Long Hill Garden Club of Trumbull and Creative Arrangers of Connecticut, Cathy is happiest when she can create floral designs using plant material grown in her own gardens.

Olde Ripton Garden Club will meet at 10:00 on Monday, March 2nd at the Plumb Memorial Library.  Visitors are welcome and asked to donate $5.00 towards the program and refreshments.