June 2024
Our own Jerry Paulson and Linda Ricker will present a workshop on bringing the beauty of your summer prairie flowers and grasses into your home to enjoy, with advice on selecting and conditioning flowers for cut arrangements, picking the proper container, floral design principles and prolonging the life of your flowers. Containers, flowers and foliage will be provided to make your own arrangement; you can also bring your own cut flowers from home if you have a favorite you want to include.
Tables will be provided, but bring a lawn chair and floral/garden shears.
Besides being President of WORRV, and a long-time conservationist, Jerry has a degree in Ornamental Horticulture and spent many years working in flower shops. His floral arrangements using prairie plants win blue ribbons at the Boone County Fair every year.
Linda, Vice President of WORRV, also has a degree in Ornamental Horticulture as well as Landscape Design and is a Master Naturalist. She was a floral designer for 15 years at Michaels Craft Stores, and several flower shops. Linda is owner of Lejoi Design, a landscape design consultant and a former teacher for Illinois Extension.
