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ascinating Rhythms, The Music of Flowers,” is the theme of The Garden Club of Santa Barbara’s upcoming flower show, which will feature members’ horticulture specimens, floral design arrangements, photography, and a conservation exhibit on the honeybee. Garden Club of Americadesignated judges from throughout the United States will select winners among the entries. The event takes root at The Music Academy of the West, 1070 Fairway Road in Santa Barbara. Doors open to the public on Thursday, May 22, from 10 am to 4 pm, and Friday, May 23, from 10 am to 3 pm. Admission and parking are free. The Montecito estate formerly known as Miraflores, which translates as “Look at the flowers,” is the setting for the show. Just as the Music Academy musicians are inspired by the lovely gardens of Miraflores, Garden Club members will seek to reflect the joy of music. Each entry category has a song to inspire the designs, including Gershwin’s “I’ve Got Rhythm” for a modern mass or “Me and My Shadow” for a design using two containers. Photography inspiration comes from the songs “Waltz of the Flowers” and “On the Street Where You Live.” The honeybee display will highlight the importance of the bees and other pollinators that are essential for twothirds of the food crops humans eat every day. Over the past 15 years, beekeepers worldwide have reported a drastic decline of their hives. In 2006, this unprecedented loss of bees was
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named “colony collapse disorder.” This exhibit, created in collaboration with the Santa Barbara Beekeepers Association, will showcase how to create a bee-friendly garden, and include displays of plants and a see-through hive with live bees. The Garden Club flower show is especially poignant this year, as it will honor the memory of Natalie Rand McFadden, a beloved member, an award-winning floral designer, Garden Club of America Judge, and community volunteer. The club is proud to be a partner organization of the Santa Barbara Public Gardens Partnership (www. sbpublicgardens.org), which celebrates and promotes the gardens of Santa Barbara throughout the month of May. Founded in April 1916, The Garden Club of Santa Barbara is a non-profit volunteer organization dedicated to stimulating the knowledge and enjoyment of gardening, the art of flower arranging, the conservation and protection of our environment and native plants, the beautification of our community, and the education of the horticultural richness and diversity of our region. The SB club is affiliated with The Garden Club of America, whose flower shows are unique and rare. As a gift to the community, we hope all residents will be able to view the elaborate floral designs, horticultural plants grown to perfection, exhibition quality photographs, and our conservation exhibit about the honeybee and pollinators. This is for all ages, from •MJ youngest to oldest.
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