(Submitted by Beeker’s General Store)
With spring upon us, Beeker’s General Store, at 226 E. Front St., and Downtown Deco in Pemberville are eager to welcome the new season with a “blooming” event – 2020 Floral and Garden Symposium.
Spend the day with us on Saturday, March 21, from 10 a.m. – 3 p.m., to be immersed in our botanical world of lush plants, exquisite blooms and on-the-hour demonstrations featuring experts in the floral and garden field.
A sampling of our field experts for the day will include: North Branch Nursery – outdoor garden and landscape experts; SoBee Honey – local honey and pollinator education; Downtown Deco ~fine floral design~ floral composition demonstrations and repot your houseplant clinic (for a nominal fee); Rupp Seeds – garden seed education and seed pre-order; “In A Class By Itself” – creative yard art for garden inspiration; The Good Dog Farms microgreens; Z Farms organic mushrooms, Schedel Gardens and Arboretum and more.
The following educational demonstrations/presentations will take place: Everyday floral designs; designing with materials from the backyard/roadside; contemporary floral design; and embellishing your table (unique tablescape ideas.)
Additionally, the symposium will feature a wide array of garden reads for sale; taste testing of Beeker’s Amish edibles to include canned peaches, fried green beans, roasted green peas, pineapple salsa, hot cherry salsa, mint jelly and tomato jam; fresh cut florals exhibit from around the world; classic and modern houseplant education and plant sale; unique succulents for sale; and more.
Call Beeker’s General Store at 419-287-3274 for more information.