Learn About Fall Floral Arrangements Next Week In Doylestown

DOYLESTOWN, PA — Learn about the art of designing fall floral arrangements during a special event next week in Doylestown.

Bucks Beautiful’s Fall Lecture Series continues with “Leaves of Autumn." During the event, learn about the art of designing a unique fall floral arrangement from Melissa Palmer.

The event will be held at 7 p.m. Nov. 5 t at the Henry Schmieder Arboretum, Delaware Valley University, Life Sciences Building, 700 E. Butler Avenue, Doylestown.

According to Bucks Beautiful, Palmer trained under Gregor Lerch in Germany and attended the Boerma Institute in the Netherlands in Dutch Master Design. She owns two businesses, Florum Flowers and Petaling Posies, and grows flowers on her New Jersey farm.

Palmer is a floral instructor at Longwood Gardens, as well as a frequent speaker at the Philadelphia Flower Show. She also teaches classes on beneficial insects specializing in Mason Bees at the Pennsylvania Horticultural Society. She is a Master Gardener (Mercer County) and a Master Beekeeper trained in British Columbia.

Tickets are available at the door.

Arboretum Members, DVU Students and Military receive free admission.

Senior Citizens, Non-DVU Students, DVU Faculty and Staff tickets are $3, and non-members are $5. Light refreshments will be offered at 6:30 p.m, followed by the lecture at 7 p.m.

This talk is co-sponsored by Delaware Valley University and Feeney’s Wholesale Nursery.

Bucks Beautiful is a 501(c)3 non-profit organization that coordinates events, community projects and educational programs. To learn more. visit www.bucksbeautiful.org .