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Above: The theme of this year’s West End Garden Club flower show on July 21 was “Superior Women.” As usual, the arrangements were extremely creative, giving tribute to women near and dear such as mothers, daughters, and sisters- and mothers-in-law; local legends such as Justine Kerfoot and Dorothy Molter; and famous women who have been inspiring, such as Sacajawea and Eleanor Roosevelt. Right: An arrangement on a Swedish theme by Judy Gregg in honor of Eileen Hall, using daisies, lilies, and bird’s foot trefoil.

Above: The theme of this year’s West End Garden Club flower show on July 21 was “Superior Women.” As usual, the arrangements were extremely creative, giving tribute to women near and dear such as mothers, daughters, and sisters- and mothers-in-law; local legends such as Justine Kerfoot and Dorothy Molter; and famous women who have been inspiring, such as Sacajawea and Eleanor Roosevelt. Right: An arrangement on a Swedish theme by Judy Gregg in honor of Eileen Hall, using daisies, lilies, and bird’s foot trefoil.

 

 

Right: A tribute to Rosa Parks by Carol Markwell using William Baffin roses. The idea came from Markwell’s 10-yearold granddaughter, Grace Legato.

Right: A tribute to Rosa Parks by Carol Markwell using William Baffin roses. The idea came from Markwell’s 10-yearold granddaughter, Grace Legato.

Above: “A Woodland Garden,” the theme of this year’s Grand Marais Garden Club flower show on July 20, was a fitting theme for Cook County, with flowers abounding all around the forest. Left: Jean Bratsch used a mixture of cultivated and wild flowers with cedar in her arrangement.

Above: “A Woodland Garden,” the theme of this year’s Grand Marais Garden Club flower show on July 20, was a fitting theme for Cook County, with flowers abounding all around the forest. Left: Jean Bratsch used a mixture of cultivated and wild flowers with cedar in her arrangement.

 

 

Above: The North Shore Care Center contributed numerous arrangements to the flower show, including this beautiful assortment of day lilies.

Above: The North Shore Care Center contributed numerous arrangements to the flower show, including this beautiful assortment of day lilies.

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