The Beauty of Dried Fower Arrangements

This beautiful dried flower arrangement and delicious refreshments were provided by Donna Grimes.

On Wednesday, September 20th, Holiday Island Garden Club held a meeting centered around a presentation of the Beauty of Dried Fower Arrangements presented by Monica Kidwell.  As usual, it was a fun and informative session.  In addition, Alan Miller brought a group of driftwood pieces gathered from his shoreline, those pieces had an appropriate size conducive to flower arrangements.  Donna Grimes did her usual best to keep everyone hydrated and with her peanut butter and chocolate cakes.  That’s reason enough to come to the meetings.  And it didn’t stop there.  In attendance were many of the club’s leadership people and some very interesting ideas were explored for the club’s future.

Garden Club Visits Quigley’s Castle

Quigley’s Castle is the dream home of Elise Quigley (1910-1984). Her grandchildren invite visitors to wander through her perennial garden of over 400 varieties of flowers. The Holiday Island Garden Club visited on Wednesday, June 16, 2021.

The Garden paths wind around secluded benches, a lily pond and bird baths up to her home which she beautifully covered with stones she’d collected since childhood. Tropical plants grow in the natural soil of the first floor and brush the ceiling of the second floor. She has a butterfly, fossil, crystal, arrowhead and glassware collection beyond imagination.

Quigley’s Castle is located 4 miles south of Eureka Springs, Arkansas. One can visit March through November.