Founders Garden Club welcomes Ingrid Carozzi for Flower Talk
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Observer Staff
| 5:00 p.m. November 13, 2023
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For its Flower Talk: Flowers By Design luncheon, the Founders Garden Club of Sarasota welcomed acclaimed floral designer and author Ingrid Carozzi of Tin Can Studios Nov. 9 at the Sarasota Yacht Club.
The ballroom was packed with ladies wearing their finest floral-print dresses. Carozzi, a leader in sustainable floral design who was named "Best Florist" by New York Magazine, spoke to the club's members and guests about her process and philosophy.Â
Kathy Coffey, Kitty Cranor and Grace Riker co-chaired the event, which raises money for the club's community projects. Every two years, the club selects a signature community project to assist with. In February 2022, it awarded $50,000 to fund a pollinator meadow in the Celery Fields area.Â
Founded in 1927, the Founders Garden Club is one of the oldest garden clubs in the country and has contributed more than $435,000 over the last 30 years to community projects.Â
Event Co-Chairs-Grace Riker, Kitty Cranor and Kathy Coffey
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Keynote speaker and author Ingrid Carozzi
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Ashley Peraine
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Chris Lindsay and Deb Walk, president of the Founders Garden Club of Sarasota
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Abby Lagasse, Sophia Hebda and Hamilton Coffey
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Lynn Duoos, Barbara Stainbrook and Lynn Morris
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Kim Pulliam, Nora Johnson and Liz Smith
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Ginny Kepp, John Cranor and Karen Gustafson
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Katie Hollingsworth, Ellen Steinwachs and Christine Johnson
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Beathe Elden and Adrienne Vittadini
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Beth Foy, Retta Wagner and Roni Day
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Meg Ferlise and Ashleigh Gregori
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Marsha Fottler and Margaret Hoskinson Bell
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Liz Smith and Ricki Lindsay
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Chrissy Hays and Suzy Kessler
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Genie Hindall and Mary Evelyn Guyton
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Amy Sussman and Pauline Wamsler
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Ann Moran and Judy Cox
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Beth Merchent and Grier Ferguson
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Pat Mudgett and Mackenzie Longueuil
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Chrissy Hays and Cathleen Studdiford
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Shirley Lascelle and Kathryn Carr
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Ric Coffey and Rebecca Maiotti
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Mimi Hernandez and Julie Delaney
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Mary Beth Leeming and Billy Hayes
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Nikki Sedacca and Victoria Andrews
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The event offered shopping with fabulous vendors in the lobby.
