'Art in Bloom' Brings Spring to Morse House

With the threat of snow, grey skies and howling wind as March rolled into April, many were left wondering if the unseasonably warm temperatures of the winter were part of an early April Fool’s joke.

But over the weekend the Morse House, at least, was bursting with color, art and original floral arrangements as the Norwood Evening Garden Club held the 8th annual Art in Bloom festival. The historic home was made even more beautiful by the floral displays which incorporated the work of NHS art students and members of the Norwood Evening Garden Club.

Donna Lane, member of the Norwood Evening Garden club, described the process of the year’s theme: “Realism to Abstraction.”

“As you can see the students' art vary in medium and meaning,” Lane said. “The members are assigned a piece of art by random lottery and interpret the piece into a floral arrangement. It sounds simple, but some of us put hours of thought into our pieces while more naturally talented designers can come up with fabulous ideas in about an hour.”

Morse House Committee Chairman, Dale Day said, “The event is one of my favorites. It brings freshness to the house and I love watching the young adults and children viewing the art and floral arrangements, and the house.”

When the show is over, Lane said that members take the arrangements home.

The Norwood Evening Garden Club will be hosting a plant sale on Saturday, May 12 from 9:00-11:00 a.m. at Hawes Pool in South Norwood.