My garden club – the Here & There Garden Club (affiliated with The Ohio Association of Garden Clubs, Inc.) – is having a special Open Meeting, 7 pm, Tuesday, August 7. 2012 at Prince of Peace Church of the Brethren (800 E. David Rd., Kettering OH 45429). Our guest speaker is club member Louise Bennett. Her program “The Beauty of Nature” will feature Ikebana (Japanese flower arranging) designs of the Ohara school style.

Louise is is an Associate First Degree Master (10th Level) of Ohara School of Ikebana and a member of the North American Ohara Teachers Association. The event is free and open to the public.