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Photos: Garden Club Books in Bloom exhibit at Hopkinton Public Library

by | Oct 24, 2024 | Featured, Featured: Features

The Hopkinton Public Library this week hosted the Books in Bloom exhibition, which featured 12 floral displays related to books picked by HPL staff. This year’s theme was A Century in Bloom. The event is presented annually by the Hopkinton Garden Club and the Friends of the Hopkinton Library.

Books in bloom event

Lynn Taylor’s arrangement for “The Great Gatsby” includes delicate-looking orchids and feathers.

Books in bloom event

Tiger stripes and honeybees are incorporated into the design of Diane Facendola’s “Winnie the Pooh”-inspired floral arrangement.

Books in bloom event

“All that is gold does not glitter” in Reina Bushko’s colorful display for J.R.R. Tolkien’s “The Hobbit.”

Books in bloom event

Megan Cox uses green, white and yellow flowers to represent Robert McCloskey’s “Make Way for Ducklings.”

Books in bloom event

A teddy bear lounges in the flowers of Henry Schmidt’s arrangement for “Paddington.”

Books in bloom event

A bird figurine is tucked into Robin Brooke-Meldon’s display for “To Kill a Mockingbird.”

Books in bloom event

Designer Reka Au represents Colleen McCullough’s “The Thorn Birds” with a yellow orchid, a bird and twigs.

Books in bloom event

Designer Rita Lyndi’s floral arrangement towers over “The Mists of Avalon” in an ornate vase.

Books in bloom event

Touches of color appear among black and white flowers in Bri Stein’s display for “The Giver.”

Books in bloom event

Jodi Yocher utilizes the colors on the cover of “Twilight” in her floral display.

Books in bloom event

A sea of purple flowers decorates the bed of Martin Bayes’ arrangement for “Life of Pi” by Yann Martel.

Books in bloom event

Merlyn Mezzit’s floral arrangement represents the autobiographical book “I Am Malala” with red and white roses.

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