Advance tickets for Feb. 6 floral seminar on sale Gulf Shores Garden Club fundraiser always sells out

Advance tickets for Feb. 6 floral seminar on sale
Gulf Shores Garden Club fundraiser always sells out

Advance tickets are now on sale for the Gulf Shores Garden Club’s 28th Annual Floral Seminar on Wednesday, February 6, 2019 at the Erie Meyer Civic Center in Gulf Shores. The (pictured) team of Brantley Snipes, a landscape architect, and mother Peggy Snipes, a floral designer, will present “A Continuous Palette of Garden Color.” Doors open at 9:15 a.m. The program starts at 10:00 a.m.
Immensely popular, the seminar always sells out. Tickets are $20 (advance purchase only.) Entry includes lunch and raffles for exciting door prizes.
Tickets are available at The Thomas Norton Public Library (221 West 19th Ave.) in Gulf Shores or by contacting Charlotte Higgins at 205-410-3190 or c.s.higgins@gmail.com or Mindy Jones at Island Enclosures 251-968-9777, islandenclosures@gulftel.com
Groups of 10 or more can request reserved seating. The deadline to purchase and reserve tickets by mail is January 4.
Diane Urban is the chair and Charlotte Higgins is the co-chair for this event. Proceeds benefit the Gulf Shores Garden Club Scholarship Fund, local non-profits and other local horticultural and community projects.
Brantley Snipes is from the Mississippi Delta Region and works on projects for clients throughout Northwest MS and the Southeast and preservation projects for Main Street Greenwood. With an interest in landscape architecture from the age of 9, Brantley earned her bachelor’s degree in Horticultural Science from Auburn University.
Brantley then headed to North Carolina State University to pursue a Master’s degree of Landscape Architecture in order to enhance her understanding at the design process. Brantley was introduced to the world and works of historic preservation and learned how landscape architecture can be utilized to shape and aid in preservation projects.
Brantley graduated in 2011 with a dual master’s degree in landscape Architecture and horticultural science. She was inducted into the Sigma Lambda Alpha Honor Society while at NCSU.
Today, Brantley is not only a licensed Landscape Architect, but the lead designer, owner and project manager for Brantley Snipes Landscape Design and the Executive Director of Main Street Greenwood, Inc. She has been named to the Greenwood Commonwealth’s Top 30 under 40. Brantley is a member of the Mississippi Association of Landscape Architects (ASLA), the Greenwood Rotary Club and the Greenwood Garden Club.
Originally from Georgia, Peggy Snipes has lived in the Delta for over 20 years. With a degree in Art Education from Auburn University, Peggy taught art until the birth of her two daughters, Brantley and Maggie.
Peggy launched her business, The Apron String in 1982, which started out with a focus on wedding cakes and then added floral design to the enterprise. Today, the Apron String specializes in floral design and catering for events throughout the Delta.
Peggy enjoys gardening (as seen by her exquisite backyard and newly remodeled front yard), competitive estate selling, and being a wonderful mother and wife. She can be found most weekends at the family’s property in Carroll County.