As part of the 2024 Marblehead Christmas Walk, local garden clubs are invited to decorate a space in Marblehead Arts Association’s historic home, the stately King Hooper Mansion. This year the overall decorating theme is ‘Seaside Holidays.’
Preparations started back in November with a shopping excursion to Jacobson Floral Supply in Boston to purchase the necessary materials, followed by a hands-on workshop to prepare and assemble the design elements. The DGC design team of Laurie Boggis and Ginny von Rueden created an elegant coastal décor using locally-sourced dried hydrangeas, seashells, driftwood pieces, and dried grasses. The design even includes a horseshoe crab discovered on a Salem Harbor beach!
Driftwood Garden Club members have transformed the first-floor dining room fireplace, mantel, and windows of the 1728 mansion. Guests are invited to view the mansion during an Open House on Thursday, December 5th from 4 to 7 PM, and also during the 53rd Annual Christmas Walk and Holiday Stroll on Saturday and Sunday December 7th and 8th. We hope you can join us.
Happy Holidays from the Driftwood Garden Club!
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