Garden Club Meeting to Feature Talk on Orchids by Pirjo Amato
Wellington Garden Club will hold its monthly meeting on Monday, March 7, 2022 at 9:30 a.m. at the Wellington Community Center, located at 12150 W. Forest Hill Blvd. The speaker will be Pirjo Amato, a designer, grower and cultivator of orchids, succulents and other rare plants.
The former owner of PRA Orchids, Pirjo Amato and her husband, George, have created orchid designs for some of the wealthiest residents of Palm Beach for over 30 years. In addition to her design talents, Pirjo is a grower and cultivator of orchids, succulents and rare plants. PRA Orchids also created living art sculptures and participated in fundraisers at Mar-a-Lago as well as other country clubs.
She will demonstrate the art of creating beautiful designs using orchids. In addition, she will share her photos of the floral designs and installations she created for mansions on Palm Beach and summer homes in the Hamptons.
The community is invited to join the club for coffee and a plant raffle beginning at 9:30, followed by the presentation at 10:00. Visitors are asked to check in at the guest table. To reserve a spot, contact Maria Wolfe at: [email protected].
Wellington Garden Club, founded in 1981, is a 501(c) (3) nonprofit organization dedicated to educating its members and the public in the fields of gardening, horticulture, floral design, landscape design, conservation of natural resources, civic beautification; and to instilling in our youth the love of gardening and the respect and protection of the environment.
For more information: www.wellingtongardenclub.org.