Tasha Tobin, a Garden Club of America-certified judge from Akron, shows one of her sample rock 'n roll floral designs to Country Garden Club members at the  W.W. Knight Nature Preserve. All CGC members will compete in the May 14 show.

PERRYSBURG - The public is invited to Country Garden Club of Perrysburg's flower show, "Let's Rock!" a Garden Club of America Flower Show, this Thursday from 9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. at the Nature Center at the W.W. Knight Nature Preserve.
Admission is free and open to the public.
Arrangements will be judged in three categories: flower arrangement, horticulture and photography. There also will be an interactive educational display, Wetlands Rock, highlighting the function and value of wetlands, plus the steps to take to protect this precious resource.
The show will be judged by Garden Club of America certified judges from Ohio, Michigan and Indiana.
Flower arrangers will interpret the rock 'n' roll theme in seven classes:
¥ Happy Days (an arrangement interpreting an oldie but goody song),
¥ The British Invasion (an arrangement displayed next to a Beatles poster),
¥ Do The Hustle ( a disco-inspired arrangement),
¥ Viva Las Vegas (a salute to Elvis),

¥ Age of Aquarius (an arrangement in multiple containers),
¥ iPod Nation (a miniature arrangement), and
¥ Rock 'n' Roll Hall of Fame (an arrangement staged on a dress form and inspired by a rock 'n' roll diva.)
Horticulture entries will include tabletop rock gardens, cut specimens from the exhibitors' gardens, trained plants and topiaries, and specimens propagated from seeds, cuttings and division.
Photography classes include:
¥ Feelin' Groovy (a photograph taken on the WW Knight Nature Preserve grounds),
¥ Like a Rolling Stone (a photograph taken in a botanical setting with rocks) and
¥ Close to You ( a close-up of a botanical subject).
Children will participate in flower arrangement and horticulture divisions. Rock Around the Clock will feature flower arrangements by children age 12 and under. Stairway to Heaven will feature Columbine and Marigold seeds grown by students from Mr. Lease's fifth grade class at Frank Elementary School.
The Country Garden Club was founded in 1932 and is a member of the Garden Club of America. The club provides education to its members and the public on conservation of natural resources, horticulture and garden design and maintenance, flower arrangement and the preservation, conservation and beautification of the Maumee Valley. Annual CGC projects include donation of the Arbor Day tree, downtown Perrysburg decorations at Christmas and hanging baskets in the summer. The Club has funded plantings at many community locations, including City of Perrysburg gateways, Hood Park, the Perrysburg Heights Community Center, Fort Imagination and Way Public Library.
Club projects are funded by the annual Holiday Trunk Show held every October at the Carranor Hunt and Polo Club. Linda Swemba is 2009 president. The CGC has more than 100 members and presents flower shows every three years.
Co-chairing the flower show are Susan Kienzle and Diane Wellstein.
"We are excited to have the show at the WW Knight Nature Preserve since the club has been involved with the Preserve from its beginning in 1993," explained Kienzle. "The club has donated over $100,000 to construct trails, boardwalks and the Educational Lab and facilitated funding for the Preserve's Prairie Restoration Project, which included a grant from the Garden Club of America. We hope the public will come out to enjoy our show as well as this exceptional Wood County park."
The entrance to the nature preserve is on White Road at the corner of East River Road (Ohio 65), between Perrysburg and Rossford.