Floral Enthusiast Agents and Volunteers
MSU Extension volunteers who have received floral design training.
Floral design is a rewarding and fun way to be creative with flowers and accessories. Programs within this category are typically just a few hours in duration. They offer educational information and often, hands-on practice creating a floral arrangement. Floral Enthusiast workshops are available throughout the year at the MSU Coastal Research and Extension Center. Register for classes.
The following counties have Agents and MSU Extension Volunteers who have received floral design training. They can offer demonstrations and/or workshops on topics such as design principles and how to make a bow, a seasonal wreath, and a fresh floral arrangement. Check with your local Extension office to find out if workshops are available in your area.
Alcorn
Mary Linda Moore
Amite
Amy Walsh
Attala
Donna Beliech
Bolivar
Laura Giaccaglia
Natalie Peeler
Choctaw
Juli Hughes
Claiborne
Monica Beeman
Clay
Natalie Ray
Covington
Ellen Russell
Desoto
Joy Fox Anderson
Lara Savage Angel
Forest
Anne Gent
Tawnya Holliman
Franklin
Cynthia Wilkinson
Hancock
Shelby Hudson
Christian Stephenson
Harrison
Anita Anderson
Kimberly Gowdy
Cheryl Spann
Sheran Watkins
Holmes
Donna Beliech
Tara Howell
Issaquena
Donna Beliech
Peggy Callaway
Emily Carter
Jackson
Sarah Beaugez
Connie Belk
Linda Darphin
Tamela Gartman
Caitlin McLeod
Wanda Norton
Pam Perkins
Wayne Porter
Kemper
Malikah Jones
Lamar
Rebecca Fetteroff
Lawrence
Amanda Masholie
Lee
Susi Wade
Lincoln
Rebecca Bates
LaToya Evans
Madison
Donna Beliech
Monroe
Kayla Dowden
Montgomery
Deborah Enis
Christye VanHorn
Neshoba
Karen Benson
Newton
Marion Treacy Croft
Katrina McCalphia
Noxubee
Josephine Tate
Oktibbeha
Fran Brock
Pearl River
Suzanne Ellis
Rebecca Fetteroff
Gail Frye
Phyllis Goodwin
Roxanne Gort
Lenore Ladner
Sandy Love-Thompson
Jan Mashburn
Patti Murphy
June Oase
Bertha Page
Darla Pastorek
LaJuan Pigott
Eddie Smith
Susan Tyson
Perry
Latoya Brown
Pike
Don Smith
Rankin
Donna Beliech
Betty Miles Newman
Sharkey
Donna Beliech
Emily Carter
Simpson
Debra Cockrell
Stone
Gayle Greene-Aguirre
Lori Hildestad
Sunflower
Fran Davis
Ann Twiner
Tishomingo
Emily Cox
Warren
Donna Beliech
Peggy Callaway
Sandra Havard
Yolanda Horne
Betty Thornley
Virginia Whittington
Walthall
Debby Adams
Wayne
Jessica Sibley
Webster
Lisa Stewart
Wilkinson
Ann Davis
Winston
Johnna Williamson
Yazoo
Donna Beliech
Peggy Callaway
Katrina Owens
Publications
News
RAYMOND, Miss. -- Floral enthusiasts and business owners can learn to create home holiday decorations with evergreen cuttings and basic floral supplies in an online workshop. The Deck the Halls workshop will include step-by-step instruction for creating impressive velvet bows, a classical garland, a regal door swag and a long-lasting, elegant table centerpiece.
MERIDIAN, Miss. -- Gardening and floral design enthusiasts and professionals can enjoy a floral design demonstration and reception at Merrehope in Meridian. Petals & Prosecco will feature Jim DelPrince, a horticulture specialist with the Mississippi State University Extension Service. He will show attendees how to make 19th century-style mantel garlands.
BILOXI, Miss. -- Gardening and floral design enthusiasts and professionals can enjoy a public lecture by Martha Whitney Butler, a Bay St. Louis floral designer. Butler will deliver a floral design demonstration that includes techniques based on sustainable floral design practices, as well as her experience in art history and the use of antique and vintage floral containers.
I love Christmas decorations. There’s just something about the twinkly lights and greenery that makes my heart flutter. Over the years, I’ve experimented with making my own garland and arrangements from evergreens and other plants.
A Mississippi State University Extension Service horticulturist will demonstrate evergreen Christmas decorations in the Hernando town square Nov. 12. Jim DelPrince, who works in Biloxi at the MSU Coastal Research and Extension Center, will be part of the “Dickens of a Christmas” market in downtown Hernando.
Success Stories
Dr. Jim DelPrince is taking care of what matters this holiday season, and you can too!
Missy Brandon remembers gathering countless bouquets of the tiny blue-eyed bluets that grew in her parents’ yard when she was a child. She would place them in a miniature pottery vase made by her mom, who taught art and ceramics. Growing up, Missy gathered and arranged any and all kinds of blooms she could find.
Arranging Joy
Dr. Tamela Gartman has always loved flowers and being outdoors.
