The meeting begins at 7 p.m at the Lucerne Community Church, 5870 E. Highway 20, in Lucerne.
Come at 6:30 p.m. to visit and have coffee and snacks.
The featured speaker will be Wil Gonzalez, who will provide a workshop on flower arranging.
This is a hands-on workshop. He will show members and guests how to arrange flowers for a dramatic effect in decorating. Guests please bring a vase and frog and your hidden talents, plus your enthusiasm.
Gonzalez is a San Francisco native and resident of Ukiah. He works for Rain Forest Fantasy Garden Shop, is a member of The American Institute of Floral Designers and the “Hey Flower Guy” in the Ukiah Daily Journal.
He also is a Tournament of Roses Parade floral designer for Fiesta Parade Floats, most recently heading up the team of designers on the Natural Balance Float, which featured snowboarding bulldogs. The float is the Guinness Book of World Records holder for the longest single chassis float.
His home in the mountains give inspiration to his personal design style. He was induced into AIFD in 2007, Sun Valley Cup 2007.
He is currently president of the Northwest Region, is on the Teleflora Education Unit Nor Cal/Nev. Gonzalez also is the president of the Ukiah Garden Club.
North Lake Garden Club is a member of California Garden Clubs Inc., National Garden Clubs Inc. and the Mendo-Lake District.