Columbia Garden Club Symposium 2022: Flowers with Friends

2030 Gregg Street,Columbia SC 29201

17 February, 2022

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Speakers: Calvert Crary - Executive Director - Flower School NY & Flower School LA & Rebecca Wesson Darwin - President/CEO - Garden and Gun Join us for the Columbia Garden Club Symposium 2022: Flowers with Friends, Thursday at 10 AM EST. We are excited to be joined by two very special guests who will be our keynote speakers: Calvert Crary - Executive Director - Flower School NY & Flower School LA Calvert Crary is the Executive Director of both Flower School New York and Flower School Los Angeles. Previously an award-winning photographer, Calvert made the transition to floral entrepreneur, having opened and successfully run three flower shops in New York City. Calvert has trained and coached thousands of students on how to work in the floral industry by opening new businesses or reorganizing existing floral businesses into thriving careers. Rebecca Wesson Darwin - President/CEO - Garden and Gun Rebecca Wesson Darwin, Columbia native, is the co-founder & CEO of the Allée Group LLC. The group owns Garden & Gun magazine, which launched in spring 2007. After moving to Charleston, South Carolina, following a successful career in publishing in New York City, Darwin and cofounder Manigault realized there was a need for a publication that spoke to the soul of the South. For over a decade, Garden & Gun has consistently been recognized as an industry leader. Award highlights include #2 hottest launch of 2007 among more than 700 magazines that were started that year; 2011 and 2015 National Magazine Awards in General Excellence; a winner of the 2013 National Magazine Award for Most Delicious Cover; a finalist of the 2014 James Beard Foundation Journalism Award; and 2018 Society of Publication Designers Brand of the Year. For more information, contact: [email protected]