Ozark Folk Center State Park takes Best in Show at the Arkansas Flower and Garden Show –

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Pictured, above,  left to right are: Lana Zirbel, Beth Peck Cooper, Phyllis Williams, Tina Marie Wilcox, and Kathleen Connole.

Ozark Folk Center State Park takes Best in Show at the Arkansas Flower and Garden Show –

Mountain View, Arkansas – –  The Ozark Folk Center State Park take Best in Show and Best Interpretation of the Theme at the Arkansas Flower and Garden Show in Little Rock on February 26-28, 2016.

 “The Arkansas Flower and Garden Show has been a collaboration of kindred spirits for 25 years,” says Ozark Folk Center Herbalist Tina Marie Wilcox. “We could not be more proud of the volunteers who make the show and this year’s awards possible”.

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The Arkansas Flower Show display garden team included Master Naturalists who helped sow seeds and groom plants; Herb Society of America Ozark Unit members, who co-conceived this year’s plan, built and delivered props, designed the interpretive materials, constructed gardens, watered plants, and swept.

The Ozark Folk Center State Park is located at 1032 Park Avenue in Mountain View.  Follow the signs to the Administration Building and park in the parking lot just below the building.  The Ozark Folk Center State Park is less than a mile from the Courthouse Square in downtown Mountain View.  The park may also be reached by taking Hwy 5/9/14 (Sylamore Ave) to Jimmy Driftwood Parkway.

The mission of Ozark Folk Center State Park is to perpetuate, present and promote the Ozark way of life in an educational and enjoyable manner; through craft demonstrations, musical programs, the Heritage Herb Garden, workshops and other special events.