OCTOBER DESIGN EXHIBIT

Shirley Levendoski, Rena Pogue, Paula Moratto, and Mary Ann Cannone

DESIGN EXHIBIT: Favorite Sports Team

For our October Design Exhibit, designers showcased creative floral arrangements inspired by their favorite sports teams, combining personal stories, unique plant materials, and thoughtful containers to highlight team spirit.

Shirley Levendoski created a traditional mass design honoring Navy Football, reflecting her family’s love for tailgating at games. Her arrangement featured yellow daisy mums, small white spray mums, and Rucus Butcher's Broom. The flowers were displayed in a handwoven basket Shirley made during a basket-making course, decorated in Navy’s signature blue and gold. Bill the Goat, Navy’s mascot, was attached to complete the Navy theme. The basket was used as the centerpiece for their tailgating parties.

Rena Pogue designed an arrangement inspired by the Baltimore Orioles, using English boxwood, dianthus, and chrysanthemums. The flowers were arranged in a box wrapped with a fan towel, evoking the colors and spirit of her favorite team.

Paula Moratto paid tribute to the Washington Commanders with a design that incorporated Spider chrysanthemums, burgundy roses, and leucadendron Safari Sunset Conebush. She also included a football to complete the sporty theme.

Mary Ann Cannone's creative pot-et-fleur design was based on the New York Yankees. She used dracaena, chrysanthemums, fluxweed, and lemon-lime dracaena, and drew pinstripes on the vase while incorporating pinstripe foliage. Mary Ann also shared a personal story of taking her sons to a parade in New York, where one of her sons received an autograph from the legendary Joe DiMaggio.

Each design reflected not only the team colors and symbols but also the designers’ personal connections and memories, making the exhibit a vibrant celebration of sports, creativity, and floral artistry.