Art & Bloom 2026

The Concord Garden Club would like to thank our volunteers, designers, and sponsors for a  beautiful 2026 Art and Bloom. Our event took place at Kimball Jenkins January 22-24, and  brought almost 700 visitors to see our floral arrangements paired with art created by  members of the Women’s Caucus for Art, NH Chapter.  

Our People’s Choice vote goes to Concord Garden Club member Gayle Kimball for her  floral interpretation of Suzan Gannett’s “The Fence Post with Barbed Wire”.

 

The top professional designer was Beth Webb of Cobblestone Design Company, who interpreted Brenda Wilbert’s “Chromatic Renewal”.

 

CGC member Lucy Gentilhomme deserves special  mention for her interpretation of the same artist’s “Color Unfurled”.

 

Lisa Blais, who created  a diorama inspired by Alison Scott’s photo “Apricity 12-26 Ice Jam Sheets at Sunrise”, and mother-and-son team of Maura Weston and Jeffrey Bartlett, who designed a stunning  triptych after Lucy Mueller’s “Under the Ice”, vied for honors among our teams of  community members. 

We are grateful to our sponsors, Cobblestone Design Company, Ruedig Realty, Merrimack  County Savings Bank, Goldsmiths Gallery, Susanne and Glenn Curry, Sal’s Pizza, McLane  Middleton, Gondwana and Divine Clothing Company, Gibson’s Bookstore, Go Native  Gallery, Susanne Smith-Meyer, Landscape Architect, Osborne’s Farm and Garden Center, and Claude Gentilhomme, Architect, for their support. We are indebted to Polaris Direct for our posters, and Concord Hospital for printing our brochures. 

We want to thank Kimball Jenkins Estate and the Women’s Caucus for Art, NH Chapter, for this special collaboration.