N.C. - Libbey Oliver, a floriculture specialist who was manager of floral services for Colonial Williamsburg for 23 years, will give two workshops on flower arranging this month to benefit the Sarah P. Duke Gardens Education Fund.
Openings are still available for each workshop.
As Colonial Williamsburg's floral services manager, Oliver was responsible for all fresh flower arrangements, dried arrangements and Christmas decorations in the historic town's exhibit buildings. Her post also entailed lecturing across the country and preparing floral arrangements for dignitary visits and other special occasions. Oliver is the author of Colonial Williamsburg Decorates for Christmas , a how-to book that has sold 250,000 copies. In addition, Oliver has designed and installed the Christmas set for Good Morning America for six years, and has appeared on numerous other television and radio shows, including CBS This Morning and Voice of America . Ga. Magazines such as McCalls , Veranda , Country Home and Southern Living have published her articles and profiled her designs.