Arabella Dane

2007 Katharine Thomas Cary Medal

Presented to Arabella Dane, a woman of vision who formed the Flower Arranging Study Group of the GCA. She has served as president of the American Horticultural Society and the Garden Club Federation of MA. Her leadership roles in the gardening world, her perseverance in the creation of computer programs and database; and her achievement in the field of flower arrangement education has all greatly added to the furtherance of the aims of the GCA.

Proposed by: a member of Chestnut Hill Garden Club, Zone I
Seconded by: a member of Little Garden Club of Columbus, Zone X

The Katharine Thomas Cary Medal is awarded in recognition of outstanding achievement in the field of floral design education.

The Katharine Thomas Cary Medal was endowed by New Canaan Garden Club, Zone II, in memory of member Katherine Babcock Thomas Cary (Mrs. William Harris Cary: 1874–1953). She served as a GCA director, floral design judge, and GCA librarian. The medal was designed in 1955 by Karl Gruppe and first awarded in 1956.

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