Ογ½ΆΦ±²₯Florist invites public to holiday open house
Contact: Vanessa Beeson
![The annual holiday open house at Ογ½ΆΦ±²₯ Florist is set for Friday [Nov. 16] from 9 a.m. β 4 p.m. The event will feature refreshments and a McCarty pottery door prize giveaway. (Photo by Karen Brasher)](/sites/www.msstate.edu/files/inline-images/holiday-decorated-florist_KarenBrasher_DSC3108full.jpg "Ογ½ΆΦ±²₯Florist decorated for holiday open house")
STARKVILLE, Miss.βThe public is invited to ring in the holiday cheer at the upcoming Ογ½ΆΦ±²₯ Florist open house. The event, which includes coffee, cookies and a McCarty pottery door prize giveaway, takes place Friday [Nov. 16] from 9 a.m. until 4 p.m. in the flower shop located at 100 Lee Blvd. in the center of campus.
The holiday open house is a chance for Bulldog fans to shop local and check out all that the University Florist has to offer from made-in-Mississippi gift selections, including McCarty pottery and Wolfe Studio ceramic birds, to unique Ογ½ΆΦ±²₯gifts and much more. A complete array of Ογ½ΆΦ±²₯ornaments and holiday arrangements also will be on display and available to order or purchase.
βThis is our way of kicking off the holiday season and giving the community a chance to stop by and check out all we have to offer,β said Taylor Bowden, florist manager.
The University Florist at Mississippi State is a retail shop operated by the Department of Plant and Soil Sciences in the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences. It serves as a practicum for students employed in the shop who are enrolled in the Ογ½ΆΦ±²₯floral management concentration in horticulture.
Ογ½ΆΦ±²₯is one of only a few universities in the nation to offer retail training for students pursuing a degree in floral management.
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