Beauty, color — and wedding help — abound at Fellows show

YOUNGSTOWN

Many people are familiar with the appealing beauty and color that define Fellows Riverside Gardens. This weekend, though, a taste of those qualities and fragrances can be found inside.

That’s because the nearby D.D. and Velma Davis Educational and Visitors Center is the setting for the Garden Forum of the Greater Youngstown Area’s annual June flower show.

The free, two-day event continues from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. today in the visitors center, 123 McKinley Ave.

Among the people who likely will enjoy the flower show are those about to get hitched, because it offers entries from four classifications under the heading, “Wedding bells are ringing.”

Several tables in the wedding portion have as a theme designs that feature various white-lily arrangements with creative backdrops, most of which received first,- second- and third-place ribbons as well as honorable mention.

Examples include a vertical row of six stacked lilies, and a light-brown cylindrical tube with openings in the middle and at the top from which white lilies with small purple splotches protrude.

The show also has a horticulture portion that contains 98 entries that were judged similarly to their wedding-style counterparts.

Read more about the colorful event in Sunday's Vindicator or on Vindy.com.