President's Club

The girls who are enrolled in Flower Center this semester participated in making the corsages and boutonnieres for the honored guests who are members of President's Club. Members help to contribute financially to the growth and heritage of BYU-Idaho. Last Saturday, there was the President's Club banquet which is an annual banquet, hosted by President Clark, where he gives his annual report on how their donations have been helping the school and the students.

As part of the preparation for the banquet, the Flower Center girls learned how to pin on corsages and boutonnieres (a very important skill) and the basic construction of those. The girls as a whole needed to provide about 150-200 of each for the banquet guests, as well as a few design pieces for the room to show off the skills our department is developing.

The students were also there during the reception of the guests before the banquet to pin on the corsages and boutonnieres they made earlier. This was definitely a success and a great chance to give back a little to the school and the many people who have invested in our school. We thank you.

"The seeds we are planting today will grow and become mighty oaks,
and their branches will run over the earth."
—Jacob Spori, at the dedication of the Bannock Stake Academy, November 12, 1888

"You never can foretell the consequences of a dollar invested in
education. It goes on multiplying itself. It becomes not an expenditure, but
an investment which pays returns far and wide and through generations to
come..."
—President Gordon B. Hinckley, "Lighting the Way" public announcement, April 4, 1996

Elder Dallin H. Oaks Devotional

Elder Oaks came to the BYU-Idaho campus Tuesday of last week. His address was about our religious freedoms being threatened. If you missed it, you can read the full text of his talk by clicking here. The Church also put out a news story about his devotional on the Church website's newsroom.

This is the photo that the Church used for their release and those are the flowers that our floral department does for every devotional. Make sure you watch each week for the new arrangements we provide at devotional.

A few members of our community also saw these flowers and wanted our department to do their flowers for their stake conferences! This was a great opportunity for us to show off our talents to the whole world. The devotional flowers each week are provided by the Floral Portfolio class taught by Sister Bass.

Graduation Flowers

For Graduation, the Flower Center students designed arrangements for display at the different Graduation locations across campus. Here is a slideshow with the creations:

High Style in Flower Center

The Flower Center, located in Benson 147, is a working flower shop serving both campus and the local community. The Flower Center is a class that "employs" students who typically, though not always, are Horticulture majors with an emphasis in floral design. They make the Devotional flower arrangements each week, and make designs to display in various places on campus, such as the Library, Kimball Building, and the Manwaring Center.

Because the Flower Center is not only a working flower shop, but a classroom as well, each week the students that run Flower Center work on building experience in different elements of the floral industry. This last week they have been working on High-Style Designs, which are designs often striking in appearance, characherized by bold use of line, form, color, texture, and space. Here are some of the designs:

The Flower Center is open every school day, from 3-6 PM. Those wishing to place an order can call during working hours at 208-496-2044, by email at flowercenter@byui.edu, and walk-ins are also welcome for those looking for a simple arrangement or wrap. Flower Center takes credit cards, cash, check, or they can charge to your campus account with your I-number. Give them a call, or drop by to see what keeps them busy!