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Find out morePhotography by Lori Sax April 15, 2019
Tobie Kline, Virginia Harshman
photo by Lori Sax
Mable Ringling's rose garden
photo by Lori Sax
Another view of the rose garden
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Lorelei Paster, Sharon Parisian, Tonya Gowan
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Jane Hansen, Rita Steele
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Fran Risley
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Krisha and Moizelle Mota
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Michelle Morgan-Perry
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Mary Mitchell
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Georgia Colombo
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Helen Hermanson, Sabrina Sullivan
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Kathryn Carr
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Chuck and Theresa James
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Catherine and Tina Napoli
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Marcella and Art Levin
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Raegan Wilson, Trudy DeBusk
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Cathy Pierson, Shannon Weidekamp, Su McCarthy
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Jane Nutter Johnson
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Louis and Cosette Kosiba
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Bob and Karen Jones
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Tina Bass, Christina Fraser
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Charlene and L.D. Collin
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Adam and Mariane Greer
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Matt Dendy
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Shelly Corey
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Brooke Brogan
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Gail Vitale, Fran Risley
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Guests also learned about Mable's garden legacy and could make a centerpiece using roses.
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