Garden Club's 'Books in Bloom' event puts novel ideas on display at the library

Betsy Russo illustrated The Mitten by Jan Brett.

Ann Selig, daughter Kim Cerny, and six-year-old granddaughter Emma pose with an arrangement created by Kim and inspired by Emma’s favorite book, Claris, the Chicest Mouse in Paris, by Megan Hess.

Gail Franzen used Beneath the Scarlet Sky by Mark Sullivan to create her display.

Gen Sartell displays her arrangement based on The Pilot’s Wife by Anita Shreve.

Visitors to the library also enjoyed musical accompaniment from the trio of Ned Morse, Anne Walsh, and Skip Tull, performing as ‘Sonic Bloom.’ Anne is also the creator of the floral arrangement pictured, representing Where the Crawdads Sing by Delia Owens. [Photo by Jeanmarie Ambrose]

Book lovers and green thumbs collaborated this week to show off their talents during the ‘Books in Bloom’ celebration, in which members of the Hull Garden Club and others created floral displays to illustrate their favorite books at the Hull Public Library. Some of the participants included Betsy Russo, who illustrated The Mitten by Jan Brett, Ann Selig, daughter Kim Cerny, and six-year-old granddaughter Emma with an arrangement created by Kim and inspired by Emma’s favorite book, Claris, the Chicest Mouse in Paris, by Megan Hess, Gail Franzen with Beneath the Scarlet Sky by Mark Sullivan, and Gen Sartell with The Pilot’s Wife by Anita Shreve. [Skip Tull photos]

Visitors to the library also enjoyed musical accompaniment from the trio of Ned Morse, Anne Walsh, and Skip Tull, performing as ‘Sonic Bloom.’ Anne is also the creator of the floral arrangement pictured, representing Where the Crawdads Sing by Delia Owens. [Photo by Jeanmarie Ambrose]