Bloom & Grow unveils bronze plaques for butterfly sculpture

West Orange Times & Observer
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The Bloom & Grow Garden Society completed its Monarch Project in downtown Winter Garden Wednesday, Aug. 10, with a ceremony at the butterfly park on Plant Street. Two bronze commemorative plaques were unveiled in front of Flora, the bronze butterfly that soars near the splash pad.

Representatives from the city of Winter Garden; the McNamara family, which donated half the cost of the sculpture; members of Bloom & Grow; and artist Don Reynolds were in attendance.

The bronze plaques were ordered more than a year ago, publicity chair Joyce Carcara said, but it took twice the time to be cast because of the pandemic.

“This is the final step for Flora, but we will continue to advocate for the endangered monarchs,” she said.

Bloom & Grow has multiple sales each year in which residents can purchase milkweed and other butterfly-attracting plants. The next one is in September.

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Amy Quesinberry

Community Editor Amy Quesinberry was born at the old West Orange Memorial Hospital and raised in Winter Garden. Aside from earning her journalism degree from the University of Georgia, she hasn’t strayed too far from her hometown and her three-mile bubble. She grew up reading The Winter Garden Times and knew in the eighth grade she wanted to write for her community newspaper. She has been part of the writing and editing team since 1990.