VFGC CONVENTION 2026
April 20th – 21st
Williamsburg Virginia
Come and help us celebrate all that is VIRGINIA – the 2026 convention promises to be filled with guided Garden Tours of the Colonial Era – including lunch at a historic tavern; a fantastic, invigorating design program, presented by Francine Thomas – New Zealand’s Designer of the year for 2025; opportunities to also celebrate America’s 250th Anniversary of the American Revolution!!! Not to mention seeing old friends and meeting new friends.
“Virginia: Inspiring Past, Bright Future”, the theme for the 2026 convention, will be this and more. Our future will look different at this convention, more than at any other, so plan to come an experience the future, while honouring our past, WHAT COULD BE BETTER THAN DOING THIS IN WILLIAMSBURG?!!
Francine Thomas
The featured floral designer, Francine Thomas represented New Zealand on stage with a fantastic floral display at the World Flower Show in Ireland; she has travelled throughout New Zealand and all-around Australia, Wales, and Great Britain. In the USA she has demonstrated, taught and judged from Rhode Island to Orlando. Francine won New Zealand Floral Art Designer of the Year for 2025, as well as Australian Designer of the Year 2018 and 2022.
Check back soon for registration details