Flower power at Showcase Home

From left to right, Larry Greenfield and his wife Marianne watch as Michelle Brooks and Elaine Oulsey-Nevare of Elaine's Florist and Gift Baskets in Bellaire create centerpieces and floral designs

Guests at the Southern Living Showcase Home, built by Stone Acorn Builders, learn floral arrangement techniques from two Bellaire florists.

From left to right, Larry Greenfield and his wife Marianne watch as Michelle Brooks and Elaine Oulsey-Nevare of Elaine's Florist and Gift Baskets in Bellaire create centerpieces and floral designs as part of a demonstration recently on the last day of the showcase, which raised more than $30,000 for the Houston Center for Literacy and the Friends of the Bellaire Library.