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![The annual holiday open house at Mississippi State University Florist is set for Friday [Nov. 16] from 9 a.m. – 4 p.m. The event will feature refreshments and a McCarty pottery door prize giveaway. (Photo by Karen Brasher)](https://www.msstate.edu/sites/www.msstate.edu/files/inline-images/holiday-decorated-florist_KarenBrasher_DSC3108full.jpg "MSU Florist decorated for holiday open house")
STARKVILLE, Miss.—The public is invited to ring in the holiday cheer at the upcoming Mississippi State University Florist open house. The event, which includes coffee, cookies and a McCarty pottery door prize giveaway, takes place Friday [Nov. 16] from 9 a.m. until 4 p.m. in the flower shop located at 100 Lee Blvd. in the center of campus.
The holiday open house is a chance for Bulldog fans to shop local and check out all that the University Florist has to offer from made-in-Mississippi gift selections, including McCarty pottery and Wolfe Studio ceramic birds, to unique MSU gifts and much more. A complete array of MSU ornaments and holiday arrangements also will be on display and available to order or purchase.
“This is our way of kicking off the holiday season and giving the community a chance to stop by and check out all we have to offer,” said Taylor Bowden, florist manager.
The University Florist at Mississippi State is a retail shop operated by the Department of Plant and Soil Sciences in the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences. It serves as a practicum for students employed in the shop who are enrolled in the MSU floral management concentration in horticulture.
MSU is one of only a few universities in the nation to offer retail training for students pursuing a degree in floral management.
For more, visit florist.msstate.edu.
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