The Peoria native, who always loved flowers and plants, studied at Hixson's School of Design in Cleveland when she and her husband and two children were living in Dayton. During this time she worked with Barbara and Laura Bush, Hillary Clinton and briefly with Michelle Obama. The adventure started when Clarke volunteered during Rosalynn Carter's term then was hired at about the time Nancy Reagan came to Washington and became chief floral designer halfway through the Reagans' eight years. Many flowers are donated.Īfter decades of attention to every detail, Clarke's flower-arranging style these days is casual or informal: "I take some kind of clear glass container and plop the flowers in it." Thrift is always an issue, even in the White House, and Clarke said using flowers in season is important.
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