Hanneke Frankema
National and International Master Florist and Floral Designer
2025 Phoebe Cook Lecture Series
Thursday, November 20, 2025 at 11:00 A.M.
Dixon Gallery & Gardens
*free to the public
Presented by Memphis Garden Club
Born and raised in Friesland, Netherlands, Hannek developed a passion for flowers from a young age working in a flower shop since she was 14. She became the youngest Master Florist in the Netherlands and has since achieved significant milestones in the floriculture industry.
As a renowned Dutch floral designer and Master Florist, celebrated for her innovative and colorful floral arrangements, Hanneke Frankema is a highly sought after guest arranger. She travels globally to teach master classes, give demonstrations, compete, and create floral installations for trade fairs, shows, and private clients. Her work is known for its avant-garde techniques, vibrant color use, and meticulous attention to detail.
The Phoebe Cook Lecture series is co-sponsored by the Memphis Garden Club, a member of the Garden Club of America, and Dixon Gallery and Gardens. This series provides an opportunity to bring outstanding speakers in horticulture, conservation, and floriculture to Memphis. The series was established and endowed by the late Phoebe Cook Welsh in memory of her mother, Phoebe Cook. Gifts from Welsh’s family, the Memphis Garden Club, and friends in the Memphis community continue to fund this series ensuring its continued success and growth. The series has become a cornerstone of the Memphis cultural scene, attracting audiences eager to learn from the best in horticulture and floral design.
35 Years of the Phoebe Cook Lecture Series
listed in chronological order
Grenville Lucas
Kew Gardens' Keeper of Herbarium
Rosemary Verey
British Garden Designer and Author
Chris Giftos
Metropolitan Museum Floral Designer
Paola Burger
Italian Floral Designer
Charles Gale
Philadelphia Garden Designer
Ken Druse
Award-winning Garden Author
*has presented twice
Rene Van Rems
California Floral Designer
Oliver Guini
Maxim's Floral Designer
Rosamund Wallinger
British Garden Designer & Author
Danald Vanderbrook
Ohio Floral Designer
Allan Armitage
Georgia Professor and Author
Carolyne Roehm
New York Floral Design Author
John Brookes
English Landscape Designer and Author
Hitomi Gilliam
Canadian Floral Designer and Author
Tracy DiSabato-Aust
Ohio Garden Designer and Author
Talmage McLaurin
Associate Editor of Florists' Review Magazine
Chip Callaway
North Carolina Landscape Architect
Jane Godshalk
Pennsylvania Floral Designer
Thomas Hobbs
TV Host and Gardening Author
Remco Van Vliet
Metropolitan Museum Floral Designer
William Cullina
Author and Director of the Coastal Maine Botanical Garden
William Thomas
Director of Chanticleer Garden, Philadelphia
Joe Fava, ASID
Fava Designs of Miami, FL
Bruno Duarté
Canadian Floral Designer
Charles Stick
Virginia-based Landscape Architect
Francoise Weeks
Belgian Floral Designer
Thomas Woltz
Landscape Architect
Sue and Bleddyn Wynn-Jones
Welsh Plant Explorers
Joseph Massie
English Floral Designer
Isabel Bannerman
Garden Designer and Builder
Page Dickey
Garden Designer
*Virtual Lecture
Lewis Miller
Floral Designer
Dr. Richard Olsen
Director, US National Arboretum
Susan McLeary
Floral Designer and Instructor
Staci Catron
Garden Preservationist and Author
Hanneke Frankema
Floral Designer
