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WILD about FLOWERS SPRING GARDEN GALA
New Hope, PA – Join the 5th anniversary celebration of Bowman’s Hill Wildflower Preserve’s Spring Garden Gala Wild about Flowers on Saturday, April 26, from 5:00 to 10:00 p.m. Don your “muck boots and black tie” and get ready for an elegant evening in the woods with spring wildflowers in full bloom.
The Spring Garden Gala will delight garden connoisseurs, conservation/preservation advocates, and nature enthusiasts alike, offering a unique opportunity to experience the Preserve’s unparalleled collection of plants native to Pennsylvania, New Jersey and the Delaware Valley Region. This fundraising event benefits the Preserve’s conservation and educational programs.
Tickets are $175 per person. Patron tickets are $250 per person; patrons will be acknowledged in the Gala program. To request an invitation or for more information, please call Bowman’s Hill Wildflower Preserve at (215) 862-2924. RSVP by April 11. The Gala will take place at the Preserve, located on 1635 River Road just south of New Hope, Pennsylvania.
We extend a warm thank you to our 2008 Spring Garden Gala Sponsors for their support:
Bluebell Sponsor
Naudain and Wallace Sellers
Twinleaf Sponsors
I.E. Shaffer & Co.
Lisa James Otto Country Properties
Spring Beauty Sponsors
Addison Wolfe Real Estate
Albertjohn DePalantino, CPA
Davidson Trust Co.
Dear Garden Associates, Inc.
Fox Rothschild LLP
The First National Bank and Trust Company of Newtown
The Thompson Organization
The Uehling Group at Smith Barney
Trillium Sponsors
Jeremy and Betsy Autry
Jonathan and Barbara Belding
Biersmith Associates
Bowman’s Tavern
Carter Van Dyke Associates, Planners/Landscape Architects
Comprehensive Investment Solutions
Flo Smerconish Realtor
Friends of Bowman’s Hill Wildflower Preserve
Dave and Jacqui Griffith
Hugh A. Marshall Landscape Contractors, Inc.
Kale’s Nursery & Landscape Service
Donna and Michael Lacey
John and Barbara Lehman
N.T. Callaway Real Estate
Olde Hope Antiques, Inc.
Otho Kerr and Trey Wilson
Dr. Robert and Jeanne Ozols
Princeton Hydro LLC
R. Goodwin Ltd.
Stratton Management Company
The Inn at Bowman’s Hill
The Living Earth
UBS-The Dahlquist Group
Zaveta Construction Company
Chairpersons Donna Lacey and Betsy Falconi, the Gala Committee and designer Rusty Thomas, Event Designs, Bucks County, have planned an extraordinary evening. A live and silent auction will feature unusual and rare plants, special vacation getaways, tantalizing dining experiences, private garden tours, original art, and more. David Rago, of Rago Arts and Auction Center, Lambertville, will serve as auctioneer. Uncommon garden statuaries, antiques and plants will be available for purchase.
Guests will experience wildflowers in breathtaking bloom as they walk on the newly renovated Medicinal Trail, through the bluebell vale and to the Visitor Center, where harpist Alison Simpson will play.
Cocktails, appetizers, a raw bar and dinner will be presented by Max Hansen Caterer, Bucks County, with dessert from The Naked Chocolate Café of Philadelphia. Bob Egan and The Jazz Lobsters will play dance music.
For directions to the Preserve, call (215) 862-2924 or visit www.bhwp.org (select “Visiting BHWP” from main menu).
Press Contact: Nancy Beaubaire, Director of Communications (215) 862-2924
Bowman’s Hill Wildflower Preserve
P.O. Box 685
New Hope, PA 18938
Phone: (215) 862-2924 Fax: (215) 862-1846
E-mail: communications@bhwp.org
www.bhwp.org
Bowman’s Hill Wildflower Preserve is managed by the Bowman’s Hill Wildflower Preserve Association Inc., in cooperation with the Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission.
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