Great Meadows Garden Club takes visitors ‘down the rabbit hole’ at Wonderland-themed show
Photos: Jeffrey William Hughes
Great Meadows Garden Club members pose in their best “Alice in Wonderland” attire. Pictured, from left, are Rose Bando, Grethen Wagner (who made most of the costumes), Bonnie Fazenbaker, Sandy Kulp, Katie Jaros, Martha Alexander, Kathy Petrucci and Wanda Sherry. Cherie Beal is the caterpillar in front.
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Great Meadows Garden Club held an “Alice in Wonderland”-themed event at the Uniontown Country Club.
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One of the displays at the Great Meadows Garden Club’s “Alice in Wonderland”-themed flower show and tea party.
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Katie Jaros (left) and Martha Alexander (right), both members of the Great Meadows Garden Club, were among the planners for the club’s “Alice in Wonderland”-themed flower show and Mad Hatter tea party.
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Hydrangeas submitted for judging at the Great Meadows Garden Club’s recent show at the Uniontown Country Club.
Great Meadows Garden Club recently hosted the “Alice in Wonderland” flower show and Mad Hatter’s tea party.
Guests entered by going “down the rabbit hole” and found themselves in a wonderland of floral designs, horticulture and crafts. Club members dressed as characters from the book in costumes made by club member Gretchen Wagner. Many guests also came dressed for the event.
Children enjoyed a scavenger hunt, coloring, and hat making, and a photo booth provided fun for the whole family. At the tea party, guests received tea and cookies.
Floral displays were designed around the “Wonderland” theme, and each section depicted some aspect of the story, including an “unbirthday party” on children’s tables, and “down the rabbit hole” fairy gardens. The horticulture and education sections of the show provided information about starting a pollinator garden, wildflowers, home freeze drying, and many floral specimens.
The youth division of the show included children from the East End United Community Center summer program. Elementary students made teacup gardens, and middle school students made fairy gardens for the competition. They also put together an educational board about work the club has done with them in making a community garden along with Penn State Master Gardener help.
The money raised at the free community event will pay for the event itself as well as club projects such as maintenance of the Blue Star memorial at Point Lookout, beautification at the Wharton Township building, garden therapy, and work with the East End United Community Garden and education.
Anyone interested in joining the club can contact its president Martha Alexander at martha.alexander78@ gmail.com.