Zany in the Container
Affiliate Garden Club Containers Are Back
Something to think about as the gardening season approaches:
Every year, Hershey Children’s Garden visitors enjoy a creative partnership between our staff and the Garden’s Affiliate Garden Clubs. The Affiliates, a network of area garden clubs, have a rich and varied history with the Garden that includes programming, hosting speakers, and even mounting exhibits and shows. 2009 marks the fourth season of a fun Affiliate collaboration in Hershey Children’s Garden – one that brings whimsical scarecrows in the fall and vibrant containers in the summer that add an extra layer of enchantment for visitors young and old.
Garden staff supplies the containers, soil, site for each pot and twelve creative themes. Affiliates supply the creative arrangement of plant material. The final effect is a garden bursting with fun, amusing, colorful vignettes. Some of this season’s themes include "Stinky Gardens," "Stripy Gardens," "Furry Gardens," "Jurassic Gardens," and "Pink Gardens."
With stimulating designs like these, there is bound to be summer-long enjoyment. Our Affiliates are busy dreaming up their whimsical plantings for this season. They’re not just for kids, and plan on checking them out in a couple of months.



