4th Annual Garden Party 7/11

You’re invited to our 4th Annual Garden Party on Saturday,July 11th (11am–2pm) on the grounds of the Chaffee Art Center! It’s FREE with lots of fun activities: Make & Take, demos, speakers, light refreshments, giveaways, garden tours, and games weather permitting. FREE Ann Clark Ltd. Cookie Cutter per family while supplies last. Artisans will be set up selling their affordable, handmade items. Explore the 100-foot Pollinator Garden with native plantings, growing Sculpture Garden, beautiful outdoor area with expanded grass section, and over a dozen gardens on our historic property. Be sure to come inside our 1890s Queen Anne Victorian Mansion full of art, gift ideas and stunning architecture. PRESENTER SCHEDULE TO DATE: Please keep checking back as we are still adding speakers and demos: -11:30am...Grace Kuehne from Gracie's Bees Grace will talk about her background and experience with beekeeping. She will discuss the different types of pollinators, and how each one prefers different plants. Plus, the importance of planting native flowers to help with native pollinators. -12:30pm...Gardening with Native Plants UVM Extension Master Gardener Rita Gylys will share practical thoughts on how our individual yards can create pathways of ecologically important native plants to support pollinators, birds and other small animals. Whether you are interested with taking a first step to add a native plant or two or you are ready to dedicate an entire bed to native plants, our speaker will walk us through fundamentals of sustainable and eco-conscious practices, including those related to integrated pest management, composting, use of organic matters, native planting selections, and biodiversity, all with the goal of creating and maintaining visually appealing gardens. -The Vermont Bee Lab...time TBD Will give a presentation supplemented with an observation hive for viewing. The VT Bee Lab provides diagnostic services, free of charge, to any Vermont beekeeper looking to evaluate the health of their colonies. They have drop boxes located throughout the state, and at the Chaffee Art Center. Instructions for sample collection and submission can be found at https://www.vermontbeelab.com/diagnostics/ Step inside our 1890s Queen Anne Victorian Mansion full of art, gift ideas and stunning architecture. Attendees will experience our EXHIBIT “Art in Motion" including a Train Gallery with models and history, as well as Chaffee artist members’ works on display and for sale throughout the galleries, and in the Gallery Shoppe! Join us to mingle, get creative, learn from speakers, watch demos, and experience the fun happening both inside the mansion and outside by our Gardens. If the weather doesn’t cooperate, we will move it all inside!