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Thank You 2018 Sponsors:
Flowers and More, Inc.
ABC Hearing Net
Chanticleer
Frens and Frens, LLC Restoration Architects
Johnson, Kendall & Johnson, Inc.
Longwood Gardens
M.R. Cockerham Painting Contractors, Inc.
Martha and Richard Coyle
Natural Gardens and Lawns, Inc.
RKL LLP
Ron Madden
Sallie and David Jones
StanAb, LP
Stephanie S. Swope L.L.C.
The American Consortium for Education
Thomas Comitta Associates, Inc.
Unruh Turner Burke & Frees, P.C.
Warfel Construction Company
Wegmans
Wells Fargo
West Chester Agway
Committee Members Include:
Jennifer Gusz Dickerson, Chair; Mary Barrett; Cheryl Bjornson; Susan Frens; Elsabet Haile; Mark Hess; Sallie Jones; Mary Letzkus; Barbara McClure Moses; Kathy Miller; Amanda Reynolds; Sharon Richardson; Linda Sterthous; Lee Ann Sullivan and Faith Woodward.
Barclay Friends
700 N. Franklin Street
West Chester, Pa 19380
ONLINE TICKET SALES ARE NOW CLOSED (HOWEVER, TICKETS WILL STILL BE ON SALE):
Online sales are now closed. Tickets can still be purchased at Barclay Friends front desk on Friday, September 7th for $25 from 8:00 AM-4:30 PM. We accept cash, credit card or personal check made payable to Barclay Friends.
Tickets will also be on sale for $30 the day of the tour beginning at 10:00 am in the upper parking lot at Barclay Friends. We will be accepting cash, credit card or personal check.
Join us for the 14th Annual Secret Gardens Tour from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m., Saturday, Sept. 8, 2018.
Are you a garden enthusiast in search of vibrant seasonal color, landscaping authenticity and gardening inspiration? Our annual Secret Gardens Tour provides the opportunity to explore exclusive private gardens in the northwest section of the Borough of West Chester. In addition to celebrating local home owners and their creativity, visit our plant sale and grab a bite to eat at the Haute Wheels food truck.
According to Renee Talley, owner of the landscaping company Flowers & More, the event’s presenting sponsor, “One of the most intriguing aspects of this event is that you see gardening ideas on the tour that are obtainable for the local gardener.”
Since its inception, the Secret Gardens Tour has generated $225,000 in support of our horticultural therapy program at Barclay Friends. Our program offers all residents many therapeutic benefits including providing a sense of purpose; improving use of fine and gross motor skills through working in raised beds and flower arranging; awakening the senses; and giving back to the local community by growing food for the Chester County Food Bank.