"An Evening at River Terrace," Fredericksburg Friends of Stratford, October 2011

Welcome to "An Evening at River Terrace," the Fredericksburg Friends of Stratford Annual party, October 2011 at the home of Ann Sears and Tom Wack. The flowers for this party were absolutely gorgeous. We had a stellar team of arrangers. They were Bev King, Caroline Natvig, Mary Elizabeth McManus, Kelly Johnson and Becca Mahon. Pictures were captured of all the flowers before the party started, but due to the wonders of modern technology, all were lost except for these.

Fall Arrangement in a pumpkin for breakfast table. I used hydrangeas, crepe myrtle, ornamental grass, honeysuckle, jasmine and coreopsis.

Dining Room Table centerpiece I did with hydrangeas, roses, nandina, rosemary, honeysuckle and jasmine.

Liz King made this elegant arrangement for a chest in the hall at "River Terrace."

Lisa Stuart, my sister-in-law, and Mary Elizabeth McManus, made the perfect team for this lovely creation on the living room mantle at "River Terrace."

Tom Wack and Ann Sears opened their beautiful home on the Rappahannock River in Fredericksburg for the benefit of Stratford Hall.

Chris Morin, Barbara Muir and Nancy Rosner, Fredericksburg Friends of Stratford Co-Chairs.

Ann Sears, hostess of the party at "River Terrace," and me in her beautiful garden October 2011. Ann is on the right.
It was a beautiful and highly successful evening for the benefit of Stratford Hall.

"Bourbon and Boxwood" - September 2010

Welcome to "Bourbon and Boxwood," the Fredericksburg Friends of Stratford 2010 Party, at the home of Lee and Charles Rowe. As guests entered the front door, they were greeted by these graceful arrangements, one on each side of the large center hall.   I used Japanese maple, dogwood branches and ornamental grass.   All photos by Caroline Natvig

 

 

The arrangement on the right. Dogwood and ornamental grasses.

I filled Lee Rowe's olive jar with limelight hydrangeas and a little crepe myrtle from my garden, and tall stems of rosemary from Lee's. I placed it in the center of the Conservatory, so guests could see it as they approached the patio, down the long center hall at the Rowe's.

Lee has 2 large antique Imari urns on the top shelf of her Conservatory. We spotted them and had to bring them down for the Dining Room Table at "Bourbon and Boxwood."   I filled them with limelight hydrangeas from my garden and ornamental grass from Lee's. We placed one on the center of each end of the table. We put a beautful silver bowl in the center of the table with sumptuous red pears. The delicious food is by Silver Spoon Catering of Richmond, VA. This makes me think of India!

Bust of Robert E. Lee, flanked by brass mint julip cups filled with English Boxwood, greet guests in the hall at the Rowes.

Hydrangea, rosemary, honeysuckle and other greens on the mantle in the living room, flanked by Lee's antique Imari plates and watched over by a Rowe ancestor, at "Bourbon and Boxwood."

One of Caroline Natvig's adorable garden urn arrangements she did for all the tables at Bourbon and Boxwood!

                                                                                                                                                  

The Patio Centerpiece at Bourbon and Boxwood, one of my all-time favorite arrangements!

                                                                                                                                                     

Caroline Natvig did these adorable arrangements of limelight hydrangeas and zinnias from my garden. These were on all the tables on Lee and Charles Rowe's Patio for Bourbon and Boxwood. I have about 10 of these small garden urns and they're great for parties!

Guests at "Bourbon and Boxwood" each took home a mini bottle of Virginia Gentleman Bourbon, made in Fredericksburg at the Bowman Distillery, with a stainless steel plant tag from the Stratford Gift Shop and a sprig of English boxwood. Chris Morin made all of these favors and then artfully arranged them in her antique wooden 3-tiered piece. Pictured are the Fords, Sarah Pierson and Darlene Flemer.

Fredericksburg Friends of Stratford, Party in the Cutting Garden - October 2009

These 2 pictures are from the Fredericksburg Friends of Stratford Party, September 2009.  This casual party, "Fried Chicken and Bloody Mary's," was held in the cutting garden at Stratford with the historic slave quarters in the background.  Hydrangea, crepe myrtle, zinnias, ivy, leaves.  Christine Morin photos.

Centerpiece at Stratford Party.  In the background is one of the Slave Quarters at Stratford. 

Centerpiece in the Stratford Garden