The Friends of Boone County Arboretum and the Boone
County Visual Arts Association cordially invite you to:
An Autumn Affair

• Live music
• Hors d'oeurves and cash bar
• Silent art and plant auction
• Major credit cards accepted

All are sure to enjoy this festive family-friendly evening in which you will be serenaded by music as you stroll by choice plants and exquisite artwork. The paintings were created by local artists, having been inspired by nature and the charming scenery of the Boone County Arboretum. Place a bid on the items that interest you; credit cards accepted.

Delicious appetizers and refreshing drinks will create an opportunity to socialize with others, all the while supporting local artists and investing in the future of the Boone County Arboretum.

List of plant silent auction items:

Acer x 'Johin'- Hybrid Japanese Maple (3 gallon)- Anonymous donor

Aucuba japonica 'Serratifolia' (3 gallon)- Sawtoothed Japanese Aucuba- Cincinnati Zoo & Botanical Garden

Buddleia 'Purple Haze'- Lo & Behold Buddleia- Baeten's Nursery and Greenhouse

Cedrus deodara 'Aurea'- Golden Deodar Cedar (3ft)- Liz Jacobs

Cercis canadensis 'Hearts of Gold'- Hearts of Gold Redbud (#10 container)- Ammon Wholesale Nursery

Cornus florida 'Spring Grove' - Spring Grove Dogwood (6-7ft) **- Spring Grove Cemetery & Arboretum

Cornus x 'Venus'- Venus Dogwood (5-6ft)- Anonymous donor

Fargesia rufa- Clumping Bamboo (3 gallon)- Cincinnati Zoo & Botanical Garden

Hydrangea paniculata 'Little Lime'- Little Lime Hardy Hydrangea (#3 container)- Ammon Wholesale Nursery

Syringa x 'Penda'- Boomerang Lilac (reblooming lilac!) (2 gallon)- Florence Nursery

Thuja occidentalis- Dr. West collection of Dwarf Arborvitae (2-3ft)- B.C. Nursery

Thuja x 'Green Giant'- Green Giant Arborvitae (6ft)- Reminiscent Herb Farm

Thuja plicata 'Spring Grove'- Spring Grove Arborvitae (3ft) **- Spring Grove Cemetery & Arboretum

Tricyrtis 'Sinonome'- Sinonome toadlily (#1 container)- Ammon Wholesale Nursery

** (Denotes more than one item available for selection)

Gift Certificate- Natorps Nursery

Fall Bulb Basket **- Rightway Nursery, Florence Nursery

Gourmet Teas Basket- Yesterday's Cafe and Tea Room

Fall Basket (decorative items)- Annette Dube

Landscape Design & Plant Material Package- Baeten's Nursery & Greenhouse

Decorative fall table floral displays as door prizes!

  Registration is $25 per person.

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