Kingwood Bunny Party / Kingwood Spring Flower Festival

Well today was the Kingwood Spring Flower Festival.  The Kingwood Herb Society was in charge of the Kingwood Bunny Party.  David Wood wrote a book about the year in a life of a Kingwood Bunny and that is how it started.  For more info on his book see my March 4th blog.  His wife Pat L wrote a book on Lasagna Gardening.  She was giving a lecture on Lasagna Gardening and he did a bunny party with his book.  It was a long day with a lot of preparation.  Had to come up with buckeyes, acorns, milkweed pods that included the seed.  It was a tall order for this time of year and one weeks notice.  Bonnie H came up with a brilliant idea to give out peacock feathers.  Day before, we iced many cookies and I baked 48 cupcakes, which turns out to be four dozen.  It has been a long time since I did math!  Others baked some as well.  We also iced the cupcakes.   At the party I handed out goodies and wore a bunny mask.  I took some cute pictures on this project.  For more pictures go to the Kingwood Herb Society on Facebook..  So let's look at a few of them!



Welcome to the Bunny Party





Those Bunnies are Nancy P and Kay Hostetler



Cute kids getting their picture by Lucy.



David Wood handing out milkweed seeds.  Don't let too many get away!



And finally - the kids favorite part.  Everyone gets a peacock feather from Bonnie H!



A Year in the Life of The Kingwood Bunnies

At the Kingwood Herb Society meeting last night we found out about our part in the Kingwood Spring Flower Festival, which takes place on April 30th this year.  David Wood wrote a book on the Kingwood Bunnies inspired after finding a family of rabbits in a nest during a spring tour of the garden years ago with his granddaughter. Books can be found on Amazon.com or most Mansfield bookstores.  $1 from every sale goes to Kingwood Center.  This year he will be reading his book in the Gazebo area during the Spring Flower Festival.  We will be winding the kids through the Herb garden to the Gazebo and providing them with veggie shaped cookies for the story time.  Sounds like it will be great fun!

This countdown is being interrupted for news ------------ of the Kingwood Center 5K…..

Since you have your calendar out anyway to mark off ONLY THREE DAYS TO GO…
… Mark the date of June 11^th.              - Kingwood Center 5K -    Second Annual



Tee Shirt from the First Annual Kingwood 5K

I was unable to participate in the first annual 5K last year as the Kingwood Herb Society was hosting a speaker event …at Kingwood Center...at the same time of the race.  Debra Knapke, who writes books on Ohio gardening and is also referred to as The Garden Sage, gave a wonderfull lecture.  A link to her web site: Click to go to web site of Debra Knapke

As I watched last years, participants getting ready for the race, the excitement of my joining them for this year race started.  In Texas we have the CAPITOL 10,000.  It is an AWESOME 10K and some wear costumes.  Thinking the concept should be introduced to the Kingwood 5K.  Of course I would probably be the only costumed participant.  Should I be a worm or a flower?   Having made some sketches it seems both have easy designs, I’m glad I’ll have a few more months to think it over.

Kingwood by the Numbers Countdown - Four Days

Tea Garden

FOUR areas in the herb garden (located near the workshop and beside the rose garden).  Tended lovingly by Glenna Sheaffer and the Kingwood Herb Society.



Vertical Gardening
jar designed by Pat H and Carol S

 

Culinary Garden

Thyme Clock Garden

Christmas Traditions - Invitational design in Assembly Room (Snowman Tree)

Decorated by the Kingwood Herb Society.  Every type of snowman graces the tree.  Most of the snowman are taken from Bonnie H's collection.  Carol S, Pat H, Anne W, Arlene B and Bonnie H created a tree of snowman magic.  What amazing ideas can be found on this tree.

My two favorite ornaments are the pine cone snowman and the snowman made from ceramic.