An Evening at the Gardens on Mothers Day

The Village Library of Wrightstown has partnered for the second year in a row with Hortulus Farm Garden & Museum, also of Wrightstown, to host a spectacular ‘Evening in the Gardens’ fundraiser event. Attendees will stroll among formal gardens and idyllic ponds on this self-guided farm and museum tour and will enjoy wine and light fare while raising funds to offset operating costs at the Library.

The event will be held on May 12th from 5pm-8pm at Hortulus Farm Garden, Thompson Mill Road. The event is open to the public but is not handicap / wheelchair accessible. Tickets are available at the Library, 727 Penns Park Road, or by mail-in form from www.wrightstownlibrary.org for $25 in advance and will be sold at the event for $30 at the farm door. Tickets are tax deductible. Guests will be inspired by over 30 acres of an original William Penn land grant of 1690 while enjoying wine, cheese, music and a raffle.

In addition to the serene gardens, all attendees of an ‘Evening in the Gardens’ are invited to stroll the famed Impressionist paintings of local artists as well as over 1,000 gardening books in the horticultural library.

The Village Library began as a one room schoolhouse and is now a community library and part of the Bucks County Public Library System. The Village Library operates 7 days a week providing full services on a fundraiser driven budget as well as grants from Wrightstown and Upper Makefield Townships. The library hosts patrons from surrounding townships including Newtown, Upper Makefield, Buckingham and Wrightstown and is known for its people for its book collection and adult and children programming including storytimes, book clubs, movie nights, Scrabble clubs and exercise groups and annual Renaissance Faire.

Hortulus Farm Garden and Museum are home to 100 acres of dramatic vistas, historic barns and outbuildings, a diverse finding of animal life as well as a public showcase of celebrated artwork. It has been recognized by the Guide to Great Gardens of the Philadelphia Region, the US Register of Historic Places and by the Philadelphia Flower Show, including winning the prized PNC Bank Award for excellence in design. Created and owned by noted garden writer and author, Jack Staub and world-famous garden and event designer, Renny Reynolds, it has been preserved as a Foundation to be a public place of respite, inspiration and education in perpetuity.

For more information on An Evening in the Gardens, call the library at 215-598-3322, or visit www.wrightstownlibrary.org or www.hortulusfarm.com.