Wine and Peonies gala set for Georgeson garden
July 12, 2018
The Georgeson Botanical Garden will host its annual Wine and Peonies gala on Friday,
July 20.
The event will run from 5-7 p.m. at the University of Alaska Fairbanks botanical garden. The fundraiser will feature peonies, New Zealand wine and music. Each participant will receive wine, hors d’oeuvres and a bouquet of fresh-cut peonies.
Pat Holloway, a retired horticulture professor and longtime peony researcher, will give a garden tour. Posters and limited-edition giclee prints of a painting by Fairbanks artist Karen Stomberg, “Green-up Day,” will also be for sale. The Georgeson Botanical Garden Society organized the fundraiser to support operations of the garden.
Tickets are $35 when purchased by July 13 at www.georgesonbotanicalgarden.org or $45 when purchased after July 13 and at the door. Attendees must be 21 or older unless accompanied by parent, legal guardian or adult spouse.
The garden is located at the Fairbanks Experiment Farm, 117 West Tanana Drive. For more information, contact the Georgeson Botanical Garden Society at 907-474-7222 or at gbgsociety@gmail.com.