[SEMCO] Annual Snowdrop Tea in Sandwich

[Joan DiPersio]

FOR RELEASE: FEBRUARY, 2017                                     CONTACT:
Joan DiPersio

 
Thornton W. Burgess Society

 
508-888-6870

 

ANNUAL SNOWDROP TEA IN SANDWICH

The special spring Snowdrop Tea to benefit the Thornton W. Burgess Society
will be held in mid-March at the historic home of Eugenie and Jonathan Shaw
in Sandwich Village. Their home, the 1857 Jarves House, is listed on the
National Register of Historic Places. The Tea, which celebrates the first
flower of spring, will begin at 2 pm with a tour of the landscaped grounds
which feature drifts of snowdrops, one of the largest and most extensive
collections of snowdrops in the United States, established by Jonathan Shaw
over the last 45 years. 

In addition to the tour, detailed photographs of rare & beautiful snowdrops
in the collection, some of which bloom as early as December, will be
continuously on video display. Accompanying the Tea is a delicious abundance
of American and Norwegian desserts, prepared by Eugenie Shaw. The Tea will
conclude with a silent auction of rare spring bulbs and snowdrops. Each
participant attending the Tea will receive a gift of a snowdrop for his or
her own garden or as a gift for a friend. 

The admission fee of $30 plus auction proceeds will entirely benefit the
endowment of the Shirley G. Cross Wildflower Garden at the Thornton W.
Burgess Society's Green Briar Nature Center in East Sandwich, whose name
honors the famous 20th century children's author and environmentalist. The
Wildflower Garden was the creation of Dr. Shirley Cross, one of the first
women botanists to earn a Harvard PhD. This Snowdrop Tea was mentioned in
the Wall Street Journal in March 2010. Seating is limited to 25 persons on
each of two consecutive mid-week days in March - exact dates to be announced
in late February or early March.  This will be the final year for this
popular event.  Call 508-888-6870 and add your name to the list to be called
when the dates are determined.

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