|  Azalea Garden Party
With the support of PHS members and The Friends of the Azalea Garden, in addition to the expertise of a select team of landscape architects and contractors, the Azalea Garden continues to be one of the most popular open spaces in the city. The Azalea Garden Party is an annual fundraiser that helps cover its ongoing maintenance costs.
The festivities include:
- Cocktails
- Hors d'oeuvres
- Silent Auction and Raffle
- Live music
- Children's crafts and entertainment
- Horse-drawn carriage rides
2009 Silent Auction and Raffle Items provided by:
Albertson’s Cooking School
Apple Vacations
Artisan’s 3 Gallery
Barbara Morgan Interiors
Bartram’s Garden
Bohemian Crafts
Chestnut Hill Cheese Shop
Children’s Clothing Patch
CinCin
City Cleaning Co.
Cobblestones
The Crayola Factory
Joanne R. Denworth
Danny DeVito's Limoncello
Devon Horse Show
Feast and Fancy, Inc.
Four Seasons Hotel, Philadelphia
Franco's Trattoria
Greener Partners
Hershey Gardens
Linda Golden
Madame Alexander Doll Company
Jen McGowan, Jackie’s Hat Box
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The Little Hat Shop, Suzanne Zelov
Longwood Gardens
Molton Brown
Moonstruck
Orpheus Club
Alicia and Jeffrey S. Payne
Pennsylvania Ballet
People’s Light & Theatre Company
Jane G. Pepper, PHS President
P.F. Chang’s China Bistro
Philadelphia Museum of Art
The Philadelphia Orchestra
Philadelphia Phillies
Pilgrim’s Rest Bed & Breakfast
Rose Lane Cottage
Mary Katherine Schenkel, Evie Barbour
Marilyn O. Sifford and Robert J. Butera
Southwest Airlines
Subaru of America Inc.
Touché Accessories
Valley Forge Flowers
Vineyard Vines
Waterworks Restaurant and Lounge
Walnut Street Theatre |
If you are interested in donating to the 2010 Azalea Garden Party’s silent auction and raffle, please call 215-988-8762 or click here .
Ticket Prices:
Benefactor: $175 per person ($110, tax deductible)
Patron: $125 per person ($60, tax deductible)
Junior Friend (under 35 years): $65 per person (not tax deductible)
Mini Friend (under 12 years): no charge
Raffle Tickets: $10
To purchase tickets in advance, call 215-988-8830. Tickets sold at the door will incur an additional fee of $10 per person.
If you are interested in attending, please call Ellen Wheeler at 215-988-8830 or click here .
Sponsored by
 
For sponsorship opportunities, please call Joanne Stretz at
215-988-8888 or click here .
A special thanks to our committee members
Margo P. and Joseph L. Eremus, Chairs
Liz and Mark C. Ward, Vice-chairs
Stephanie and Daniel W. Ingersoll, Young Friends Chairs
Conni and Desmond McDonnell, Auction Chairs
Jennifer and Hugh Anderson
Julie Appolloni and Andrew March
D-J and J. Howard Brosius
Kit and Peter R. Burgum
Jenny Rose Carey and H. Augustus Carey
Elisabeth Carrillo
Cynthia M. and Morris Cheston, Jr.
Julie and Blake Christoph
Catharine W. and Gary A. Cox
Shannon and Charles H.C. Davis
Maude de Schauensee
Tavis Dockwiller
Mark A. Focht
Janice A. Gault and James Vander
Sally N. and George R. Graham, Jr.
Dorrance H. Hamilton
Michelle B. and Conrad T. Heckmann
Erin and F. Frederick Herz 4th
William Higgins
Suzanne D. Hill
Louise L. and Harry E. Hill
Ann D. Hozack
Sarah and Jason Ingle
Angela E. Jones
Sallie G. and Berton E. Korman
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Jennifer K. and Robert Lendler
Pippa S. LiebertSylvia and Paul Lin
Kristine and Jason P. Lisi
Peter J. Maruca
Jennifer J. and Burton P. McHugh, Jr.
Rebecca and William E. Mifflin
Karen F. and Handsel B. Minyard
Gregory P. Montanaro
Tracy and Rob L. Parker
Alicia and Jeffrey S. Payne
Joan and David E. Prewitt
Mary Katherine and Andrew Schenkel
Christa and Calvin W. Schmidt
Georgia and Haas Shafia
Marilyn O. Sifford and Robert J. Butera
Allen J. Simpson
Jood and Tim Thompson
Jules E. Vassalluzzo
Barbara and Thomas Newton Ward 3rd
Christine and P. Reed Wilmerding
Lisa Witomski and James A. Scott
Lorann and Buzz Wood
Marc M. Zaharchuk |
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About the Azalea Garden
On May 7, 1954, The Pennsylvania Horticultural Society sailed into new territory when it gifted its first permanent garden to the city and people of Philadelphia, a garden designed to “enhance the beauty of Fairmount
Park and add to the attractiveness of the city of Philadelphia.” This space, known as the Azalea Garden, was created to commemorate the 125th anniversary of PHS. This effort was made possible through the generous donations of our members, local nurseries and horticultural organizations, and through a partnership with the Fairmount Park Commission.
By the late ’80s, however, the Azalea Garden was overgrown and in disrepair due to municipal funding cuts. In 1988, PHS chose the Azalea Garden as a pilot greening project and developed a restoration plan for the space. Since then, PHS’s Philadelphia Green program has guided the landscaping of this four-acre garden, which has become one of Philadelphia’s premier ornamental gardens. |
