Beautification Committee, Garden Clubs help bring Spring to Front Royal

You know Spring has arrived in the Town of Front Royal, Virginia when those beautiful hanging baskets appear along East Main Street. The Beautification of Front Royal Committee (BFRC) purchase the flowers for the baskets, as well as those in planters around the Gazebo and along Main Street. On May 6^th members from the Garden Club of Warren County, the Front Royal Garden Club, and the Valley Garden Club planted 43 flower baskets that will be hung in town at the end of May. Public Works personnel, Allen Pack and Jon McDonald had the baskets all prepared with the appropriated soil and fertilizer mixture for the ladies to plant the lovely petunias.

Above, Jon McDonald and Lorraine Hultquist; below, Louise Labarca, Lisa Schwartz, Kathy Napier, Betty Tice, Sharon Santmyers and Lorraine Hultquist – Courtesy Photos Lisa Schwartz

BFRC invests approximately $2,200 per year to purchase these flowers for the enjoyment of the town’s citizens and tourists throughout the Spring, Summer, and Fall. People walking along Main Street may see butterflies and hummingbird moths visiting these colorful baskets.

In addition, Jon McDonald oversees delivery of all the care and feeding of the baskets and planters, doing an outstanding job maintaining their health and beauty.

Enjoy the lifting of the spirit and refreshing of the soul as you take in the flowers’ beauty while strolling along Main Street from late Spring into the Fall leaf season.

Louise Labarca, Lisa Schwartz, Kathy Napier, Betty Tice, Sharon Santmyers and Lorraine Hultquist

Sharon Santmyer, Lorraine Hultquist, Louise Labarca, Kathy Napier, Sue Cobb, Lisa Schwartz, Betty Tice