As dusk set upon The Water Conservation Garden, magical creatures emerged, lining its paths with unicorns, fairies, wood nymphs, satyrs, gnomes and charming animals that came to life. It was the beginning of an elegant evening of fundraising at The Enchanted Garden Gala.
As dusk set upon The Water Conservation Garden, magical creatures emerged, lining its paths with unicorns, fairies, wood nymphs, satyrs, gnomes and charming animals that came to life. It was the beginning of an elegant evening of fundraising at The Enchanted Garden Gala.
With plenty of time to watch the mystical performers, do some wine tasting and sample some detectible hors d’oeuvres, and peruse an impressive array of silent auction items, everything there was dedicated for a great cause. The event helped fund the educational programs for The Water Conservation Garden that serve thousands of children of all ages each year teaching them the importance of water conservation, drought resistant gardening and the fragility and importance of our local ecosystems by learning all about its plants and animals that make it thrive.
Many volunteers and sponsors made the evening possible as well as some very generous donors. NBC 7’s weather journalist Dagmar Midcap emceed the evening’s events as auctioneer extraordinaire Kenny Shirey nudged the audience with his silver tongue as he held the live auction and later, the event of the evening, the Fund a Need Cause.
The Water Conservation unveiled its vision for The Children’s Garden, a free play area for kids to play and learn in nature, in a safe and natural environment. Designed by the Garden’s Directro of Horticulture and Exhibits Clayton Tschudy, the new garden will include an expanded topiary exhibit as it borders the main path to the garden. In the Children’s Garden, a Rabbit Burrow will include runs under a willow arbor and tree platform, a continuous water walk, grassy bridge, fallen leaf grotto, feature Kumeyaay basketry, a living wall, a watershed exhibit and a desert tortoise enclosure.
The entire garden will encourage children to learn and play in nature’s quiet corners, open play areas, muddy spots, soft grass and interactive water features. All with an ultimate goal, to bring children closer to nature, learn its bounties and importance in the future and become lifelong stewards of the planet we live on, starting in our own backyards.
