We extend our sincere gratitude and enthusiastic cheers to all who helped with and shopped at the 2023 Plant Celebration making it a great success!

Many special thanks to the Centre Furnace Mansion Gardeners for their expertise and hard work that contributed to the Plant Celebration. Countless hours have been spent here in the spring on planning, potting, preparing labels, watering, organizing plants for sale day and myriad other tasks.

There is an extraordinary amount of time and passion that goes into this event and we cannot thank our volunteers and contributors enough for the donations of beautiful plants, helping us tidy the gardens, welcoming guests at our open house and for all of the hard work before and during sale day.

Thank you to Blue Mountain Quality Resources volunteers for all of their help on set-up day and to JustServe and Penn State Circle K volunteers for help with garden clean-up and preparation ahead of the sale. We thank the American Philatelic Society for lending tables for the sale.

We are also grateful to the vendors who bring a grand assortment of plants and garden related products. Proceeds from this sale help support the gardens and grounds of the Centre Furnace Mansion and Boogersburg School.

Our sincerest thanks to the following organizations and volunteers for all of their help this year!

Organizations:
American Philatelic Society
Blue Mountain Quality Resources
Penn State Circle K
JustServe

Volunteers and Contributors:
Elliott Abrams
Andrea Bechdel
Lisa Bowman
Susan Bowser
Lucy Boyce
Corey Buckner
Mike Canich
Joyce Christini
John Dillon
Becky Dreese
Elizabeth Dutton
Michele Ebaugh
Rina Eiden

Susan Toby Evans
Shannon Ferenchick
Katie Frieden
Carol Gouty
Derrick Haines
Judy Heberling
Michael Husband
Chris Igo
Kathy Johnston
Beth Kalenak
Jude Larkin
Ginny Lee
Beverly Lipski
Ryan Martin
Louis Mayer
Deb McManus
Jo Merrell
Ruth Merritt
Gloria Nieweg
Brandon Noldy
Fran Nuhfer
Tyler Paul

Sharon Phillips
Mark Pishak
Geri Reeve
Ford Risley
Lynn Royse
Krystal Rutter
Maddie Shaffer
Luke Sherbondy
Melissa Sherbondy
Stephanie Shrewsbury
Peter Sorensen
Suzanne Thompson
Jan Villastrigo
Rick Villastrigo
Steve Wheeler
Jane Whitaker
Malachi Wienecke
Roger Williams
Paula Wilson
Frank Wolyniec
Pam Zimmerman

From all of us at the Centre County Historical Society,

Beverly Lipski, Plant Celebration Co-Chair
Katie Frieden, Plant Celebration Co-Chair

Mary Sorensen, Executive Director
Johanna Sedgwick, Marketing & Events Coordinator

Photos from spring work and Plant Celebration:

Save the date for Saturday, May 11, 2024!
9:00 a.m. – 2:00 p.m.

2023 PARTICIPATING PLANT CELEBRATION VENDORS

Use the Search box to easy find your favorite vendor or type in something that you are looking for. Click on an image to visit the vendor’s website/Facebook if provided.

STANDING STONE COFFEE COMPANY

Standing Stone Coffee will be on site with hot and cold coffee, tea and baked goods for you to purchase.

CFM GARDENERS

Perennials and Native plants from the CFM gardens and donations from CFM Gardener’s personal gardens.

BACKYARD FOREST

I propagate beneficial trees, perennials, and shrubs which are native to the region and/or have specific benefit to regional wildlife.

COMMON GROUND ORGANIC FARM

We grow nutritious organic produce for our local community. We are dedicated to the land, nurturing the soil, and acting as responsible stewards in our relationship with the earth and what it can provide.

DEB'S FLOWER FARM

Deb’s Flower Farm grows cut flowers for all occasions. We specialize in dahlias which bloom in a multitude of colors. Our fresh bouquets are also available May- October at the Downtown State College Farmers Market on Locust Lane.

GO NATIVE TREE FARM

We offer nearly all of the eastern North American woody plant species. Please contact us at info@gonativetrees.com to pre-order!

BRENDA HORNER ARTWORKS

Brenda Horner is a self-taught watercolor artist with a passion for realistically depicting her subjects. She often combines her artwork with calligraphy, hand-lettering expressive quotations to convey an insight or sentiment. Her blank greeting cards are giclee fine art prints reproduced from her original artwork.

NOTECARDS BY ESTER DEL ROSSO

Watercolor notecards of flowers, scenes of Ireland and beach images. Ester Del Rosso

THE ROCK GARDEN NURSERY

The Rock Garden grows native perennials and a selection of other flowering plants.

ROSE FRANKLIN'S PERENNIALS

We specialize in growing plants which attract hummingbirds and butterflies to the garden. During the summer months, we also offer monarch eggs, caterpillars, and pupae.

SINKING VALLEY STUDIOS

The Flower Towers Trellises, Pinnacles and Feeders/Plant Hangers started out as tomato climbing spires and a cucumber yurt built for his mother's and sister's vegetable gardens. More maintenance free and durable than wooden stakes, the bright colors and the touch of glass at the tops visually compliments the many flower gardens nearby.

SHUEY'S MARKET & GREENHOUSE

Annuals, bedding plants, sometimes vegetables and beautiful hanging baskets. 6 generation owned farm with 3 greenhouses.

Interested in participating as a vendor? Contact Johanna at jsedgwick@centrefurnace.org or 814-234-4779 for more information.

Click here for 2024 Vendor Registration & Information

The Centre Furnace Mansion is located at 1001 E. College Avenue, State College, PA 16801. Event parking is available on the lower lawn along College Avenue, as well as in the Mansion lot off of Porter Road.

Please do not park in the lot designated for Frye’s Sweeper & Sewing Center. There will be signage to help guide you and parking attendants in the morning – please watch for them!