Garden Benefit Has Rosy Hues

The Brooklyn Botanical Garden (BBG) marked the first week of summer with its annual Passport to Summer fund-raiser, an old-fashioned picnic held to benefit its youth education program. BBG's director of individual giving and corporate relations, Elizabeth Fallon Culp, chose to keep the decor simple in order to focus the party on the institution. "In past years we have had themes for the Passport to Summer parties, but the real [emphasis] has always been the garden itself. The garden, like this party, is intimate and personal."While a large crowd gathered inside the garden's Palm House, many guests chose to stroll the extensive paths to take advantage of the tables and bars stationed throughout the 52-acre garden. Culp draped tables with fuchsia and pink linens from New York Linens to complement the colors of the roses blooming inside the Cranford Rose Garden. Cheerful potted gerbera daisies, donated by the Chelsea Garden Center, decorated every table and some food buffets and bars.

Charles, Sally & Charles Catering provided the buffet dinner, which featured picnic classics such as Southern fried chicken, barbequed pork, cucumber salad, and Cajun beef skewers. After dinner, DJ Steve Regan turned up the music and opened the floor in the Palm House for dancing.

—Devon Wallace

Posted 06.28.06

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