Many Thanks to SHARON SWOBODA, with McDaniel Do It Center Garden Shop for selecting a variety of plants to give the Blackman House a festive look for the holidays using natural materials.
Society President Warner Blake, contacted Sharon for her help with creating a holiday display that would be in keeping with the early history of the home. The intention is to present an interpretation of how the home might have been decorated in the 1890s, and in the process, give the museum visitors an opportunity to see how the holiday might have looked before the invention of plastic.
Featured is a four foot tall Black Hills Spruce on loan from the Garden Shop which has been placed on a table in the front parlor. This was the custom practiced in Europe, so the story goes, and that in the 1600s, every member of the family had their own small tree on a table with their gifts placed around it.
Rounding out the display of live plants, are winter garden cuttings, along with plenty of ribbons, bowls of fruit, and ivy balls — fabricated by Sharon for the holiday. (A plant list will be available for visitors who wish to adopt some of her ideas.) We are very grateful for McDaniel’s support of the Blackman House Museum this year and hope you will make a point to visit the historic site all deck out for the season — the hours are listed to the right. Then, after visiting the museum, stop by at McDaniel’s to let Sharon know that you read about her generosity here.
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And to help encourage your visit, we are happy to present CHLOE WILCOX in a concert on the folk harp, Sunday, December 6th at 3pm in the museum. Titled, “A Winter’s Peace” the concert will feature both traditional and non-traditional music for the holiday season. Chloe will also play from 2 to 3pm at the museum during our annual Parlour Tour on Sunday December 13th.
Please CONTACT US if you need more information.
