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Neighbors September 24, 2016 1:00 pm

PHOTO GALLERY: GardenFest 2016

By Emily Topper

  • Orchids were a popular sale item.

  • Bob and Vickie Hunter.

  • Alex and Marjie Shepherd with Alexander Shepherd.

  • Booths at Garden Fest sold household plants and outdoor decor.

  • Katie Tucker, Betty Haggins, Janet Glover and Judy Carroll traveled from Missouri, Bartow, Jacksonville and Lakeland to come to the event.

  • Jeanie Alvarez, Sally Murphy, Erika Grant and Martie Spaier.

  • Gary W. Rife II, of Gary W. Rife Art Gallery and Raisha Desmarais, of Raisha Desmarais Art Gallery, brought four-legged friend Buddy along to their booth.

  • Plants available for sale included flowers, herbs and small fruit trees.

  • Elaine Welch, Judi Omer and Lisa Ward.

  • Kristina, Olivia and Isabella Miller.

  • Becky Razaire and Greg Case.

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Bright purple orchids and deep green leaves transformed Plant City’s Robert W. Willaford Railroad Museum into a floral fantasyland Saturday, Sept. 24, as part of GardenFest 2016. 

The event, organized by the Plant City Garden Club and Plant City Main Street, featured plant sales, outdoor decor and vendors selling unique home goods. 

Contact Emily Topper at etopper@plantcityobserver.com. 

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