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          Auxiliary Fall Harvest Sale & Quilt Raffle

Saturday & Sunday, Sept. 25 & 26
9 a.m.-3 p.m. Saturday and 11 a.m.-3 p.m. Sunday     

            Chanhassen, Minn. (Aug. 23, 2010) -  The Arboretum Auxiliary will host its annual Harvest Sale & Quilt Raffle on Saturday and Sunday, Sept. 25 & 26, in the Snyder Building at the Minnesota Landscape Arboretum at 3675 Arboretum Drive, Chanhassen.   Hours will be 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday and 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Sunday.

This unique event will feature colorful and dramatic dried floral arrangements, potpourri, wreaths and handmade cards, all created by talented Auxiliary members. Over the last few years, Auxiliary crafters have branched out into other areas, creating many, one-of-a-kind fabric accessories.  

A much-anticipated highlight will be the raffling of a full-size quilt, handstitched by the Auxiliary quilters.  This year's quilt, a "Willow Tree Garden," is a pleasing harmony of brown, red and green squares surrounding a lovely willow tree focal point. Raffle tickets will be sold in the Oswald Visitor Center for $2, until noon Sept. 25, with the drawing scheduled for 2 p.m. that day in the Oswald building. 

Several other events are planned for the weekend of Sept. 25 & 26.  Please join us!

• Minnesota Herb Society Autumn Sale. Herbal crafts & products created by MN Herb Society.Oswald Visitor Center. 9 a.m.-3 p.m. Saturday, 10 a.m.-3 p.m. Sunday.
• Minnesota Daffodil Society Autumn Sale. Your chance to buy daffodils of all varieties. 9 a.m.-3 p.m. Saturday and 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Sunday. Oswald Visitor Center.
• Stroll the Powerhouse Plants Exhibition, celebrating the vital links between plants and people, through Oct. 10.
• Pumpkin Palooza Cucurbit Display. Feast your eyes on hundreds of pumpkins & squash in all shapes & sizes! Sept 25-Oct 31. Also check out the Reedy Gallery's "Around the World" painting exhibit with informal gallery tours from 1 to 3 p.m. Saturday and Sunday. Oswald Visitor Center.
• Apple Tastings. Taste & rate research apples. Talk with Master Gardeners. Oswald Visitor Center. Sept. 25 & 26, 1-3 p.m.
• Weekend Family Fun: Fall into Whimsy. Create elves and fairies from seeds, bark and moss and build a magical village. Noon-4 pm. both days. Andrus Learning Center.

The Minnesota Landscape Arboretum, the largest public garden in the Upper Midwest and a premier northern arboretum, is part of the College of Food, Agricultural and Natural Resource Sciences at the University of Minnesota and developed as a community and national resource for horticultural and environmental information, research, and public education. It is located nine miles west of I-494 on Highway 5 in Chanhassen.  The End