Event to take place on Sunday, Oct. 22 from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. in Fern Prairie
Lizzy Jane’s Flower Market located at Shangri-La Farm, is hosting its first ever Autumn Flower Festival on Sunday, Oct. 22 from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. in Fern Prairie. The event is free to the public.
Attendees will park at the rented Grove Field Airport parking lot, located around the corner from Shangri-La at 632 NE 267th Avenue, Camas. From the airport parking lot, follow the meandering trail 1/4 mile through the woods to Shangri-La Farm or take a fun ride on the free Electric Sunflower Mobile shuttle to the farm.
Shangri-La Farm is currently growing about 350 dahlias, encompassing about 70 different varieties.
“This year’s warm temperatures and mild autumn weather has made for one of the most brilliant dahlia seasons on record,” said Shangri-La Farm owner Liz Pike. “I’m thrilled to share the beauty of these flowers with our community. Be sure and bring the kids to this family friendly event!”
Children will have an opportunity to feed the free-ranging chickens of Shangri-La Farm during the flower festival.
Flower arranging demonstrations will be provided hourly by Pike, owner and operator of Shangri-La Farm. Pike is also a local artist, Clark County Master Gardener and beekeeper.
“Arranging flowers is a lot like painting in oils on a canvas,” said Pike. “Dahlias offer so many textures and colors in which to work with,” she added. “One of my favorite times of the day is when I get to design beautiful bouquets of dahlias for my farm stand customers.”
In addition to hourly floral arranging demonstrations between 11 a.m. and 4 p.m., Shangri-La Farm is also hosting guided tours throughout the gardens. The public is invited to see organic flower gardens, vegetable beds, a fruit orchard, berry patches, herb gardens, and a brand new 50 plant rose garden and 50 plant English Lavender garden. View the farm’s apiaries and see busy honey bees in action.
Liz’s son, Richard Pike, will also be leading an apple cider press demonstration throughout the day at the Autumn Flower Festival. The public is invited to see Shangri-La Farm’s organic apples turned into fresh and delicious apple cider on a turn-of-the-century cider press.
“We want to share our knowledge about the age-old tradition of pressing apples into cider,” said Richard. Free samples of apple cider will be offered to the public.
Several Plein-air artists from the Northwest Oil Painters Guild will also be making art in real time at the Autumn Flower Festival. The public is invited to see artists painting what they see, in and among the lush organic gardens at Shangri-La Farm.
Lizzy Jane’s Flower Market offers custom order dahlia bouquets in season for wedding flowers, all occasion celebrations or bouquets for your home or office. “All our flowers are 100% organic. Bouquets of roses, peonies, lilies and hundreds of perennials are also available in season,” added Pike.
A country style farm stand is open every day of the year. Local residents stop in to purchase farm fresh eggs, flowers, farm-house pastries, raw honey from Shangri-La Farm honeybees, jams made from organic berries grown on-site and seasonal produce. Liz, together with her husband Neil Cahoon, established Shangri-La Farm in 2010, transforming a derelict property into a garden oasis for birds, bees and people.
For more information, contact Liz Pike at (360) 281-8720 or email pikeadvertising@comcast.net.
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