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Simsbury garden clubs, scouts and local artists to place 15 painted planters for 250th; items to be auctioned after July 11 parade
Summary
Simsbury Garden Club and Gardeners of Simsbury coordinated with town officials and Scouting America Troops 76 B and 76 G to build 15 planter boxes that local artists will paint for the town's 250th; the planters will be displayed downtown and auctioned after the July 11 parade, with proceeds to benefit the scouts.
Simsbury Garden Club and Gardeners of Simsbury are collaborating with town officials and Scouting America Troops 76 B and 76 G to place 15 artist-painted planter boxes through the center of Simsbury as part of the town’s 250th celebration, host Shannon Leary said on the local Simsbury Community Media program.
The project began in October and involves donated pallet wood that town crews broke down for the scouts to build into planter boxes, Susan Demuth of the Simsbury Garden Club said. "We get together with the garden clubs and the beautification committee of Simsbury and then town officials," Demuth said, describing the multi‑group effort. The finished boxes will be given to local artists to decorate with 250th celebration themes.
Roberta Lennars of Gardeners of Simsbury described the physical design and placement. "They will be, fairly high because we don't want people to trip over them," Lennars said, and gave dimensions of "24 inches wide by 12 inches deep." She said about 15 planters will be sited "throughout the center of Simsbury," with specific placements mentioned such as the firehouse and in front of Eno Hall along Hot Meadow Street.
Demuth said the planters will be available for public bidding after the July 11 parade. "After the parade on July 11, they're gonna be auctioned off," she said, and added that all proceeds will go to the scouting troops. The planters are scheduled to go to painters within a week; speakers said the painted boxes are expected back around June 24–25, after which volunteers from Thrive Farm will place and fill them ahead of planting.
The effort was presented on Simsbury Community Media as a community collaboration meant to showcase local artists, support youth scouting groups and add festive streetscape elements for the 250th celebrations. Host Shannon Leary closed the segment by inviting viewers to stroll Hot Meadow Street to view the painted planters and to attend the auction following the parade.
