THE FUTURE!!

SPRINGFEST 2009

  A Very Big, Very New Addition

  a beautiful new conservatory!

For many years the Springfest Committee has been researching the possibility of designing a structure to connect our Conservatory (greenhouse) with our Exhibition Hall (Farm Fun Building), thereby eliminating the iNconvenience and tremendous expense of hiring a 100’ x 40’ tent each year.  Unfortunately the cost of even a simple pole barn was so far beyond our budget that the building was relegated to “dream only” status.

then – Along came an angel – in the form of bev and bruce Gordon.

Residents of Sussex County have benefited in many ways through the generosity of the Gordon Family.  Now Springfest, The New Jersey State Fair, and the entire county will once again be the fortunate recipients of their commitment to the environmental and social betterment of the world they live in. 

Our “dream only” has become a reality!  A beautiful new conservatory will be built on the site between the old greenhouse and the Exhibition Hall.

In the Fall of 2007, after much research, the Gordons and the Springfest Committee found Creative Conservatories, a full service design and build company, located in Quakertown, Pennsylvania. You can view some of their lovely structures at their website, www.creativeconservatories.com

The exterior of our conservatory will consist of a combination of glass and a hardwood mortise and tenon maintenance-free framework.  An interior ambience of warmth and elegance is created with the use of exposed natural oiled mahogany.   State of the art, energy efficient windows that can be opened for fresh air, as well as a retractable shade system are additional features. 

Through the years many visitors to Springfest have commented that its unique setting in a glass house provides natural garden lighting that cannot be duplicated by artificial means. Now, through the generosity of the Gordons, in our future Springfest shows, we will have not just one, but two glass structures in which to display gardens designed and built by our carefully selected participants.

Watch for the grand opening of this elegant addition to our flower and garden show at the Sussex County Fairgrounds in the early months of 2009.

The Springfest Conservatory 2009