It could easily have been called "a celebration of beauty."  The Pasadena Museum of History's third annual spring benefit, "An Affair in the Garden" on Sunday, June 4, attracted more than 300 supporters who braved tropical temperatures to party Pasadena-style in the exquisite gardens of Marsha and Vern Bohr's Linda Vista estate.  The glowing honoree, Heather Lenkin, AIA, ASLA (http://www.lenkindesign.com/), set the pace for a veritable fashion show of elegant ladies in summery frocks, nattily-dressed gentlemen, and hats, hats, and more hats. 

"It has been my joy to have turned the attention of the nation back to our wonderful city, which is known throughout the world for its beautiful gardens," noted Lenkin, who received a plaque from Garden Design magazine editor Bill Marken as the first two-time winner (2004, 2006) of its prestigious "Golden Trowel" award.  After expressing heartfelt thanks to her family, friends, and colleagues for their support and encouragement, she confided, "My hope is that I can continue to create beautiful gardens, and inspire others until I am 100!"  Tom Carruth, renowned hybridizer for Week's Roses, inspired the romantics in the audience with his announcement that Lenkin's husband, Harvey Lenkin, had commissioned him to develop a new rose in Heather's honor, which will bear her name.

Special thanks to event co-chairs Jane Armel and Fran Shellgren, to their hard-working committee, to the generosity of our event sponsors and auction donors, and to the Museum's volunteers and staff for making this extraordinary event possible.

An Affair in the Garden Patron list 2006

Orchid Patron

       Paloheimo Foundation

Delphinium Patron

       Marsha & Vern Bohr  

 Iris Patron

       Jane & Dan Armel

       Heather & Harvey Lenkin

       Lenkin Design

       Diane & Craig Martin

       Fran & Don Shellgren

       Peggy & Bruce Stewart

       Judy & Randy Wilson

Wisteria Patron

       Huntington Hospital  

       Lynn & Carl Cooper

       Leslie & Bob Zasa

Heather Patron

      Neta & John Armagost

      Cheryl Bode & Robin Colman

      Catherine “Tink” Cheney

      Karen & Steve Craig

      Jane Kaczmarek  

      Stephen A. Kanter, M.D.

      Shelly & Dennis Lowe

      Clara & Jacob Maarse

      Paul B. & Judy MacCready

      Mr. & Mrs. J.C. Massar

      Dr. & Mrs. Allen W. Mathies, Jr.

      Dorothy & Harold Meyerman

      Frank & Toshie Mosher

      Northern Trust Bank

      Edith & John D. Roberts

      Susan & David Waller  

      Jim Watterson & George Martin

      Sharon Yonashiro

Media Sponsor

       MountainViews News (Local Media Sponsor)

       Garden Design Magazine (National Media Sponsor)