Claudia Bowers Butterfly Garden

Thank you to the 54 people who attended the Claudia Bowers Butterfly Garden Ribbon Cutting Ceremony held at the Charles L. Bowers School Farm June 30, 2026. Thank you to the 33 donors who made this happen.

Thank you to the Ceremony Committee: PB, Adam, Eric, Sarah, Cheryl, Uncle Jim

Thank you Grace Reuter-Committee, Speech

Thank you Nancy Schmid and the Master Gardeners who did the work prepping the garden, planting, and maintaining garden

Thank you Jackie Doran, Farm and Nature Center Program Coordinator-Farm Liaison with Committee

Thank you Paul, Sharon and Luke Watkins (Resident Farmer)-Brick Installation, ceremony preparation

Thank you Nancy Jenkins, Maggie Mahaffey d'Allemant, Grace Reuter and Paula and Gerry Stevenson-Lunch box distribution

Thank you Adam Bowers-Photography and Video

Thank you Tom Reuter-Photography

Thank you Jim Jenkins/Nancy Jenkins-Peter the Rock rock

Thank you Ryan-Bloomfield Deli

Bench handmade by Cricket Forge, Durham, NC

If you ever visit the Bowers Farm, make sure to stop and see the Claudia Bowers Butterfly Garden!

Adam edited a video of the Claudia Bowers Butterfly Garden Ribbon Cutting Ceremony held at the Charles L. Bowers School Farm on June 30, 2026. Kudos to those mentioned at the end of the video for making it all happen! [https://www.dropbox.com/.../Mom-s-Garden-Ribbon-Cutting...](https://www.dropbox.com/.../Mom-s-Garden-Ribbon-Cutting...)