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The Newport Flower Show – VIP Package
4 Days/3 Nights • June 23 – 26, 2011
*VIP Package space is limited – very early booking strongly suggested.
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The rich, the powerful and the fashionable created Newport’s legendary mansions during the 1890’s and early 1900’s. The Elms, Chateau-sur-Mer, Marble House, Chepstow, Rosecliff … Italian palazzos, English castles, and French chateaus set in gardens of appropriate richness. Elaborate garden parties with Chinese pagodas, French pavilions and Turkish tents were put out for one evening’s entertainment. And, it was de rigueur forthe typical Gilded Age Newport property to be maintained by a minimum of 15 gardeners. Enjoy the world renowned holdings of The Preservation Society of Newport County as well as selected private cottages” behind their private hedges.
Your Itinerary includes:
- Roundtrip bus transportation from Boston
- Three nights lodging at the Marriott Hotel in Newport including breakfast daily
 THURSDAY, JUNE 23: ARRIVAL DAY
5:30 p.m. Meet and Greet
One of your VIP hostesses for the Flower Show weekend, and a Preservation Society staff member will meet you at your hotel to distribute information packages and contact numbers, the final itinerary, and answer questions. You will then be escorted by private Trolley to The Elms.
6:00 p.m. Cocktails and Hors d’oeuvres at The Elms
Enjoy cocktails and hors d'oeuvres overlooking the newly restored Elms Sunken Garden. This French-inspired chateau was completed in 1901. Restoration of the gardens was funded by proceeds from The Newport Flower Show.
8:00 p.m. Dinner on your own in Newport.
FRIDAY, JUNE 24: OPENING DAY OF NEWPORT FLOWER SHOW
Be one of the exclusive holders of this special ticket for gardening enthusiasts who want to see and do it all at the Newport Flower Show.
9:30 a.m. Early-bird shopping in the Garden Marketplace and the Oceanside Boutiques. Enjoy a wonderful summer morning visiting the marketplace exhibitors while the judges are making their decisions. You will then be escorted to the Show entrance.
10:30 a.m. Special admittance to the interior exhibits at the Show immediately following judging.
12:00 p.m. to 2:30 p.m. Preferred Seating at the Luncheon and Lecture/Demonstration on the Front Lawn (generally a floral design presentation) to 2:30 p.m. Enjoy an elegant luncheon with the speaker under a beautifully decorated tent on the front lawn at the Show. Then remain to learn special tips and techniques from the talented lecturer.
 2:30 p.m. to 4:30 p.m. After lunch slip away for a visit to the vibrant gardens of a private Newport estate
4:30 p.m. Conclude your afternoon with a stroll through the beautiful sunken garden at The Elms.
5:00 p.m. Return to Hotel to rest and refresh prior to the Flower Show Opening Night Party at 6:00 p.m.
6:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. Amid the elegance and style of the grounds and beautiful interiors of Rosecliff, celebrate the first evening of the Newport Flower Show at the Opening Night Party. A must on the Newport social calendar, the Opening Night Party is considered the “kick-off” to “the season.”
SATURDAY, JUNE 25 NEWPORT FLOWER SHOW
10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Free time to explore Newport and/or other Newport Mansion Museum Properties such as The Breakers, Marble House, Chateau-sur-Mer
*** PLEASE SEE OPTIONAL OLMSTED BENEFACTOR DINNER BELOW
SUNDAY, JUNE 26: FINAL DAY
10:00 a.m. Tour the French-inspired gardens with former Flower Show Chairwoman, Bettie Bearden Pardee, at her Bellevue Avenue home, “Parterre." Bette Pardee is the author of Private Newport, at Home and in the Garden. Light refreshments will be included as you tour this garden.
Price per person based on two sharing a room - $1485.00. Deposit of $500.00 per person is due at time of registration. Balance due February 4, 2011.
 ***SATURDAY, JUNE 25: OPTIONAL OLMSTED BENEFACTOR’S DINNER
7:00 p.m. to 11:00 p.m.
A privileged opportunity for VIP attendees only. An after-hours tour of opulent Marble House, Mrs. William K. Vanderbilt, Jr’s social and architectural landmark. A champagne reception on the terrace of this marble palace will then set the stage for a rare dining experience. Following the champagne reception, stroll across the lawn for an intimate dinner in the Chinese Tea House situated beside the Cliff Walk overlooking the ocean.
PRICE - $440.00 per person additional
NOTE: Newport Preservation Society has the right to change this itinerary at any time.
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