Wintertime Tea infuses Fellows Gardens with Southern charm

YOUNGSTOWN

A bit of Southern charm found its way to Northeast Ohio in the form of an afternoon tea.

Wintertime Tea: Southern Charm, a fundraiser for the Antonucci Horticulture Library at Fellows Riverside Gardens in Mill Creek MetroParks, included tea, snacks, live music, and entertainment by a southern belle.

Amy Rowland and her daughter Zoe, 12, of Monaca, Pa., make the hour long drive every year for the event. 

“It’s worth it,” Zoe said.

They attend with Zoe’s grandmother, Norma Rowland of Canfield, and some of her friends.

“It’s a nice time for us to spend with people we don’t get to see all the time,” Amy said.  

The event “is wonderful,” she added. “I think it’s impressive that these ladies go through as much hard work as they do. And it’s really different, too, because you get to eat things you don’t normally eat, and it’s a day to actually feel a little more elegant than you do any other day. So it’s nice, that’s why I like to bring my daughter.”

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