Barberton Mum Fest to Feature Mums, Music and More

Annual Festival to be held September 24 and 25

in Barberton, Ohio

February 14, 2011

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:

Contact:

Lisa McLean, 2011 Mum Fest Chairperson City of Barberton Beautification 330-848-6653 (phone), 330-745-3841 (fax) E-mail: lmclean@cityofbarberton.com

BARBERTON MUM FEST to feature Mums, Music and More; Annual festival to be held September 24 and 25 in Barberton, Ohio.

Lake Anna Park will explode with color as 20,000 chrysanthemums create over a million mum blooms in a rainbow of color at the twentieth annual MUM FEST 2011 on Saturday and Sunday, September 24th and 25th.

The dazzling floral display will provide a brilliant backdrop for a weekend filled with FREE family entertainment, historic views of Barberton, arts and crafts, gardening tips, and fabulous food.

MUM FEST 2011 will include water ski shows, canoe races on Lake Anna , musical entertainment, historical displays, unique food vendors, sand sculpting and children's activities.

Admission to the Mum Fest is FREE. The chrysanthemums, some twenty-one (21) varieties in all, are donated by Aris Horticulture Services, located in Barberton, Ohio . Aris Horticulture Services, formerly known as Yoder Brothers, is a leading grower of high quality ornamental plant products. The mums are featured in colorful collage displays. In addition to the mum gardens, are garden mum hanging baskets and a floral arch of garden mums.

MUM FEST 2011 is a cooperative effort involving the City of Barberton Beautification Program and Aris Horticulture Services.

To celebrate the beauty of mums, showcase the City of Barberton, and provide fun for the whole family.