Friends’ president, Heather Emelander, along with stylists and garden designers from Somerset, Hunterdon, and Union Counties, collaborated on the creation of two botanical mannequins, photos below.
Naming themselves the Sylvaine Sisters (sisters of the forest), Diane Genco, Elaine Junguenet, Chris Endriss and Heather Emelander named their creations Tatiana (Queen of the Fairies in Midsummer Night’s Dream) and Diana (Goddess of the Forest). Visit them in the Mansion at the Festival of Trees. For more information call 973 326-7601.