Getting Ready for the 2009 Blueberry Festival Parade
Labor Day morning is quickly approaching and we’re so excited to send two floats to the Marshall County Blueberry Festival Parade. We’ve decorated each float to match the theme of our own festivals, one for Fall Fest that begins September 26th and the other for Christmas Fest which kicks off the day after Thanksgiving.
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The talented team at Hensler’s had one mission this parade season: to take our floats over the top. Our staff spent weeks planning and assembling float designs we can’t wait to drive down the Blueberry Festival parade route.
Here’s a preview of the Fall Fest float you’ll see at the Blueberry Festival as we took it for a spin around the farm. We’ve filled it with a cascading waterfall of petunias, a mechanical waving scarecrow on the back, real blueberry plants and handmade cutouts for the children on our float to peek through and greet the crowd along the parade route. Can’t wait to see you there!
Hensler Nursery entered the annual Indiana State Fair this year with two trees, a Fraser Fir and a White Pine. The 8′ White Pine, selected by Hensler’s forester, John Scheetz, was awarded a blue ribbon (1st place) in the pine category and awarded Grand Champion. The Fraser Fir received third place.