Registration opens exclusively to Wing Haven members on Wednesday, March 20 at 9 a.m. and to the general public on Monday, March 25. Space is limited.
Join us for a trip to Jenks Farmer's incredible farm plus lovely gardens in both Aiken and Augusta. Enjoy two nights at the Carriage House Inn. Accommodations, all meals and transportation included. Don't miss out on lots of fun exploring this beautiful area and gardens.
Space is limited. Rain or shine. Pack comfortable shoes and clothes for all types of weather.
$1,475/members, $1,550/non-member
Limit two spots per reservation. Price includes double-occupancy hotel accommodations, all meals, transportation between hotel and gardens. (Only single occupancy rooms left.) Single, king-sized rooms are an additional $259.00 fee (A Wing Haven staff member will contact you for an additional payment).
If you share the king room with a roommate, you will only be charged the double-occupancy rate. Call the office for more details.
Wing Haven will maintain a waitlist in the event the trip sells out. No refunds after Friday, May 31, unless we can fill spots from the waitlist.
TRIP AGENDA
June 4: Day One
7:30 a.m. Gather at Park Road Shopping Center for coffee/muffins
8:00 a.m. Depart for Augusta
Lunch provided en route
12:00 p.m. Arrive and tour two private gardens in Augusta
3:30 p.m. Depart for Carriage House Inn, Aiken.
Free time for resting, shopping, and wandering in historic Aiken
7:00 p.m. Dinner at Green Boundary Club located in Aiken's beautiful horse country
June 5: Day Two
Breakfast at hotel
9:00 a.m. Depart for tour and lunch at Jenks Farmer's farm in Beech Island
Tour, catered lunch and shopping for plants and bulbs until 2 p.m.
2:30 p.m. Depart for hotel. Afternoon free for more relaxing in Aiken
5:30 p.m. Cocktails and dinner at the historic Wilcox Inn
June 6: Day Three
Breakfast at hotel
9:00 a.m. Check out of hotel. Depart for private garden in Aiken
11:30 a.m. Depart for Hopelands Gardens tour with Peggy Thome. Catered lunch provided in the garden
1:30 p.m. Depart for second private garden
3:00 p.m. Depart for Charlotte. Stop at local farmstand near interstate for fresh peaches en route back home
6:30-7:00 p.m. Estimated arrival back in Charlotte