Bucks Beautiful

12/03/2024

Your support helps us provide grants for reforestation, public gardens and school planting projects in our community. These grants serve as essential seed funding for Bucks County grassroots organizations that are making great strides to improve our neighborhoods.

The grants attract matching contributions for every dollar we provide, thereby amplifying the impact of your donations. Please give today: https://www.bucksbeautiful.org/product/donation-2/

11/28/2024

Wishing you and your family a beautiful and blessed holiday 🍂🦃🍁

11/25/2024

🌟Member Monday🌟 "I learned about Bucks Beautiful via another member, Susan Sandor, and loved how she talked about her passion for the organization. I didn’t know about your organization but looked at your website and found that you do such nice things to keep our area inviting. Not having a green thumb or even a slightly green thumb, I wanted to support those who do what I can’t. I have been with State Farm 30 years so I know insurance…good to know your strengths and weaknesses." - Christina Jones, State Farm Insurance Agent https://www.myinslady.com/

We're thankful for the endorsement of local business owners such as Christina.
New Members are always welcome! Perks include free VIP tickets to our Kitchen & Garden Tour, promotion for Business Members, and select partner discounts. To learn more, or enroll, visit: https://www.bucksbeautiful.org/membership/

11/21/2024

We're thrilled to report that your support this year made it possible to fulfill ALL our school, reforestation and community garden grants requests! With your continued help, we can do even MORE to nurture our environment.

These grants serve as essential seed funding for Bucks County grassroots organizations that are making great strides to improve our neighborhoods. The grants attract matching contributions for every dollar we provide, thereby amplifying the impact of your donations.

Please give today: https://www.bucksbeautiful.org/product/donation-2/

11/18/2024

🌟Member Monday🌟 At our Member Party, Executive Director Denise Sezack honored retiring Board Member Peter Fernandez for his 21 years of volunteer service and dedication. All of us at Bucks Beautiful are filled with grateful appreciation for Peter's outstanding commitment to advance the growth of our nonprofit. His leadership as our President, mentor and friend cannot be accurately expressed in words. Peter's selfless contributions will leave a lasting legacy for all to follow. ❤️

11/15/2024

It was a wonderful celebration of our Members last night! We were pleased to announce that we have reached the milestone of 5️⃣0️⃣0️⃣ Members! Thank you to all who support our mission!

We're grateful to our Event Sponsors: the tremendous team at Bucks Country Gardens Ltd. for the festive venue; Sue Rushing & McCaffrey's Food Markets for the delectable hor dourves; Bucks Mont Party Rental for supplying glassware; and Bryce and Jane Sanders for donating premium wine and handmade cookies.

A special thank you to our volunteers from the National Charity League - Central Bucks for helping the event to run smoothly.

If you would like to join like-minded community members in supporting our nonprofit, you can enroll as a Member online:
https://www.bucksbeautiful.org/membership/

11/12/2024

We're excited to celebrate our Members this Thursday! This fun evening will feature premium wine, gourmet goodies and shopping discounts 🍢🍷🛍

Not a Member yet? Enroll now and join the party! https://www.bucksbeautiful.org/membership/

Thank you to our generous event sponsors Bucks Country Gardens Ltd., Bucks Mont Party Rental, McCaffrey's Food Markets and Bryce & Jane Sanders.

11/12/2024

We have the utmost respect and gratitude for our Veterans 🇺🇸

11/11/2024

We have the utmost respect for our veterans 🇺🇸

11/05/2024

Over the last several years, support and enthusiasm for youth gardening has expanded at an exciting rate. Bucks Beautiful is thrilled to be part of this movement and has created the Bulbs for Bucks school daffodil plantings to introduce kids to gardening. This program allows students to participate in a hands-on activity to beautify their school grounds while learning and growing together.

This year, we were thrilled to collaborate with our first school in upper Bucks County, M.M. Seylar Elementary- PSD in Pennridge School District. Principal Miles Roe led the Kindergarten through 5th graders with enthusiasm!

A nice bonus was that our Financial Director, Susan Carr, is a former student of M.M. Seylar. She was filled with joy to work with the students and assisted with the hand planting.

11/04/2024

🌟Member Monday🌟 Thank you Doylestown Cardinal for the supportive spotlight! We invite Bucks County individuals, families and businesses to help us reach our goal of 500 members.

🌟 All members are invited to our complimentary Gratitude Party on November 14th at Bucks Country Gardens Ltd., featuring premium wine and sumptuous appetizers from McCaffrey's Food Markets.

🌟 More perks include free VIP tickets to our popular Kitchen & Garden Tour, Spring Fling discounted tickets, pop up events and partner discounts.

🌟 Enroll today by clicking https://www.bucksbeautiful.org/

🌟 Membership program helps support our community grant program.

11/01/2024

10/31/2024

🦇 Bats get a bad rap, however they are quite beneficial to our ecosystem!

🦇Some bat species eat an incredible number of night-flying insects including mosquitoes. They can eat as many as 1,200 insects in an hour of feeding!

🦇Other bats are critical pollinators of seeds and fruits that we eat.

🦇Fruit-eating bats are very important for the dispersal of seeds.

🦇Bat droppings (guano) are a very effective fertilizer and when collected responsibly it can have a very positive effect on local economies.

Souce: https://www.birdsandblooms.com/.../top-5-benefits-of-bats/

10/30/2024

Did you know that our RePlant Bucks program has a goal of planting 10,000 trees in the County? Why do we think it’s so important to counter tree canopy loss?

🌳 TREES FIGHT CLIMATE CHANGE
Trees absorb carbon dioxide, removing and storing the carbon and releasing oxygen back into the air.

🌳 TREES CLEAN THE AIR AND HELP YOU BREATHE
Trees absorb CO2, as well as odors and pollutants. It’s estimated that one tree can absorb nearly 10 pounds of polluted air each year and release 260 pounds of oxygen.

🌳 TREES PREVENT SOIL EROSION AND RAINWATER RUNOFF
During heavy rains, water runoff finds its way to streams, lakes and wetlands, creating the potential for flooding. It also picks up and carries pollutants along the way. The EPA and the Center for Watershed Protection are recognizing the importance of trees in managing runoff. Leaf canopies help buffer the falling rain and their roots hold the soil in place, encouraging the water to seep into the ground rather than run off.

🌳 PROVIDING HABITAT
Trees provide food, shelter, and nesting sites for many animals and insects, which helps maintain biodiversity

Support Bucks Beautiful and help us plant more trees: https://www.bucksbeautiful.org/product/donation-2/

Source: The Arbor Day Foundation, The Nature Conservancy

10/28/2024

🌟Member Monday🌟 Nancy Vander Zwan of StagingCraft, LLC became a Business Member as she believes Bucks Beautiful is a worthy cause. StagingCraft creates beautiful spaces inside people’s homes. Bucks Beautiful creates beautiful outdoor spaces around the county. There’s an overlap because StagingCraft will also advise homeowners what they should do to create appeal on the outside of their properties.

Read our Supporter Spotlight on Nancy, from our Fall Newsletter. If you would like to become a Member like Nancy, enroll online here: https://www.bucksbeautiful.org/membership/

All Members will be celebrated at our complimentary reception November 14th, plus receive free VIP Kitchen & Garden Tour tickets, and more!

10/26/2024

🎃 Carving pumpkins this weekend? If you plan to cut a hole in the top to scoop out its guts, don’t. Leaving the stem intact helps a jack-o’-lantern last. Instead, cut a hole in the bottom or on the back.

🎃 If you choose to paint a pumpkin instead of carving, use a non-toxic or natural paint that won't harm animals if ingested. Or choose to keep your painted pumpkins inside, then dispose of them properly.

🎃 Refrain from "washing" pumpkins in chemicals to preserve them. Pumpkins will decompose- there's no stopping it. Just let it happen naturally and keep wildlife safe.

🕸 When decorating outdoors, avoid faux spider webs, where birds, bats and small critters can easily get entangled. This can cause injuries or even death.

Sources: Rose Maura Lorre, The New York Times; Pennsylvania Game Commission

Photo credit: Ruth Fremson, The New York Times

10/25/2024

Pro tip from our Business Member Carter van D**e Associates: For those with browsing deer issues, now is the time to defend the plants! Here is the Irish Spring option: cut the bars in half or quarter, create a hole with a nail, then push a zip tie (or string) through the pieces. Hang the pieces on your plants or trees, about three feet off the ground.

10/23/2024

Just 10 Boxes left! Our daffodil bulb sale raises funds for our Community Grant Program.

The bulbs are perfect for either intimate groupings or for large naturalized plantings. These low maintenance perennials are resistant to deer, rodents and rabbits. Recommendation is to plant 12 bulbs per square foot between October and late November. Blooms will appear early-late Spring.

Purchase online: https://www.bucksbeautiful.org/product-category/bulbs/
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