Meet The Sisters Behind the Business

 

A Garden Party is a floral and event design company in Elmer NJ, based out of a renovated barn where their new retail store curates blooms, plants, home decor, garden elements and gift items for their customers. For 19 years, the sister duo of Dawn and Mary have been designing with as many locally grown flowers as possible, giving their floral arrangements a signature "from the garden" look. Owner, Mary Coombs also shares her passion for being in the garden with garden styling services, helping her clients enjoy outdoor living with more blooms and less work. Specializing in weddings and events, the Garden Party team knows how to transform a space into a flower wonderland and they enjoy serving clients in NJ, PA, DE and MD. Mary, Dawn and their team of designers host workshops seasonally to help inspire their students to learn more about nature through their designs.

 
 
 
 

Dawn

  • the oldest sister

  • married to Chip, our handy guy!

  • loving mom to Grace & Leah

  • obsessive organizer, loves a new clipboard

  • the behind-the-scenes sister

  • SUNY Cobleskill grad (HORT '02)

  • too many pet selfies to mention

  • dawn@agardenpartyllc.com

 

Mary

  • the youngest sister

  • proud farmer's wife

  • busy mom to Lee, Sam & Joy

  • mama's girl (I call her every day!)

  • nittany lion for life (HORT '06)

  • known hoarder of dusty treasures

  • big believer in dreaming wild

  • mary@agardenpartyllc.com

 
 

TEAMWORK: A Garden Party's Flower Family

It truly is a group effort 'round here. Together, we can do anything. Dawn and I are so honored to work with these talented, kind, hardworking and exceptional women.

****Not pictured, our mom, Melanie! Note to self, get a new head shot for mama.

Our Core Values

We celebrate our small family business and are filled with gratitude that we are able to live our dream side by side.

We let the season of the garden always influence our designs.

We have fun with flowers. Every day.

We sell (and sometimes even grow!) the highest quality blooms, always seeking that special garden touch.

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We believe we are selling feelings, not just flowers.
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We embrace our responsibility to enhance your special event with our floral and event design elements.
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We promote creative growth to our community with floral design workshops.

We love nature right back, composting 100% of our green waste and recycling pretty much everything (Mary is pretty much insane about it.)

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We support local agriculture by having strong relationships with our nearby growers, gathering as many locally grown blooms as possible.