Volunteers Add A Touch Of Beauty To Downtown Doylestown

DOYLESTOWN BOROUGH, PA — A team of volunteers on Saturday morning helped Discover Doylestown add a touch of living beauty to the streets of the county seat.

The volunteers hung 222 flowering baskets throughout the heart of town in a springtime tradition dating back more than 30 years.

This year’s baskets, designed and arranged by students at Delaware Valley University, are blooming with pink and purple flowers and will be on view through Arts Festival weekend.

Basket crew volunteers Brianna Meisenbacher, right, and Becca Rosen.

Chris Boger, executive director of Discover Doylestown, holds a basket in place as it is installed at the corner of Main and State.

Brianna Meisenbacher holds the basket in place as Becca Rosen attaches the chains.

For the past few weeks, the flowers have been growing and thriving in the warm and humid greenhouses at DelVal awaiting their spring debut. They were delivered to the streets of town early Saturday morning by the borough’s public works department.

“It adds a pop of color and some nice greenery to the town and they will grow extensively throughout the entire season,” said Kris Boger, president of Discover Doylestown, which partners with the Borough of Doylestown and Delaware Valley University to beautify the town.

Among the teams of volunteers helping to hang the baskets were Brianna Meisenbacher, a Discover Doylestown board member, and her good friend, Becca Rosen.

“We’re coming together for the community,” said Brianna, as she lifted a basket up to Becca who as she secured the baskets in place.

“This is bringing a touch of nature into town,” said Becca, who formerly worked at the Bowman’s Hill Wildflower Preserve. “Everyone loves them. Everyone loves watching them grow throughout the summer. It’s that little extra that’s nice to have.”