SPRINGFIELD — Guests are invited to step into the Carriage House at the Barney Estate in Forest Park and step back in time on Aug. 24 at 1 p.m.

The occasion?

The Springfield Preservation Trust’s annual Garden Party fundraiser, “Flora & Fauna: Historic Carriage House Tour & Garden Party Fundraiser,” which will feature historic tours, an opera performance, Victorian-era music, a silent auction and hors d’oeuvres, all in the formal garden setting at The Carriage House at the Barney Estate.

Highlighting work by the Springfield Garden Club and the Springfield Department of Public Parks, the event will boast floral designs fit for Victorian-era garden strolls. Carriage House plantings information will be provided for those interested in learning more about how the Garden Club and Parks Depa

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