The inaugural Memorial Day Poppy Festival at Pa's Posey Patch south of Cassville boasted a turnout of some 2,000 guests, said Dennis Epperly, the "Pa" of the patch. Owners Dennis and Brenda Epperly hope to make the three-day event an annual tribute to Memorial Day. Professional photographers drive from a wide radius throughout the growing season to use Pa's flower fields as photographic backdrops. Epperly says the Zinnias and Cosmos will be in full bloom by the 4th of July and Sunflowers will be at their peak in early August. Guests are welcome, with donations accepted. Professional photographers are charged a $25 sitting fee for the use of the fields. Pa's Posey Patch is located at 21501 Farm Road 1120, Cassville. Sheila Harris/sheilaharrisads@gmail.com
The inaugural Memorial Day Poppy Festival at Pa’s Posey Patch south of Cassville boasted a turnout of some 2,000 guests, said Dennis Epperly, the “Pa” of the patch. Owners Dennis and Brenda Epperly hope to make the three-day event an annual tribute to Memorial Day. Professional photographers drive from a wide radius throughout the growing season to use Pa’s flower fields as photographic backdrops. Epperly says the Zinnias and Cosmos will be in full bloom by the 4th of July and Sunflowers will be at their peak in early August. Guests are welcome, with donations accepted. Professional photographers are charged a $25 sitting fee for the use of the fields. Pa’s Posey Patch is located at 21501 Farm Road 1120, Cassville.
From left, Brenda Epperly, Trish Fordyce and Gina Epperly, man the lemonade and dessert stand at the inaugural Memorial Day Poppy Festival at Pa’s Posey Patch Saturday. Sheila Harris/sheilaharrisads@gmail.comDavid Fuhriman, left, and Brad Epperly, right, cook up burgers Saturday at the Memorial Day Poppy Festival while host Dennis Epperly, the “Pa” of Pa’s Posey Patch, looks on. Epperly hopes to make the event, planned around the blooming of his poppy fields, an annual tribute to Memorial Day. Sheila Harris/sheilaharrisads@gmail.comElla Mae Fuhriman, center, receives an adjustment to her patriotic attire from her mother, photographer Jessica Fuhriman, right, Saturday at the three-day Memorial Day Poppy Festival hosted by Pa’s Posey Patch, south of Cassville. The Fuhrimans are from Bentonville, Ark. Sheila Harris/sheilaharrisads@gmail.com
