Mount Pleasant Magazine Sept/Oct 2016

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of swimming pool noodles – and the list went on.
“I would say I’m the queen of 1,001 ways to use a pool
noodle,” Bowers admitted with a chuckle. “I scour the
thrift stores for materials to make into creatures, scenes, all
kinds of stuff – and sometimes, the idea isn’t there until I
actually have the stuff in front of me. This tent is the think
tank. And things rarely end up how they started.”
Those of you who devote your weekends to Goodwill
might secretly be wondering just how many things a town
like Mount Pleasant – or a metro like Charleston – can
yield. But Bowers assured me that she doesn’t limit herself
to the Lowcountry when finding items. Her daughter lives
in the Atlanta area, and Bowers has been known to “haul
in stuff from 360 miles away.”
“I’m very proud that we reuse and recycle so much,” she
exclaimed. “And it’s fun to make something out of, say, an
irrigation system!”
After the tent, we took a little ride along what will soon
be the mile-and-a-half hayride, a popular aspect of the
Pumpkin Patch. One of this year’s highlights, the T-Rex, is
a friendlier rendition, grinning with a giant tennis ball in
his mouth and sure to bring about “oohs” and “ahs.”
“I need a water bowl for him, but this baby swimming
pool is too small,” Bowers mused.
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If seeing this kind of magic in person isn’t enough of a
reason, it’s worth knowing that proceeds from each week-
end of the Pumpkin Patch benefits selected charities. In
the past, organizations such as the Center for Birds of Prey
and the Berkeley County SPCA have benefited.
Bowers, who clearly is a woman of vast energy, said that
once this Pumpkin Patch is over, she’ll start brainstorming
about – and shopping for – next year.
“I think we’ve evolved,” she said. “But there are always
things we can work on.”
She added that families from all over the Lowcountry
and all parts of the state come to Boone Hall’s Pumpkin
Patch because of the creativity and love put into it. And
the chance to get out from behind a computer screen and
onto a farm doesn’t hurt, either.
“We give people the opportunity to get away from
technology and get their feet dirty,” she pointed out with
a smile.
Catch the magic of the Boone Hall Pumpkin Patch, a premier
fall festival, between Oct. 1 and Oct. 31. The festival features
attractions such as the famed corn maze, sponsored by Ameris
Bank this year, a kid-friendly monster hayride and more. See
complete details at .
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