June 4, 2025 at 10 a.m.
The Hobbs (1427 W 9th Street, Kansas City, MO 64108)
Dress code: Garden Chic
Fleur-ette returns for a second year, designed with you in mind.
- Enjoy a social hour with a specialty crafted cocktail or mocktail and live musical performances on the patio.
- Explore our curated marketplace featuring a selection of artisan goods, botanically inspired products, and unique gifts.
- Experience an educational and entertaining lecture by Marshall Watson, offering a look at spaces designed to showcase natural beauty, including his own magnificent East Hampton Garden. Sponsors will have the opportunity to join Watson immediately following lunch for a workshop and Q&A.

About Fleur-ette
Fleur-ette is a premier fundraising event designed to celebrate and support Powell Gardens, Kansas City’s botanical garden.
Honorary Chairs: Marilyn Hebenstreit and Ali Armistead
Event Chairs: Ashley Pindell and Kirstin Salzman
About Guest Speaker Marshall Watson
A native of Kansas City, Marshall received his Bachelor of Arts from Stanford University, attended Brandeis University in theater design, and received his Master of Fine Arts from the American Conservatory Theater.
A subtle blend of transatlantic and American design philosophies suffuses his work. Classic elegance is his hallmark. Though richly layered and often romantic, his work always showcases a meticulous attention to detail and is noted for its sense of “calm and lightness of being.” As his client base has grown globally, his passion for researching and delving into each culture has only expanded his ability to be site specific and locally attuned.
Throughout Watson’s career, his work has graced the covers of and been frequently featured in many shelter publications, notably Architectural Digest, Veranda, British House Beautiful, Luxe, House and Garden, Traditional Home, Hamptons Cottages and Gardens and The New York Times. He also received Traditional Home’s “Designer of the Year” award and has been featured on Luxe’s Gold List.
His first book, The Art of Elegance, now in its 13th printing, has been a top seller. His highly awaited second book, Defining Elegance, will be published by Rizzoli in the spring of 2025. For more than a decade, Marshall wrote the “Interiors by Design” column for the Southampton/East Hampton Press .
Alongside his residential work, Marshall has designed rooms for New York’s venerable Colony Club, Boston’s Chilton Club, and the Card Sound Golf Club in the Ocean Reef Club, among others. Marshall serves on the boards of The Garden Conservancy, The Isabel O’Neill Studio of the Painted Finish, and Fighting Chance. Marshall is a proud member of the Garden Club of East Hampton.






Your Impact
Your contribution supports the Gardens’ operations, educational programs, capital improvements, and more so that we may continue to share the Midwest spirit of place with our community. We are sincerely grateful for your support!
Contact Powell Gardens’ Development team at development@powellgardens.org for more information about giving, future fundraisers, and more.
Thank You to Our 2025 Sponsors!
PRESENTING SPONSOR
Country Club Bank
Ali Armistead and Marilyn Hebenstreit
GOLD
Ruthie F. Rinehart
SILVER
George Terbovich Design
The Greensman, Kristopher Dabner
Liz Maday
Ellen Merriman
Ashley Pindell and Kirstin Salzman
Wendy and George Powell
BRONZE
Kerry Adam
Husch Blackwell
Anne Riker and David Powell
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