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Earth friendly gardening in the Kootenays region of British Columbia, Canada |
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Kootenays, BC Major Gardening Events
Garden Tours and Open Garden Days, Garden Festivals,
Gardening Conferences and Workshops, Plant and Seed Sales and
Exchanges in the Kootenay region of British Columbia, Canada
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All the flowers of all the tomorrows are in the seeds of today - Indian Proverb
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Kootenays Major
Gardening Events - April 2012 |
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Kootenays Major
Gardening Events - May 2012 |
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11thAnnual Nelson Garden Festival
Saturday May 12, 2012
10 am - 3 pm
200 Block Baker Street
Nelson, BC
Celebrate Mother's Day weekend at
11th Annual Nelson Garden Festival. A showcase for
regional garden vendors.
Annuals, perennials, early
vegetable & flower starts, herbs, shrubs, trees, furniture and all
kinds of gardening accessories will line the 200 Block of Baker
Street, as well as music and fun for the whole family.
Contact/info:www.ecosociety.ca
250-354-1909
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3rd Annual Castlegar Garden & Nature Fest
Saturday May 19, 2012
10 am - 3 pm
Millennium Walkway/ Twin Rivers Park (110 5th St)
Castlegar, BC
The focus will be on growing plants and gardens (wild and
cultivated), and the natural environment and its inhabitants:
insects, mammals, birds etc. Vendors selling plants and garden items
will be participating, as well as local non profit/educational
groups that promote gardening and wild life. We hope this mix of
energies will be beneficial to all, especially our environment!
Sponsored by the Castlegar Garden Club and Castlegar Communities in Bloom.
Guidelines for Participants
Participants Registration & Information
Need more info? contact Heather at
castlegargardenfest@shaw.ca
or 250-399-4439
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Kimberley Garden Club Annual
Plant Sale
Saturday, May 26, 2012
Location: Kootenay Saving Credit Union parking lot
200 Wallinger Ave.
Time: 9 - 10:30 am
Offerings: Perennials, including deer resistant plants, houseplants,
tomatoes, and more
Rain or Shine!
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Kootenays Major
Gardening Events - June 2012 |
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Slocan Valley Art & Garden
Tour
Fields of lavender, organic market gardens,
beautiful rockwork, garlic, and flowers everywhere – eight gorgeous
valley gardens to explore.
Father’s Day, Sunday, June 17, 2012
10 am - 4 pm
There are four new gardens and four past
favourites, from Slocan Park to Slocan.
Local artists will be showing their work at
several sites.
Tour brochures are available around the valley at
garden centres and on community bulletin boards. Online version
available at
www.slocanvalleyarts.ca and on Slocan Valley Arts Council
Facebook page.
This favourite valley event is sponsored by the Slocan Valley Arts
Council. Donations gratefully accepted on site.
For more information contact Ruth Porter at
250-226-7349.
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Creston Valley Garden Tour
Saturday, June 23, 2012
10 am - 4 pm
Visit 7 gardens from Wynndel to Erickson
Tickets and Tour maps available at Beltane
Nursery, Morris Flowers and Visitor Center starting June 19th
Tickets $10 for adults Bus Tour ticket $25 includes Garden Tour and lunch.
Bus Tour tickets available
only at the Creston Chamber of Commerce (Visitor Center) until 16th
of June. 40 tickets only available!
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Kootenays Major
Gardening Events - July 2012 |
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Cranbrook Garden Club
hosts
16th Annual Open Garden Day
Sunday July 8th, 2012
10:00 am to 3:30 pm Six gardens to tour
with each garden also featuring local artisans
Tickets $10 available after June 25th, at:
- Top Crop Garden Farm & Pet, 2001 Cranbrook St. N. - Lotus Books, 33 10th Ave. S.
A map is included with the ticket
showing Garden & Artisan locations.
Besides the garden show there will be
- Garden Day luncheon ($8 at the door) - Anglican Church Women
- Floral arrangement competition - Cranbrook Garden Club
- Plant sale - Cranbrook Garden Club
Above events at Christ Church Anglican
Hall & Garden Labyrinth, 46 13th Ave. S. Noon to 1:30 pm
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10th Kimberley Open
Garden Day
Sunday, July 29, 2012
9:30 am - 3:30 pm
Tickets $10 (with included
map) available early in July
in Kimberley at Bavarian Home Hardware, The Gilded Goat,
Kimberley Chamber of Commerce & Information Centre
and Top Crop Too
in Cranbrook at Top Crop Garden, Farm and Pets
Besides the Garden Tour there will be
Plein Aire artists working in some gardens
A Tour des Fleurs, a guided bicycle tour of the gardens for riders
of all experience levels
Light refreshments for $4.00 in one of the
gardens (location will be on the ticket) from 9:30 to 3:30
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