Canada Blooms Newsletter August 2011

An exclusive peek at Canada Blooms the Flower & Garden Festival

March 16-25 2012

Join us March 16-25, 2012 at the Direct Energy Centre where Canada Blooms will celebrate North America’s largest home and garden event.

In 2012 Canada Blooms will be located in Halls A & F and Heritage Court.
Hall A will have on display the impressive entries of the Floral Hall competition which will include some of the most creative talents of flower arrangers, local and international, as well as amature horticulturistst.
Also in Hall A, you can stroll through magnificent, fully landscaped feature gardens and take in the innovative creations of Ontario’s top professional florists. Then experience over 100 seminars, workshops and demonstrations by Canada’s best educators.

Heritage Court and Hall F will hold the Blooms Marketplace featuring artisans and retailers selling plants, seeds, garden books, tools, accessories and everything else you need to start and sustain your garden season.

The 2012 theme, “CityCulture” will celebrate “horticulture” and “gardenculture” as well as the spice of life that are the cties and towns — from the melting pot of exotic ethnic flavours to the exciting sights and sounds of music, dance, food and all things that makes our lives richer everyday and in every way.

Canada Blooms is proud to be recognized as One of the Top 100 Events in Ontario as confirmed by Festival and Events Ontario, One of Canada’s Top 100 by The American Bus Association, and Garden Tourism Festival of the Year.

Here is the first glimps of the Canada Blooms 2012 floor plan.

A popular feature of Canada Blooms every year is The New Plant Introductions Display presented by Landscape Ontario in partnership with The University of Guelph. You are invited to a special preview open house on Saturday, August 13th on the grounds of Landscape Ontario in Milton (for complete details see LandscapeOntario.com ).

This is a must day for gardeners!
Tour the trial gardens with plant expert Rodger Tschanz and view the exciting new varieties of annuals, perennials and vegetables, help us pick the top choices you would like to see at Canada Blooms next March. For further info contact Denis Flanagan dflanagan@landscapeontario.com.
Please enjoy the Garden Inspirations 2011 issue online.

Discover “Totem” Cirque du Soleil’s newest creation that will be in Toronto in from August to October 1st 2011 at the Port Lands.
Canada Blooms Newsletter subscribers can enjoy a special discount offer – Me Plus Three. If you purchase 3 tickets you will get the fouth ticket free, that is a 25% savings!

WHAT IS TOTEM?
TOTEM traces the fascinating journey of the human species from its original amphibian state to its ultimate desire to fly. The characters evolve on a stage evoking a giant turtle, the symbol of origin for many ancient civilizations.

Also this summer be sure to visit the beautiful Cirque du Soleil “Totem” themed garden created in partnership with the Toronto Botanical Garden located at the CN Tower.

Save 10% off The Admirable Crichton – J.M. Barrie’s other island adventure. The admirable Crichton – the efficient butler to a lord’s family – becomes the one in charge when they are all shipwrecked on a desert island. Book today! Call 1-800-511-7429 or online at www.shawfest.com and quote code 10594 to book .

Restrictions: Based on availability, not valid on previously purchased tickets or in conjunction with any other offers or discounts. Not valid on Sunday evenings or Gallery seating. Handling fee of $8.50 per order applies. There is no ticket limit. Offer ends October 29.

Billy Lake as the Wolf and Nicole Underhay as Lady Mary Lasenby – Picture courtesy of Emily Cooper

All Things are Connected
Halton Region Master Gardeners are hosting a Technical Update on Sept. 17th –
“All Things are Connected” at the Royal Botanical Gardens
•Speakers: Virginia Burt, Philip van Wassenaer, Jim Lounsbery
•Cost: $45 for Master Gardeners & $50 for general public- includes lunch & admission to RBG

•Contact: Jane Leonard at hhmg.register@gmail.com
Details: http://www.haltonmastergardeners.mgoi.ca/Technical_Update.php

If you have an upcoming garden related event that is of interest to our readers let us know at info@canadablooms.com and we might include it in upcoming issues of our newsletter.

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