15th Annual Spring Festival
Celebration of Island Gardening
Celebrating Spring Gardening
in Nanaimo
on Vancouver Island, BC, Canada.
The Theme of this year's Show is
"Focus on Urban Agriculture in the Garden"
A special place to wander, contemplate and dream about your garden as it begins to wake up from its winter sleep.
See our exhibits and listen to our guest speakers for inspiration for the new gardening season.
Speakers will include:
Steve Whysall
Connie
Kuramoto
Christiane Kammerman
Bill Saunderson
Workshops will include:
Sprouting Seeds
Hypertufa Cement Containers
(will require Pre-registration)
Hanging Baskets
(will require pre-registration)
Succulent Planters
(will require pre-registration)
Fruit Tree Pruning
There will be Childrens' Activities and
Child Minding.
These will be provided by
Quinn's Daycare and
Shoots with Roots
from Milner Gardens and Woodlands.
Quinn's Daycare will be in attendance on Saturday and Sunday Afternoon to help during the keynote speaker and workshop times.
Please download our Special Edition Newsletter with Show Program details.
Des Kennedy will not be speaking at our show. He will be undergoing open heart surgery this spring.
When you are at the show, please be sure to sign the Get Well Card for Des that will be at the Front Desk.
Location, Dates and Times:
Friday, March 12
to Sunday, March 14, 2010
at Beban Park Social Centre
2300 Bowen Road, Nanaimo
Show hours are:
Friday: 1 PM to 7:30 PM
Saturday: 9:30 AM to 5 PM
Sunday: 9:30 AM to 5:00 PM
Admission is $6.00 per day or $15.00 for all three days.
If you have any questions, Email Us