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Special Events
at the Nursery 2010
The Hellebore
Hurrah! Opening Weekend | Friday, Saturday and Sunday
February 25th, 26th, 27th, 2011 | 10am - 5pm | Come
celebrate early spring and all things hellebore. We'll
have on offer one of the largest and most exciting selections of hellebores in North America with over 90 different species, cultivars, and strains! You can view the Hellebore Catalogue here. Plus free workshops by our own Shelley Brignall.
The Clematis Conundrum... | Friday through Sunday April 15th-17th, 2011 | So many clematis, so little time! Featuring over 100 different Clematis and other vines plus free workshops by famed clematis breeder Raymond Evison and our own Belinda Cardoso.
The Great Easter Plant Hunt:
An Easter "egg" hunt for gardeners| Easter Sunday April 24th, 2011 | 10 am SHARP! | Introduce your inner child to the gardener in you and skip on down to the nursery for some fun and fabulous prizes! The Easter Plant Bunny will be visiting Phoenix Perennials and hiding lots of eggs in all the nooks and crannies of the nursery. You're going to have to be quick to find the eggs before other gardeners do! Then crack them open to find a prize inside each one! There are more than $1500 in prizes to be won including gift certificates, discount coupons, plants, t-shirts and chocolates!
May Maple Mania |
Friday through Sunday May 6th to 8th, 2011 | Featuring an incredible selection of Japanese and other maples plus a free workshop by maple expert and UBC Botanical Garden Associate Director Doug Justice.
Mothers' Day Free* 'Entertainer' Lily | Saturday and Sunday May 7th and 8th, 2011 | Mom's need beautiful things and Phoenix Perennials is here for Moms on Mothers' Day. On Mothers' Day weekend come on down, show us that you're a Mom or Grand Mom by bringing your kids (pets count too) or a picture of them and we'll give you a free 'Entertainer' lily as a thank you for raising the next generation of gardeners. *With purchase over $10, while supplies last.
Fathers' Day Free* "Guy-Lardia" | Saturday and Sunday June 18th and 19th, 2011 | Show us that you're a Dad or Grand Dad by bringing your kids (pets count too) or a picture of them and we'll give you a free "Guy-Lardia" (otherwise known as Gaillardia or blanket flower) as a thank you for raising the next generation. *With purchase over $10, while supplies last.
The Summer Sizzle | Friday to Sunday July 8th, to 10th, 2011 | 10am-5pm | Celebrate
the botanical glories of high summer | Come enjoy free workshops, special displays from our annual Great
Plant Combinations Contest, our display gardens in full
bloom and specially priced plants.
The Christmas Hurrah! | Friday to Sunday December 2nd to 4th | 10am - 5pm | Celebrate the Christmas rose, Helleborus niger, and other seasonal delights. The nursery will reopen for one weekend at the start of December for sales of the amazing Christmas rose and other members of the Helleborus Gold Collection plus other winter blooming plants. A tradition in Europe for decades, these hellebores can be enjoyed like pointsettias inside the house and given as gifts at Christmas parties. They can then be planted in the garden in spring for years of Christmas cheer. |
