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Join us on March 23, 2013 for Manitoba’s largest indoor gardening symposium connecting Manitoba gardeners with the experts, products and services in our vital horticultural community.
Featuring exhibitors, educational workshops, guest speakers, demonstrations and food market. Presented by The Friends of Gardens Manitoba, a not-for-profit organization.
| GARDENING SATURDAY IS CALLING FOR VOLUNTEERS. DO YOU HAVE A FEW HOURS TO SPARE AND LOVE BEING SURROUNDED BY LUSH GARDEN TROPICALS, FLORAL DISPLAYS AND FELLOW GARDENING ETHUSIASTS. PLEASE CALL RICHARD AT 204-895-4650 OR EMAIL RICHARD
richard.baschak@gardensmanitoba.com
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Are you planning a new landscape or thinking about a dramatic new addition?
The Friends of Gardens Manitoba invites you to talk to the experts at Gardening Saturday 2013 - The ideal day for all gardening fans!
Looking for the latest in products and outdoor accessories?
Be the first to learn about the newest trends in gardening and what will be available at your local garden centre for the 2013 growing season. Gardening exhibitors will be showcasing products and sharing ideas that will inspire you for Spring and beyond.
Check out the list of exhibitors on the Vendor page (exhibitor space sold out!) and visit our Features Page. We will be adding details on the exciting discount offers and prizes at Gardening Saturday!
Don't miss this terrific event! Visit our Food Market - Gluten Free Items Available
FREE PARKING & Shuttle Service from over-flow parking.
Admission is only $6.00 (Tradeshow & Food Market)
Children under 12 FREE!
Mark your calender and join us on March 23, 2013 - 9:00am to 4:00pm!
Online registration is now closed.
Register by phone here! Limited Seats Left - Register Now! March 21st deadline.
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Gardening Saturday 2013 will feature Keynote Speaker Beckie Fox |
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Beckie Fox is Editor-in-Chief of Garden Making, a national magazine in Canada that inspires and informs gardeners with useful, practical information for their home gardens.
Beckie Fox's interest in container gardening evolved into her book, The Potted Garden: Creating a Great Container Garden, published in 2002 by Prentice Hall Canada. In this presentation, Beckie will present a primer on container gardening. Get tips on how to choose colours and combine plants to create a gorgeous container that looks full and beautiful from the start.
As a container connoisseur, Beckie will show you how to create a living masterpiece in your own garden.
Registrants will receive a complimentary copy of Garden Making Magazine.
For more details on Beckie Fox: Keynote Speaker.
Presentation: 11:00am - 12:00 noon in the Auditorium Main Floor
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Special guest presentation by Sara Williams, noted author and prairie horticulturalist.Special Guest Sara Williams will preview the best of the hardy and drought tolerant plants available to prairie gardeners. Sara's newest book release, Creating the Prairie Xeriscape, will be available for sale throughout the show. Pick up your copy at Gardening Saturday. Presentation: 1:30pm - 2:15pm Located in the Auditorium
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Many thanks to our Title Sponsor for 2013 - Manitoba Hydro
Many thanks to our Tradeshow Area Sponsor for 2013
Visit Travel Manitoba for the What's Hot Events!
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Thank you to all our Sponsors, Exhibitors, Speakers, Volunteers and Attendees for making Gardening Saturday 2012 a Huge Success! Please click on the link and discover the fine Sponsors for Gardening Saturday 2013. Pages are always being updated. |
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If your business is interested in being a part of this successful event, please contact Colleen Zacharias, Chair, at mailto:colleen.zacharias@gardensmanitoba.com or Doris McComb,Co-chair, at doris.mccomb@gardensmanitoba.com if you would like to be an exhibitor at the 2013 Gardening Saturday.
Please see the links below for further information:
Sponsorship Opportunities Trade Show Application (sold out!)
Not-for-Profit Exhibitor Application(sold out!) Food Market Application (sold out!)
Tote Bag Sponsorship Application
CULTIVATING OUR GARDENING COMMUNITY
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PARKING For Gardening Saturday 2013 Visitors to Gardening Saturday 2013 will once again park their cars at Canadian Mennonite University, North Campus. Overflow parking will be available at the South campus parking lot as well as Shaftesbury Collegiate. Shuttle service available. We would like to thank Waverley Chrysler Dodge Jeep for providing two shuttle vans for 2013. We also give thanks to our volunteers who help with the shuttle service from the overflow parking lots to the north campus throughout the day. |
Visit Four Points by Sheration. Special Gardening Saturday rates. Reserve today!
