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events across canada BRITISH COLUMBIA UBC Botanical Garden Events, Vancouver: holiday wreath sale, from Nov. 28. Call 604/822-4529. UBC Botanical Garden Lectures: Wildflowers, Jan. 12; plant hunter, Feb. 9; basketry course, Feb. 28 & Mar. 1; Garry oak ecosystem, Mar. 9; friendly gardener, Mar. 20; butterflies & bugs, Mar. 23. Call 604/822-3928.Plan to attend the 1st Annual Outdoor Living and Garden Expo January 16 to 18, 2009 at Tradex in Abbotsford, B.C. Call Wendy Gadsden at 1-800-667-0619 for more details.Park & Tilford’s Christmas Festival of Lights, North Vancouver, Nov. 29 to Dec. 31. Call 604/984-8200.VanDusen Botanical Garden Events, Vancouver: Cedar lecture, Dec. 4; Festival of Lights, Dec. 5 to Jan. 4; wreath & centrepiece sale, Dec. 6 & 7; Alpine Garden Club Christmas auction, Dec. 10; family program, Dec. 14. Call 604/878-9274.Milner Christmas Magic, Qualicum Beach, Dec. 5 to 7, 12 to 14, 18 to 21. Call 250/752-6153.Master Gardener Program, Kelowna, Jan. 10. Call 250/769-3314. Dr. Sun Yat-Sen Garden Chinese New Year’s Festival, Vancouver, Feb. 1. Call 604/662-3207.  Organic Master Gardening Program, Victoria, Feb. 3 to Mar. 31. Call 866/890-0220. Home & Garden Show, Vancouver, Feb. 18 to 22. Call 604/433-5121. Spring Festival Garden Show, Central Vancouver Island, Mar. 13 to 15. Call 250/729-6093. Outdoor Decor Yard & Garden Show, Chilliwack, Mar. 27 to 29. Call 604/792-3407. PRAIRIES Devonian Botanical Garden Winter Adult Education Courses, Edmonton, dates and times vary. Call 780/987-2064.Horticultural Society Meetings, Edmonton, Jan. 26, Feb. 23, Mar. 30. Call 780/456-3324.Home & Garden Show, Calgary, Feb. 26 to Mar. 1. Call 403/209-3555.Home & Garden Show, Edmonton, Mar. 19 to 22. Call 780/459-2008.Assiniboine Park Conservatory Events, Winnipeg: Festival of Trees & Lights, Nov. 20 to Dec. 7. Call 204/895-4560; poinsettias & evergreens, Dec. 13 to Jan. 4. Call 604/986-4732.Steinbach & Area Garden Club Social Evening, Steinbach, Man., Dec. 1. Call 204/326-2396.Brandon Garden Club Events, Man.: Christmas Party, Dec. 3. Call 204/726-5351; meetings, Dec. 17, Jan. 21, Feb. 18, Mar. 18. Call 204/727-8558 or 204/726-5351. Royal Manitoba Winter Fair, Brandon, Man., Mar. 30 to Apr. 4. Call 204/726-3590.Orchid Society Meetings, Saskatoon: Jan. 25, Feb. 22, Mar. 22. Visit Garden Associates Events, Regina: Valentine’s Tea, Feb. 8; St. Patrick’s Tea, Mar. 15. Call 306/781-4769.Spring Home Show, Regina, Mar. 26 to 29. Call 306/546-5224.Gardenscape, Saskatoon, Mar. 27 to 29. Call 306/931-7149.ONTARIOThe Guelph Arboretum is hosting a winter tree Nov. 22 or 23. Call 519/824-4120 ext. 52358. Kingfisher Cottage Events, Orangeville: Eco-friendly gardens lecture, Oct. 28; winter arrangements lecture, Nov. 25; winter fair, Nov. 29 & 30. Call 519/942-4129.Royal Botanical Gardens Events, Burlington: Christmas design workshops, Nov. 25 & 26. Call 905/527-5577.Central Ontario Orchid Society Christmas Party, Kitchener, Dec. 1. Call 519/206-0061.Botanical Garden Society Events, Ottawa: Grasses and Grasscapes, Dec. 8; Creating the Landscape You Love, Feb. 25. Call 613/747-0600.Toronto Botanical Garden Winter Solstice Celebration, Dec. 14. Call 416/397-1340.Ontario Rock Garden & Hardy Plant Society, Unusual perennnials, Toronto, Dec. 14. Call 416/397-1340.Horticultural, Lawn & Garden Trade Show & Conference, Toronto, Jan. 6 to 8. Call 800/265-5656.Royal Botanical Gardens Events, Burlington: Healthy Lifestyles, Green Lifestyles Show, Jan. 12 & 13; Glass Under Glass, Jan. 26 to Feb. 24; WinterFest, Feb. 10; Orchid Society Show, Feb. 27 to Mar. 1. Call 905/527-1158. Dream Garden Conference, Galt, Jan. 18. Call 519/740-1006.Georgetown Horticultural Society Events: Photo contest, Jan. 21; garden conference, Feb. 8 & 18, with speaker Fred Prescod, and Mar. 18, with speaker David Warburton. Call 416/809-9036. Horticultural Society Garden Explosion Seminar, Wilmot, Feb. 7. Call 519/634-8629. Green Trade Expo, Ottawa, Feb. 18. Call 613/796-5156.Garden Festival, Stratford, Mar. 5 to 8. Call 519/271-7500.Canada Blooms, Toronto, Mar. 18 to 22. Call 416/447-8655.International Home & Garden Show, Toronto, Mar. 19 to 22. Call 416/512-1305.QUEBECMontreal Botanical Garden Events: Christmas at the Garden, Dec. 5 to Jan. 4; Butterflies Go Free, Feb. 20 to Apr. 26; Under the Cuban Sun with Brother Marie-Victorian, Dec. 5 onward. Call 514/872-1400. The Diggers and Weeders Garden Club, Westmount, lecture, Jan. 14. Call 514/457-6658.OrchidExpo, Montreal, Mar. 28 & 29. Call 450/653-9590. ATLANTICSilver Bells New Year’s Eve Gala, Annapolis Royal, N.S., Dec. 31. Call 902/532-7018.Harriet Irving Botanical Gardens Winter Woods Walk, Wolfville, N.S., Jan. 14; PlantWatch seminar, Mar. 4. Call 902/585-5242.Organic Berry Symposium, Truro, N.S., Feb. 26; 9th ACORN Organic Conference and Trade Show, Feb. 26 to 28. Call 506/536-2867.Kingsbrae Gardens, St. Andrews, N.B., Garden of Lights and Festival of Trees, Nov. 19 to Dec. 28. Call 866/566-8687.

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BRITISH COLUMBIA

UBC Botanical Garden Events, Vancouver: holiday wreath sale, from Nov. 28. Call 604/822-4529. UBC Botanical Garden Lectures: Wildflowers, Jan. 12; plant hunter, Feb. 9; basketry course, Feb. 28 & Mar. 1; Garry oak ecosystem, Mar. 9; friendly gardener, Mar. 20; butterflies & bugs, Mar. 23. Call 604/822-3928.

Plan to attend the 1st Annual Outdoor Living and Garden Expo January 16 to 18, 2009 at Tradex in Abbotsford, B.C. Call Wendy Gadsden at 1-800-667-0619 for more details.

Park & Tilford’s Christmas Festival of Lights, North Vancouver, Nov. 29 to Dec. 31. Call 604/984-8200.

VanDusen Botanical Garden Events, Vancouver: Cedar lecture, Dec. 4; Festival of Lights, Dec. 5 to Jan. 4; wreath & centrepiece sale, Dec. 6 & 7; Alpine Garden Club Christmas auction, Dec. 10; family program, Dec. 14. Call 604/878-9274.

Milner Christmas Magic, Qualicum Beach, Dec. 5 to 7, 12 to 14, 18 to 21. Call 250/752-6153.

Master Gardener Program, Kelowna, Jan. 10. Call 250/769-3314.

Dr. Sun Yat-Sen Garden Chinese New Year’s Festival, Vancouver, Feb. 1. Call 604/662-3207. 

Organic Master Gardening Program, Victoria, Feb. 3 to Mar. 31. Call 866/890-0220.

Home & Garden Show, Vancouver, Feb. 18 to 22. Call 604/433-5121.

Spring Festival Garden Show, Central Vancouver Island, Mar. 13 to 15. Call 250/729-6093.

Outdoor Decor Yard & Garden Show, Chilliwack, Mar. 27 to 29. Call 604/792-3407.

PRAIRIES

Devonian Botanical Garden Winter Adult Education Courses, Edmonton, dates and times vary. Call 780/987-2064.

Horticultural Society Meetings, Edmonton, Jan. 26, Feb. 23, Mar. 30. Call 780/456-3324.

Home & Garden Show, Calgary, Feb. 26 to Mar. 1. Call 403/209-3555.

Home & Garden Show, Edmonton, Mar. 19 to 22. Call 780/459-2008.

Assiniboine Park Conservatory Events, Winnipeg: Festival of Trees & Lights, Nov. 20 to Dec. 7. Call 204/895-4560; poinsettias & evergreens, Dec. 13 to Jan. 4. Call 604/986-4732.

Steinbach & Area Garden Club Social Evening, Steinbach, Man., Dec. 1. Call 204/326-2396.

Brandon Garden Club Events, Man.: Christmas Party, Dec. 3. Call 204/726-5351; meetings, Dec. 17, Jan. 21, Feb. 18, Mar. 18. Call 204/727-8558 or 204/726-5351.

Royal Manitoba Winter Fair, Brandon, Man., Mar. 30 to Apr. 4. Call 204/726-3590.

Orchid Society Meetings, Saskatoon: Jan. 25, Feb. 22, Mar. 22.
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Garden Associates Events, Regina: Valentine’s Tea, Feb. 8; St. Patrick’s Tea, Mar. 15. Call 306/781-4769.

Spring Home Show, Regina, Mar. 26 to 29. Call 306/546-5224.

Gardenscape, Saskatoon, Mar. 27 to 29. Call 306/931-7149.

ONTARIO

The Guelph Arboretum is hosting a winter tree Nov. 22 or 23. Call 519/824-4120 ext. 52358.

Kingfisher Cottage Events, Orangeville: Eco-friendly gardens lecture, Oct. 28; winter arrangements lecture, Nov. 25; winter fair, Nov. 29 & 30. Call 519/942-4129.

Royal Botanical Gardens Events, Burlington: Christmas design workshops, Nov. 25 & 26. Call 905/527-5577.

Central Ontario Orchid Society Christmas Party, Kitchener, Dec. 1. Call 519/206-0061.

Botanical Garden Society Events, Ottawa: Grasses and Grasscapes, Dec. 8; Creating the Landscape You Love, Feb. 25.
Call 613/747-0600.

Toronto Botanical Garden Winter Solstice Celebration, Dec. 14. Call 416/397-1340.

Ontario Rock Garden & Hardy Plant Society, Unusual perennnials, Toronto, Dec. 14. Call 416/397-1340.

Horticultural, Lawn & Garden Trade Show & Conference, Toronto, Jan. 6 to 8. Call 800/265-5656.

Royal Botanical Gardens Events, Burlington: Healthy Lifestyles, Green Lifestyles Show, Jan. 12 & 13; Glass Under Glass, Jan. 26 to Feb. 24; WinterFest, Feb. 10; Orchid Society Show, Feb. 27 to Mar. 1. Call 905/527-1158.

Dream Garden Conference, Galt, Jan. 18. Call 519/740-1006.

Georgetown Horticultural Society Events: Photo contest, Jan. 21; garden conference, Feb. 8 & 18, with speaker Fred Prescod, and Mar. 18, with speaker David Warburton. Call 416/809-9036.

Horticultural Society Garden Explosion Seminar, Wilmot, Feb. 7. Call 519/634-8629.

Green Trade Expo, Ottawa, Feb. 18. Call 613/796-5156.

Garden Festival, Stratford, Mar. 5 to 8. Call 519/271-7500.

Canada Blooms, Toronto, Mar. 18 to 22. Call 416/447-8655.

International Home & Garden Show, Toronto, Mar. 19 to 22. Call 416/512-1305.

QUEBEC

Montreal Botanical Garden Events: Christmas at the Garden, Dec. 5 to Jan. 4; Butterflies Go Free, Feb. 20 to Apr. 26; Under the Cuban Sun with Brother Marie-Victorian, Dec. 5 onward. Call 514/872-1400.

The Diggers and Weeders Garden Club, Westmount, lecture, Jan. 14. Call 514/457-6658.

OrchidExpo, Montreal, Mar. 28 & 29. Call 450/653-9590.

ATLANTIC

Silver Bells New Year’s Eve Gala, Annapolis Royal, N.S., Dec. 31. Call 902/532-7018.

Harriet Irving Botanical Gardens Winter Woods Walk, Wolfville, N.S., Jan. 14; PlantWatch seminar, Mar. 4. Call 902/585-5242.

Organic Berry Symposium, Truro, N.S., Feb. 26; 9th ACORN Organic Conference and Trade Show, Feb. 26 to 28. Call 506/536-2867.

Kingsbrae Gardens, St. Andrews, N.B., Garden of Lights and Festival of Trees, Nov. 19 to Dec. 28. Call 866/566-8687.



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