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For the Love of Gardening
May 25 - 27, 2007
A unique opportunity to meet growers, craftspeople and horticultural experts, and to pick up some
little-known plants, heritage vegetables and original garden accessories.
ACTIVITIES 2007
Sale of rare, new or forgotten plants |
Demonstration booths |
Gardening talks
Organic gardening |
Garden accessories |
The florist's shop
Partner associations |
Food-producing horticulture |
Horticultural Merits
2007 Henry-Teuscher Award |
Ornithology
Finding your way around the site |
Opening hours |
Admission |
General information | Sponsors
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Ready to celebrate the start of the gardening season?
The Montréal Botanical Garden is inviting all gardeners, from young sprouts to mature enthusiasts, to its tenth Great Gardening Weekend, on May 25 to 27, 2007.
The event is organized in co-operation with representatives of the horticultural industry in Québec and the Montréal Nature Museums Foundation, and offers a wide variety of attractions for green thumbs of all ages.
Our Great Gardening Weekend is also a superb opportunity to stock up on plants of all kinds.
Growers from across Québec will be on hand, offering the most recent varieties and some of their rarest plant specimens.
The Montréal Botanical Garden itself will even be selling some new, rare and forgotten plants - a chance to make some terrific discoveries!
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10th anniversary eco-bag New !
Pick up a roomy eco-bag for your Great Gardening Weekend purchases.
They're sturdy, reusable and made in Quebec from recyclable materials.
For sale on site – only $3.
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Gardening talks |
There will be a series of lectures featuring speakers from the gardening community. If you would like to attend,
please come to the PRO-MIX lectures tent in the Rose Garden 10 minutes ahead of time. You do not need to sign up.
Consult the Gardening talks list (pdf format) [in French] |
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Ornithology |
Interested in attracting your favourite birds to your garden? Then you'll need to introduce some of the plants they like.
To learn all about the must-have plants, you'll want to attend our gardeners' talks and meet exhibitors who are passionate about
birds. You can chat with them about plants and garden accessories that are sure to delight both you and your feathered friends!
Consult the Demonstrations list (pdf format)
[in French] |
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2007 Henry-Teuscher Award |
During the 2007 Great Gardening Weekend, the Montréal Botanical Garden is pleased to honour Émile Jacqmain, who as the Botanical Garden’s superintendent has overseen many different garden projects over the years.
He also co-ordinated the production of the outdoor gardens for the Floralies in 1980, once again making a great contribution to promoting horticulture in Quebec.
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Finding your way around the site |
In this program, beside each exhibitor's name you'll find a number corresponding to the exhibitor's
location on the site. The site is divided into six sections 100, 200, 300, 400, 500 and 600.
A staff member at the Information booth at the site entrance will also be pleased to direct you.
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Admission |
- Adults : $13.50
- Seniors and students : $10.00
- Children 5 to 17 : $6.75
- Children 2 to 4 : $2.00
- Free for children under 2.
- A special rate is proposed to groups (15 people and more).
- Outdoor grounds accessible free for Access Montréal cardholders (not including the Greenhouses, nor the Insectarium).
- Free access for members of Les Amis du Jardin with valid members' identification cards.
- Also available : Gift Shops, Restaurant and two
parking lots (Botanical Garden and Insectarium).
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