Vermeer's Fall 2010 Calendar of Events

Vermeer’s Fall Harvest Festival
Friday Sept 17th & Saturday Sept 18th
This year’s festival is sure to be a fun one for the whole family. Friday is Fall Garden Day, and Saturday is Family Day!

• Friday September 17th – Fall Garden Day:
  We’re bringing the Market to you! Farm fresh produce straight from Vermeer’s. Pick up fresh corn, root vegetables and more at our Fall festival produce stand.  Free Seminars!

• Friday at 10:00am – Spring Bulb Design
  Let us help you envision the spring ahead – a spring full of colourful tulips, sweet smelling hyacinth and tiny buds of crocus & muscari. Featuring new and unique varieties of bulbs that will have your spring garden popping! Learn tips and tricks to make it past a winter of squirrels and into a fresh spring paradise.
   

• Friday at 2:00pm – Unique Bulbs & Autumn Crocus
  For instant satisfaction when it comes to bulbs, you can’t beat the Autumn crocus! Put them in the ground and poof – a week or two later your garden is swimming with colour. Learn about crocus sativus – the fall blooming crocus that saffron is harvested from, as well as many other unique and new varieties.

• Saturday September 18th – Family Fun Day
  Along with our farm fresh market produce, we’ll have plenty of activities for kids and parents alike.  Don’t miss out on:

• Free popcorn

• Free family photos in our fall backdrop

• Apple bobbing

• Scarecrow making station (bring an old shirt and pants or shorts to create a unique scarecrow to take home)

• The judging of our first fall kid’s colouring contest

• A straw crawl for the little ones

• Pony rides between 11:00am & 2:00pm

• Cotton Candy

• United Way BBQ

• And more!

For the adults we have:

• 10:00am – Fall Urn Workshop
  If your summer planters are getting tired – it’s time to bring the colours of fall to your décor! Join Regina Davis for a fun workshop, creating your fall planters with mums, grasses and fall plantables.  Cost is $50, please RSVP
   

• 2:00pm – Hydroponics – Bringing your Gardens Indoors Without the Mess & Stress
  Hydroponics have long been the only way to garden indoors throughout Europe, and now Vermeer’s is bringing it to you! Clean, modern and artistic; perfect for home & office, this seminar will have you wondering why you ever bothered with potting soil and weekly watering. Dave DeVries of AquaAccents will walk you through a beginners guide to hydroponics in this informative seminar.

Orchid & Bonsai Show - Saturday October 2nd
Join Vermeer’s and the Niagara Bonsai Society for a day of beauty and information. Peak your curiosity- the delicate beauty of hundreds of orchids and fantastic specimens of the oldest and most creative bonsai in the region.

• 10:00am - Hands on Repotting – Interactive Seminar
  It's the perfect time of year to examine your roots! Bring in your orchid and follow along as our experts teach you the art of repotting! Repot your first orchid compliments of Vermeer's, for your second or more a small orchid bark fee will apply.
   

• 2:00pm - The History of Orchid Collection
  What makes orchid collection so special? Join Ted Kretz as he delves
  into the history behind collecting and cataloguing these beautiful
  specimens. This seminar will feature authentic orchid lithographs from
  the early days of orchid collection.

Plus – Seminars by the Niagara Bonsai Society – details TBA!

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