Oct. 27, 2009, Toronto - From March 17 to 21, 2010, Canada Blooms
returns to Toronto to transform its new location - the Direct Energy
Centre into Canada’s largest flower and garden festival. This year the Festival celebrates the best of Canadian gardens and explores the tradition of gardening and horticultural excellence from across the country.
Canada Blooms 2010 will feature a paradise bursting with six acres of glorious gardens in full bloom, more than 100,000 square feet of green-thumb shopping, over 200 hours of seminars, workshops and demonstrations, a special children’s area and more.
“For 14 years, Canada Blooms has been one of the first signs of spring for Canadian garden-lovers,” says Gerry Ginsberg, General Manager, Canada Blooms. “And because the official first day of spring falls in the middle of the Festival, we’re planning to welcome it in style.”
Canada Blooms is a not-for-profit volunteer-driven event which promotes awareness of horticulture and offers a platform to showcase outstanding floral and landscape products and services. To date, over $500,000 in Canada Blooms’ show proceeds have been reinvested into community horticultural projects. This year’s proceeds from Canada Blooms will benefit charitable horticultural organizations across Ontario.
The 2010 Festival features:
-Outdoor Living Central Gardens from presenting sponsor, The Home Depot. This garden includes a private retreat and patio. Home Depot will also host a series of speakers providing great ideas for home and gardens on the ‘You Can Do It’ stage.
-Jackson-Triggs and Inniskillin return with the ‘Niagara Wine Garden’ where visitors can experience the ambiance of Ontario’s premier wineries in an urban setting.
-Produced by the Garden Club of Toronto, Canada Blooms guests will have the opportunity to show off their green thumb in Canada’s largest open flower competition taking place throughout the Festival.
-The popular Canada Blooms Marketplace is back this year and bigger than ever. Discover new treasures for your garden as you shop along Pick Ontario Avenue and choose from designer innovations, including outdoor living accessories, the newest plants and the latest in gardening gear and décor.
Canada Blooms 2010 Festival information
Dates: Wednesday, March 17 to Sunday, March 21, 2010
Hours: 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. (Wednesday to Saturday); 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. (Sunday)
Venue: The Direct Energy Centre, Toronto Ontario
Tickets: Available December 1st, 2009- online at www.canadablooms.com and at participating garden centres for a special advanced discount price of $16
At the door $18; Seniors $16; Students $16; Children 12 and under are free
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