Lectures, Events & Fairs
Arts and Crafts Homes and Gardens
Tuesday February 26, 2008
7 to 9 pm
Arts and Crafts Homes and Gardens: Frank Kershaw’s 40yr. Photographic Love Affair. Lecture and Unique Slide Show. Come and explore many creative and inspiring ideas for Spring home and garden projects. A perfect tonic for a mid-winter evening.
Hosted by David Warburton and the Gardens at Kingfisher Cottage.
Intermission: organic refreshments, live music.
Tweedsmuir Memorial Presbyterian Church,
6 John St., Orangeville
$10 at BookLore; $12 at the door;
reserve 519-942-4129 / by email
Elizabeth Knowles in the Mountains of China
Tuesday March 25, 2008
7 to 9 pm
Join Elizabeth Knowles in the remote, lush, plant-rich mountains of China in search of exotic, rare, and unknown flora. Lecture and stunning slide show.
Hosted by David Warburton and the Gardens at Kingfisher Cottage.
Intermission: organic refreshments, live music.
Tweedsmuir Memorial Presbyterian Church,
6 John St., Orangeville
$10 at BookLore; $12 at the door;
reserve 519-942-4129 / by email
David Warburton: Preparing the Garden for Spring
Tuesday April 29, 2008
7 to 9 pm
Can we create beautiful, satisfying gardens working with nature?
Can we eliminate unnecessary hard work, harmful chemicals, and harness nature’s immense powers to do the work for us?
David Warburton says yes!
Light refreshments ~ Drinks and cookies
Tweedsmuir Memorial Presbyterian Church,
6 John St., Orangeville
$10 at BookLore; $12 at the door;
reserve 519-942-4129 / by email
TheSpring Fair and Plant Sale
—David Warburton and the Gardens at Kingfisher Cottage present his 7th Annual Spring Fair.
May 24 & 25, 2008
10am to 4pm
Bring your family and invite your neighbours. Salute Spring’s arrival at our annual vegetable and plant sale. Over 80 heirloom and new tomatoe varieties. Rellenos, anchos, stuffer, and sweet peppers. Lots of other seed grown vegetables. Many fine herbs: 15+ varieties of basil, 12+ varieties of mint, rosemaries. Sunflowers and many fragrant, unusual annuals. Choose from among David’s thoughtful, hand-picked selection of the best perennials and shrubs. All vegetables and plants are chosen from the lists of Canada, Great Britain, and the United State’s finest seed houses, and propagated by David. Delight in Scottish Country, Irish, and Cape Breton Step dancing; Morris dancers and medieval re-enactors. Tap to the living tunes of harp, fiddle, key board, and accordion. Basket weavers and baskets; bee keepers and honey, candles, and creams; willow weavers and twig furniture; sculptors and bronze faeries; Kristian the Jester; Dufferin 4H Club, spring lambs, chickens, and bunnies; herbalists, wild plants and crafts. Gather inspiration and ideas while wandering through the property’s extensive and spectacular show gardens, or chose a tranquil stroll along the rich wetlands and peaceful water ways of the Nottawasaga. Enjoy family and friends. Tasty natural refreshments. Come- sing out to Glorious Spring in the Hockley Valley in The Gardens at Kingfisher Cottage: #954173 7th Line Mono, Orangeville, 10am-4pm Sat/Sun. Cost: It’s free! Rain or Shine.
Bob Leask: Variegated Perennials and Friends
Tuesday May 27, 2008
7 to 9 pm
Bob Leask’s lecture focuses on variegated perennials. As in his own garden he weaves a supporting and surprising cast of conifers, annuals, and perennials creating an enchanting tapestry of textures based on “green”.
Light refreshments ~ Drinks and cookies
Tweedsmuir Memorial Presbyterian Church,
6 John St., Orangeville
$10 at BookLore; $12 at the door;
reserve 519-942-4129 / by email
The Peony Fair
—David Warburton and the Gardens at Kingfisher Cottage present the Annual Peony Fair
June 21 & 22 10am to 4pm
Come Celebrate the Coronation of the Queen of June. Bring your family and invite your friends. Shop the nursery for the finest peonies selected by David from the top 30+ lists. Peruse the finest annuals, perennials, and shrubs anywhere for sale. Pay further homage to the peony as peonies are everywhere- paintings, hooked rugs, books, table linens, and photographs, all for sale. Drink with all your senses: wander in the Warburton’s lush, spectacular, sensual, summer gardens, among heady, rich displays of full blooming peonies. Delightful and refreshingly informative. All natural refreshments. Ice creams. Live Celtic tunes. Come- embrace the arrival of Magnificent Summer in the Hockley Valley in The Gardens at Kingfisher Cottage: #954173 7th Line Mono, Orangeville, 10am-4pm Sat/Sun. Cost: It’s free! Rain or shine.
Mary Ann Robinson and June Brett: The Peony
Tuesday June 24, 2008
7 to 9 pm
Take a walk through Mary Ann and June’s bountiful Guelph home gardens as you revel in their slides displaying hundreds of varieties of colourful peonies. They also will offer their personal favourites, cut fresh from their garden. Experience a peony’s dazzling beauty and scent first hand.
Light refreshments ~ Drinks and cookies
Tweedsmuir Memorial Presbyterian Church,
6 John St., Orangeville
$10 at BookLore; $12 at the door;
reserve 519-942-4129 / by email
Summer Plant Sale
T B A
10am to 4pm
This fair celebrates the summer border and all the plants that make it the climax of the gardening year. This is an opportunity to appreciate our home gardens at their best.
David Warburton and staff will be available to identify and discuss with you plants of interest. Bring your photos, plans and ideas and with their help build yourself a beautiful midsummer border. All the signature plants i.e. English and New Zealand delphinium, day lilies, Shasta daisies, tall lilies, campanula, yarrow, salvias and hardy geraniums etc. will be available for sale in the nursery.
The Tomatoe Tasting Fair
—David Warburton and the Gardens at Kingfisher Cottage present the Annual Tomatoe Tasting Fair.
September 6 and 7, 2008 - SORRY - Cancelled
We regret to announce due to the cool, wet summer our tomatoes have not ripened in sufficient quantity to allow our Tomato Tasting to proceed.
10am-4pm
We invite you, your family, and friends to taste from the vine. Sample tasty, plump, and delicious tomatoes. Help us chose our top 3 tomatoes from each category: cherries, saladettes, beef steaks, and pastes. Savour Brushetta, breads, risotto, salsas, chutneys, pickles, and relishes expertly prepared by Seasons restaurant in Orangeville. Help us chose our top 3 tomatoes from each category: cherries, saladettes, beef steaks, and pastes. For sale: lovely tomatoes, freshly jarred tomatoe sauces, condiments, baked goodies, and breads, many herbs and oils, beeswax candles, honey products, and mountains of ice creams. Live fiddle and dancing. Come- celebrate the Fruits of Summer and the Arrival of Fall to the Hockley Valley in The Gardens at Kingfisher Cottage: #954173 7th Line Mono, Orangeville, 10am-4pm Sat/Sun. Cost: It’s free! Rain or shine.
Sean James: Green Roofing: An Overview
Tuesday September 23, 2008
7 to 9 pm
This noted landscaper, photographer, and outdoor enthusiast presents one of the newest and best ways to “green” our world, our home, and create habitat where none existed: the “green” roof. This lecture and slide show will deal with the basic principles: 2 main styles, plants, construction, and benefits for all. Learn more about Sean James at www.fernridgelandscaping.com.
Light refreshments ~ Drinks and cookies
Tweedsmuir Memorial Presbyterian Church,
6 John St., Orangeville
$10 at BookLore; $12 at the door;
reserve 519-942-4129 / by email
Fall Plant Sale
T B A
9am-4pm
Fall is a great time for planting!
We have a great selection of perennials, grasses, small trees, flowering shrubs, evergreens, roses, wisteria, rhodos, hosta, ferns & fruit trees.
Get tips on planting, amending your soil using our organic products & protecting your planting over the winter.
Stroll through the gardens, Till your soul!
David Tomlinson: Environmentally Friendly Gardens
Tuesday October 28, 2008
7 to 9 pm
David Tomlinson is a passionate ornithologist, horticulturalist, landscape architect, and as an environmentalist, was recently honoured by his hometown of Aurora. David combines all these interests and skills in a lecture and slide presentation that demonstrates how a ecologically complete, well integrated system, which includes wildlife, can be created. David will demonstrate how to reduce the use of fertilizers, toxic chemicals, and conserve water. Examples of the many practices are illustrated in slide images taken from David and Deirdre Tomlinson’s own “Merlin Hollow” garden.
Light refreshments ~ Drinks and cookies
Tweedsmuir Memorial Presbyterian Church,
6 John St., Orangeville
$10 at BookLore; $12 at the door;
reserve 519-942-4129 / by email
Paul Zammit: Creating Winter Arrangements: Both Indoor and Out
Tuesday November 25, 2008
7 to 9 pm
Come and meet television star and PlantWorld’s own Paul Zammit. Lecture and visual presentation, followed by hands on demonstration. Learn how to decorate your home, inside and out. Paul and Uli’s own home garden has won numerous awards from the City of Toronto Garden Contest over the years. Most recently it was featured in Canadian Living, Garden Life, and Canadian Gardener. Paul is well recognized for his spectacular festive urns and excellent hands-on workshops.
Light refreshments ~ Drinks and cookies
Tweedsmuir Memorial Presbyterian Church,
6 John St., Orangeville
$10 at BookLore; $12 at the door;
reserve 519-942-4129 / by email
The Winter Fair
Saturday November 29 and Sunday November 30
9am-4pm
J.P. Lemarch: topic to be announced
Tuesday January 27 , 2009
7 to 9 pm
Light refreshments ~ Drinks and cookies
Tweedsmuir Memorial Presbyterian Church,
6 John St., Orangeville
$10 at BookLore; $12 at the door;
reserve 519-942-4129 / by email
Frank Kershaw: Japanese and Asia Style Gardens
Tuesday February 24 , 2009
7 to 9 pm
Light refreshments ~ Drinks and cookies
Tweedsmuir Memorial Presbyterian Church,
6 John St., Orangeville
$10 at BookLore; $12 at the door;
reserve 519-942-4129 / by email
Tina Therrien: Straw Bale Construction
Tuesday March 31, 2009
7 to 9 pm
Light refreshments ~ Drinks and cookies
Tweedsmuir Memorial Presbyterian Church,
6 John St., Orangeville
$10 at BookLore; $12 at the door;
reserve 519-942-4129 / by email
Elizabeth Knowles: TBA
Tuesday April 28, 2009
7 to 9 pm
Light refreshments ~ Drinks and cookies
Tweedsmuir Memorial Presbyterian Church,
6 John St., Orangeville
$10 at BookLore; $12 at the door;
reserve 519-942-4129 / by email
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