Montreal Botanic Gardens Tour-July, 2013

Monday – July 8, 2013

Mosaicultures Tour – SOLD OUT!

THERE WILL BE ANOTHER MONTREAL BOTANIC  GARDEN TOUR IN SEPTEMBER – STAY TUNED!

You will  not want to miss this day tour to one of the world’s top garden attractions, the Montreal Botanic Gardens, and a chance to see the return to Montreal of the International Mosaicultures.   Leaving the Horticulture Research Center in So. Burlington (behind Heritage Ford off Rte. 7 south) at 8am, returning around 7pm, we’ll travel in a Premier luxury coach. This tour is sponsored by Green Works, the Vermont Nursery and Landscape Association, with collaboration from the Kings Garden at Fort Ticonderoga and UVM Extension.

Refreshments will be served going and coming, and the videos on the bus will give you an overview of these gardens– the second largest in the world– and show you the development of them on the way up, and showcase other gardens including ones from England on the way back. The tour price includes admission to the greenhouse conservatories and gardens.  Lunch may be purchased at the gardens, or you may bring your own. Keep in mind the mileage alone (figured at the federal rate) if you drove would be more than the total price of this tour, would entail dealing with Montreal traffic, and wouldn’t even include parking and gardens admission, as well as the chance to meet and learn from others with garden interests–all part of this tour.

This tour is timed to coincide summer blooms, AND the return to Montreal of the International Mosaicultures exhibition and competition, begun in Montreal in 2000 and held every 3 years– this time being right at the gardens. These spectacular two- and three-dimensional works, made from living plants, will be created by 200 of the world’s top horticultural artists.  The 40 or so displays will showcase the culture of various countries, plus relate to the theme “Land of Hope” about our planet’s biodiversity.  Some of the other gardens include the spectacular Chinese garden and Penjing, modernistic Japanese garden and bonsai collection, and many specialty gardens such as rock garden, perennials, roses, design ideas, vegetables, trees and shrubs. The 10 greenhouses have changing seasonal displays, and extensive collections of plants such as orchids, begonias (newly renovated), ferns and cacti.

Any family or friends interested in joining you? Send in your registration NOW in order to guarantee seats on this relaxing, comfortable and educational tour which usually sells out early.

Required for border crossing will be one of the following: U.S. passport, passport card, or Enhanced Drivers License.  If you need to obtain one of these, please allow at least 4 to 6 weeks.

COSTS:

The cost of the tour is $65 per person ($59 per person for anyone prior to April 30, or for Green Works members and Vermont Master Gardeners after then).   Tour cost includes luxury motor coach, refreshments throughout the trip, and admission. Confirmation and further details will be provided prior to the trip. Return registrations by June 21 to: Leonard Perry, Dept Plant and Soil Science, Jeffords Hall–UVM, Burlington, VT 05405. Questions? leonard.perry@uvm.edu.

To request a disability-related accommodation to participate in this program, please contact leonard.perry@uvm.edu 802-656-2630 by May 30,  so we may assist you. University of Vermont Extension, and U.S. Department of Agriculture, cooperating, offer education and employment to everyone without regard to race, color, national origin, gender, religion, age, disability, political beliefs, sexual orientation, and marital or familial status.                 

TO REGISTER:

Contact Leonard Perry, Dept Plant and Soil Science–UVM, Burlington, VT 05405 via email @ leonard.perry@uvm.edu or download the form below and mail it to Leonard Perry.

2013 July  Montreal Bus Tour Registration

TO PAY:

Please mail your payment to Dr. Leonard Perry, Dept. of Plant and Soil Science, Jeffords Hall, UVM, Burlington, VT  05405.