Vermont Blooms Passport Event 2023

THANKS TO ALL WHO PARTICIPATED IN THE VERMONT BLOOMS PASSPORT EVENT FOR 2023 (see all the detail below)!  Here is a list of this year’s winners!

The top 5 winners who earned 23+badges:

1. Priscilla Reidinger
2. Rachel Sooter – GRAND PRIZE WINNER!
3. Katherine Willever
4. Kimberly Peck
5. June Sweeney

Winners of a $25 gift certificate & Flower Show tote bag:

1. Michelle Brunell
2. Cheryl Dorschner
3. Katherine Evans
4. Cassandra Kennett
5. Laurie Kotorman
6. Alissa Nelson
7. Nola Parker
8. Cat Winslow
9. Carolynn Seissen
10. Bethany Vaillancourt

 

The 2023 Vermont BLooms Passport Event

We invite you to participate in THE GREAT GARDEN CHALLENGE AND JOIN the VNLA’s VT Blooms Passport Event by visiting nurseries, greenhouses, garden centers and berry/flower farms over the next several months.  Let the trekking begin!

The event runs from May 1-October 31, 2023.

HERE’S HOW THE VERMONT PASSPORT EVENT
(via the Eventzee App) WORKS & WHAT YOU CAN WIN!

• Download the Eventzee App HERE, set up your account and enter the code VNLABLOOMS. 
• You will see a list of 23 VNLA and VT Vegetable and Berry Grower Association members to visit all over the state. 
• Each business will have a poster displayed at their place of business with their own personal QR code you will need to scan.  Once scanned you earn a “badge” in the App.
  
• There is a series of quizzes and photo/video challenges that once completed, will earn you a badge for each set.
  
• Earn 10 badges and you will win a 2023 Vermont Flower Show cotton tote bag w/beautiful artwork.
• Earn 15 badges and the first 23 people will win a $25 gift certificate from one of the participating businesses. 
• Earn all 23 badges and the first 5 people will win one of the following prizes: 
  • a handcrafted stone 3′  bench donated by Crafted Landscapes, LLC
  • a Magnolia Tree donated by Rocky Dale Gardens
  • a 2 hr. landscape design consultation donated by Ashley Robinson, Landscape Designer
  • 3 yards of compost
    
  • 3 Flowering Shrubs
    
• Earn all 23 badges and you will be entered into the GRAND PRIZE drawing to win a $250 gift certificate of your choice to one of the participating businesses.  The winner will be announced by November 15, 2023.
  
• The Vermont Blooms Passport Event runs from May 1 – October 31, 2023. 

VISIT THE PARTICIPATING NURSERIES / GREENHOUSES / GARDEN CENTERS / BERRY / FLOWER FARMS

Each name below links to the website of each participating member business.  Before you visit in-person PLEASE CHECK for hours/days of operation.  Some of these businesses have shorter seasons and are not open through October.

1. Ander Bell Acres, East Montpelier
2. Arcana Gardens & Greenhouses, Jericho
3. Claussens Florist, Greenhouse & Perennial Farm, Colchester
   
4. Covered Bridge Blueberry Farm, Underhill
5. Elmore Roots Fruit Tree Nursery, Elmore
6. Evergreen Gardens of VT, Waterbury Center
7. Full Circle Gardens, Essex
8. Glebe Mountain Gardens & Nursery, Londonderry
9. Green Country Corners, Swanton
10. Golden Russet Farm, Shoreham
11. Greenhaven Gardens & Nursery, New Haven
12. Honey Field Farm, Norwich
13. Horsford Gardens & Nursery, Charlotte
14. Hudak Farm, Swanton
15. Marijke’s Perennial Gardens Plus, Starksboro
16. Mettowee Mint, Dorset
17. Miller Hill Farm, Nursery & Gardens, Sudbury
18. Paquette Full of Posies, Williston
19. Peet Farm Greenhouses, Cornwall
20. Red Wagon Plants, Hinesburg
21. Rocky Dale Gardens, Bristol
22. Sam Mazza’s Farm Market, Colchester
23. Silver Spring Farm, Hinesburg

The Vermont Blooms Passport Event ends on 10/31/23.  Please contact the VNLA with any questions: admin@vnlavt.org.

THANK YOU FOR PARTICIPATING!!