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Industry
& Garden Tours
Friday,
September 19th. |
Grab
your walking shoes, sunscreen and camera and get ready for the CanWest
Industry Tours. This year we have four amazing tours to choose from. .
Fabulous Florals
Floriculture Tour...
Mountains & Meadows Nursery Tour ...
Great
Escapes Landscape Tour ...
Looking at Landscapes - a Walking Tour ...
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Tour
Details |
Costs
Pre-registration: $85; After August 9
th or At the Door: $105
Walking Tour: Pre-Registration: $150;
After August 9 th or At the Door: $175
What Will Be Provided
In keeping with our warm west coast hospitality, we'll keep you well
nourished - lunch and refreshments will be provided. A cup of java
will also be available prior to your departure at the VCEC.
What to Bring
Please keep the following in mind when getting ready for your tours:
- Wear comfortable shoes or runners as we will be touring the various
sites by foot.
- September is generally sunny and warm. Wear comfortable clothes
- dress in layers.
- A camera to capture this wonderful day and unique sites on film.
- While we would like to say it almost never rains in Vancouver, you
may wish to have an - - - - umbrella
on hand.
- Please remember to take your ticket with you the day of the tour.
Where to Meet
All tour buses will depart directly outside the VCEC lobby. Please
meet in the lobby.
2nd Pick-Up Location
Some registrants attending the nursery or floriculture tours may consider
meeting at the 2nd pick-up location. Check out the locations and times
carefully below. Please arrive at least 15mins prior to your tour
departure time.
Refund
Policy
CanWest will gladly refund your trade show, workshop, seminar or tour
registration until August 29, 2008. Refunds will be granted in the
same manner they were received. After August 29th, no refunds will
be provided. Please contact Heidi
Henderson directly at (604)574-7772 to process your refund.
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| Fabulous
Florals Floriculture Tour |
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Tour
Leader :
Judy Born, Northern Innovators
Sponsor : Northern Innovators
Departing VCEC: 7:00 am; Walnut Grove Park & Ride: 8:00 am
Returning VCEC: 5:45 pm; Walnut Grove Park & Ride: 4:45 pm
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Smit
Nursery Ltd.
Smit Nursery produces 1.8 million cut flowers while operating state-of-the-art
movable greenhouses that can be repositioned to cover different crops
at different times the year. With this unique system, Smit Nursery can
force flowers to bloom earlier or delay flowers so they bloom later. The
end result is that they produce almost double the amount of cut flowers
as a stationary greenhouse of similar size.
Rainbow Greenhouses Inc.
Stan and Wilma Vander Waal started Rainbow Greenhouses in 1985 and have
experienced enormous growth over the years. They currently employ 110
full time employees and utilize 1.1 million square feet of growing space
in five different locations. Automation has become integral to completing
day-to-day tasks. Echo basket systems dominate its newer facilities allowing
all basket work to be completed from the main walkway.
Minter Gardens
Nestled against 7,000 foot Mount Cheam is one of the most spectacular
show gardens in the world! Enjoy a gourmet lunch buffet and then dazzle
your senses as you linger through 12 amazing themed gardens.
Techni-Gro Greenhouses Inc.
Since 1990, William and Heleen Stolze have owned and operated this outstanding
greenhouse operation. As one of Canada's foremost cut gerbera growers,
more than three million stems are harvested annually. A tour highlight
will be viewing the operation's high tech greenhouse environment, which
is 100% computer-controlled to allow greater sensitivity and lesser environmental
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| Mountains
& Meadows Nursery Tour |
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Tour
Leader :
John Folkerts,
Linnaea Nurseries Ltd.
Lunch Sponsor : Valleybrook Gardens Ltd.
Departing VCEC: 7:30 am; Walnut Grove Park & Ride: 8:30 am
Returning VCEC: 4:45 pm; Walnut Grove Park & Ride: 3:45 pm
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 VanBelle
Nursery Inc.
It all started in 1973 with 10 acres of barren field and the dream of
founders Bill and Grace Van Belle. Today, Van Belle Nursery is recognized
as an industry front runner in the propagation of flowering shrubs, producing
more than 2.5 million 4-inch liners annually. Combining European and proprietary
growing technologies and focusing on the 'Lean' philosophy made famous
by Toyota, you'll see how a well trained team remain the key to using
technology effectively.
Nordic Nurseries Ltd.
At its inception in 1986, Nordic Nurseries specialized in 4-inch annuals
and their vegetative propagation. In 1993, the company joined the Proven
Winners network to offer more than 300 varieties and exclusive collections
from that program. You'll see how all Nordic's cuttings, today, are rooted
in 100,000 square feet of state-of-the-art Venlo glass greenhouses and
how stock plants are grown in elite screened rooms for stringent bio-cleanliness.
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Valleybrook Gardens Ltd.
In 28 years of business, Valleybrook Gardens has become a leader in plant
marketing and branding. It is the home of various successful brands including
Rock Stars, Jeepers Creepers, and its best known, Heritage Perennials
sold in trademark blue pots. Here you will catch a glimpse of the 2000+
varieties and 3000 crops grown annually for independent garden centres
throughout Western Canada and the Pacific Northwest, and learn how branding
has advanced their success. You will also enjoy a scrumptious lunch here.
Kato's Nursery Ltd..
Established in 1952, this third-generation family-run business offers
a host of small fruit, flowering shrubs, vines, conifers, perennials,
ground covers and evergreens to Canada and Washington state under the
Touch of Nature label. The nursery's main site operates on 30 acres which
is all container production. There is an additional 60 acres of contract
growing field production nearby. A highlight of the tour is its new irrigation
pond, installed for water recycling. |
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| Great
Escapes Landscape Tour |
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Tour
Leader :
Steve Jones, Urban-Escapes
Sponsor : Northwest Landscape & Stone Supply
Ltd.
Breakfast Box Sponsor : HortProtect
Departing VCEC: 8:00 am
Returning VCEC: 4:30 pm |
All the rage for today's homeowners is the replacing of traditional
backyard lawns into an extension of the home to create an amazing
escape. Here is your opportunity to discover brilliant outdoor living
spaces created by BC's top landscape designers and architects. Hear
about the designers' visions first-hand, and learn about the challenges
they encountered along the way. From inviting patios and cozy fireplaces,
to pools, ponds and lushes landscapes, this tour will surely inspire
your next garden-room getaway. And as always, a great lunch will be
provided.
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| Looking
at Landscapes - A Walking Tour |
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Tour
Leader :
Owen Dell, Country Landscape Design & Construction
Sponsor : East Richmond Nurseries Inc.
Departing VCEC: 8:30 am
Returning VCEC: 1:30 pm |
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outlook on public landscapes will be awakened when you observe a park
with award winning, landscape architect and contractor Owen Dell. This
is an experiential field class, which will be held in a highly-developed
and diverse downtown Vancouver park. With Owen you will look at design
and construction, aesthetic, legal, safety, engineering, environmental,
cultural, social and emotive aspects of the site. Join this exclusive
walking tour that combines lecture, individual impressions and shared
group discussions. This mind-bending experience is certain to influence
all your future design work! This exclusive tour is limited to 20 delegates
and includes lunch.
Owen Dell is one of North America's foremost experts in sustainable landscape
design and construction, and is the owner of a design-build firm in Santa
Barbara that's been thriving for over 36 years, providing ecologically
friendly landscaping to residential, commercial and public clients. Owen
is a seasoned speaker, and he teaches and lectures throughout North America
on sustainable landscaping. He is an author, a regular contributor to
numerous horticultural publications and is featured on a popular Santa
Barbara television show called the 'Garden Wise Guys'. |
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