- This event has passed.
Arboretum Expo & Plant Sale
September 9, 2023 @ 10:00 am - 3:00 pm
A community celebration of trees and the many exciting things happening in the Arboretum lands! Join us for tours of the grounds, trails, gardens, research projects, tree climbing demonstrations, and an in-person Plant Sale. Take home an interesting woody plant, grown in the Arboretum greenhouse and tended to by our dedicated staff and volunteers.
Gazebo Events and Performances |
|
|---|---|
| 10:00 – 10:10 | Greeting, Land Acknowledgement and Welcome |
| 10:10 – 11:00 | Musical Performance by Reza Yazdanpanah |
| 11:00 – 12:00 | Moccasin Identifier Project, Carolyn King |
| 12:00 – 12:30 | GUFF Henry Kock Tree Stewardship Award |
| 12:30 – 12:45 | Hear, Here Arboretum Presentation, Kim Martin |
| 1:00 – 1:30 | Climate Change Theatre Action Reading, Kim McLeod |
| 1:30 – 1:45 | How to Draw a Tree Presentation, Dawn Matheson & Richelle Forsey |
| 2:00 – 3:00 | Musical Performance by The Elderly Brothers |
| 3:00 – 3:10 | Closing Remarks |
Tours and Demonstrations(departure time from the West Lawn) |
||
|---|---|---|
| 10:15 | Kids Tree Hike | Arboretum Naturalist Team |
| 10:30 | Wildlife Habitat Demonstration | Kellen Wood & Mike Yost |
| 11:00 | Honey Bee Research Centre Tour | Honey Bee Research Centre |
| 11:00 | Arboretum Side Trail Hike | Guelph Hiking Club |
| 11:30 | Gosling Wildlife Garden Tour | Nature Guelph |
| 12:15 | Arboretum Tree Tour | Arboretum Naturalist Team |
| 12:30 | Formal Gardens Tour | Cael Wishart |
| 1:00 | Tree Climbing Demonstration | Kellen Wood & Mike Yost |
| 1:30 | Elm Recovery Project Tour | Aron Fazekas |
| 1:50 | How to Draw a Tree Tour | Dawn Matheson & Richelle Forsey |
| 2:00 | Arboretum Side Trail Hike | Guelph Hiking Club |
| 2:30 | Gosling Wildlife Garden Tour | Nature Guelph |
| 3:30 | Tree Planting Circle at Johnston Green | Dawn Matheson & Richelle Forsey |
All Day Booths and Activities (10am to 3pm) in the Arboretum Centre / West Lawn |
|
|---|---|
| Woody Plant Sale | The Arboretum |
| Ask a Gardener! Information Table | Guelph Wellington Master Gardeners |
| Outdoors Club Gear Camp-Themed Relay Race | The Outdoors Club |
| Plant ID and Sketching | The SciArt & Botany Clubs |
| Insect Table and Insect Hunt | The Wildlife Club |
| Honey Bee Education & Honey Sales | Honeybee Research Center |
| Biodiversity & Sustainabilty Info Table | UofG Biodiversity Inventory & Sustainability Office |
| Moccasin Identifier Project Presentation and Information Table | Carolyn King (The Moccasin Identifier Project) |
| Cycling Tips, Plans, & E-Bikes! | Guelph Coalition for Active Transportation Cycling |
| Information Table | Yorklands Green Hub |
| Guelph Urban Forests Friends Information Table | GUFF / Tree Trust / Pollination Guelph |
| Wild Ontario Bird Demonstration | Wild Ontario |
| Guelph Public Library Book Mobile | Guelph Public Library |
| Nature Guelph Information Table | Nature Guelph |
| Community Tree Plans | Trees for Guelph |
| Soundwalk of Oral Histories & Button Making Table | Hear, Here Arboretum |
| Organic Veggies & Information Table | Guelph Centre for Urban Organic Farming |
| Sustainable Water & Healthy Landscapes | City of Guelph |
| Compass and Mapping Activity & Information Table | Wild Outside |
| Information Table | Focus on Nature |
| Concession stands: | Laza Food Truck |
| Little Tree Cafe | |
| Guelph Water Wagon | |
Offsite Tours and Demonstrations |
||
|---|---|---|
| Guelph Trial Garden (@ Turfgrass Institute) | 10:30 – 11:15 AM | Flower Arranging Demonstration |
| 10:00 AM – 3:00 PM | Trial Garden Open House 2023 – Varieties and Favorites Voting | |
| Tours of Turfgrass Research | ||
| Master Gardener’s advice table | ||
| Houseplant and perennial sale | ||
| At the Guelph Centre for Urban Organic Farming | 10:00 AM – 3:00 PM | Open House with Samples of Flowers and Veggies |
| 11:00 AM | Guided Tour | |
| 12:30 PM | Tool Demonstration | |
| 2:00 PM | Guided Tour | |
| On Johnston Green | 3:30 PM | How to Draw a Tree – Tree Planting Circle with Dawn Matheson |
For more information: https://arboretum.uoguelph.ca/education-events/ArbExpo?fbclid=IwAR0Jo0dfXKvjrPXU3d0keNagLfxaLzFzvpIBGPbZJ-VrRcShYuNGsBfqpMk