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SUMMARY:Fall Foliage Festival and Plant Sale
DESCRIPTION:The festival features fall color tours\, speakers\, demons
trations and excellent deals on outstanding species rhododendrons\, co
mpanion plants and ferns. NEW this year - Dan Hinkley’s Windcliff Sele
ctions will be available at the Opening Day Plant Sale! \n\nWith every
$50 purchase of RSBG plants\, customers will be rewarded with one fre
e “Garden Pass” admission.\n\n In addition to the daily plant sale\, e
njoy the special focus days throughout the Festival:\n\nSaturday\, Oct
. 18th –Opening Day Plant Sale featuring Dan Hinkley's Windcliff Sele
ctions (this day only)\, enjoy special pricing on a nice selection of
rhododendrons\, ferns and companion plants. Phytosanitary inspector on
-site for our international customers.\n\n10 am - 4pm Tacoma Orchid So
ciety Show and Sale\n10:15 am Introduction to Flower Photography class
:\n\n 10:15 am to 12:15 pm\n Cost: $40\n Instructor – Lesli Cohan\, Ph
otographer & Owner of Images Through The Door Photography\n Class siz
e limited\, must pre-register at 253-838-4646 Ext. 140\n\n1 pm: Dennis
Bottemiller\, the RSBG Nursery Manager\, will be the special speaker:
Wild Rhododendrons for the Pacific Northwest Garden.\n2 pm RSBG Fall
Color Tour\n1-3 pm: Book Signing with Donald Olson\, author of The Pac
ific Northwest Garden Tour.\n\n Today’s Plant Sale Special: ½ off Rhod
odendron ‘Wine and Roses.’ \n\nSunday\, Oct. 19th – Wag Fest\, the ONL
Y day dogs are welcomed into the Garden. Dog owners and their well-beh
aved dogs are invited to celebrate the fall season and enjoy the Garde
n together. Enjoy displays and activities.\n1 pm Wag Fest Celebration:
Prizes for best pet costume\, best dog trick and more! Watch the F.I.
D.O. Drill Team perform. The Paws-Abilities’ “First In Dog Obedience”
(F.I.D.O.) Drill Team was formed by local dog owners to demonstrate t
he joy in\, and fun of\, owning a well-trained\, obedient dog. The tea
m is made up of Mixed Breeds\, Purebreds and Shelter Rescues ranging i
n age from nine months to twelve years old\, all working together in c
lose order drill to demonstrate the benefits of training for ALL dogs.
\n2 pm Bring your dog for the 1K Howl-o-ween Dog Walk. Halloween costu
mes are optional.\n10 am - 4pm Tacoma Orchid Society Show and Sale\n T
oday’s Plant Sale Special: ½ off Rhododendron faithiae in honor of our
faithful furry friends\n\n\nMonday\, Oct. 20th - The Garden is OPEN!
This is the ONLY Monday of the year that the Garden is open! Enjoy Mon
day Only special plant sale prices.\n\n1 pm Bonsai Fall Tour\n2 pm RSB
G Fall Color Tour\n\nToday’s Plant Sale Special: ½ off Rhododendron 'E
ver Red'\n\nTuesday\, Oct. 21st\n\n1 pm Bonsai Fall Tour\n2 pm RSBG Fa
ll Color Tour\n\nToday’s Plant Sale Special: ½ off Rhododendron 'Golde
n Comet' (both one and three gallon sizes)\n\nWednesday\, Oct. 22nd\n\
n1 pm Bonsai Fall Tour\n2 pm RSBG Fall Color Tour\n\n Today’s Plant Sa
le Special: ½ off Rhododendron ‘Wine and Roses.’ \n\nThursday\, Oct. 2
3rd \n\n1 pm Bonsai Fall Tour\n2 pm RSBG Fall Color Tour\n\nToday’s Pl
ant Sale Special: ½ off Rhododendron 'Golden Comet'(both one and three
gallon sizes)\n\n\nFriday\, Oct. 24th – Bonsai Day\, learn more about
the art of bonsai.\n\n1 pm Bonsai demonstration by Dave DeGroot: “Bon
sai Landscape.” Dave will use several small Cryptomeria to create a sc
ene of a grove of trees surrounding a rock formation with pool.\n2 pm
Bonsai Fall Tour\n\n\nToday’s Plant Sale Special: ½ off Azalea Bonsai
starters\n\n\nSaturday\, Oct. 25th – Fern Day\, Discover and learn mor
e about the fascinating world of ferns growing in the RSBG’s woodland
gardens and the Hardy Fern Foundation’s Victorian Stumpery. John van d
en Meerendonk\, of Botanica\, Inc.\, will speak at 1 pm on “Gardening
with Ferns. Tour the Garden at 2 pm for an insider’s look at well-sit
ed ferns.\n\nToday’s Plant Sale Special: Shop a great collection of ra
rely offered ferns provided by the Hardy Fern Foundation\n\n\n\n\n \n\
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X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:The festival features fall color to
urs\, speakers\, demonstrations and excellent deals on outstanding spe
cies rhododendrons\, companion plants and ferns. NEW this year &
#8211\; Dan Hinkley’s Windcliff Selections will be av
ailable at the Opening Day Plant Sale!
\n
\nWith eve
ry $50 purchase of RSBG plants\, customers will be rewarded with one f
ree “Garden Pass” admission.
\n In addition to the daily plan
t sale\, enjoy the special focus days throughout the Festival:
\nSaturday\, Oct. 18th –Opening Day Plant
Sale featuring Dan Hinkley’\;s Windcliff Selections (this day only)\, enjoy special prici
ng on a nice selection of rhododendrons\, ferns and companion plants.
Phytosanitary inspector on-site for our international customers.
\n
\n10 am –\; 4pm Tacoma Orchid Society Show and Sale
\n10:15 am Introduction to Flower Photography cla
ss:
\n\n- 10:15 am to 12:15 pm
\n- Cost: $40
\n
- Instructor – Lesli Cohan\, Photographer &\; Owner of Images Through The Door Photograph
y
\n- Class size limited\, must pre-register at 253
-838-4646 Ext. 140
\n
\n1 pm: Dennis Bottemiller\, the RSBG
Nursery Manager\, will be the special speaker: “\;Wild Rhododend
rons for the Pacific Northwest Garden.”\;
\n2 pm RSBG Fall Col
or Tour
\n1-3 pm: Book Signing with Donald Olson\, author of The Pa
cific Northwest Garden Tour.
\n Today’s Plant Sale
Special: ½ off Rhododendron ‘Wine and Roses.’
\nSunday\, Oct. 19th – Wag Fest\, the ONLY day dogs are welcomed into the Garden. Dog own
ers and their well-behaved dogs are invited to celebrate the fall seas
on and enjoy the Garden together. Enjoy displays and activities.
\n
1 pm Wag Fest Celebration:
Prizes for best pet costume\, best dog trick and more! Watch the F.I.D.
O. Drill Team perform. The Paws-Abilities’ “First In Dog Obedienc
e” (F.I.D.O.) Drill Team was formed by local dog owners to demonstrate
the joy in\, and fun of\, owning a well-trained\, obedient dog. The t
eam is made up of Mixed Breeds\, Purebreds and Shelter Rescues ranging
in age from nine months to twelve years old\, all working together in
close order drill to demonstrate the benefits of training for ALL dog
s.
\n2 pm Bring your dog for the 1K Howl-o-ween D
og Walk. Halloween costumes are optional.
\n10 am –\;
4pm Tacoma Orchid Society Show and Sale
\n Today’s P
lant Sale Special: ½ off Rhododendron faithiae in ho
nor of our faithful furry friends
\n
\nM
onday\, Oct. 20th –\; The Garden is OPEN! This is
the ONLY Monday of the year that the Garden is open! Enjoy Monday Onl
y special plant sale prices.
\n1 pm Bonsai Fall Tour
\n2 pm R
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Tuesday\, Oct. 21st
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\n1 pm Bonsai
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\n2 pm RSBG Fall Color Tour
\nToday’s
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en Comet’\; (both one and three gallon sizes)
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span>Wednesday\, Oct. 22nd
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\n1 pm Bonsai Fall Tour
\n2 pm RSBG Fall Color Tour
\n Today’s Plant S
ale Special: ½ off Rhododendron ‘Wine and Roses.’
\nThursday\, Oct. 23rd
\n
\n1 p
m Bonsai Fall Tour
\n2 pm RSBG Fall Color Tour
\n
Today’s Plant Sale Special: ½ off Rhododendron ‘\;Golden Comet'(both one and three gallon sizes)
\n
\nFriday\, Oct. 24th –
Bonsai Day\, learn more about the art of b
onsai.
\n1 pm Bonsai demonstration by Dave DeGr
oot: “Bonsai Landscape.” Dave will use several small Cryptomeria t
o create a scene of a grove of trees surrounding a rock formation with
pool.
\n2 pm Bonsai Fall Tour
\n
\nToday’s Plant Sale Special: ½ off Azalea Bonsai starters
\n
\nSaturday\, Oct. 25th – Fern Da
y\, Discover and learn more about the fascinatin
g world of ferns growing in the RSBG’s woodland gardens and the Hardy
Fern Foundation’s Victorian Stumpery. John van den Meerendonk\, of Bot
anica\, Inc.\, will speak at 1 pm on “Gardening with Ferns.”\; T
our the Garden at 2 pm for an insider’s look at well-sited ferns.
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nToday’s Plant Sale Special: Shop a gr
eat collection of rarely offered ferns provided by the Hardy Fern Foun
dation
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