BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 METHOD:PUBLISH PRODID:-//hacksw/handcal//NONSGML v1.0//EN BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20261007T093407Z DTSTART:20240518T170000Z DTEND:20240518T230000Z UID:20240518T170000Z-20240518T230000Z-9553@rhodygarden.org SUMMARY:Blue Poppy Day 2024 DESCRIPTION:The mystical Himalayan blue poppy\, Meconopsis\, will grac e us with its ethereal beauty once again at the Rhododendron Species B otanical Garden. Come celebrate these fabulous flowers Saturday\, May 17 from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. and enjoy a feast for your eyes. Walk throug h a meadow glowing with blooming blue poppies or stroll along the ADA accessible path through the blue poppy glade. The RSBG nursery will be stocked with a stunning selection of plants for sale\, including Meco nopsis (blue poppies).\n\nADMISSION\n$10 - General admission\n$7 - Sen iors and students\nFREE - RSBG members\, children (age 12 and under)\, and military with ID\nInterested in volunteering? Email info@rhodygar den.org\nInterested in vending? Email info@rhodygarden.org\nFor sponso rship opportunities email media@rhodygarden.org\n\n\n\n2025 Lineup:\nM USICAL PERFORMANCES\nMore information coming soon!\n\n\n\nFOOD TRUCKS\ nMore information coming soon!\n\n\n\nART MARKET\nHannah Nicholson: Ce ramics inspired by the beauty and magic of Western Washington. Delicat ely handcrafted cups\, bowls\, mugs\, travel tumblers\, spoon rests\, planters\, and more. Each piece is 100% unique\, and made by hand in G ig Harbor\, Washington.\n\nJody Deam: Five years ago\, Jody came acros s plaster casting flowers as a craft and fell in love with this unique way of preserving plants from the garden\, nature walks and other fou nd objects. Her botanical tiles are handmade by pressing fresh and som etimes dried flowers into clay and pouring a plaster casting of the fl owers. She uses flowers and plants from her garden and walks around th e neighborhood. Jody also gets inspiration from the produce isle in th e local grocery store\, veggie garden or nearby nurseries and farms. J ody also teaches classes.\n\nMaster Gardeners of King County: The King County Master Gardener program\, an extension of Washington State Uni versity\, provides a multitude of resources for home gardeners. Garden ing information is available to the public and is research-based and f ocused on environmentally friendly and sustainable gardening practices .\n\nStay tuned as more vendors are being added soon!\n\n\n\nCALL FOR VOLUNTEERS!\nWe're looking for friendly\, plant loving people to volun teer in the Visitor Center for an hour to help hand out maps\, tally p lants\, and general visitor direction and guidance. We have several sl ots available. The Visitor Center is open from 10 am-4 pm and we're ho ping to fill every hour with a knowledgeable and friendly plant person to help ensure visitors have an amazing experience at the garden. Vol unteers will receive a free day pass to attend Blue Poppy Day (which t hey can participate in before and/or after their shift in the Visitor Center). Volunteers must commit to coming to the garden for orientatio n the morning of event day between 8-9 AM or any time between now and event day.\n\nIf you're interested\, please email natalie@rhodygarden. org.\n\nThank you for supporting the garden!\n\n\n\n X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:

The mystical Himalayan blue poppy\, Me conopsis\, will grace us with its ethereal beauty once again at the Rh ododendron Species Botanical Garden. Come celebrate these fabulous flo wers Saturday\, May 17 from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. and enjoy a feast for yo ur eyes. Walk through a meadow glowing with blooming blue poppies or s troll along the ADA accessible path through the blue poppy glade. The RSBG nursery will be stocked with a stunning selection of plants for s ale\, including Meconopsis (blue poppies).

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ADMIS SION
\n$10 –\; General admission
\n$7 ̵ 1\; Seniors and students
\nFREE –\; RSBG members\, children (a ge 12 and under)\, and military with ID

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Interested in volunte ering? Email info@rhodygarden.org< /a>

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Interested in vending? Email info@rhodygarden.org

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For sponsorship opportunit ies email media@rhodygarden.org

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2025 Lineup:

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MUSICAL PERFORMANCES

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More information coming soon!

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FOOD TRUCKS

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More information coming soon!

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ART MARKET

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Hannah Nicholson: Ceramics inspir ed by the beauty and magic of Western Washington. Delicately handcraft ed cups\, bowls\, mugs\, travel tumblers\, spoon rests\, planters\, an d more. Each piece is 100% unique\, and made by hand in Gig Harbor\, W ashington.

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Jody Deam: Five years ago\, Jody came across plaster casting flowers as a craft and fell in love with this unique way of preserving plants from the garden\, nature walks and other found objects. Her bo tanical tiles are handmade by pressing fresh and sometimes dried flowe rs into clay and pouring a plaster casting of the flowers. She uses fl owers and plants from her garden and walks around the neighborhood. Jo dy also gets inspiration from the produce isle in the local grocery st ore\, veggie garden or nearby nurseries and farms. Jody also teaches c lasses.

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Master Gardeners of King County: The King County Mast er Gardener program\, an extension of Washington State University\, pr ovides a multitude of resources for home gardeners. Gardening informat ion is available to the public and is research-based and focused on en vironmentally friendly and sustainable gardening practices.

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St ay tuned as more vendors are being added soon!

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CALL FOR VOLUNTEERS!
\nWe’\;re looking for friendly\, plant loving people to volunteer in the Visitor Center for an hour to help hand out maps\, tally plants\, and general visitor direction and guidance. We have several slots available. The Visitor Center is open from 10 am-4 pm and we’\;re hoping to fill every h our with a knowledgeable and friendly plant person to help ensure visi tors have an amazing experience at the garden. Volunteers will receive a free day pass to attend Blue Poppy Day (which they can participate in before and/or after their shift in the Visitor Center). Volunteers must commit to coming to the garden for orientation the morning of eve nt day between 8-9 AM or any time between now and event day.

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I f you’\;re interested\, please email natalie@rhodygarden.org.

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Thank you for supporting the garden!

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