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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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\nWith every $50 purchase of RSBG plants\, customers will be
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he Festival:
\nSaturday\, Oc
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ay Plant Sale featuring Dan Hinkley’\;s Windcliff Selections (this day only)\, enjoy special pricing o
n a nice selection of rhododendrons\, ferns and companion plants. P
hytosanitary inspector on-site for our international customers.
\n10 am –\; 4pm Tacoma Orchid Society Show and Sale
\n10:1
5 am Introduction to Flower Photography class:
\n\n- 10:15 am to 12:15 pm
\n- Cost: $40
\n- Ins
tructor – Lesli Cohan\, Photographer &\; Owner of Images Through The Door Photography\n
- Class size limited\, must pre-register at 253-838-46
46 Ext. 140
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\n1 pm: Dennis Bottemiller\, the RSBG Nurser
y Manager\, will be the special speaker: “\;Wild Rhododendrons fo
r the Pacific Northwest Garden.”\;
\n2 pm RSBG Fall Color Tour
\n1-3 pm: Book Signing with Donald Olson\, author of The Pacific N
orthwest Garden Tour.
\n To
day’s Plant Sale Special: ½ off Rhododendron ‘Wine a
nd Roses.’
\nSunday\, Oc
t. 19th – Wag Fest\, the ONLY da
y dogs are welcomed into the Garden. Dog owners and their well-behaved
dogs are invited to celebrate the fall season and enjoy the Garden to
gether. Enjoy displays and activities.
\n1 pm Wag Fest Celebration: Prizes for best pet cost
ume\, best dog trick and more! Watch the F.I.D.O. Drill Team perfor
m. The Paws-Abilities’ “First In Dog Obedience” (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 team 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 de
monstrate the benefits of training for ALL dogs.
\n2 pm Bring yo
ur dog for the 1K Howl-o-ween Dog Walk. Hallow
een costumes are optional.
\n10 am –\; 4pm Tacoma Orchid Socie
ty Show and Sale
\n Today’s Pl
ant Sale Special: ½ off Rhododendron faithiae in hon
or of our faithful furry friends
\n
\nMonday\, Oct. 20th –\; The Garden is OPEN! This is the ONLY Monday of the year that the Garden is
open! Enjoy Monday Only special plant sale prices.
\n1 pm Bonsai
Fall Tour
\n2 pm RSBG Fall Color Tour
\nToday’s Plant Sale Special: ½ off Rhodod
endron ‘\;Ever Red’\;
\nTuesday\, Oct. 21st
\n1 pm Bonsai Fall
Tour
\n2 pm RSBG Fall Color Tour
\nToday’s Plant Sale Special: ½ off Rhododendron
‘\;Golden Comet’\; (both one and three gallon sizes)
\nWednesday\, Oct. 22nd
\n1 pm Bonsai Fall Tour
\n2 pm RSBG Fall Color Tour<
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Friday\, Oct. 24th – Bo
nsai Day\, learn more about the art of bonsai.\n
1 pm Bonsai demonstration by Dave DeGroot: “Bo
nsai Landscape.” Dave will use several small Cryptomeria to create
a scene of a grove of trees surrounding a rock formation with pool.\n2 pm Bonsai Fall Tour
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\nToday’s Plant Sale Special:
½ off Azalea Bonsai starters
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Saturday\, Oct. 25th – Fern Day\, D
iscover and learn more about the fascinating world of ferns growing in
the RSBG’s woodland gardens and the Hardy Fern Foundation’s Victorian
Stumpery. John van den Meerendonk\, of Botanica\, Inc.\, will speak a
t 1 pm on “Gardening with Ferns.”\; Tour the Garden at 2 pm for
an insider’s look at well-sited ferns.
\nToday’s Plant Sale Special:
Shop a great collection of rarely offered ferns provided by
the Hardy Fern Foundation
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