This year the Saskatoon School of Horticulture and the Prairie Master Gardeners are approaching Gardenscape from a new perspective.
Over the past 26 years this trade show has grown to focus less on education and more on the commercial aspects of the show. Our goal for Gardenscape 2015 is to contribute to refocusing the show on gardening and horticulture education.
At SSH we are always trying to find ways to enhance our curriculum and make the education side of things even better. Our role at Gardenscape is to educate the public and to ensure our students gain experience by helping to share their love of horticulture, gardening and a healthy approach to life.
After much deliberation and brainstorming, we have embarked on a massive production. The Enchanted Forest will be 800 square feet of horticulture and gardening that will educate the public with a hefty side of enchantment.
The Enchanted Forest experience will also be interactive. There will be a planted piano that is played at intervals throughout the show, and a meadow built into the garden where events like yoga, drumming and other participatory activities will occur. There will also be a children's area with face painting and child-oriented fun. Visiting SSH during Gardenscape will be an experience to remember!
Meadow events will need to be signed up for and many will have a nominal fee included. Please check out our website for all of the most current information. Plans to date include: yoga; drumming; botanical printing; composting and more as each day passes, so be sure to keep up to date with the events.
We also have a couple of contests going on in relation to the Enchanted Forest that you may be interested in taking part in. Our facebook page is Saskatoon School of Horticulture. Be sure to like the page in order to take part and keep current with all the upcoming events.
Both the Prairie Master Gardeners and the students of SSH are also sharing coupons that you may be interested in. They have embarked on a contest to get the gardening public to enjoy the experience of the Enchanted Forest and are hoping to have the most response to win a special prize. These coupons entitle the bearer to deals on plants, gardening classes, tillandsia art and more. The key to winning is to get either get in touch with our students or the Prairie Master Gardeners or check out our website at saskhort.com , our facebook page at Saskatoon School of Horticulture or on on twitter @horticulturepat
Hope to see you at the show!
