CVGC Annual Spring Tea, Flower Show and Plant Sale will be held Saturday June 2, 2012.
1:00 to 4:00 pm
St. Peter's Church Hall (5800 Church Road, off Maple Bay Road in Duncan)
Flower Show and Plant Sale Entry: Adults $2 Children $1 Children under 5 free
Fabulous Afternoon Tea $3

 Description of the Event 
The Cowichan Valley Garden Club’s first Spring Flower Show took place in 1960, and annual spring flower shows and plant sales have been held in different forms and at many different locations in Duncan ever since. The Show now alternates among the months of April, May and June.
The Show and Sale is the Club’s major annual public event, anticipated and attended by gardeners and plant lovers throughout the Cowichan Valley and beyond. Last year, more than 50 Club members volunteered to make the Show a success.
The Plant Sale is the Club’s main fund raising event of the year. Items offered in the Plant Sale are donated by Club members, and include many interesting, unusual and hard to find specimens.
The sale is so popular that Club members and members of the public are advised to be there early to get the best selection.

The Flower Show provides an opportunity to display and view examples of the many beautiful flowers and plants grown in the Valley, as well as floral designs and garden photographs. In 2011, there will be exhibits in 66 different classes. This is an open show, and all entries are welcome. There is no entry fee.

The Afternoon Tea is renowned throughout the Valley for the variety and quality of sweets and savories offered along with a good cup of tea or coffee, and juice for children.
This year's Show Convenor is  yet to be determined.  If you are interested in this position or helping with it, please contact Diane McAmmond, 250-746-8577, email: diane@skirrow.org

  CLICK for the Schedule for the 2011 Flower Show  which provides all of the details needed to prepare and stage exhibits for entry, including Entry Classes, Show Rules, Show Tips, Definitions, and a summary of Trophies and Awards.
Entries are made in four Divisions: Cut Flowers (42 classes); Potted Plants (11 classes); Photography (3 classes) and Decorative (10 classes of floral designs). Exhibitors can also bring Cut Flower entries that are not included in the Schedule, and a class will be created for them.  Blank Entry Forms for the Show will be available at the May 11 Garden Club meeting, and at the Show on May 13 and 14.

Blank Entry Forms can also be printed by clicking HERE.

Judging is done by members of the Vancouver Island Horticultural Judging Group, and takes place between 10:00 am and noon.

Results of the 2011 Show

The Spring Flower Show and Plant Sale held on May 14. 2011 was a great success. Thank you to all the enthusiastic CVGC members who volunteered to help with the Show, and to those who attended, as well as the good participation in the displays. Attendance was down, with numbers declining in the last three years.  The Committee will look into possible reasons and remedies for next year’s show.  Both the People’s Choice award, with 70 ballots cast, and the Raffle, generated real interest. The Plant Sale was very
well run and profitable.