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Transportation Hub / Festival
Date: Saturday and Sunday, July 15 and 16
Time: 9:30 AM to 5:30 PM
The 2006 garden tour features a central transportation
hub and festival site at Bainbridge High School. Ticket
holders can enjoy the many off erings at the festival
site before, during, and after riding the free shuttle
buses to the seven gardens. The festival site is also
open free to the general public, and includes the following
features:
Art Fair – Featuring the work of talented
people from our vibrant community of artists –
ranging from fine painting and sculpture to exquisite
outdoor furniture – all inspired by the garden.
Kids Art Spot – Have fun creating beautiful
fl owers and butterfl ies and grow your own “Fastest
Bean in Town” plant.
Container Gardening Demonstrations – Learn
from the pros and get inspired with hot ideas for combining
color and textures. Soil-based and aquatic containers
are demonstrated.
Plant Sale – Leading our plant vendors
is Nils Sundquist, of Sundquist Nursery in Poulsbo,
specializing in the foliage value of perennials, ferns
and grasses. There are also three new vendors to the
Bloom this year:
- Heidi Kaster, of Dragonfly Farms Nursery
in Kingston, with a wonderful assortment of agaves,
hardy succulents, cactus, carnivorous plants, dahlias,
and lavender;
- Jack Hirsch, with hostas and shade plants
from Naylor Creek Nursery in Chimacum;
- Mark Hilt, of Bambu-U in Chimacum, offering
bamboos, hardy palms and bananas, and other tropical
delights.
Food Vendors - A generous off ering of brunch
and lunch choices designed for portability. Enjoy a
selection from J’aime les Crepes Creperie, Bagels
and Beans Coff eehouse, and Winslow Way Cafe.
Free Garden Tour Shuttle – Kitsap Transit
buses provide free transportation throughout the weekend
on a streamlined route, using the largest and most luxurious
vehicles in their fleet. The gardens have been selected
for their close proximity to one another. Service is
provided between the ferry terminal and the transportation
hub, with drop-offs along Winslow Way on all return
trips to the ferry terminal. No personal vehicles are
allowed at the gardens on Saturday and Sunday.
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