Special Events
6th ANNUAL PEONY FESTIVAL
June 12th & 13th 2010
A Celebration Of Canada's Largest Contemporary Peony Collection
Featuring Over 300 Cultivations!
Peony Festival Info
Peony Festival Events (Free admission to the gardens)
Sat & Sun, June 12 & 13 2010, 10am ~ 4pm
Horticultural displays
Judged Peony Show www.peony.ca
Peony advice
Lucky Draw for Peony roots
Peony Garden Café on site
Free parking
Free admission
Learn more about the showcase collection of the Festival.
See the Peony Festival postcard.
4th ANNUAL PEONY FESTIVAL HIGHLIGHTS
June 14th & 15th 2008
Over 3,500 people attended the 2 day event.
Peony Festival Winners
Peony Root Lucky Draw donated by Blossom Hill Nursery, Peterborough:
Nancy Anderson, Brooklin
Angie Andruss, Uxbridge
Gord Buckle, Courtice
Cosimo Galluzzo, Whitby
Finola Grant, Scarborough
2007 Peony Show Results
| Class | Description | 1st | 2nd | 3rd |
| 2 B | Peony, single, dark red | Firebell | ||
| 3 | Peony, single, white | Requiem | ||
| 5 A | Peony, single, med.pink | Friendship | ||
| 6 | Peony, single, dark pink | Julia Grant | Burning Bright | |
| 9 | Peony, D/SD, red | Command Performance | ||
| 10 A | Peony, double, dark red | Red Charm | Red Grace | |
| 11 C | Peony, D/SD, light red | Cherry Ruffles | Lois Arleen | |
| 15 C | Peony, double, dark coral | Nathalie | ||
| 19 | Peony, Japanese, red | Black Swan | ||
| Totals | 5 | 5 | 2 |
Festival Packages
Peony
As spring time awakens
With the first sign of green
A favourite perennial
Bursts on the scene
A most lush, and stately peony
A most gorgeous flower
Lifts the spirits
With its splendid power
These hardy plants
Grace gardens old and new
Dependable, heralding spring
A flower tried and true
— Catherine McCormack
For groups, joint tour packages are available through Parkwood Estate that include the Parkwood Mansion and Garden tour experience and lunch in the Formal Garden Summer Teahouse Restaurant.
Contact Parkwood Estate to learn more by phoning 905-433-4311 or email info@parkwoodestate.com.
Host Your Event at OVBG
The Oshawa Valley Botanical Gardens has the capacity to hold community events, festivals and concerts. To inquire about holding your next corporate picnic, fundraising event or family reunion in the Oshawa Valley Botanical Gardens, contact us.
AVON's hope blooms spring tulip event
Last fall AVON representatives, managers, customers and friends planted 1400 tulip bulbs in the Peony Garden - to raise awareness about breast cancer locally and across the country.
