Collectors' Plant Auction Absentee Bid Form

Category(-ies): 2007 Archives , Plant Auction

Plant enthusiasts who wish to purchase items from the Collectors' Plant Auction catalogue, but are unable to attend on the 26th, can submit absentee bids. Please use the link below to download the bid form.

Download Collectors' Plant Auction Absentee Bid Form

Posted by Eric La Fountaine at 4:33 PM on April 23, 2007

Collectors' Plant Auction Catalogue (2007)

Category(-ies): Plant Auction

The 2007 Collectors' Plant Auction Catalogue (PDF) is now available for download. Browse through a detailed (and entertaining and informative!) listing of auction items, view the auction program, learn about the generous donors and sponsors, and read the rules and procedures.

Read more about the Collectors' Plant Auction (and buy tickets!) via the Collectors' Plant Auction web page or the 2007 CPA Announcement on the UBC BG Community and News Weblog.

Posted by Daniel Mosquin at 8:53 AM on April 18, 2007

Collectors' Plant Auction (2007)

Category(-ies): 2007 Archives , Community Events , Plant Auction , UBC Events

Updated on April 3, 2007: Minor changes have been made to the list of plants available.

The UBC Friends of the Garden will be hosting a gala evening and plant auction on April 26, 2007 at 6:30 pm at the UBC Botanical Garden Reception Centre (directions). Over four hundred very special trees, shrubs, vines, perennials and alpines will be offered in silent and live auctions throughout the evening.

The evening offers a unique opportunity to acquire rare and specimen plants, some of which grow in UBC Botanical Garden. Many individual plant collectors, nurseries and other botanical gardens are generously supporting this event through donations of choice and difficult-to-obtain plants. In addition to these gorgeous plants, an array of fabulous live and silent auction merchandise and services for all the gala goers to bid on will be available. Not just an auction, this is a gala evening of food, wine and music, combined with a unique opportunity to acquire rare plants and to support the garden and its research.

While enjoying live entertainment and a delicious hot and cold appetizer buffet, gardeners can shop for all their new garden “upgrades” while supporting the Botanical Garden. Net proceeds from the evening will support the new Carolinian Forest and the Garry Oak Meadow and Woodland Project. Both projects are underway, but significant funds are required to complete and maintain these gardens. The success of this event is important for both the overall development of the garden and its research.

Only 400 tickets are available at $125 each (partial tax rebate will be issued after the event). Tickets are now available. Send a cheque payable to UBC Botanical Garden to the attention of Pary Mohamed, 6804 SW Marine Drive, Vancouver, BC, V6T 1Z4 or call 604-822-4186 with your VISA and MasterCard details to pay by credit card.

From the US? No problem! Phytosanitary certificates will be available for US purchasers.

Invitations will be mailed in early March 2007. Catalogues for the auction will be mailed out two weeks before the event to all guests.

The web page for the Collectors' Plant Auction has other details.

Posted by Pary Mohamed at 11:11 AM on April 3, 2007