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Collectors' Plant Auction
2011 (tentative)
UBC Botanical Garden Reception Centre
The Collectors' Plant Auction and Gala is a major fundraiser for the UBC Botanical Garden. The evening is an event not to be missed by local gardeners, plant collectors and industry insiders.
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Last updated: 15 Apr 2009 at 4:42pm
Collectors' Plant Auction 2009
Updated April 15: The 4th Collectors' Plant Auction takes place on April 23, 2009 at UBC Botanical Garden.
Collectors' Plant Auction 2009 Catalogue
The Collectors' Plant Auction 2009 Catalogue is available for viewing (PDF). The catalogue contains an entertaining listing of auction items, auction program, rules and procedures, and a listing of the generous donors and supporters for this event.
Plant List
The list of plants for sale at the 2009 Collectors' Plant Auction is now available.
Tickets for 2009
Only 400 tickets are available at $150 each (partial tax rebate will be issued after the event). Tickets are now available. Please send a cheque payable to:
UBC Botanical Garden
6804 SW Marine Drive
Vancouver, BC
V6T 1Z4
Want to pay by credit card? Please call 604-822-4208 with your VISA or
MasterCard details.
Absentee bidding is available! Import paperwork will be available on the night for visitors from USA.
About the Collectors' Plant Auction
Over four hundred exciting trees, shrubs, perennials and alpines are offered in silent and live auctions throughout the evening. This is 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, refreshments 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 2009 evening will support the completion of the Garry Oak Meadow and Woodland (Phase 1) This project requires significant funds to complete and maintain. The success of this event is important for both the overall development of the garden and its research.
UBC Botanical Garden staff are on hand to answer questions.
Archives
Lose the label from a plant in a previous auction? Interested to see what was auctioned in previous years? Lists are provided here:
- 2007 CPA List of Plants | 2007 CPA Catalogue (PDF) (net proceeds from the evening in 2007 supported both the Carolinian Forest and the Garry Oak Meadow and Woodland projects)
- 2004 CPA List of Plants (net proceeds from the evening in 2004 went to enhance the Dr. Gerald Straley Memorial Fund, established in memory of one of North America's most distinguished taxonomists. Read more about Dr. Gerald Straley)
