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Collectors' Plant Auction
2009 (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.
Latest Plant Auction News
Last updated: 23 Apr 2007 at 5:33pm
Collectors' Plant Auction Absentee Bid Form
Absentee bids must be received at the Botanical Garden by 4:00 p.m., April 24, 2007.
Collectors' Plant Auction Catalogue (2007)
Catalogue of plants and other items now available!
Collectors' Plant Auction (2007)
A gala evening on April 26, 2007 to benefit the new Carolinian Forest and planned Garry Oak Meadow and Woodland projects. Tickets now available! Updated on April 3: Minor changes to the plant list.
Collectors' Plant Auction 2007 Catalogue
The Collectors' Plant Auction 2007 Catalogue (PDF) is now available for download and viewing. 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 2007 Collectors' Plant Auction is now available. This list will be updated as new plants are added, so please revisit the site from time to time!
Some featured plants:
- Wollemia nobilis (the Wollemi pine)
- Camellia transnokoensis
Tickets
Only 400 tickets are available at $125 each (partial tax rebate will be
issued after the event). Tickets are now available. Please send a cheque
payable to UBC Botanical Garden to the attention of
.
6804 SW Marine Drive
Vancouver, BC
V6T 1Z4
Want to pay by credit card? Please call 604-822-4186 with your VISA or
MasterCard details.
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, 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 2007 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.
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:
- 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)
