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Larry Phillips, Horticulture Centre of the Pacific’s curator for the bonsai garden trims one of the 33 bonsai plants at the facility. The official opening of the garden is scheduled for September, but plants are now on display near the Japanese Garden. The bonsai art, among the four hectares of gardens, will be on display during the annual Arts and Music in the Gardens this weekend. Sharon Tiffin/News staff
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If the bucolic Horticulture Centre of the Pacific wasn’t tranquil enough, a new emerging garden is offering a new level of Zen. People attending the HCP’s annual Art and Music in Garden this weekend will have a sneak peek at the bonsai garden, so far featuring 33 meticulously handcrafted miniature trees, all of local species.
and musicians donating their time, plus 30 classic collector cars and a beer tent. About 100 volunteers tidy up the gardens and get the event off the ground. “This year artists signed up early. We’re having to turn artists away,” said Brian Groos, organizer of the art and music in garden. “They say it’s one of the best events they have in the summer. The opportunity to meet and talk with people is very important. “This event shows how important the garden is for the community. And with all the sunny weather, the garden never looked so good.”
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ally provides $15,000 to $17,000 in hard cash for upkeep of the 44-hectare facility. HCP may see nearly $1 million in revenues including with the school, but as a breakeven, largely volunteer-run operation, it can be difficult to fund basic maintenance. “Most donations tend to be project specific,” Charles said. “But from an operational point of view you’ve got to pay salaries, fix things like irrigation and do dayto-day maintenance. It’s not easy to raise money for that. The event is important for providing cash for the garden on a day-today basis.” About 2,000 to 3,000 people come through the Saanich-based gardens over the weekend for the event, which as the name implies, has plenty of local artists
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“It’s the only bonsai garden in Western Canada and its the largest in Canada by the number of trees,” said Roger Charles, executive director of HCP. “We have a full range of gardens here – a bonsai garden, a Mediterranean garden and a desert garden. The variety is as much to show what can be grown and to illustrate a variety of gardens found in the Pacific Rim.” Vancouver Island Bonsai Society volunteers created the space next to the existing Japanese Garden last year, and have installed about half of what are finely crafted living works of art. If officially opens in September. Art and Music in the Garden is the garden and land conservation society’s key fundraising event for the year, which usu-
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