2012 Special Events

June Blooms Garden Party June 9, 2012 - Tickets now Available
Make it a day out with friends and come celebrate the second annual June Blooms Garden Party June 9, 2012. Join us in the gardens at Plant Paradise Country Gardens for a catered lunch under tents, door prizes, musical entertainment and guest speaker, Sonia Day.

Sonia is an award winning author of six gardening books, and is a master gardener who writes, talks and breathes gardening. Her gardening column, The Real Dirt, in the Toronto Star has gained her a wide audience of fans. Sonia speaks at many events and horticultural societies. She is also an accomplished artist/painter. The topic she will be speaking on is The Untamed Garden which is also the title of her latest book. It is a revealing look at our love affair with plants that explores the sexy side of plants. She will be offering delicious historical tales and tidbits that may surprise you. Why? The plant world is a far sexier place than most people think — and she will reveal some of its lusty secrets. We are in for some fun!

Delphinium Day - Saturday July 7, 2012 - Tickets now Available
Come celebrate summer with friends and gardening enthusiasts at Plant Paradise Country Gardens. This is our 5th anniversary celebrating Delphinium Day, Saturday July 7, 2012. This event is the highlight of the season at Plant Paradise Country Gardens and tickets sell out quickly. Join us in the extensive display gardens for a catered lunch under tents, door prizes, musical entertainment and guest speaker, Charlie Dobbin.

Charlie Dobbin is a well known horticulturist and landscape designer that hosts the Garden and Home Show on The New AM 740. During her two-decade career, she has become well known for her professional gardening seminars and demonstrations, as well as for her prolific articles in newspapers and magazines. On HGTV, Charlie co-hosted the TV show, One Garden, Two Looks. In 2002, Charlie started her own design and horticultural consulting company, Garden Solutions by Charlie Dobbin. She is also the Horticultural Director for Canada Blooms.

“My friend and I reallly enjoyed the day on Sat. Your gardens look great, the food was tasty and the speaker was top notch, Thanks.”
J. G. from Grand Valley

“As a first time visitor to Plant Paradise I was very pleased to see your lovely gardens. I especially like that all plant material is grown on site. Our group of eight Master Gardeners all enjoyed the speaker, Mr Knowles. Looking forward to future visits to Paradise”.
J. T. from the Lake Simcoe South Master Gardeners

View more photos of Delphinium Day 2011 here.

The Newmarket Horticultural Society

View more photos of the garden tour here.

“The adventure we had at Plant Paradise is still talked about at our Society meetings and will be remembered as one of our best bus tours ever.”Newmarket Horticultural Society
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"It's the RBG of the north" Horticultural speaker, J.P. LaMarche

"Just a short note to thank you for the wonderful garden tour and hospitality that you extended to the Mary Morton Tours Group in July 2010. The participants loved your display gardens and the the inspiring combinations of plants for the multi-season show. Your comments and gardening tips were most helpful. Having an opportunity to purchase plants was also a bonus. I expect others who have the opportunity to visit your lovely gardens and nursery will enjoy the visit as we did. All the best in the future."Frank Kershaw

"The Hockley Valley Garden Club enjoyed visiting your garden last summer. It's inspiring to see well grown plants in a garden setting, right beside the sales area.
It gives one ideas about plant combinations and shows how big the plants become in the garden. Your colour combinations were terrific too."
The Hockley Valley Garden Club

“Both members and the public were impressed with the unusual selections, many of which Lorraine propagates herself from seed, division, or her own secret methods.”The Orangeville & District Horticultural Society
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"Fifty-five Peterborough & Area Master Gardeners visited Plant Paradise in August 2010. Lorraine Roberts started her presentation with some background history of the property. We were amazed at how she and her husband have developed it in such a short time and that it is an ongoing work in progress. It was much appreciated that Robert & Lorraine have a speaker set-up which accompanies the tour so that everyone was able to hear the very informative and knowledgeable presentation. A wonderful selection of plants occupy the well-arranged shade & sun gardens which allow for year long bloom. Having the availability of purchasing plants that grow in their gardens was an extra bonus. We would highly recommend a visit to the gardens or having Lorraine speak at any Garden Club or Show to share her expertise.” R.B., C.F., K.H. & J.H. –Tour Committee

Forks of The Credit Garden Club

Tottenham Garden Club

• The Newmarket Horticultural Society
• Peterbourough and Area Master Gardeners
• The Brampton Horticultural Society
• The Hockley Valley Garden Club
• Bolton Horticultural Society
• Orangeville & District Horticultural Society
• Ontario Delphinium Club
• The Toronto Garden Club
• The Forks of the Credit Garden Club
• The Tottenham Garden Club
• The Herb Society