Bloom Time Festival
Saturday, May 25, 2024, 10:00 – 2:00

The Friends of the Horticulture Farm invite you to our annual festival of flowers and fun.

Speaker Topics:
Deer Tick Management: What can YOU do for Protection and Prevention,
Saffron: A Medicinal Plant, Culinary Herb and Beautiful Garden Flower,
Creating a Mini Meadow: Grow a Little Patch of Colorful Flowers Anywhere

Meet the Curators:
Hort Farm lilac, rhododendron, Pollinator Garden and Cary Garden curators will be on hand to talk with you and answer your questions.

Kids Activities:
The Kids Activities will be booming with lots of fun things to do—a Discovery Walk with Mr. K, making seed bombs, building terrariums and fairy houses, creating flower garlands, and face painting.

Visit with our Guest Exhibitors: Branch Out Burlington, NOFA-VT, Urban and Community Forest Program, Grow Wild, Master Gardeners and SoilSHOP where gardeners can get their soils screened for lead. The screening is free at the Festival. Visit https://go.uvm.edu/gardensoilleadscreening to learn more.

And Plein Air painting around the farm, tractor hay rides, and The Town Hollers fun music.
Bring a picnic to enjoy under the trees. We'll supply the water, lemonade, and popsicles.
Rain or shine. FREE

UVM Horticulture Farm, So. Burlington VT, 65 Green Mountain Drive (behind Heritage
Toyota on Shelburne Rd) Sorry, dogs are not allowed. More info: fhfvt.org