Growers Summer Tour 2026

Save the Date for the LO Growers Group Summer Tour

This much-anticipated event will include Fox Hollow Farms main farm, greenhouse and field tour as well as tours of South Coast Gardens, St. Williams Nursery and Whistling Gardens.

This is a tour you are not going to want to miss.

We encourage all registrants to join us on the bus (not your own vehicle) so we can network and enjoy this sector event together. Please note the tour includes walking on uneven terrain and managing steps (including getting on/off wagons). If any accommodation is required, please contact Lisa Pascoe (below).

About the Tour:

Greetings from Fox Hollow Farms
We are excited to host the 2026 Growers tour field day. We have lots to show you:

• Growing conifers from Seed, Seedling production.
• Field tour of Nursery production, Christmas tree production and equipment tour
• To top it off we have a terrific lunch planned at our new Christmas Tree Sales Pavilion, the centre piece of our cut-your-own business.

Welcome to Whistling Gardens!
We are excited to show you around our 22 acre garden and explore some of the 3,500 different plants in the collection including North America’s largest conifer collection, 1,500 varieties and species and the world’s rarest tree,  the Baishan Fir the only one in Canada on public display.

We will also take a break and watch one of the highest tech fountain shows in the country all composed and choreographed by the owner.

See you in the gardens!

Registration information:

• Lunch included
• Refreshments and snacks available at LO office in the morning
• Limited spots available (once one bus is full there will be a waiting list for a second bus).
• Online registration closes August 10, 2026, at 11:59 p.m.
• Day-of, in-person registration(s) not available.

Pricing:

$80+HST per person

Please note, if first bus fills, we will try to accommodate additional registrants with tickets designated as ‘Waitlist’, if for some reason we are unable to secure a second bus a refund for the ‘Waitlist’ tickets will be provided.

Agenda/event timeline:

• 7:30 a.m.                            Meet at Landscape Ontario office
• 8:00 a.m.                            Bus departs
• 9:20 a.m. – 9:30 a.m.        Second bus pick up at Whistling Gardens (note: last stop of day)
• 10:15 a.m. – 11:00 a.m.       South Coast Gardens (St. Williams)
• 11:15 a.m. – 1:15 p.m.          Fox Hollow Farms (Langton)
• 1:30 p.m. – 2:15 p.m.          St. Williams Nursery & Ecology Centre (St. Williams)
• 3:00 p.m. – 3:45 p.m.        Whistling Gardens (Wilsonville)
• 5:00 p.m.                            Tour ends at Landscape Ontario Office