{"id":22593,"date":"2022-05-05T09:00:08","date_gmt":"2022-05-05T16:00:08","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.nexusnewspaper.com\/?p=22593"},"modified":"2022-04-28T11:18:03","modified_gmt":"2022-04-28T18:18:03","slug":"victoria-conservatory-of-music-celebrates-40-years-of-mothers-day-musical-garden-tour","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.nexusnewspaper.com\/newsite\/2022\/05\/05\/victoria-conservatory-of-music-celebrates-40-years-of-mothers-day-musical-garden-tour\/","title":{"rendered":"Victoria Conservatory of Music celebrates 40 years of Mother\u2019s Day Musical Garden Tour"},"content":{"rendered":"

The Victoria Conservatory of Music (VCM)\u2019s annual Mother\u2019s Day Musical Garden Tour is celebrating its 40th anniversary this year. The tour gives people access to 10 private gardens and one public garden, as well as entrance to a plant sale.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s a nice opportunity to be able to spend some time outdoors, appreciating the hard work of other people and other peoples\u2019 gardens,\u201d says VCM director of marketing Tereza Anderson. \u201cIt just makes for a really enjoyable weekend.\u201d<\/p>\n

Anderson says the event is primarily volunteer-led, with the exception of a few staff members who are involved. This is the VCM\u2019s major annual fundraiser, and all the proceeds raised go directly to the VCM\u2019s operating fund.<\/p>\n

\u201cAs a non-profit, being able to have a balanced operating fund allows us to provide scholarships, to keep tuition low, and to offer music outreach programs,\u201d says Anderson. \u201cSo it really just helps to keep all of those things thriving.\u201d<\/p>\n

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The Mother\u2019s Day Musical Garden Tour visits 10 private and one public gardens this year (photo provided).<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

The tour includes 11 different gardens located all around Victoria, with each destination featuring musical performances by VCM students and faculty. The performances are volunteer-based, and Anderson says many of the musicians are students from Camosun\u2019s joint program with the VCM. As for the gardens, this year they will be adding some new ones to the list, while also holding on to some old favourites.<\/p>\n

\u201cSome of the gardens that we will be featuring are repeats, but, of course, over time gardens evolve and they change and there\u2019s new plants and so everything is always kind of new,\u201d says Anderson.<\/p>\n

This year, for the first time, the tour will feature a food-production garden.<\/p>\n

\u201cThis one focuses on some innovative techniques that maybe some other gardens haven\u2019t done, like using only rainwater collection, and the house uses solar panels to heat itself up,\u201d says Anderson. \u201cIt goes from that to the other end, where there\u2019s a rare collections garden that spans over two lots in Oak Bay. So you\u2019re going to see a wide variety of things and hopefully feel inspired to get out and do some gardening yourself.\u201d<\/p>\n

In celebration of the tour\u2019s 40th anniversary, an additional event will take place on Saturday, May 7. At 7 pm in the Alix Goolden Hall, the VCM is hosting a panel with speakers covering an array of garden-related topics.<\/p>\n

\u201cOur volunteer committee helped us to organize this event, which is really around the love of gardening in Victoria,\u201d says Anderson. \u201cWe have three speakers and they\u2019re all speaking about local plants grown on the island or in BC. The idea is that hopefully if you are working on your own garden or want to learn a bit more about those specific plants to come and hang out with other like-minded people.\u201d<\/p>\n

Thankful for the event\u2019s ongoing support and volunteer involvement, Anderson looks forward to continuing the legacy of the Mother\u2019s Day Musical Garden Tour, which was born out of a love for gardening, music, and community. And they are excited to be able to celebrate the milestone in person after holding the event remotely for the past two years, says Anderson.<\/p>\n

\u201cThis year is our 40th and I think that\u2019s probably one of the most exciting things about it, and to be able to be in person for it feels really special,\u201d says Anderson.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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