Bradner Flower Show, The Art of Nature

4/2/2019

Join the Bradner Community Club for its 91st annual Bradner Flower show at Bradner Hall, 5305 Bradner Rd, Abbotsford on April 12th, 13th and 14th.

Friday, April 12th, 10am - 5pm (Opening Ceremony @ 2pm with Global TV's Kasia Bodurka!)
Saturday, April 13th, 10am - 5pm
Sunday, April 14th, 10am - 5pm

Come check out the 100’s of daffodils on display as well as art, crafts, music and presentations by gardening experts.

Admission is only $2.00, and as always, all funds from the sale of cut flowers will be donated to the Abbotsford Regional Hospital. The hall will be decorated by the floral design experts at Simply Perfect Flowers, Abbotsford.

Visit the Tea Room for homemade soup, sandwiches, hotdogs and baking!

Check out the Plant and Flower sale - unusual varieties, perennials and cut flowers, lots to choose from!

In 1928, 91 years ago, Fenwick Fatkin started the Bradner Flower Show. The first Flower Show took place in his living room, or parlor, as it was then called. It was modeled after the very popular parlor shows that were held in his native England. When the show was in its beginnings, there were only 10 types of daffodils on display. Today there are over 400. When Fenwick & Charlotte Fatkin moved to our area from England via Vancouver, he recognized right away that the area’s climate and soil would be perfect for growing daffodils. This year will mark the 90th year the show has been in existence. The Bradner Flower Show is one of the most revered traditions in Bradner’s long list of historic and community events. This year’s show will celebrate "The Art of Nature”. Amazingly, members of the Fatkin family still farm daffodils in Bradner and are still actively volunteering at the show! In fact, Pauline Isherwood (nee Fatkin), granddaughter of Fenwick is the show’s chairperson – quite a legacy!