3401 East Baseline Road
Phoenix, Arizona 85042
(602) 437-0700
(602) 437-8660 Fax
Mon - Sat: 7am - 5pm
Sun: 10am - 5pm
Hours: 10AM – 5PM Daily
Location: Gardener’s World 3401 E. Baseline Rd. Phoenix, AZ 85042
FREE parking (Entrance through Gardener’s World main gate. Overflow parking in dirt lot on west side of Gardener’s World.)
Senior Day: Fri., December 5th & December 12th, 2008
Admission: FREE
Festivities: Self-guided tour of poinsettias in greenhouse
Photo Opportunities Everywhere – Bring your own camera
Tractor Driven Wagon Rides to greenhouse (free)
Food (available for purchase)
Charity: 5% of festival poinsettia sales benefit the Salvation Army Christmas dinner
There will be Salvation Army bins out to collect toys and monetary donations
Contact: Event Coordinator, Jay Hess 602-437-0700
E-mail: contact@gardenpro.net
Web site: www.gardenpro.net
Attendance: 20,000 spectators (entirety of festival)
Volunteers: Volunteers are needed to assist with greeting, passing out handouts, tractor driving, sleeving poinsettias, directing traffic, etc. Shifts are four hours each, morning and afternoon. Volunteers receive a $25 gift certificate.
Event Description: The community is invited to share in the splendor of magnificent holiday displays of over 20,000 poinsettias in a variety of colors, sizes and shapes.
A unique part of this event is the self-guided greenhouse tour that shows you where the poinsettias have been lovingly grown. You can also learn about how to care for them in your home. Be sure to bring your cameras for all the amazing photo opportunities for your Christmas cards. Food is available for purchase.
A true event, the Poinsettia Festival features spectacular Christmas displays at the base of beautiful South Mountain. The nursery farm atmosphere is a special treat for the family with free wagon rides pulled behind tractors. A family affair, this is the place for the young at heart of all ages.
