• Experience the beautiful spring colors and smells of Honeywood in bloom.
• Take a stroll and enjoy our beautiful trees at your leisure.
• Tour the nursery on one of our wagon trips.
• Local craftspeople will be on hand to display and demonstrate their work.
• Listen as local musicians take pleasure in a jam fest.
• Partake of refreshments and dessert

• Tour the nursery on your own or with a guided tour group and see the projects underway.
• BBQ hamburgers and refreshments available.
• Purchase some potted lilies to take home and enjoy.

• Ruby Hannigan: Bees wax candles, Honey and Landscapes in oil
• Lorraine Adamson: Hand built and wheel thrown pottery
• Brenda Piper: Beautiful and unique stained glass stepping stones
• Lise Olsen: A carver who enjoys bringing form and beauty to a piece of rough stone.

Lilies in Bloom/Christmas in July

July 18th – 1:00 to 5:00 pm

Shop early for that unique Christmas present for your family and friends by visiting the tables of the many artists & craftspeople present for your pleasure

 Be entertained under the big top by our gifted local entertainers.

Food & Refreshments available from the Porter home

 Popcorn, Ice Cream and cold drinks available outside

 Come & see the beautiful creations of Dr. Porter as the lilies are at the Peak of bloom.

 Stroll through the gardens and fields with thousands of lilies in blossom

 Wagon tours all afternoon

 Potted lilies and bouquets of lilies will be available for purchase.

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Admission: 5.00 / person

• Come and see the beauty of Honeywood decked out in the splendid colors of fall.
• Tour the nursery on one of our wagon trips or enjoy a stroll and discover the beauties of Honeywood at your leisure.
• Pickup an assortment of lilies for fall planting.
• Creations by local craftspeople will be on display for your viewing pleasure.
• Be entertained by the music of local musicians.
• Refreshments and dessert served in the Porter Home.

Our Nursery is open to the public and we invite you to visit us this summer. There are many beautiful sights at the Nursery throughout the year.

The best times to visit:

• Fruit trees begin blooming by the 2^nd week of May and continue for about 3 weeks.
• Lilacs flower in early June.
• Peonies bloom from late June and into early July.
• The first lilies start blooming at the end of June and continue until the beginning of August
• Peak lily bloom is generally from mid-July until the end of July.
• Various fruits begin ripening by mid-August.
• Fall colors start their show by mid-September and last well into October.

Enjoy the various specialty flowerbeds located in the main yard and throughout the nursery including:

• the Memorial Garden, a display of the Porter Lily and Fruit introductions;
• the Allan Daku Garden, planted and maintained by the Walter Willoughby Horticultural Society, in recognition of his many years at the nursery;
• "Winnie's" Annual Flower Bed, planted in tribute to Mrs. Porter.
• The Species lily bed planted in 2006 and the Canadian Breeders Lily garden (2008) consist of lilies sold at Honeywood through the years.
• The Canadian Breeders Lily garden will also feature lilies from the 1^st lily list sent out in 1955.

Take home a piece of Honeywood:

• A variety of potted Asiatic Lilies are available for sale.
• Choose your favorite lilies from our fields for fall delivery.
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• Rhubarb, Plums, Apples, Crab Apples, Chokecherries and Sandcherries available for U–Pick
• Gift Certificates available

We are open to group tours and ask that you call one week in advance.

• Walk through the lily fields and gardens and enjoy the nursery in bloom.
• Enjoy a guided tour of the nursery.
• Fantastic educational opportunities for school groups.
• Lunch available on request.
• Order your favourite lilies from the field for fall or take home one of our many potted varieties.