Reflections Pumpkin Patch: July 2015

Monday, July 6, 2015

The Pumpkin Patch in Beth Campbell's garden is flourishing!

This is the Howden pumpkin - it gets bigger every day. Almost seems that you could sit there and watch the plant grow.

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Pumpkin Carving Event

Doing it again in 2016
at the Reflections Art Festival

On Saturday, October 22, 2016 there will be a pumpkin carving event at the Reflections Art Festival, Prairieland Park, Hall C.

Carving starts at 9 am - and ends at 4:30 pm. The area needs to be cleaned up by 5 pm.

Pumpkins are being donated by Beth Campbell who is hoping that her pumpkin patch does well this season. Any other gardeners with pumpkins are encouraged to donate their pumpkins as well.

The carved pumpkins will be sold on Sunday during the Miniatures Auction with 1/2 of the proceeds going back to the show and the other 1/2 being donated to the Saskatoon Zoo Society.

Anyone wishing to carve a pumpkin just needs to sign up to do so. There will be celebrity carvers invited as well.

Coming in 2016:

- Therssa Wright, Frosty Tidbits

- Kimberley Locke & Joyce Spence

Paws Inn Gift Shop

Saskatoon Zoo Society

- Sue - J&S Picture Frame Warehouse

- Annissa Cheyne - Cabelas

- Matt Bradley CKOM

Some of the carvers from 2015:
- Carly Robinson, Global News
- Ryan Kessler, Global News
- Theressa Wright, Frosty Tidbits
- Brittany Higgins, CKOM
- Matt Bradley, 98.3

- Jared Daku - Enbridge

- Sue J&S Picture Frame Warehouse

- Paul Dawkins

- John Johnstone

- Robin Claus

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Basic carving tools that will be supplied include:
- drywall saw to cut opening
- old knives
- tuna cans to use as scoop
- ice cream scoop
- patterns if desired
- pins to apply patterns
- painter's tape
- paper towel

Carvers are welcome to bring their own specialty tools.

Saskatchewan Wildlife Art Association

Monday, July 6, 2015