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UPCOMING BC GARDENING EVENTS
MARCH 2010
March 11 - Qualicum Beach
Mid Island Floral Art Club meeting. 2 p.m. at St. Stephen's Church Hall, 150 Village Way, Qualicum Beach. Demonstration of Flowers for Entertaining by Pat Scrivener of Inspired Interiors. All welcome. Guest fee $5. Call 250-248-2976 or 250-752-2179 for more info.
March 12-14 - Nanaimo
15th Annual Spring Festival Celebration of Island Gardening. Presented by the Central Vancouver Island Botanical Garden Society. The theme this year is "Focus on Urban Agriculture in the Garden." Beban Park Social Centre, 2300 Bowen Road. More info >
March 13 - Vancouver
Food Crops: Selection and Care. 9 am - noon. Venue TBD. A 3-hour workshop with Grant Watson, which covers what to plant and when, including all the major groups of vegetable and fruit crops that grow well in our climate. Grant, a former organic farmer, has been teaching gardening to adults and children since 2003; he also operates an edible landscaping business. Cost: suggested $35 donation, pay what you can. To register contact Ross: rmoster@flash.net. For more details go to www.villagevancouver.ca.
March 13 - Kelowna
Seedy Saturday. 10-3 p.m. Email Sher Alcock.
March 13 - Powell River
Seedy Saturday. 10 am -3 pm. Seed swap, seed sales, free gardening workshops, kids activities, and information tables from local gardening, agricultural and food-related organisations. Lunch and snacks are available for purchase. Master Gardeners and Master Composter will be on hand to answer questions. Admission $2 adults, 12 and under free. Arbutus Room, Recreation Complex. Email Kevin Wilson, 604-483-9052.
March 13 - Cobble Hill
Seedy Saturday. 10-3 p.m. Seed exchange, local vendors of seeds and plants, Seeds of Diversity booth, organic growers, guest speakers and more. Cobble Hill Hall, Watson Avenue. Email Carolyn.
March 13 - 100 Mile House
Seedy Saturday. 11-3 p.m. Seed to buy, sell, give away. Info and Items related to gardening and food production. Hosted by the Horse Lake Community Farm Coop. Lodge Valley Room. Email Trish Chung or Karen Greenwood.
March 13 - Pitt Meadows
Design for the Small Garden Areas with Kim Kamstra. 1-3 pm. Amsterdam Greenhouses & Garden Centre. Seminar fee is $10 per person. You will receive a 10% discount on any regular priced items purchased on this day. More info >
March 20 - Madeira Park
Pender Harbour's first
Seedy Saturday. 10 am - 4 pm. First ever Seedy Saturday in Madeira Park aims to start a seed bank in Pender Harbour. All proceeds go toward starting an Edible Schoolyard/Community Garden at Madeira Park Elementary. The theme is “Eat local – Grow Organic Food.” Buy/exchange interesting and unusual heritage varieties of vegetable and flower seeds. Rent a 3'x8' table at the event; $15 plus a donation for silent auction, raffle, or door prize. Madeira Park Community Hall. Email Teri, 604-883-2817.
March 20 - Pitt Meadows
Amsterdam's 12th Nature Day Event. Complete with interactive and informative displays by numerous organizations about nature preservation, native plants, natural pollination, biological pest control, and organic fertilizers. More info >
March 26–28 - Chilliwack
8th Annual Outdoor Décor Yard & Garden Show. Everything home owners need to create or improve their outdoor living space will be under one roof. Friday, March 26, 3-9pm; Saturday, March 27, 10-7pm; Sunday, March 28, 10-5pm. Indoors. Free parking. Adults $6, Seniors $5. Chilliwack Heritage Park. www.outdoordecorshow.com
March 27 - Vancouver
Garden Planning and Preparation. 9 am - noon. Venue TBD. Village Vancouver presents this 3-hour workshop with Grant Watson, which focuses on how to start a food garden, from planning and purchasing to getting the beds ready for planting. Grant, a former organic farmer, has been teaching gardening to adults and children since 2003; he also operates an edible landscaping business. Cost: suggested $35 donation, pay what you can. To register email Ross at rmoster@flash.net. For more details go to www.villagevancouver.ca.
March 27 - Duncan
Seedy Saturday. 10 am -4 pm. Seed swap, local seed vendors, farmers, and other 'foodies,' plus several gardening workshops. Entrance by donation, with all proceeds going towards supporting local food security initiatives in the Valley. Mercury Theatre. Cowichan Green Community, 250-748-8506 / Website.
APRIL 2010
April 1-30 - Skagit Valley
27th Annual Skagit Valley Tulip Festival. Visit www.tulipfestival.org for detailed event listings and what's in store.
April 9 - Nanoose Bay
Nanoose Garden Club meeting. 12 noon. Nanoose Library Centre, Northwest Bay Road. Barbara Samarin will talk about Roses, which she grows in Lantzville on Vancouver Island. As well, she is President of the Mid Island Rose Society, part of a Canadian Delegation for the Rose Society of Canada, a Master Gardener and a Floral Judge. For more info, email Pam McCready at pammccready@shaw.ca or call (250) 468-9184.
April 10 - Surrey
Seedy Saturday. 11-3 p.m. Stewart Farm. Contact 604-591-4789.
April 10 - Penticton
Seedy Saturday. 11-4 p.m. Very popular event. Seed swap/sales bedding plants, demos and workshops. Live music and great food. Nanaimo Square. Email Laurel Burnham, 250-492-7717.
April 17 - Vancouver
B.C. Fuchsia and Begonia Society Annual Plant / Craft / Bake Sale. 10:00 am to 3:00 pm. Floral Hall, Vandusen Botanical Gardens. Free Admission. Great variety of plants including hardy fuchsias, prize draws, hand-painted China, home baking, and refreshments. For information call Fran at 604-591-3262.
April 17 - Vancouver
Point Grey Chrysanthemum Association sale of rooted chrysanthemums. 9 am - noon, VBG on the deck. Free admission. For more info, call Marie at 604-261-9219 or visit chrysanthemumsvancouver.com.
April 17 - Clearwater
Seedy Saturday. 10-2 p.m. Vendor registration is $10; register through email. Clearwater Ski Hill.
April 22 - Fernie
Earth Day Seedy Thursday. 5-9 p.m. One of two Seedy events each spring. Fernie's Earth Day event includes a well-stocked local seed swap, information on the Fernie Community EcoGarden with plotholder signup and workshop information, gardening book display, a seed matching game for children and a draw for gardener-friendly gifts. Fernie Community Centre. Email Mary Cosman.
April 25 - Maple Ridge
Fraser Valley Rhododendron Club Annual Show and Flower Truss Sale. 11 am - 3 pm. Whonnock Lake Centre, 27871 113th Ave. Call John at 604-467-0288 for more info or visit www.svrs.rhodos.ca.
MAY 2010
May 1-2 - Burnaby
Scandinavian Centre Plant Sale. 10 am - 3 pm. 6540 Thomas Street, Burnaby. Over 1000 plants of excellent variety at fabulous prices. For more info call 604-294-2777 or email cthauber@interchange.ubc.ca.
May 7 - Nanoose Bay
Nanoose Garden Club meeting. 1:15 pm. Nanoose Library Centre, Northwest Bay Road. Presentation by Master Gardener Dixie Deans: "Composting?! You should do it!". For more info email Pam McCready at pammccready@shaw.ca or call (250) 468-9184.
May 8 - Vancouver
Canadian Geranium and Pelargonium Society Annual Plant Sale. 10 am - 4 pm. Floral Hall, VanDusen Botanical Garden. Many usual varieties of geraniums and pelargoniums – zonals, stellars, ivies, miniatures etc. For more information, contact info@cdngeraniums.com or call Barbara at 640-327-3937. Additional details available at www.cdngeraniums.com.
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SEEDY SATURDAY GALIANO
Comment by Anonymous, February 15, 2010 at 11:25SEEDY SATURDAY GALIANO ISLAND!
Take a trip to beautiful Galiano and join in on the very first Seedy Saturday on this island. The event will take place at the South Community Hall on February 20th from 10-2. We have great seed donations from the Garden club, local growers coming to swap, an opportunity to order from local seed savers and a silent auction. Everyone welcome! Contact info is Nicole at galianofoodprograms@gmail.com or 250-539-2175 ext. 2
Thanks so much for the info.
Comment by Hilary, February 15, 2010 at 12:23Thanks so much for the info. I've added Galiano's Seedy Saturday to the calendar above. Thanks! —Hilary Henegar, GardenWise digital editor
Qualicum Beach Seedy
Comment by Anonymous, February 9, 2010 at 15:42Qualicum Beach Seedy Saturday has lost its place as the season starter now that Denman Island has gotten on board; their's was held on January 30.
QBSS 2010 had 73 vendors and 2092 patrons. A very successful day!
Craig Young
QBSSA
Richmond's Seedy Saturday
Comment by Anonymous, February 8, 2010 at 12:10Richmond's Seedy Saturday was missed - March 6th at the Terra Nova Rural Park, 2631 Westminster Hwy, from 10am-12pm. We'll have local seeds to sell and trade, honey, composting worms, and more!
Discovered a whole new way
Comment by janecoady, February 7, 2010 at 13:00Discovered a whole new way of gardening yesterday! As I was preparing virgin ground to become this years potato patch, I was joined by my 6 chickens. They got right to work in the freshly truned soil, it will be way easier to go back to after their efforts as their scratching was breaking up the soil and loosening the roots around the weeds. Now if I could just keep them where I need them to work, and stop them finding and digging up the fresh daffodil shoots!
Watched "Get Up and Grow" on
Comment by Anonymous, November 16, 2009 at 16:02Watched "Get Up and Grow" on Channel 358 CHEK last week and Phebee Noble(please excuse spelling) was on the show. She called one of her shrubs Carriage Japonica and said that it was in the rose family. It had beautiful double yellow flowers. I cannot find it on the internet. Would you be able to clarify this for me and tell me where I could purchase it. Love your show.
Darlene Komar e-mail: darlenekomar@hotmail.com
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