April General Meeting
Tuesday, April 22nd
Sarah Bacon presents on turning your lawn into a garden.
March General Meeting
Sherry Bullock, a Tla’amin naturalist, will be speaking following a video of her plant walk identifying native plants of medicinal use in our area.
Seedy Saturday
March 8, 2025 - 10:00 am to 3:00 pm
Dwight Hall
February General Meeting
Wholesale Fertilizer Sale - Members Only!
Presentation by Tracy Loslo on Seed Starting.
January General Meeting
a Zoom presentation by Linda A. Gilkeson on Resilient Gardens for a Changing Climate.
November General Meeting - MEMBERS ONLY Holiday Social
Our annual member's Christmas Pot Luck and presentation on creating a holiday centerpiece by Janet Lowes, owner of Bloom Wildly!
Also held a fundraising basket raffle - all proceeds to the Christmas Cheer Fund.
October General Meeting
Renowned horticulturist Thomas Hobbs, who presented “Taking the easy road: Adapting my garden to a new climate" This is a recorded presentation.
In honor of Barb's passion for plants and the joy she brought to so many people and gardens, there was a final sale of her plant inventory on Saturday, October 5, 2024.
As was her wish, a generous donation was made to the Powell River Garden Club.
Thank you, Barb!
September General Meeting
Tuesday, September 24th - 7:00 pm
Presenters:
Elaine Steiger and Violetta Norquist
Preserving and Fermenting
Powell River Fall Fair
September 14-15, 2024
Speakers at Powell River Garden Club (2019-2024)
January 2019 – Gardening with Native Plants – Wendy Sedgewick
February 2019 – Landscape Design and Soil Remediation – presentation by Tracey Laslo
April 2019 – Myth Busting and Scientific Facts to Improve Your Garden – Linda Chalker-Scott from Seattle speaking
April 2019 – Smart Moves for Gardeners – Reduce Injuries & Feel Better – presentation by Terri Beck
May 2019 – Plants in the Colour Red – presentation by Daniel Mosquin, photographer and educator at UBC Botanical Garden
June 2019 – Preparing Now for Winter Crops – Local gardeners Pat Hanson from Andtbaka Farm & Farmer’s Gate; Rose Fleury from Uptown Market
September 2019 – The Few Chosen – Christine Allen speaking on how and why she chose the plants for her small city garden
October 2019 – Hydrangeas – Barry Roberts presenting
November 2019 – Winter Arrangements – Joyce Bredo on Succulents and Shirley Cole on Layering multi Season Containers
January 2020 – Fertilizers – Dave Murphy from Wellcome Harvest
February 2020 – Community Gardens (Featuring Lang Creek, Seniors Centre and ECU)
March 2020 – June 2020 Meetings Cancelled due to Covid 19
September 2020 – Gardens in Winter – presentation by Master Gardeners (Zoom))
October 2020 – Pruning Guidelines with Master Gardeners Shirley Cole, Sharon Shultz and Jennifer Martin (Zoom)
November 2020 – Back to Basics: Do You Know What Your Plants Really Need? – presentation by Linda Gilkeson (Zoom)
January 2021 – Growing Ordinary Food in Extraordinary Ways – presentation by Donna Balzer (Zoom)
February 2021 – Plant Propagation – presented by Washington State’s Dale Brummet (Zoom)
March 2021 – Trees Now and Forever by Ron Carter (Zoom)
January 2022 – These are NOT Your Grandma’s Annuals – Pam Bennett
February 2022 – Mason Bees – Cliff Ickringill – in person
September 2022 – Brian Minter
October 2022 – Garden Pollinators – Elena Marten
November 2022 – Garden Visit to Denman Island – Lesley Mosely
January 2023 – Planning Your 12 Month Garden – Linda Gilkeson
February 2023 – Creating My Victory Garden – Tracey Loslo
March 2023 – Favourite Flowering Shrubs Panel – with Lin Morrison, Diana Wood and Michael Stewart
April 2023 – Dryland Gardening – with Kathryn McCourt
May 2023 – Peonies – Malcolm Ho-You
September 2023 – Bulbs – presentation by Staff at Botanus, a nursery in Langley, by Zoom
October 2023 – Permaculture by Ron Berezan of Blueberry Commons
January 2024 – Organic Gardening presented by Linda Gilkeson of Salt Spring Island (Zoom)
February 2024 – Fertilizing – presented by Dave Murphy from Welcome Harvest on Texada Island
March 2024 - Ready, Set, Garden – presented by Leslie Cox of Growing Concern Cottage Garden in Black Creek, Vancouver Island
April 2024 –Touch That Tree And Die (Pruning) – presented by Sarah Bacon
May 2024 – Food Security Panel – Speakers Nathan Jantz of VIU, Amber Gould of Skookum Food Provisioners Cooperative and Will Van Delft, local gardener
June 2024 – Flower Arranging with Jennifer Bury