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 will be presenting “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 will be a final sale of her plant inventory on Saturday, October 5, 2024.
As was her wish, all proceeds will be donated 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