Native Plant Sales – May 7, 14 & 29
The North American Native Plant Society offers wildflowers, ferns, grasses, trees and shrubs for woodland, prairie and wetland sites. Continue reading Native Plant Sales – May 7, 14 & 29
Tag: gardening
Evergreen Brick Works: 6th Annual Seedy Sunday
Seed exchange and gardening workshops at Evergreen Brick Works. Continue reading Evergreen Brick Works: 6th Annual Seedy Sunday
Expert Workshop: Right Tree, Right Place – Thursday, Oct 22, 6:30-8 pm
Come to this free workshop at the Surrey Nature Centre and learn about which trees are best suited to your yard. Pre-registration required; call 604-502-6065. Continue reading Expert Workshop: Right Tree, Right Place – Thursday, Oct 22, 6:30-8 pm
Flowers and Food: Growing Edible Native Plants, Monday, March 30, 7:30
In this illustrated talk, Lorraine Johnson will combine two timely and popular subjects—urban agriculture and native plant gardening—and inspire gardeners to grow edible native plants on their own properties. Continue reading Flowers and Food: Growing Edible Native Plants, Monday, March 30, 7:30
Beyond the Backyard Gardening Workshops
Learn how at this series of hands-on workshops all about growing food in the city! Continue reading Beyond the Backyard Gardening Workshops
Help the Nature Conservancy clean up Waterton Park
Promote native habitats! The Nature Conservancy of Canada needs your help cleaning-up junk and invasive ornamentals from conservation lands in the Waterton Park Front. Continue reading Help the Nature Conservancy clean up Waterton Park
Edible Adventures
There is food all around us. Whether you live in the city or the country, in a house or an apartment, you have access to way more fresh healthy food than you think. Continue reading Edible Adventures
2012 Landscape & Garden Show in St. John’s
The 2012 Landscape and Garden Show will take place April 28-29 at the Jack Byrne Arena in St. John’s, NL. Continue reading 2012 Landscape & Garden Show in St. John’s
Backyard Bounty
This practical guide is packed with simple, low-maintenance methods to produce the most organically grown food all year round from any home garden. With advice on soil preparation, composting, seeding, watering, mulching, pruning, winter crop planting schedules, greenhouses and more, as well as a wealth of information specific to the West Coast climate, Backyard Bounty will get you growing. Continue reading Backyard Bounty
GardenFest – March 19
It’s all about gardening! Free Gardening Workshops, Lil’ Sprouts Kid Zone, make a terrarium, and try some local food! Continue reading GardenFest – March 19
Guerrilla Gardening: A Manualfesto + Interwoven Wild: An Ecologist Loose in the Garden
Even the most hesitant guerrilla will find the many wise nuggets in this book inspiring. Some of the most useful include: cities are alive; wilderness is within; growing things is easy; miracles happen all the time; think like a plant; design for diversity; and, finally, get up and grow. Continue reading Guerrilla Gardening: A Manualfesto + Interwoven Wild: An Ecologist Loose in the Garden
Wild about gardening – Canadian Wildlife Federation
Gardening in Canada for wildlife and for you. For beginners to experts, this Canadian Wildlife Federation site is packed with … Continue reading Wild about gardening – Canadian Wildlife Federation