2023 Events & Activities
Should provincial health guidelines change at any point, please note that we will adjust our offerings/procedures as needed, but fingers crossed we will be ‘good to go’ as planned. Please note, we have largely shifted our educational offerings to being online and will continue creating videos for our Instagram, TikTok and/or Facebook pages. This option allows more folks from a wider area to view the content and re-watch them if they’d like to see them again. Thank you for your understanding!
In-Store Events
Indoor Gardening (& Tropical Troubleshooting!)
With Pauline, March 18, 2023, 10am-11am
Get your indoor oasis to thrive! With so many folks wanting to green up their living spaces and with a multitude of fantastic new houseplants available, indoor gardening has taken off over the last few years but, unfortunately, some folks have trouble keeping their houseplants happy over the long run. Should the struggle be yours as well, be sure to join Pauline for this one hour session, when she will be discussing watering practices, light challenges, how to identify and treat common indoor pest problems, how and when to re-pot tropicals, plants for unique situations (i.e. office spaces) and more! This is a FREE session, but please note, space is limited and pre-registration is requested. Please call us at 604.792.3799 to sign up!
Welcoming Mason Bees to your Garden
With Loren Muth, Feb. 25, 2023, 11:30am-12:30pm
Mason bees are gentle, hard-working pollinators and they are wonderful creatures to have in our gardens, but many folks are unsure how to get cocoons settled and support a healthy habitat for them. Loren raises Mason bees and has a wealth of knowledge and experience working with them, and he will be joining us for an hour to help take some of the mystery out of working with Mason bees! This is a FREE session, but please note, space is limited and pre-registration is requested. Please call us at 604.792.3799 to sign up!
Wonderful Worms & The Soil Food Web
With Andrew Couzens, Feb. 25, 2023, 9:30am-10:30am
Learn how to leverage the power of the soil food web in your garden with worm castings. Andrew from Terra Flora Soilworks will provide and introduction to what the Soil Food Web is and how you can work with it using worm castings aka vermicompost. Andrew will also briefly discuss on compost extracts, compost teas and building your own living soil potting mix! This is a FREE session, but please note, space is limited and pre-registration is requested. Please call us at 604.792.3799 to sign up!
Pruning Deciduous Fruit, Flowering & Shade Trees
With Doug & Dave Neufeld, Feb. 4, 2023, 10am-11:30am
The dynamic pruning duo returns and we’re thrilled to welcome them back! Doug and Dave will demonstrate the tips and techniques needed to successfully prune deciduous fruit, flowering and shade trees. This is a free session but space is limited and registration is required. Please call 604.792.3799 to sign up!
Pruning Ornamentals, Berries & More!
With Brian Minter, Jan. 28, 2023, 10am-11:30am
Sharpen your shears folks, because pruning sessions are back! Join Brian this morning to see how to prune popular garden evergreens, flowering shrubs, vines, berries and more so that they flourish in the garden this season. This is a free session but space is limited and registration is required. Please call 604.792.3799 to sign up!
Private Functions
Looking for fresh ideas for you corporate get-together, team building activity or ‘Girls Night Out’? During select times of year (outside of our peak seasons) we host private planting parties, group-specific seasonal events and we’re open to your ideas too! Our 18-acre property is also an ideal setting for filming and photo shoots. For more information, please contact us!