2021

MEETINGS & EVENTS

Upcoming:

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OCTOBER 1, 2021  Meeting

Speaker:  TBA

Topic:  

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NOVEMBER 5, 2021  Meeting 

Speaker TBA

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DECEMBER 2nd, 2021  Event

 - NGC Christmas Dinner -

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Past Meetings & Events:

 

JANUARY 8, 2021  Meeting - CANCELLED

Round Table Discussion and Questions

Bring your lunch for 12:30

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FEBRUARY 5, 2021  Meeting - CANCELLED

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MARCH 5, 2021  Meeting - CANCELLED

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APRIL 2, 2021  Meeting - CANCELLED

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MAY 7, 2021  Meeting - CANCELLED

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MAY ?, 2021  Event - CANCELLED

- NGC Plant Sale - 

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JUNE 4, 2021   Meeting - CANCELLED

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August, 2021  Event(s) - Members only Garden Tours & Summer Picnic Gathering

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SEPTEMBER 3, 2021  Meeting - CANCELLED

2020

Past Meetings & Events:

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JANUARY 3, 2020  Meeting

Round Table Discussion and Questions

Bring your lunch for 12:30

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FEBRUARY 7, 2020  Meeting

Speaker:  Bianca van der Stoel

(Horticuture Therapist for Eden Gardens Nanaimo)

Topic: Therapeutic Gardening

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MARCH 6, 2020  Meeting

Speaker:  Chris Hildreth

(Founder & CEO of Topsoil Innovative Urban Agriculture)

Topic:  The Business of Growing Food in the City" 

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APRIL 3, 2020  Meeting CANCELLED

Speaker:  Jo Canning, Master Gardener  

Topic: Container Gardening of Flowers, Veggies & Shrubs

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MAY 1, 2020  Meeting CANCELLED

Speaker:  Judy Hancock Holland

(Photographic Artist)

Topic:  The Ins & Outs of Flower Photography

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MAY 9, 2020  Event CHANGED

- NGC Plant Sale - ROGUE LOCATIONS-

Please see the MEMBERS ONLY section for

Ads by Members for Members tab

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JUNE 5, 2020   Meeting CANCELLED

 

JULY 24, 2020  Event CANCELLED 

- NGC Picnic - 

Hosted by:  Debbie Mitchell

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AUGUST 15, 2020  Event CANCELLED

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SEPTEMBER 4, 2020  Meeting CANCELLED

 

OCTOBER 2, 2020  Meeting CANCELLED

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NOVEMBER 6, 2020  Meeting CANCELLED

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DECEMBER 3rd, 2020  Event CANCELLED

 - NGC Christmas Dinner -

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2018 

MEETINGS & EVENTS

 

JANUARY 5, 2018

Round Table Discussion and Questions
Bring your lunch

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FEBRUARY 2, 2018

Speaker:  Walter Pinnow

(Green Thumb Garden Centre)

Topic:  Lavandula

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MARCH 2, 2018

Speaker: Kristi Bellis
Topic:  Landscaping Your Garden

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APRIL 6, 2018

Speaker:  Theo Fredrick

(Master Bee Keeper)

Topic:  Bees & Beekeeping 

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MAY 4, 2018

Speaker:  Lynn Doyle
Topic: Fire Smart Gardens

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MAY 12, 2018
Saturday 9am - 1pm

- NGC Plant Sale -

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JUNE 1, 2018

Speaker:  Bernie Dinter

(Dinter Nursery, Duncan)

Topic: Gardening: Its Changing Focus

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JULY 10, 2018

Speaker:  Brian Minter

Joint Event with QB Garden Club

 

JULY 20th 2018

– Club Picnic –

Details will be announced later.

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AUGUST 2018

No Regular Meeting

 

SEPTEMBER 7, 2018

Show & Share:  Members' Gardens

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OCTOBER 5, 2018

Speaker:  Kathy Claxton
Topic:  Make Gardening Fit You 

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NOVEMBER 2, 2018

Speaker: Art & Susan Lightburn
Topic:  China 2010:

Places, People, Plants

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DECEMBER 6, 2018

- NGC Christmas Dinner -

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 2019 

 MEETINGS & EVENTS

 

 JANUARY 4, 2019  Meeting

 Round Table Discussion and Questions

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 FEBRUARY 1, 2019  Meeting

 Speaker:  Scott Stevenson

 Topic: PONDS  (click to see the presentation)

 

 FEBRUARY 5, 2019  Event

 Tour of VIU sturgeon & aquaponic facility 

 (Prior registration is mandatory for this.)

 

 MARCH 1, 2019  Meeting

 Speaker:  Colin Bartlett

 (Backyard Wild Bird & Nature Store)

 Topic: Wild Birds & Gardening  –

 

 APRIL 5, 2019  Meeting

 Speaker:  Connie Thompson

 (Connie’s Dahlias – Nanoose Bay)

 Topic: Dahlias

 

 MAY 3, 2019  Meeting

 Speaker:  AGCVI member 

 Topic: Alpine & Rock Gardening

 

 MAY 11, 2019   Event

 - NGC Plant Sale -

 

 JUNE 7, 2019   Meeting

 Speaker:  Valerie Melanson

 Topic:  Gardening In Your Kitchen

 

 JULY 19, 2019   Event

 - NGC Picnic - 

 Hosted by Debbie Mitchell

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 AUGUST, 15, 2019  Event - CANCELLED

 - Salt Spring Island Bus Tour -

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 SEPTEMBER 6, 2019  Meeting

 Speaker:  Don Hare

 Topic:  Invasive Plants of Coastal BC

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 OCTOBER 4, 2019  Meeting

 Speaker:  Joan Wynden 

 Topic:  Permaculture 

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 NOVEMBER 1, 2019  Meeting

 Speaker:  Capri Brugge (RDN)

 Topic:  Water Conservation

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 DECEMBER 5th, 2019  Event

 - NGC Christmas Dinner -

 

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2017

MEETINGS & EVENTS

 

January 6, 2017

Round Table Discussion and Questions
Bring your lunch

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February 18, 2017

Pruning Seminar
Leader: Scott Wiskerke
Register at February 3rd meeting

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March 3, 2017

Speaker: Dr. Shannon Berch

"The Hidden Life of Your Garden Soil"

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April 7, 2017

Speaker: Dan Jason from Salt Spring Seeds "The Power of Pulses & How to Grow Them"

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April 23, 2017

Mini Garden Tour

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May 5, 2017

Speaker: Terri Perrin
"Feng Shui in the Garden"

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May 13, 2017
Saturday 9am-1pm

- NGC Plant Sale -

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June 2, 2017

Speaker: Dr. Lynne Brooks
"Wildlife Friendly Gardening"

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July 7, 2017 

Tour of Oceanside Area Members' Gardens

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July 21 2017

- NGC Club Picnic -
Hosted by Ellie Halcrow

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August 11, 2017

- Bus Tour -
A bus trip to the Courtenay/Comox area.

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August 18, 2017

- Garden Tour -
NGC Tour of Nanaimo Area Members' Gardens

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September 1, 2017

Show and Share of Members' Gardens

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October 6, 2017

Speaker: Devmurti Khalsa
"Figs for  Life"

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November 3, 2017

Speaker: Margot Moser
"Heavenly Hellebores"

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December 7, 2017

- NGC Christmas Dinner -