Join us for a demonstration of basic pruning of fruit trees, including apples, peaches, plums, pears and more. This demonstration will be led by Nat, our resident Red Seal Horticulturalist.

This demonstration is free of charge and no registration is required. It will take place outdoors so please dress warmly!

Join Alex from West Coast Seeds to learn all about the basics of starting your vegetables and flowers from seed! Topics covered will include how to select your seeds, different types of seeds, supplies you need for starting seeds, techniques for sowing seeds, when to start which seeds, how to pot up seeds once they have germinated and how to prepare seeds for planting outdoors.

This demonstration is free of charge and no registration is necessary. This demonstration will take place in a heated greenhouse.

Do you have a favourite apple tree you would like to propagate? An old variety in a relative’s yard? Join our fruit tree propagation workshop led by expert Barrie Agar! Barrie is the former Head Gardener from Royal Roads and is a local expert on heritage apples.

Barrie will give a demonstration of fruit tree grafting techniques. You will have the opportunity to practice creating your own apple tree grafts under her direction.

We provide five apple rootstocks and associated grafting materials. Please bring your own apple scion wood, or choose from those we have available. Please bring your own pruning shears and grafting knives, if you have them. If you do not have your own, we have a limited number to lend out.

There is a $35 +GST charge for this workshop. Registration in advance is required as space is limited to 15 people. Payment can be given by credit card over the phone at time of registration, or visit us to pay in person. Please note we require payment to confirm registration.

Join us for a demonstration of basic pruning of fruit trees, including apples, peaches, plums, pears and more. This demonstration will be led by Nat, our resident Red Seal Horticulturalist.

This demonstration is free of charge and no registration is required. It will take place outdoors so please dress warmly!

The taste of home-grown produce is unbeatable but growing vegetables is also a great activity to reduce stress, spend more time outdoors, teach kids how our food is produced, reduce the grocery bill, and keep our food system more localized.

Join Monica, owner of Dockerty Gardens and avid vegetable gardener, for this hour-long seminar to learn how to maximize your space, time, and money in the home vegetable garden.

Topics covered: growing vegetables starts from seed, making the most of your space year-round using succession planting, fertility needs of vegetables, common pests and how to prevent them, and the best way to keep gardens weed free.

There is a $10 +GST charge for this seminar. Registration in advance is required as space is limited. Payment can be given by credit card over the phone at time of registration, or visit us to pay in person. Please note we require payment to confirm registration.

Native plants are beneficial to include in our gardens because they increase biodiversity, provide habitat for wildlife, attract birds, butterflies and other pollinators, are adapted to local soil and weather conditions and are hardier and more disease resistant.

Join us for a 1.5 hour in-depth seminar on native plants with Bethany from The Garden Alchemist, where you will learn how gardening with our local native plants can give you a water-saving, low-maintenance garden full of beauty and supports our native pollinators all season long.

There is a $20 +GST charge for this seminar. Registration in advance is required as space is limited. Payment can be given by credit card over the phone at time of registration, or visit us to pay in person. Please note we require payment to confirm registration. Please Contact Us to register.