Do you have a shady garden space you would like to turn into a thriving oasis? There are many plants that thrive in shady conditions - not just hostas! Join us on Saturday, August 8th at 10 am for a walk through the nursery to learn all about plants best suited for your shade garden.

This walk and talk is free and no registration is required. Simply show up on time and ready for fun and learning! The walk and talk will last about 45 minutes.

Water is a precious resource in summer and many homes have restricted water use in July and August. Join us on Sunday, August 9th at 10 am for a tour through the nursery of our top picks for plants that require little to no water once they are established in the garden.

This walk and talk is free and no registration is required. Simply show up on time and ready for fun and learning! The walk and talk will last about 45 minutes.

A water garden is a beautiful addition to any backyard, attracting beneficial wildlife, enhancing plant diversity and creating a calming atmosphere. Join us on Saturday, August 15th at 10 am to learn the basics of how to get your water garden started.

This walk and talk is free and no registration is required. Simply show up on time and ready for fun and learning! The walk and talk will last about 45 minutes.

Their graceful structure, elegant foliage and stunning colours make Japanese Maples a beautiful addition to a garden of any size. Join us on Sunday, August 16th at 10 am to learn about the different types, ideal growing conditions, best sun-tolerant varieties, and more!

This walk and talk is free and no registration is required. Simply show up on time and ready for fun and learning! The walk and talk will last about 45 minutes.

Join us on Saturday, August 22nd at 10 am for a walking tour through our rose garden. Learn about the different types of roses, best growing conditions, basic pruning tips and pest troubleshooting. With tips from our rose expert, you will be ready to grow these garden beauties.

This walk and talk is free and no registration is required. Simply show up on time and ready for fun and learning! The walk and talk will last about 45 minutes.

Grasses soften edges, add grace and movement, provide wildlife habitat and year-round interest to the garden. There are many that have high drought tolerance too!

Join us on Sunday, August 23rd at 10 am for a tour through our grass beds, at a time when most of them are looking their very best. It is the perfect opportunity to pick out your new favourite grass for the garden.

This walk and talk is free and no registration is required. Simply show up on time and ready for fun and learning! The walk and talk will last about 45 minutes.

Interested in trying your hand at fruit tree propagation? Join us for a specialty workshop on the chip budding grafting technique. This technique is one of the easier forms of grafting and is often used for fruit tree and rose propagation.

This workshop will be led by expert Barrie Agar, retired Head Gardener of Royal Roads, who has a wealth of experience and knowledge in propagation techniques. You will have an opportunity to practice the chip budding technique yourself under her direction, and leave with a chip grafted apple rootstock.

We provide one dwarf apple rootstock (M9) per person and associated grafting materials. Apple scion wood will be provided.

There is a $30 + GST charge for this workshop. 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. This workshop will take place in an outdoor shaded area.

Please Contact Us to register.

Refund policy: Event tickets are final sale and non-refundable. If you give us at least 48 hours notice of cancellation, we will give you a store credit for the amount of the event. Cancellations within 48 hours of the event, including no shows, will not receive a store credit.

Conifers are an essential addition to every garden, providing year-round structural interest and wildlife habitat. They have beautiful colours and textures, are usually evergreen, often drought tolerant and low maintenance.

Join us on Saturday, August 29th at 10 am to learn about the different conifer families and their ideal growing conditions and discover the best specimens for your garden space.

This walk and talk is free and no registration is required. Simply show up on time and ready for fun and learning! The walk and talk will last about 45 minutes.

Cutting back perennials in fall helps maintain healthy plants by preventing pests and disease, as well as creating a tidy garden. On the flip side, a few perennials are best left unpruned as they provide food and shelter for winter birds and insects.

Join us on Sunday, August 30th at 10 am for a walk through our perennial beds to learn which plants to cut back and how, as well as which plants to leave alone and why.

This walk and talk is free and no registration is required. Simply show up on time and ready for fun and learning! The walk and talk will last about 45 minutes.

Join us for a hands-on workshop to create a beautiful fall planter for your porch or doorway that is your own unique design!

We provide a selection of our favourite fall perennials and annuals to choose from, as well as the planter, soil, and hands-on instruction.

There is a $45 + GST fee for this workshop that includes pot, soil, and plants. Please bring your own gardening gloves.

Registration in advance is required as space is limited. Contact us to register. 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 note that the contents of the photographed sample are subject to change based on availability.

Refund policy: Event tickets are final sale and non-refundable. If you give us at least 48 hours notice of cancellation, we will give you a store credit for the amount of the event. Cancellations within 48 hours of the event, including no shows, will not receive a store credit.

Join us for our annual Fall Family Festival! This is a family celebration complete with free face painting, kids activities, door prizes, pumpkins, ice cream truck and more!

Join us to soak up our cozy fall atmosphere with pumpkins and fall flowers galore while our shrubs and trees show off their stunning fall colours. Free entry and complementary face painting.

This event runs from 11 am to 3 pm, while our nursery is open from 9 am to 5:30 pm.

Learn how to turn your kitchen and garden scraps into valuable nutrients to feed a thriving soil ecosystem and grow healthy plants! Join this comprehensive talk by Bethany of the Garden Alchemist and discover how to get started. The seminar will cover cold composting, hot composting and worm composting, leaving you with inspiration and knowledge to go home and get started!

There is a $20 + GST fee for this seminar. Registration in advance is required as space is limited. Contact us to register. 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.

Refund policy: Event tickets are final sale and non-refundable. If you give us at least 48 hours notice of cancellation, we will give you a store credit for the amount of the event. Cancellations within 48 hours of the event, including no shows, will not receive a store credit.

Join us to build your very own fall bulb lasagna planter. This is a unique way of layering your fall bulbs to get continuous blooms through early spring, all from the same planter.

You will be guided through creating your own planter, starting with late-flowering large bulbs on the bottom to early flowering small bulbs on the top. We will also plant a few small flowers in the top for instant colour while we wait for the first bulbs to appear.

There is a $55 + GST fee for this workshop which includes one 12 inch size terracotta pot, soil, and bulbs. Please bring your own gardening gloves. Registration in advance is required as space is limited. Contact us to register. 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.

Dress warmly as this event will take place outdoors or in an unheated greenhouse.

Refund policy: Event tickets are final sale and non-refundable. If you give us at least 48 hours notice of cancellation, we will give you a store credit for the amount of the event. Cancellations within 48 hours of the event, including no shows, will not receive a store credit.

Join us on Saturday, October 3rd at 10 am to make your own Pumpkin Succulent Planter! These unique holiday planters are a beautiful addition to fall decor, as a unique centerpiece, window sill or front door decor. Treat yourself to this fun, creative and hands-on workshop!

There is a $45 + GST fee for this workshop that includes pumpkin, succulents and decor. Please bring your own gardening gloves. Registration in advance is required as space is limited. Contact us to register. 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.

Refund policy: Event tickets are final sale and non-refundable. If you give us at least 48 hours notice of cancellation, we will give you a store credit for the amount of the event. Cancellations within 48 hours of the event, including no shows, will not receive a store credit.

Is there a delicious apple in your yard and you have no idea what variety it is?

We can help! Drop in between 12 pm and 3 pm on Saturday, October 3rd and ask to speak with our fruit identification expert!

Review the guidelines below for the best chance of successful identification of your mystery apple tree.

Guidelines for successful identification:

Please pick 4-6 of the largest apples on your tree, with stems and unwashed. Collect apples from the sunny side of the tree and store in paper bags in a cool place away from green peppers, broccoli and cheese.

With thousands of named varieties of apples visual identification of many apples the more information provided the better the chance of successful identification.

Please help us with the identification of your apple by answering the following questions:

Is there more than one variety on the tree?

What is the tree’s diameter about 6 inches from the ground?

When were the specimens picked?

When is the fruit ripe?

Until what month would the fruit keep in the fridge or cool storage?

Is the fruit better for eating or cooking?

Are the specimens typical in colour, shape and size to others on the tree?

Is the tree growing along a fence, road, railway or footpath?

Is the tree single or part of a row?

Is the tree growing is shade, part shade, or full sun?

When was the tree planted? By whom?

Do you have any idea as to the name of this variety?

Guidelines courtesy of BC Fruit Testers

Join us to build your very own fall bulb lasagna planter. This is a unique way of layering your fall bulbs to get continuous blooms through early spring, all from the same planter.

You will be guided through creating your own planter, starting with late-flowering large bulbs on the bottom to early flowering small bulbs on the top. We will also plant a few small flowers in the top for instant colour while we wait for the first bulbs to appear.

There is a $55 + GST fee for this workshop that includes pot, soil, and bulbs. Please bring your own gardening gloves. Registration in advance is required as space is limited. Contact us to register. 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.

Dress warmly as this event will take place outdoors or in an unheated greenhouse.

Refund policy: Event tickets are final sale and non-refundable. If you give us at least 48 hours notice of cancellation, we will give you a store credit for the amount of the event. Cancellations within 48 hours of the event, including no shows, will not receive a store credit.

Learn the art of creating a beautiful and balanced floral bouquet using the elegant and classic European Spiral Technique. This workshop is led by a European Master Certified Floral Designer and will cover prepping the stems, perfecting the spiral technique for a balanced form, and tying the bouquet.

We are offering multiple workshops in 2026. Taken together, you will have a course in tying European Hand Bouquets all year long! This includes and abundance of tips and tricks of floral design, from flower selection to keeping your bouquet looking fresh for longer!

Please note your actual bouquet will vary in size and composition from the photographed sample bouquet depending on the class theme and seasonally available stems.

Saturday, October 10th at 10 am - Gather a Thanksgiving bouquet using the abundance of the season. Inspired by Autumn textures and colours from plants right in your own backyard.

Saturday, December 12th at 10 am - Bring the scent of the season indoors with evergreens, eucalyptus, Magnolia and other seasonal accents with fresh blooms to make your home extra cozy for the holidays.

There is a $65 + GST charge for each workshop which includes a selection of premium stems, tape and ribbon, as well as the use of shears during the workshop. Registration in advance is required as space is limited. Please contact us to register. Payment can be given by credit card over the phone at time of registration, or visit us to pay in person.

Refund policy: Event tickets are final sale and non-refundable. If you give us at least 48 hours notice of cancellation, we will give you a store credit for the amount of the event. Cancellations within 48 hours of the event, including no shows, will not receive a store credit.

Join Emony Nicholls for a workshop on how to clean your mason bee houses that have been out for the growing season and how to harvest the cocoons of our native mason bees.

We will learn how to identify any pests and parasites that we encounter, how to clean the cocoons properly and scrub the house, leaving it ready for the spring. We will also learn how to store the cocoons safely over the winter, discuss any trouble shooting and how to release the bees again in spring.

October is an ideal time for cleaning as the mason bees are hibernating until the spring and are safe to harvest. It is very important that the houses are cleaned in the fall or they run the risk of becoming places of disease for the bees and unsafe for the spring cocoons.

You are welcome to bring your own mason bee house with you for hands-on cleaning instruction.

There is a $20 + GST charge for this workshop. Registration in advance is required as space is limited. Contact us to register. 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. Dress warmly as this event will take place in an unheated greenhouse.

Refund policy: Event tickets are final sale and non-refundable. If you give us at least 48 hours notice of cancellation, we will give you a store credit for the amount of the event. Cancellations within 48 hours of the event, including no shows, will not receive a store credit.

Join us for a Bonsai wiring workshop on Saturday, October 24th from 10 am to 12 pm. Local bonsai expert Phil will first give a detailed demonstration of different wiring techniques on coniferous trees. You will then have the opportunity to learn hands-on wiring of a conifer under his instruction. One 1 gallon size conifer and all wire will be supplied. We will have wire cutters, pliers and shears on hand for you to use, or you are welcome to bring your own tools.

There is a $55 + GST fee for this workshop that includes one 1 gallon size conifer that will be subject to wiring. All wire used is included in the workshop price. Registration in advance is required as space is limited. Contact us to register. 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.

Dress warmly as this event will take place outdoors or in an unheated greenhouse.

Refund policy: Event tickets are final sale and non-refundable. If you give us at least 48 hours notice of cancellation, we will give you a store credit for the amount of the event. Cancellations within 48 hours of the event, including no shows, will not receive a store credit.