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Major Gardening Events in the Kootenays

2008 Calendar

April
 
One-day gardening conference in Kimberley
Saturday, April 26, 2008, 9:00 am - 4:30 pm
Topics:
    More Garden, Less Work - how to get the most out of your garden without draining your strength and resources
    So You Want a Garden, But You Don't Have Time - using shrubs and drought and deer tolerant plants to create a garden rich in texture and colour, but low in maintenance
    Living in Harmony With Your Garden  - how we can work with the elements around us to produce a garden that is both productive and environmentally sustainable
    Is Your Cup Half-Full or Half-Empty - the use of design techniques and plant materials that can turn your problem areas into opportunities and embracing the landscape to make it the best it can be
Cost $55 for non-Garden Club members
includes lunch and snacks
 

Organized by the Kimberley Garden Club

 
 
May
 
7th Annual Nelson Garden Festival
Mother's Day,  Saturday, May 10, 2008
10:00 am - 3:00 pm
300 block Baker Street, Nelson, BC
Kick-off Event
The Complete Gardener ... Secrets from Zone 6
Slide presentation & workshops with local master gardeners
Friday May 9, 2008
7:00 pm - 9:00 pm
Anglican Church  723 Ward Street, Nelson, BC
For more info call:
West Kootenay EcoSociety
kbarter@netidea.com (250-354-1909)
 
 
 
Kaslo Garden Festival
Monday, May 19, 2008
9:00 am - 3:00 pm
Location: Front St, West-end, across from the Credit Union
 
 
June
 
Castlegar Garden Tour
Sunday, June 22, 2008
 

 
5th Annual Beaver Valley Garden Tour
Saturday, June 28, 2008
10 am - 4 pm
Montrose - Beaver Falls -  Fruitvale
Cost $5 per person
Includes a  tea from 2 pm - 4 pm
Tickets available June 28th at the BV Public Library
The event organized by the Beaver Valley Public Library and the Communities in Bloom
 
 
 
July
 
Cranbrook Open Garden Day
Sunday, July 6, 2008
10 am - 3:30 pm
Six gardens
Tickets $ 8 per person
There will be also the Garden Inspired Craft Show and Sale held at the Prestige Resort where you can replenish your energy at the restaurant offering three lunch specials for the occasion
Organized by the Cranbrook Garden Club
 

 
Slocan Valley Garden Tour
Sunday, July 6, 2008
11 am - 4 pm
Six gardens
No charge, but donations appreciated
Look for maps in Nelson and Castlegar libraries and major garden centers and Slocan Valley stores
 

 
Warfield Garden Tour
Sunday, July 13, 2008
10 am - 3 pm
There will be 11 gardens on display, 3 in Rivervale, the rest in upper and lower Warfield.
No charge
Maps can be picked up at the Village Office on Schofield Highway on tour day
 

 
Trail Garden Tour
Saturday, July 26, 2008
10 am - 4 pm
Cost $5 per person
Tickets available at the table set at Ferraro Foods in Trail on Thursday, July 24, Friday, July 25 and the morning of July 26
 
   
 
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