September’s bulletin is just now available at the following link. It contains articles on:
To link to the August Bulletin that contains some great photos of wildlife in the garden as well as an article on the Spring Azure Butterfly and the UBC Botanical Garden Apple Festival, please click the link here:
There are some very good articles in this month’s (November) newsletter, including:
• Information on upcoming floral arranging courses (likely in the Lower Mainland)
• Getting to Know Your ‘Keystone’ Plants (including some great resources about important plants specific to your area)
• Canadian Homegrown National Park Initiative
• Getting to Know Your Weeds (the dreaded ground elder/goutweed)
• Milbert’s Tortoiseshell Butterfly
Here is the link:
In December 2024 newsletter from the BC Council of Garden Clubs:
BC Council of Garden Clubs Bulletin
January 2025’s newsletter is available and contains a some great articles. ‘Edible Gardens’ is the 2025 theme from Communities in Bloom so we can expect to see some interesting reads on food! Starting off the year are a couple of timely articles on food storage (and the regular column on a garden insect).
Food Storage with Root Cellars
Root Cellars in the North
West Coast Lady Butterfly
February’s bulletin link is below:
It includes:
The link for the March 2025 Bulletin is below:
April’s bulletin contains:
see:
In May’s bulletin, link below:
June’s Bulletin can be found here:
It includes:
In July’s bulletin:
Natural Garden Staking
Firesmart Plant Program
Baptisia Australis, Native Perennial (false indigo)
Click below to access:
The August bulletin is now available. Included are articles on green manures and the butterfly demonstration garden in Richmond, among other things.
September’s bulletin contains:
Gasp! Blobs are taking over our gardens
Summer gardens in Kamloops
Green roofs 101 course in Vancouver
Buddleja: a well travelled invasive plant
October’s bulletin contains:
DUTCH IRISES, SUBGENUS XIPHIUM
SPRING BULBS TO ATTRACT EARLY POLLINATORS
SCARECROWS IN DARTS HILL GARDEN PARK
THE EVOLUTION OF GROWING FLOWERS IN PANDORA PARK COMMUNITY GARDEN
WHY COMMUNITY GARDENS MATTER
REYNOUTRIA JAPONICA, JAPANESE KNOTWEED, THE MOST RESILIENT ORGANISM ON EARTH!
FALL’S GENTLE WORK FOR SPRING’S ABUNDANT REWARDS
November’s bulletin
An excerpt:
“The month of November always gives rise to thoughts of the value of the victory gardens that were encouraged by governments in the United Kingdom, Canada, the United States, Australia, and Germany during World War l and World War ll.
As more and more supplies went to the war effort, people were encouraged to plant victory gardens
to supplement their rations and also to boost morale. Gardeners, at the time, felt empowered by their contribution of labour and were rewarded with produce.
Victory gardens became popular in Canada in 1917. The Ministry of Agriculture promoted “A Vegetable Garden for Every Home.” Women’s organizations at the time even went in to schools to get school children and their families interested in gardening. People were also encouraged to keep hens in their yards to obtain eggs.”
To read more about Victory Gardens, follow the link below.
