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2008 Native Plant Workshops
Have you considered native plants
and drought-tolerant plants
for your water-wise wildlife
garden on Vancouver Island?
Find out WHY & HOW during our
native plant workshops in Nanaimo, BC!
Your instructor has been a career naturalist
since 1987 with extensive practical knowledge
of the eastern Vancouver
Island native plants and ecosystems.
She has been a Naturescape BC Ambassador since 1997, a contract
instructor
for Malaspina University-College
(for which she received rave reviews from the students)
and holds degrees in zoology and teaching.
She shares her enthusiasm during these practical, informal and fun workshops
for anyone who wants to learn about gardening with native plants!
Most workshops take place near Colliery Dam
Park in Nanaimo.
Watch for our Native Plant column in
Synergy Magazine in 2007!
Overall Introduction to Native Plant
Gardening
2007 10-noon $25/person
Year Round 2 hours long (Have
a group of 4 to 6 people? Book your own date)
Learn seven easy steps to creating a native plant garden from
scratch
or an existing yard. Find out
local plant sources and meet your
neighbors with the same interest during this interactive workshop!
Native plants are the most under-used gardening resource we have.
Discover why using local species can save you time,
money and effort and can bring your yard to life year round!
Take home handouts and lists of useful references
Edible Native Plants for the Garden
2007 10-noon $25/person
June to Aug 2 hours long (Have a group
of 4 to 6 people? Book your own date)
Learn the identification, propagation and food preparation methods
for a
variety of edible native plants in this indoor and outdoor workshop.
Discover which native fruit & nut trees do well in the garden
and
which plants you can grow for syrups and salads, potherbs and teas
for year round enjoyment of a taste of the wild.
Dress for the weather and bring a pen and paper.
Selecting Native Plants for Your Garden
2007
10-noon $25/person
Apr to Oct 2 hours long (Have a group of 4 to 6
people? Book your own date)
Learn about the characteristics of the ecozone that we live in and what
that means for the plants we choose for our garden. Identify the microhabitats in your yard
and choose from the array of plants that will thrive in each. Take a
short walk to see the effect dominant trees of an area have on what grows
beneath them. Learn a few indicator species that tell you which plant
associations would best thrive there.
Native
Plant Identification for the Garden
2007
10-noon $25/person
April- Oct 2 hours
long (Have a group of 4 to 6 people? Book your own date)
Under the guidance of a nature interpreter
and native plant gardener, find out some sensory ways to make it easy to
identify plants you may want to use in your native plant garden. Learn
what habitat they grow in, the features to look for and try out your new
skills during a practical exercise. Habitats covered: forest, forest-edge
and possibly Garry Oak meadows.
Propagating Native Plants
2007 10-noon $25/person
July to Dec 2
hours long (Have a group of 4 to 6 people? Book your own date)
In this workshop, you will
discover short cuts that make propagating native plants easy. Learn how,
where and when to obtain propagation material for native flowers, trees,
shrubs and herbaceous plants and how to conserve space and watering while
you propagate. Find out how to avoid/minimize
seed dormancy to speed up the growing process and what simple tools are
needed. Avoid the pitfalls most people make.
Naturescape Workshop, WILD BC
2007
1-4:30pm $40 incl 3 provincial
resource guides ($21 value)
Year Round 3.5
hours long (Have a group of 15 to 20 people? Book your own date,
must be booked at least 4 weeks in advance $30 per person
incl. 3 provincially created planning guides)
Learn the basics of
creating a garden for wildlife and easy ways to provide food, water, and
shelter to attract birds, butterflies, mason bees and other small
critters. View samples of animals homes you can provide and native plants
too. Find out local plant sources.
Cost for group bookings:
$100 per 2 hour workshop for group
of 4 to 6 people unless otherwise noted above
Handouts with list of useful
references included in fee.
Max. 6 people per in-house
workshop-training room included.
Larger group workshops also available if you provide the venue.
Add
your name to our workshop notification list and we’ll gather a
group for you.
What Plants grow
together?
Plant Sales
Events in the Nanaimo area
We have a few native plants &
sometimes fresh seeds available for purchase at in-house workshops.
Note: We do not sell plants retail, except at our annual plant sale.
We do not ship out of area, nor
do we deliver.
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