Mill Bay Garden Club - EVENTS & ACTIVITIES

Mill Bay Garden Club

Mill Bay Garden Club
1001 Shawnigan - Mill Bay Rd.
Mill Bay Community League Hall
Mill Bay, BC
Canada

EVENTS & ACTIVITIES

Next Garden Club Meeting:

October 23, 2018 at 7:00 pm

Doors open at 6:30 pm

1001 Shawnigan - Mill Bay Rd.

Mill Bay Community League Hall,

(Next to Kerry Park)

October's Brag Table theme is "Oktoberfest: Anything in a Stein "

Our Guest Speaker: Linda Gilkeson

Title: Planning Your 12 Month Food Garden

Abstract: Did you know you can harvest over 30 kinds of fresh vegetables from your garden all winter? To do that you need to choose the right varieties and plant them at the right time. Be ready for next year’s gardening season by learning what to grow, when to plant and how to fit overwintering crops into your summer plantings to harvest the most from your garden all year round.

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VANCOUVER ISLAND HEATHER SOCIETY

Ethnobotany Lecture

Saturday October 13, 2018 at 1:30

Masonic Hall, Mill Bay

The Vancouver Island Heather Society is pleased to have two of our members (and members of the Mill Bay Garden Club) give a presentation on Saturday Oct 13, 1:30 at the Masonic Hall in Mill Bay. Dr. Dorothy Kennedy and Randy Bouchard will give an illustrated lecture on the science of ethnobotany and the use of local plants by Indigenous people.

What this talk is about:

Anthropologists Kennedy and Bouchard will draw upon their 40+years of fieldwork with Indigenous people throughout BC and Washington State to discuss:

• What is ethnobotany?

• What is the history of ethnobotany in BC?

• How have Indigenous people used local plants in food, medicine and technology?

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VIEW ROYAL GARDEN CLUB

General Meeting Oct 24

The View Royal Garden Club will hold a general meeting on Wednesday, October 24th at 7:30 pm. at Wheeley Hall 500 Admirals Rd. The speaker will be Cim MacDonald, photographer, author, artist & teacher who will present “Developing an artist eye when taking your garden photographs”.

Cim MacDonald is the Curator of the Chemainus Festival of Murals Society. Some of her work will be on display for sale. https://www.cimmacdonald.ca

As well a judged mini show will feature exhibits from members gardens and a sale of plants and garden items. Visitors and new members are welcome. Drop in fee $5.00 includes refreshments.

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Mixing It Up

Mixing It Up 2019 "Beauty & the Beast"

Saturday, February 2, 2019 from 8 am – 4:30 pm.

We don't want your Members to be disappointed.
Three reasons they will want to register soon:

Mixing It Up 2019 "Beauty and the Beast" is a great program
The $85 Early Bird price ends midnight Sunday, October 14th
Over 80% of the tickets have sold since registration opened 8 weeks ago

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Mill Bay Garden Club
1001 Shawnigan - Mill Bay Rd.
Mill Bay Community League Hall
Mill Bay, BC
Canada

EVENTS & ACTIVITIES

We don't want your Members to be disappointed.Three reasons they will want to register soon:

We don't want your Members to be disappointed.
Three reasons they will want to register soon: