Upcoming Events

The next meeting is a General Meeting on Tuesday May 28, 2024 at 7:00 pm in the Mill Bay Community League Hall located at the Kerry Park Rec Centre (1001 Shawnigan Mill Bay Road). 

May Brag Table Theme:   a-MAY-zing!

Speaker: Justin Dunning

Topic: Trillium Hibbersonii, Vancouver Island’s Hidden Gem

Justin Dunning grew up in Haliburton, Ontario surrounded by Trilliums every

spring. Trillium grandiflorum is so prevalent that the county uses it as its

emblem and it carpets the deciduous forest floors so thickly that hills can

appear white at a distance. Justin's main focus is on carnivorous plants

and orchids but has always had a soft spot for the genus Trillium. 

After learning about the existence of a dwarf Trillium endemic to "inaccessible cliffs" on the west coast it became an obsession to see these plants and document them. Over the past three years, Justin has visited every documented site of Trillium Hibbersonii and is excited to share the history of Vancouver Island's most charismatic endemic plant. 

Justin has lived on Vancouver Island for 12 years with his wife Tiffany. They spend their weekends hiking and exploring with their rescue pup, Nootka.

Doors open at 6:30 pm with the General Meeting starting at 7:00.

Even if your garden is no more that three pots at the front door, you will love your visit to the

74th annual Mill Bay Garden Club’s annual Community Flower and Garden Show. This show has it all ‐ great food, beautiful flowers, plants to purchase, garden vendors, and a huge silent auction. The garden show features a fierce competition in flower, fruit, and vegetable categories. Do you love your garden but are puzzled by its problems? Bring your garden problems to the master gardeners. Buy the newest and most attractive plants and flowers in the outside vendor area. As always there are plant bargains galore at the Mill Bay Garden Club’s huge plant stall.

This year the Community Flower and Garden show will be held on Saturday June 8th from 9 am till 2 pm. 75 categories of flower, plant and edible classes round out the amazing show of color collected from gardens all over the Cowichan Valley. In years past almost 250 entries were registered! It’s a real giant of a show!

This show directly benefits local charities. It also supports a bursary fund established by the Mill Bay Garden Club to provide financial assistance to qualifying local students entering higher education in agricultural and horticultural studies.

The silent auction has over a hundred items donated by artisans, sponsors, businesses, and club members. Last year’s donations ranged from a truckload of primo bark mulch to an artist‐ created birdbath.

The South Cowichan Healthcare Auxiliary bakes up a delectable Strawberry Tea. Bring your

appetite!

If you are the competitive gardener then enter our show! Entries for the judged classes will be taken on Friday June 7 from 1:00 pm till 6:50 pm. Entry fee is $0.50 per entry with no limit on the number of entries you’d like to show in. Programs are available locally at Buckerfields, Thrifty Foods, Country Grocer, Dinter’s Nursery.

Show Admission is $2.00 for adults.