Saturday, December 23, 2017
Monday, December 11, 2017
Herb Wreaths
Herb wreaths can be used to decorate your kitchen, keeping oft used herbs within reach as well as adding a pleasant aroma to the house. In Victorian times herbs associated with the Christmas story were added to seasonal wreaths and in many parts of the world the custom continues.
Monday, November 20, 2017
Wish List
Wednesday, October 25, 2017
Things We Do-Garden Visit
On October 12th members were invited to Kelly and Ray's for a garden visit. They have recently purchased a property with an established garden. New to gardening in Powell River they were looking for advice on how to care for the established plants.
Tuesday, October 10, 2017
Manure Primer
Local farmers and animal keepers are cleaning out their barns at this time of year. If you are thinking of using manure on your garden this Fall here are some resources you might find helpful.
Wednesday, August 16, 2017
Japanese Beetle
This notice came by email today from Gary Lewis, nursery owner in the lower mainland
Monday, July 31, 2017
Purple Hydrangeas
The blog recently received a very nice letter from Kathy, a gardener on Quadra Island. She has become interested in the purple mop head hydrangeas she sees in her area. Her question: Is the rich purple colour with large heads a particular variety?
Saturday, July 8, 2017
Vegetable Root Diseases from a talk by Linda Gilkeson
Vegetable Root Diseases: Getting to the Root of the Problem
Presentation by Linda Gilkeson at
Vancouver Master Gardeners Spring Affair March 12, 2017
Notes by Shirley Cole and Sharon Shultz
- Hard to diagnose e.g. Garlic root diseases
Friday, July 7, 2017
West Coast Seeds Fall and Winter Planting Chart
If you picked up the West Coast Seeds Fall & Winter
Harvest Planting Chart at our last meeting, you may have noticed it is for South
Central BC rather than the coast. The correct chart can be found on the West
Coast Seeds website. Note that this was only a problem for the one
page chart, not the Planting Guide booklet.
Have a look at this web page on the West Coast Seeds site. You can also download the spring/summer veggies, flowers, herbs, and cover crops charts.
Sunday, June 11, 2017
Flowers Needed
Many many thanks to Diana W, Laura J and Cathie R who have volunteered to do flowers for the PRISMA performance at Willingdon Beach on Wednesday June 14th.
Please look through your gardens and if you have any flowers you are willing to donate it would be very appreciated. The colour theme this year is red, white and black so any daisies or peonies or anything in those colours (or close to those colours) would be perfect.
Laura will be at the Safeway parking lot, 10am Wednesday morning (14th) to collect your offerings. The baskets will be put together at Diana W's house starting at 11am. More helpers are always welcome. Diana lives south of town which is why we are arranging flower pick up in town! Please email me with questions or for directions to Diana's house: prgardenclub@shaw.ca
Thank you.....
Marcie
Please look through your gardens and if you have any flowers you are willing to donate it would be very appreciated. The colour theme this year is red, white and black so any daisies or peonies or anything in those colours (or close to those colours) would be perfect.
Laura will be at the Safeway parking lot, 10am Wednesday morning (14th) to collect your offerings. The baskets will be put together at Diana W's house starting at 11am. More helpers are always welcome. Diana lives south of town which is why we are arranging flower pick up in town! Please email me with questions or for directions to Diana's house: prgardenclub@shaw.ca
Thank you.....
Marcie
Friday, May 12, 2017
Photos Wanted
The planning committee for our 50th anniversary has planned a lovely event but one thing is still missing....
Saturday, April 29, 2017
Wireworm Trap
At our meeting last week, Joan told us about a wireworm
trap developed in PEI. This device, called Noronha Elaterid Light Trap (NELT) traps
the click beetles. It is the click beetles' larvae that are the wireworms.
Source |
Tuesday, April 18, 2017
Hummingbird Plants
Our Master Gardeners Sharon and Shirley were at the Vancouver Master Gardeners Spring Affair, March 12, 2017, in Burnaby BC. They would like to share the information they received in a number of the presentations. To start, we have a list of flowers that Ciscoe Morris recommends for attracting hummingbirds. If you are dreaming of gardening and sunny days, perhaps you can check out the local nurseries for some of these to add to your garden.
● Ribes sanguineum ‘King Edward VII’ -
Flowering currant
● Lamprocapnos spectabilis ‘Gold Heart’
- Bleeding heart
Friday, April 7, 2017
Powell River Gardens Photography Competition
The Powell River Public Library is having a photography competition
focused on local gardens. There are prizes for the winning photo and the top
twelve submissions will be featured in a 2018 Calendar. The deadline is noon on
Monday, June 5, 2017.
Thursday, April 6, 2017
Annual Plant Sale
Our annual Plant Sale is coming up. It is on Sunday, May 7th. 1-3 pm at the Cranberry Curling Club. Laura, our plant sale coordinator has a message for club members:
The Plant Sale is our only fundraiser, which pays for the hall rental as well as the amazing guest speakers (where does our committee find them!). I need to encourage each of you to donate plants for the sale. If each of our 160+ members gives 2 or 3 plants we will continue as we have in the past, with a healthy financial balance.
Saturday, April 1, 2017
Black Pussy Willow
Salix gracilistyla 'Melanostachys'
At our last
meeting, we were invited to bring in a sample of a bloom, branch, or plant from
our gardens. Michael brought a number of specimens blooming in her garden,
including black pussy willow. She invited us to take a twig to propagate for
our own gardens. There was a lot of interest in this uncommon shrub and she may
bring more to the next meeting and also to the plant sale on Sunday, May 7, at the Cranberry Curling Club. Here’s some
information about the black pussy willow.
Wednesday, March 29, 2017
Cooking With Herbs: Recipes
At our meeting this week, chef Lesley Stav gave a wonderful talk on culinary uses for herbs. Here are the recipes she described.
How to Make Herb Infused Simple Syrups (Medium)
Tuesday, March 28, 2017
Saturday, March 18, 2017
Upcoming Invasive Species
Not good news, but there are some new invasive species
that are slowly making their way to us. Rachelle McElroy from the Costal
Invasive Species Committee mentioned them at our last meeting. If you see one
of these, report it.
Poison hemlock (Conium maculatum) looks like a fern or
like parsnips, carrots, and parsley. It is present on south Vancouver Island
now. It can be found in poorly drained soils, especially near streams and
ditches. You may also find it on roadsides and the edge of cultivated fields.
In ancient Greece, it was used to poison condemned
prisoners. In 399 BC, Socrates was given it after being condemned to death for
impiety and corrupting the young men of Athens.
Source: wikipedia.org |
Wednesday, March 15, 2017
Seed: The Untold Story
Powell River Farmers' Agricultural Institute presents
the movie Seed: The Untold Story this Sunday, March 19 at 1:30 p.m. at the Patricia Theatre.
Thursday, March 2, 2017
Invasive Species Alternatives
Invasive plants are non-native, have aggressive
characteristics, and multiple reproduction options. And we have quite a few of
them in Powell River.
Saturday, February 11, 2017
To Do List for February
Oh my goodness, what a lot of snow! Warmer weather is just around the corner, however, and there are tasks to be done in the garden.
Wednesday, January 25, 2017
Water Restrictions on Salt Spring Island
At our meeting this week, Shirley spoke about Fraser’s Thimble Farm on Salt Spring Island and the challenges they face due to water restrictions imposed there.
Fraser’s Thimble Farm is a mail order and retail nursery
specializing in rare, unusual and native plants. An article in a local newspaper shows what they
have done to conserve water over the years and the problems with permitting by
the North Salt Spring Waterworks District. They have started a petition.
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