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Thursday, April 1, 2021 - 17:00 in MGABC | Read more
PEST ALERT: NORTHERN GIANT HORNET
REPORT INVASIVES BC ASIAN GIANT HORNET This is a stinging insect. Hornets will deliver a painful, venomous sting in defense of their nest, and each hornet can sting multiple times. If you are allergic to bee or wasp stings and are stung, or if you receive multiple stings, seek...Thursday, April 1, 2021 - 17:00 in MGABC | Read more
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Thursday, February 11, 2021 - 13:35 in Vancouver | Read more
SPRING BACK 2021 thank you to all our guests and wonderful speakers
Thank you to everyone who Joined us for 2 mornings of renewal & reconnection ( Pacific Daylight Time ) We hope you enjoyed rewatching the lectures over the 2 week time period allotted. STAY TUNED FOR 2022! with 7 presentations by gardening experts and more! Saturday...Thursday, February 11, 2021 - 13:35 in Vancouver | Read more
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Sunday, November 8, 2020 - 14:22 in Vancouver | Read more
Putting Your Garden to Bed
In a tumultuous year of ups and downs, one shining aspect was seeing the number of people around Squamish pick up their trowels and try their hands at gardening. I wanted to share a few tips on how to put your garden to bed. If you’re expecting an excessive clean and overhaul...Sunday, November 8, 2020 - 14:22 in Vancouver | Read more
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Tuesday, November 3, 2020 - 13:46 in MGABC | Read more
2020 GOLDEN TROWEL AWARD
CONGRATULATIONS TO ELAINE S. from the Victoria Master Gardeners Association Elaine is this year's worthy recipient of the 2020 GOLDEN TROWEL award. The Golden Trowel Award is a provincial recognition and is bestowed upon members of MGABC who have met the following...Tuesday, November 3, 2020 - 13:46 in MGABC | Read more
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Tuesday, July 21, 2020 - 11:17 in Vancouver | Read more
Anatomy of a Modern Mediterranean Garden
Anatomy of a Modern Mediterranean Garden Before and after the hardscaping..(2)..jpg The Challenges [photo 1: before the renovation – front yard garden] Lose the summer-browned front lawn and replace it with a colourful, fragrant, easy-care...Tuesday, July 21, 2020 - 11:17 in Vancouver | Read more
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Thursday, May 14, 2020 - 13:11 in Vancouver | Read more
Preparing Your Veggie Garden Soil
Preparing Your Veggie Garden Soil – It’s not too late May, the planting month for so many, has suddenly arrived and it’s been five years since your last soil test by a laboratory. You didn’t get your soil sample to the lab in time for testing this year. No...Thursday, May 14, 2020 - 13:11 in Vancouver | Read more
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Saturday, March 21, 2020 - 17:00 in Vancouver | Read more
Grow Green Guide- Free Garden Plans!
Grow Green is your guide to creating and maintaining a sustainable garden or lawn space -- utilizing non-invasive plants that are readily available in Metro Vancouver. In collaboration with UBC Botanical Garden, Metro Vancouver has compiled an extensive selection of plants that...Saturday, March 21, 2020 - 17:00 in Vancouver | Read more
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Friday, March 20, 2020 - 17:00 in MGABC | Read more
BE PLANT WISE - why you should care
GET THE PLANT WISE APP. Why be concerned about invasive plants? Invasive plants are usually as beautiful and functional as non-invasive plants, making them hard to differentiate. They are recognized globally as the second greatest threat to biodiversity! Invasive plants have...Friday, March 20, 2020 - 17:00 in MGABC | Read more
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Wednesday, November 27, 2019 - 16:49 in Okanagan | Read more
Congratulations to the 2019 Golden Trowel Award winner
The Okanagan Master Gardeners Chapter was pleased to host this year's MGABC AGM in September and an extra thrill for our members was the announcement of this year's recipient of the MGABC Golden Trowel Award was our very own Pat Zander. Congratulations Pat, your volunteer...Wednesday, November 27, 2019 - 16:49 in Okanagan | Read more
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Wednesday, October 30, 2019 - 09:25 in MGABC | Read more
A QUICK PRIMER ON MULCH Gardener's Best Friend
Plants feed from the soil, and mulch develops the kind of soil that makes healthy plants. When we force our plants to rely on fertilizer rather than healthy soil for food, they become stressed from forced growing, incorrect balance of nutrients, and drought at the air-soil...Wednesday, October 30, 2019 - 09:25 in MGABC | Read more
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Wednesday, October 30, 2019 - 09:20 in Vancouver | Read more
Leaves: Love 'em, don't lose 'em
~ Raking in Nature’s Bounty ~ Tree roots penetrate through top soil and deep into subsoil taking up valuable mineral nutrients through their roots and storing them in their leaves, which fall to the ground and decay, completing one of nature’s most important cycles. Pound for...Wednesday, October 30, 2019 - 09:20 in Vancouver | Read more
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Wednesday, July 17, 2019 - 08:53 in MGABC | Read more
MGABC AGM SEPT 21/22
Saturday September 21st and Sunday September 22nd, 2019 Save the Date... MGABC 2019 Provincial AGM Kelowna, BC REGISTER HERE Hosted by the Okanagan Master Gardener Chapter Registration fee of of $20 includes Sunday Lunch, Speakers, and OXA tour, all other costs are the...Wednesday, July 17, 2019 - 08:53 in MGABC | Read more