Our Advice Clinics
The Vancouver Island Master Gardeners offer accurate and up-to-date advice at nurseries, garden centres, plant sales, farmers’ markets, garden shows and garden tours on Vancouver Island throughout the gardening season. We also participate in speaking engagements on garden topics at newcomers groups, and garden club meetings, and write articles for local newspapers and newsletters.
We'll be posting a list of all of our 2020 clinics and other events shortly.
For a fun introduction to what Master Gardeners can offer, please follow the link to watch “The Clinic Experience”, a video created by Fran Benton, a Victoria Master Gardener.
NOTE: When you’re bringing us a question, please bring any samples (insects, diseased plant material, etc.) in a sealed plastic bag to prevent spread of pests and diseases. Photographs are encouraged, and it’s especially helpful if you can bring two photos: one a close up and the other a full picture of the plant or area of concern.
- Phone in your questions on Tuesdays between 1:00-3:00 to talk to the Master Gardeners live. Phone number: 250-752-0312
- Leave a message with your question for the Master Gardeners at any other time during the week and we will call you back with our answer. Phone number: 250-752-0312
- Email GardeningAdvice.MilnerGardens@shaw.ca with your question and we will email you back on the next Tuesday.
- Drop off a sample: If you have a sample you would like us to look at (plant ID sample, pest sample, leaf, etc...), please fill out the form on this link, put the sample in a plastic ziplock bag, and drop both form and bag off at the Milner Gardens & Woodland Welcome Centre during open hours on Saturdays and Sundays during April and Saturdays through to 2:00pm on Tuesdays starting May 1st.
