Pam Harrison of VIMGA – the first recipient of the Golden Trowel Award, a NEW Provincial Award, for her outstanding contributions to the MGABC
150 Delegates from all over the Province attended the October 20th Best of the West Conference in Nanaimo, hosted by the Vancouver Island Master Gardeners.
The conference truly represented ‘Best of the West’ speakers and topics.
- Harry Jongerden, Vancouver - Garden Director, VanDusen Botanical Garden. “21st Century Botanical Gardens: Communities for Conservation”
- Dr. Linda Gilkeson, Saltspring Island - well respected writer, teacher and consultant on pest management. “Common Pests & Diseases on the Coast: Diagnosis & Management Without Pesticides”
- Cass Turnbull, Seattle – Founder PlantAmnesty, lecturer and writer on the subject of pruning reform. “How to Prune & Renovate the Overgrown Garden”
- Panel on Growing Our Own Food, with 3-4 regional resource speakers - “Community Gardens and Beyond”
and featuring:
Internationally renowned garden design expert Lucy Hardiman from Portland “Full Frontal Gardens: Gone the Lawn”.
Jan Hemming passes the gavel to in-coming President Lynne Chrismas
Speaker Podium & Fabulous fall colour – plants loaned to us by Green Thumb Wholesale Nursery
A big THANK YOU to current MGABC Council members – Lynne Chrismas, Susan Wright, Jan Hemming, Trine Helsoe, Ginny Dournovo, Pam Harrison, Linda Derkach, Jenny English
Irene Toulouse, VIMGA Master Planner, demonstrating a good use for the beautiful willow furniture for sale in the market
The 2013 MGABC Council – Dennis Ponto, Linda Derkach, Lynne Chrismas, Jan Hemming, Karen Bennett, Jenny English, Ginny Dournovo, Trine Helsoe
Ginny Dournovo, MGABC Council member, assisting speaker Cass Turnbull, pruner extraordinaire!
