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Native Plant Gardening (Course)
Cancelled Sunday, May 3, 2009
9am to 12pm
Course Details In this three hour Native Plant Gardening course, Pat Johnston, Native Plant Gardening Consultant, will help you to define and identify native plants of the Pacific Northwest. She will outline the values and benefits of using native plants in our gardens as well as describe how to incorporate them into our yards. Slides of native shrubs, perennials and bulbs will be shown as well as slides of native plant gardens showing examples of thickets, rock gardens, woodlands and meadows. A tour of native plant areas in the Botanical Garden will also be included in the workshop.
Instructors Patricia Johnston is a Native Plant Gardening Consultant who, for the past eight years, has been helping private and public gardeners incorporate native plants into their landscapes. She has also partnered with Victoria Capital Regional District's Water Department, Swan Lake Nature Sanctuary and other community organizations to facilitate over 150 Native Plant Gardening Workshops. Pat, along with other gardeners, developed a native plant demonstration garden in her own yard and works in various native plant gardens in the Victoria region. Pat's passion about our native flora inspires others to use them in their gardens.
Location At the Botanical Garden Reception Centre, near the main entrance (Directions to the Botanical Garden)
Class Size 25 participants maximum
Cost (General) $45.00
Cost (Garden Members) $40.00
Please Note Advance registration required. A portion of the course will occur outside, therefore please dress for the weather.
