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All times are local. Please check with each organizer for the latest details and available spaces.
Plant Identification & Culture with Jane Tice
Build your plant knowledge in the classroom and gardens. Saturday, October 31, 2026, 1–4pm, at the Gardens at HCP, 505 Quayle Road, Saanich. Meet in the classroom. $50 per session, or $40 for HCP members, including garden admission. Advance registration required; six participants are needed for the class to run.
Small Garden Fruit
Explore berries and other small fruits with Master Gardener Sylvia Neden. Monday, November 2, 2026, 6:30–8pm, on Zoom. Free, presented by Vancouver Island Regional Library and the Vancouver Island Master Gardeners Association. Register to receive the link.
Pruning with Debora Gurrad
Join the Nanoose Garden Club at Nanoose Library Hall on Friday, November 6, 2026. Registration opens at 1pm and the meeting starts at 1:15pm, with the speaker usually presenting from 2–3pm. The club’s AGM is also on the agenda. Guests are welcome for $5, cash only.
Bright yellow flowers, silver-woolly foliage and a place for native bees. This coastal B.C. perennial suits sunny, dry spots with well-drained soil, adding texture even when it isn’t flowering.
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