Ladner Seedy Saturday 2019 is Just Around the Corner

Ladner Seedy Saturday is Just Around the Corner

Ladner Seedy Saturday and Garden Expo is back. Our annual event will be held on March 2, 2019 at the All Saints Anglican Church located at 4755 Arthur drive in Ladner. Admission is by donation.
We are still accepting vendor registrations for our event. If you have plants, seeds or other garden related products leave a comment below or email me at deltagardener at dccnet.com.

This event is a fundraiser for the Ladner Community Garden so we can keep growing for local charities. Have you thought about growing a row of vegetables for the hungry? Its a wonderful way to give back to your community. Above is our harvest of turnips being hosed off before dropping them off to a local church.
At our event you will be able to learn from garden speakers Amanda Jarrett and Kristin Crouch. Amanda will be planting up vegetables in containers so this will appeal to people who love to garden but have limited space.

Kristin Crouch will go over how to grow herbs for your garden. Learn how to grow herbs from seed, where to plant them and how to use them in the kitchen.

Our seed swap will be in full swing again this year. Bring in small packages of seed to trade. Bring your seed to our seed swap table from 10:00am-10:30am and receive a ticket for each package you drop off. That way you can come back later to check out the array of seeds on the tables.

So save the date:
Saturday, March 2 2019
All Saints Church
4755 Arthur drive, Ladner
10:00am-3:00pm
Admission by donation

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