Ladner Community Garden

The plans for Ladner Seedy Saturday and Garden Expo are almost complete. The Seedy Saturday and Garden Expo will be held on February 9, 2013 at Ladner Baptist Church from 10-3. The church is located at 5624 Ladner Trunk Road here in the village of Ladner, BC just  a short 20 minute drive south of Vancouver. When you arrive at Ladner Seedy Saturday and Garden Expo you will enter at the side door on the west side of the building. There is lots of free parking and handicap parking as well. As you enter the church there is a fireside room where we will be having our presentations. Next to the fireside room is a large gymnasium that will be filled with vendors selling seeds, plants and garden accessories or services. We will even have a children's table where kids can make a craft to take home. Admission to the event is free but if you would like to donate to the Ladner Community Garden, that would be great. We grow food for the South Delta Food bank and can always use se...

 Have you attended a Seedy Saturday before? For many it may be the first time so lets see whats happening. Seedy Saturdays have been around for over 20 years with the first one being held at VanDusen Botanical Gardens back in 1989. The event became so popular that they have sprung up all across the country. So what is at a Seedy Saturday? Its an event where you can come to purchase open pollinated seeds and heritage or heirloom seeds for your garden. Open pollinated seeds mean that in the fall you can let a plant or two go to seed and then you can harvest the seed and use it the following year. Think about it, saving seeds means you save money plus you are preserving seeds that may not always be available. Heirloom seeds are seeds that have been around for hundreds of years. For example, last year I had someone bring in some Swedish brown bean seeds that her family had brought to BC in the 1800's and they had been growing the beans here on Westham Island ever since. ...

Ladner Community Garden Newsletter Seed Sow and Grow Upcoming Events and Workshops Tuesday, November 20 7:30 - 9:00 p.m. Evergreen Garden Club  Andrea Bellamy will be our guest speaker. She will be speaking on container gardening with edibles at 7:30pm at Kin House in Ladner . Andrea is the author of the popular gardening book, Sugar Snaps and Strawberries. Guests are free. Friday, November 30 5-8 p.m. Open House at West Coast Seeds A special in-store sales event at the West Coast Seeds retail store in Ladner. Everything in the store is 15% off. Refreshments, music and great Christmas Gift ideas for those gardeners on your list. December 1 and 2 Phoenix Perennials Christmas Hurrah! Phoenix is giving 4 different workshops for Christmas Decorating Do -it- Yourself Christmas Rose Containers Christmas Rose Centrepiece Workshop Christmas Rose Wreath Making Workshop Christmas Rose Outdoor Container Workshop For more informatio...