Ladner Community Garden

We are getting down to crunch time with Ladner Seedy Saturday and Garden Expo 2015. The vendor spaces have filled up nicely and we are working on making this the best event ever. The event is just a month away and we are excited to be kicking off the garden season with so many great presentations. Lets take a look at our speakers on Sunday. The ladies from Botanus are coming to speak about summer bulbs for your garden. Bulbs are worth every cent. They come back for years on end and provide so much colour to the garden. Elke Wehinger is the  co-f ounder and c o -owner of Botanus Inc. She was b orn in the heart of the Blackforest in Rheinfelden , Germany. Elke has a Master’s Degree in floral design and owned a very successful flower shop in Munich. She immigrated to Canada in 1996 and soon thereafter co-founded Botanus . Elke is very passionate about the business and along with her many hands-on skills and marketing genius, she is responsible for most of our wonderfu...

 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. ...

Have you heard the news? The Ladner Community Garden Society is holding the first Seedy Saturday in the lower mainland. Are you wondering what a Seedy Saturday is, click here. It will be a fun family event and a great way to kick off the new garden season. We have several great presentations lined up for anyone attending this event and they are all free! Our first presenter, I would like to announce, is Brian Campbell. Brian is a certified beemaster and beekeeper. Brian offers courses and hands on workshops for people interested in learning about bees. Brian is knowledgeable in both native and honey bees. I listened to one of Brian's presentations at the local garden club and his passion and enthusiasm for bees is contagious. Brian is president of the Bee Keepers Association, a BC associate master gardener, and beemaster for West Coast seeds. For more information, check out Brian's website at Blessed Bee Farm here. I look forward to hearing his presentation at Seedy Saturday ...

On January 28,2012 the Ladner Community Garden Society is holding the first Seedy Saturday event in Delta. I am so excited. Yes, I am addicted to seeds. There are so many different plants you can grow from seed as opposed to just buying the same old plants year after year. This event will be happening at the Ladner Baptist Church on Ladner Trunk Road from 10-2. We will have seed vendors, plant specialists, soil companies and lots of garden accessories. Just think, what you don't receive for Christmas you can buy at Seedy Saturday. Its the perfect kickoff for the new garden season. I can't wait to see the latest trends in gardening, can you? Along with all the great things to buy, we are also having speakers every hour. Brian Campbell will be talking about mason bees for your garden. Its very timely as in February we have to start thinking about making sure the mason bee homes are cleaned out and ready to go. If you are interested in being a volunteer or a vendor at this event p...