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Inviting Pollinators to Your Garden

Inviting Pollinators to Your Garden

Above is a photo of a Hover Fly on Woolly Sunflower (Eriophyllum lanatum). For information about plants that will attract a variety of pollinators ...
Attracting Butterflies to Your Garden

Attracting Butterflies to Your Garden

Did you know that Stinging Nettle (Urtica dioica) is one of the most butterfly-friendly plants of our region. The five butterflies above all lay eg...
Workshop: Gardening for Garry Oak Ecosystems

Workshop: Gardening for Garry Oak Ecosystems

with Kristen Miskelly Hosted By: Victoria Compost Education Centre  Date: Wednesday, March 17th, 2021; 7pm-8pm Location: Compost Education Centre...
Somenos Marsh OpenAir Classroom

Somenos Marsh OpenAir Classroom

We’re very pleased with some of the results so far at the OpenAir Classroom at Somenos Marsh Conservation Area. This work was lead by Elizabeth Aitken of the Somenos Marsh Wildlife Society. The role of Saanich Native Plants was to develop a restoration plan for the site and prescribe and provide native plants and seeds.