Workshops + Events
Upcoming events
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MeadowMakers Registration Open!
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Saturday, Feb 11th: Converting A Lawn to Native Plant Meadow - In Person
Saturday, Feb. 11th from 1:00 pm - 3:00 pm
With the Compost Education Centre
Lawn to Native Plant Meadow: Join us this February to learn about transitioning your conventional lawn into a wildflower meadow! This talk will highlight ways in which individuals can convert underutilized lawn space into pollinator-friendly landscapes and how native plants restore biodiversity. Click here to register.
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Past Events
Vancouver Island Pollinator Steward Webinars 2020
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September 22nd at 6:00 pm: Hiýáḿ Project - Stinging Nettle Webinar by Skwalwen Botanicals x Satinflower Nurseries
Join Leigh and Kristen for a virtual webinar on the fundamentals of stinging nettle seeds!
The Hiýáḿ Project is a collaboration with Skwalwen Botanicals and Satinflower Nurseries that facilitates thousands of seeds planted on Indigenous lands. Hiýáḿ translates to ‘return home.' We chose this name to signify what it means to welcome Indigenous plants onto the land and the ways that plants lead us home, to ourselves, to the land, and to our families.
August 6th: Compost Education Centre August Plant Sale - 10:00 am to 1:00 pm
Come join Satinflower Nurseries at the CEC August Plant Sale! We will have a table set up in Haegert Park with your favourite native plants.
August 6th, 10:00 am to 1:00 pm at Haegert Park (1202 Yukon Street)
This event will feature local farmers and Satinflower Nurseries, offering a wide variety of organically grown native plants, and annual overwintering vegetables and perennials to keep you eating through the winter.
And bigger than ever before, this year there is live music, artisan vendors, an e-bike raffle, and CAKE to celebrate CEC's 30th year as an organization 🎉
The plant sale will take place for the first time in Haegert Park one block from the CEC site on North Park street, so bring a blanket and some friends and stay a while. Entry by donation or free for CEC members. Dogs welcome!
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Thursday, July 14th: Converting Lawn to Native Plant Meadow Webinar - Free FULL
Free Zoom Webinar!
Thursday, July 14th from 7:00 pm - 8:30 pm
Learn how to convert a conventional lawn to a native plant meadow. Native plant meadows are low maintenance alternatives to a conventional lawn that save water, do not require fertilizer or pesticides, and create habitat for local bugs, birds, and pollinators. This webinar will guide participants through developing a site plan, site preparation, planning materials, choosing site-appropriate plants and maintenance. There will also be an introduction to CRD water conservation programs and an opportunity to ask questions. Gain practical advice and tips to create a beautiful native plant meadow in your yard and garden. Click here to register.
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Tuesday, June 28th: Rain Gardens for Headwaters Webinar Symposium
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Gardening for Garry Oak Ecosystems
Learn how to convert a conventional lawn to a native plant meadow with biologist Kristen Miskelly, owner of Satinflower Nurseries. Native plant meadows are great alternatives to conventional lawn that save water, do not require fertilizer or pesticides and create habitat for local bugs, birds and pollinators. This webinar will guide participants through developing a site plan, site preparation, planning materials, choosing site appropriate plants and maintenance. There will also be in introduction to CRD water conservation programs and an opportunity to ask questions. Gain practical advice and tips to create a beautiful native plant meadow in your yard and garden.
For more information visit the CRD Native Plants Page
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