Monday, October 12, 2015

Upcoming Events and bits of news.

We had a terrific October meeting with special speaker Bardia Khaledi, an expert on BC native plants.
November's meeting will feature one of our own members, Anne Worrall, who will be speaking on garden design principles. She has a delightful garden herself, and I'm sure her talk will be really inspiring.
Note, too, that we won't have a December meeting.
Everyone seems to love our new space in the Learning Resources Centre under the Brit library. It's way cosier and so much easier to set up. So... it's all good!
In the meantime, here are a few upcoming events from Christine.
Cheers,
Penny


UPCOMING  EVENTS


Saturday and Sunday, October 17 - 18, 11 a.m .- 4 p.m. 
Annual Apple Festival: Apple displays, tasting, sales of fruit and trees.
Location: UBC Botanical Garden.
Admission: $4 cash only, under 12 yrs free. No dogs.
More information: www.botanicalgarden.ubc.ca/node/7

Saturday, October 24, 9:30 a.m. – 3:00 p.m.
Vancouver Hardy Plant Group: Fall Study Day
Speakers: W. Gary Smith, landscape architect, artist, author, and lecturer
on Patterns in the Landscape and Art into Landscape Design 
Rosie Atkins, former Curator of Chelsea Physic Garden, former editor of Gardens 
Illustrated on Linnaeus and the Linnean Society and Chelsea Physic Garden.
Location:H.R. MacMillan Space Centre, 1100 Chestnut St Vancouver.
Admission: $45 at the door. Bring your own lunch.
More information: www.vancouverhardyplant.org/fall-study-day-saturday-october-24th-2015

Sunday, October 26, 11:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m. 
Vancouver Mushroom Show
Displays, information tables, recipes, talks.
Location: VanDusen Botanical Garden
Admission: $3:00, under 12 yrs free. More information: www.vanmyco.com

NEXT MEETING

THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 12

TOPIC: A FEW DESIGN PRINCIPLES AND THE DESIGN PROCESS

Basic tools to organize your garden so that it fits your needs

SPEAKER: GGC MEMBER ANNE WORRALL

Born in Switzerland, Anne has a Masters in Architecture History. At film school in London, she met her Canadian husband. After working in film and for Radio Canada for 10 years, she realized that she wanted to work closer to nature.  She completed the horticultural program at Kwantlen University in Langley and became certified as an arborist.

Inspired by the picture for a better world, she designs outdoor spaces to invite people to connect with nature through all five senses. This is her second year working for her own gardening company.