Hi Folks,
We’ll be having a Grandview Garden Club meeting this coming Thursday, May 11th, in person! We will meet at 7:30, at the 55+ Room at Britannia Centre, which is right across from the Info Centre at Brit on your left if you’re walking west from the Drive, before you get to the library.
Note the time is 7:30! (There’s another Brit program in that room until 7:30.)
This month's speaker is the first speaker we ever had at Grandview Garden Club, the wonderful Egan Davis.
His topic will be "Plants that Thrive in Adverse Conditions”.
Gardeners have always grown plants in tough conditions, but with extreme weather associated with climate change there are more extreme horticultural challenges. Egan will discuss how to find solutions for growing landscape plants in the most adverse garden conditions. Rather than focusing on a list of good plants for tough locations, Egan will analyze principles associated with plant establishment and ecological systems.
Egan Davis has a lifelong passion for horticulture. Currently, he is the Parks Operations Manager for the City of Richmond. As a horticulture instructor, Egan has taught the Horticulture Education Program at UBC Botanical Garden, in the UBC Urban Forestry Program and through VanDusen Botanical Garden’s Adult Education Program.As a horticulture practitioner, Egan has had leadership roles at VanDusen Botanical Garden, Park & Tilford Gardens, and in the private landscape horticulture industry. He is active in the industry on various committees and boards and has participated in local and international projects. Egan’s practical background and rich understanding of the plant world inform a unique and innovative perspective on the horticulture industry.
Because it’s face-to-face, we will be allowing $4 drop-ins, so do bring your friends.
As usual, we’ll have tea and cookies and door prizes. If you remember, bring your own tea cup and a sample of something from your garden that is looking splendid on the day of our meeting.
Cheers,
Penny, Moira, Christine
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