PUSSY WILLOWS

Our speaker tomorrow evening will be bringing bunches of pussy willows for sale.

There will be the usual silver catkins, some with black catkins, and also some red-stemmed fasciated willows.

These make a beautiful spring bouquet and can also be easily coaxed into growing roots for an interesting container plant or addition to your garden. 

Cost is  $4-$6. Bring cash.

See you tomorrow at 7:00 pm for "On the Trail of Great Plant Picks" with Gwen Odermatt.

Christine

Garden Club Invite: Denman Island Home and Garden Tour June 15-16 (Featuring the Garden of Des Kennedy)

I'm not sure if anyone has taken this tour of Denman Island gardens but it sounds intriquing! 

For those not aware of where Denman is, you take a ferry from Horseshoe Bay in N. Vancouver over to Nanaimo on Vancouver Island.  From there you head up the Island about an hour to Fanny Bay where you catch the small ferry over to Denman Island.  During your visit you can also take a ferry off Denman Island over to Hornby Island, another BC jewel also known as the Hawaii of BC due to its beautiful beaches such as Tribune Bay.  There is lots of accommodation on both Islands as well as just north of Fanny Bay on the way to Courtenay/Comox.  It's a wonderful area to visit!

Hello,

I am hoping you can help us spread the word to your membership about this great event - an important fundraiser for the Denman Island Conservancy - protecting rare ecosystems on the island since 1991. We welcome garden clubs from all across BC - many choose to carpool or rent a charter bus for the event. Thank you for your consideration!

Denman Island Home and Garden Tour June 15-16, 2019

Tickets are now on sale for this enchanting Tour, deemed by the Globe & Mail "one of Canada's top six horticultural events."  Every two years this idyllic island throws open its garden gates, inviting the pubic for a rare up-close look at the creativity, skill and passion Denman residents pour into their properties.

The Denman Conservancy has declared 2019 to be The Year of the Wetland, and many of our extraordinary properties offer natural and man-made water features, creating complex, lively ecosystems. The famous Des Kennedy Garden is a major attraction again this year, and other highlights include an organic vineyard (with tasting room), a home build from creatively recycled components, a modern homestead and market garden, a couple of oceanfront west-coast architectural delights, and an island-style chocolate factory. Bloom lovers will not be disappointed, either - roses, lilies, and a whole host of other blossoms will be found in abundance.

This weekend event provides an unforgettable experience for lovers of gardens, homes and rural charm. Many people return year after year, and are never disappointed. Join them! Come for a day trip, or book into a cozy B&B and stay for the weekend.

Early bird tickets are $18, and can be purchased online at http://www.denman-conservancy.org/home-and-garden-tour/.

You can also find us (and Like us) on Facebook: www.facebook.com/DenmanIslandHomeAndGardenTour . Please help us spread the word about this great event.

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Katarina Meglic <denman.tour.media@gmail.com>

Media Coordinator

Denman Island Home & Garden Tour

778-557-7429

www.denmanconservancy.org/

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Our March Meeting ... Thursday, March 14th, 2019, 7:00 p.m.

Our speaker for March is Gwen Odermatt, a member of the Great Plant Picks group, and she will talk to us about the GPP program and tell us how its committees go about selecting the "great plants" that make it onto their short list.

Gwen last spoke to us in September 2015 about her own magnificent garden in South Langley and the perennials she grows there.

You're sure to enjoy this meeting. As usual, we will meet in the "LRC" — the Learning Resources Centre, which is under the Britannia VPL library. As you're walking west toward the library, veer left on the walkway, walk alongside the library, and you'll come to a ramp entry to the LRC on your right. We start at 7:00 and end before 9:00.

B.C. Butterflyway Ranger Recruitment

There's an initiative of the David Suzuki Foundation, to recruit volunteer Butterflyway Rangers in three B.C. communities, including Vancouver.

https://davidsuzuki.org/press/david-suzuki-foundation-recruiting-volunteer-butterflyway-rangers-in-three-b-c-communities/

If you think you might be interested, you need to sign up right away. Tammyanne Matthew suggested this and she says the deadline for registering is this Sunday, February 24th.

Upcoming Events

Our February Meeting ... Thursday, February 14th, 2019, 7:00 p.m.

Hello!

Celebrate Valentine's Day with your friends and neighbours at the Grandview Garden Club!Our speaker this month, suggested by Ann Daskal, is Conway Lum, and the topic of his talk — I know I will be interested in this! — is "Why Does My Fruit Tree Not Flower or Set Fruit?"

Have you ever wondered why your fruit tree is not doing what it's supposed to do? Please join us to welcome Conway Lum who will talk about fruit tree quirks. He will explain how to get the best from your fruit trees, how to care for them, how to prune them, and how to deal with pest and disease problems you might encounter.

If you have issues about or problems having to do with your own fruit trees, bring your questions! Samples of your tree or fruit are also welcome (although perhaps it won't be easy to obtain them at this time of year).

You're sure to enjoy this meeting. As usual, we will meet in the "LRC" — the Learning Resources Centre, which is under the Britannia VPL library. As you're walking west toward the library, veer left on the walkway, walk alongside the library, and you'll come to a ramp entry to the LRC on your right. We start at 7:00 and end before 9:00.

We always have tea and goodies and a few door prizes. Try to remember to bring your own teacup. Also, if you haven't renewed your membership for 2019, bring your $20 too!

See you there!

Cheers,
Penny Street

Proposed changes to Clinton Park FYI

Kathy Lau, a GGC member, has asked us to post information about a proposed major changes to Clinton Park and to ask people to please go to the City website and express that you don't want these changes to take place.

She says: If you want to keep all of Clinton Park as your neighbourhood park, it’s important to act now. Get everyone in your family to take the survey. It counts.

https://vancouver.ca/parks-recreation-culture/playing-field-upgrades-survey.aspx

You will see choices  ….  Please add your comments and put in your postal code.

No. We don’t want half of Clinton Park fenced off & not fully available to the neighbourhood. 

No. We don’t want synthetic (plastic) turf which is toxic .

No. We don’t want bleachers, bright field lights around the park or more noise & traffic.

Do you agree or disagree with installing a new lit synthetic turf field at Clinton Park?

  Strongly agree 
 Somewhat agree 
 Neutral 
 Somewhat disagree 
 Totally disagree  (please click Totally disagree)
 Don't know 

The city is increasing density in our neighbourhood. 

We need Clinton Park to remain fully available and accessible to everyone.

For more information, please contact Clinton Neighbourhood Committee at clintonpark2018@gmail.com