A Garden Club of Fun and Friendship
WELCOME
To Our Garden Club!
Our alpine garden club is all about having fun and laughter
while sharing information on alpine flowers and plants.
We bring in interesting and informative speakers, provide planting demonstrations and workshops, have alpine and rock garden plant sales
and field trips on beautiful Vancouver Island.
We invite you to check back often to see what we’re up to and JOIN US
in person to learn about these fascinating plants.
We welcome drop-ins and guests and are happy to answer questions.
For more information check out our Meetings page
or Email us at alpinegardenerscvi@gmail.com
February
John Denisegar
Rhododendrons
Summer
TBA
March 31rst
Richard Hebda
Winter Jewels
September 29th
Justin Dunning
Orchids of BC
April 28th
Paul Spriggs
Building a Crevice Garden
October 27th
Ron Long
Pink Mountain
May 26th
Philip MacDougall - Epimediums
November 24th
Christmas
Potluck

Geum reptans


Leucanthemopsis
Gardens, like life, are full of surprises!

Want to Do Spring Clean-up but still Save Pollinators?

Here’s some quick tips on how to balance garden health with insect conservation!
🌺 Aim for late April to early May, but it’s WAY more important to follow temperatures and not calendars.
You want:
☀️ Daytime highs over 10°C (every day)
🌙 Nighttime stays above 5°C
🪴Buds swelling or breaking out on shrubs and perennials
Caring for local pollinators and other beneficial bugs:
⏲️ Don’t rush. Leave last year’s stalks, leaves, and debris until things have warmed up- lots of bees overwinter in hollow stems or under leaves!
🙌 Clean up a bit at a time, and only tidy areas you MUST have clear for early planting.
Do your clean up in two steps:
First step: pile debris and leaves in a few smaller piles in your garden and leave for a week. (Pro tip: More piles that are lower/smaller help bugs crawl out easier than a few high piles.)
Second step: move the debris and leaves into compostable bags and then leave those full bags open for another week. This gives all those helpful bugs time to climb out of the piles or bags!
In general, the longer you can wait, the better – but we know folks are chomping at the bit to get out there and garden!
NEWS & UPCOMING EVENTS
Meetings are usually on the last Monday
of the month 1 -3 PM at
the Qualicum Civic Centre
unless otherwise stated
2025
UPCOMING MEETINGS
May 26th -Phillip MacDougall speaking on Epimediums
There will be Outings and Nature walks
and Garden Tours over the summer.
Stay tuned.....
Or suggest one to the group!
HAPPY SPRING
BIG PLANT SALE
May 17th - Parksville




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Other Garden Events
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