Upcoming Events
2019
MEETING: Tuesday January 8, 2019
Gorden Head United Church Hall - 4201 Tyndall Ave.
7:30 to 9:00 PM (doors open at 7:00 PM)
PARLOUR SHOW& PLANT RAFFLE
AGM & Election of officers
SPEAKER:
Janis Curie - 'A LIFETIME OF PLEASURE WITH GARDENING'
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MEETING: Tuesday February 12, 2019
Gorden Head United Church Hall - 4201 Tyndall Ave.
7:30 to 9:00 PM (doors open at 7:00 PM)
PARLOUR SHOW& PLANT RAFFLE
ROUND ROBIN WORKSHOPS:
1. Diane Whitehead - "Identifying Galanthus (snowdrops)"
2. John Sheridan - "Seed sewing of alpine plants"
3. Lloyd Gilmore - "Growing & showing auricula primulas"
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MEETING: Tuesday March 12, 2019
Gorden Head United Church Hall - 4201 Tyndall Ave.
7:30 to 9:00 PM (doors open at 7:00 PM)
PARLOUR SHOW& PLANT RAFFLE
SPEAKER:
John Mitchell - RBG Scotland - 'CURATION, COLLECTION & CULTIVATION'
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SPRING SHOW -- FRIDAY, APRIL 5TH TO SATURDAY APRIL 6TH, 2019
LOCATION: CADBORO BAY UNITED CHURCH
2625 ARBUTUS ROAD,VICTORIA BC
HOURS: FRIDAY -- 1:00 PM TO 8:00 PM
SATURDAY -- 9:00 AM TO 3:30 PM
ADMISSION BY DONATION
MEMBERS PLANT SALE -- SATURDAY STARTING AT 11:00AM
OTHER PLANT SALES: DURING REGULAR HOURS BOTH FRIDAY AND SATURDAY
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MEETING: Tuesday April 9, 2019
Gorden Head United Church Hall - 4201 Tyndall Ave.
7:30 to 9:00 PM (doors open at 7:00 PM)
PARLOUR SHOW& PLANT RAFFLE
SPEAKER:
Ger Van den Beuken - Nurseryman & plant explorer, Holland
'CULTIVATION OF THE GENUS SAXIFRAGA'
Ger van den Beuken is the current president of the Dutch Alpine Garden Society and vice-president of the Saxifraga Society in England. He runs a small nursery, specializing in rare alpines in the Netherlands. During the last nine years he has organized several expeditions to Patagonia and has become increasingly interested in the fascinating vegetation of Argentina and Chile. He has lectured throughout the US, England, Germany, Scotland, Czech Republic, New Zealand and Belgium
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MEETING: Wednesday May 15, 2019
*PLEASE NOTE CHANGE OF DAY AND DATE FROM TUESDAY THE 14TH TO WEDNESDAY THE 15TH*
Gorden Head United Church Hall - 4201 Tyndall Ave.
7:30 to 9:00 PM (doors open at 7:00 PM)
PARLOUR SHOW& PLANT RAFFLE
SPEAKER:
Jay Ackerly - 'ROCK GARDEN PLANTS OF CANADA'S WEST COAST' Jay Akerley is a rock and alpine gardening enthusiast with gardens in both Greater Vancouver and high on the Thompson Plateau in BC’s Interior. His degree in Geography from Simon Fraser University and subsequent training at the Pacific Horticulture College in Victoria nurtured an interest in the plants and landscapes of the world’s montane and high steppe biomes. Over the past 15 years, he has been collecting seed in rugged environments across Western North America, contributing to seed exchanges and the collections of specialized growers around the world. He has published over ten articles in various journals, and participated as a volunteer with the North American Rock Garden Society, Alpine Garden Club of BC and other gardening clubs.
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MEETING: Tuesday June 11, 2019 -- 6:30 to 9:00 pm
LOCATION: Janice Currie's -- 840 Sayward Road
Come anytime after 6:30 pm. Bring finger food for the potluck.
The talk will begin at 8:00 pm.
SPEAKER:
Marcela Ferreyra - Argentina -'FLORA OF PATAGONIA'
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MEETING: Sunday July 7, 2019
VIRAGS Annual Picnic and Plant Auction
LOCATION: ROYAL ROADS - BEHIND THE COMMANDANT'S HOUSE
TIME: 4:00 TO 6:00
Bring food for the potluck, cutlery, a plate/dish for your food, cup, something to sit on and any rare or unusual plant for the auction.
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MEETING: Tuesday September 10, 2019
Gorden Head United Church Hall - 4201 Tyndall Ave.
7:30 to 9:00 PM (doors open at 7:00 PM)
PARLOUR SHOW& PLANT RAFFLE
MEMBER'S PLANT SALE
PROGRAM: Claire Cockcroft of Bellevue, Washington--'Primulas'
'Trekking & learning about Asiatic primulas -- Clues to growing primulas after seeing
them on the wild'
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MEETING: Tuesday October 8, 2019
Gorden Head United Church Hall - 4201 Tyndall Ave.
7:30 to 9:00 PM (doors open at 7:00 PM)
PARLOUR SHOW& PLANT RAFFLE
SPEAKER:
Carmen Varcoe & Friends - 'A CLOSEUP LOOK AT THE GENUS CYCLAMEN'
In honour of the late Andrée Connell Yvonne Rorison, Carmen Varcoe & Dianne Whitehead will give a presentation on the genus Cyclamen. This will include a slide show and a 'Show & Tell' of their favourite cyclamen species.
They will tell you why they have fallen in love with this charming genus and just why you too might like to grow them in your garden.
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MEETING: Tuesday November 12, 2019
Gorden Head United Church Hall - 4201 Tyndall Ave.
7:30 to 9:00 PM (doors open at 7:00 PM)
PARLOUR SHOW& PLANT RAFFLE
PROGRAM:
MEMBERS PHOTO SHOW
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MEETING: Thursday, December 12, 2019 --- 6:00 PM
VIRAGS ANNUAL POT LUCK CHRISTMAS PARTY
Full details will be in the December Newsletter