American
Rhododendron Society
ARS District One (British Columbia, Canada)
Chapter Meetings
(click on Chapter name for location and time of meeting or see complete
chapter list below
2012 year
| February
2012 |
Wednesday,
Feb. 1 |
Cowichan
Valley Speaker: Bill Terry Topic: “The Perfect Garden: Plant Hunting in Tibet” (co-sponsored with the Cowichan Valley Garden Club) - 7:30 pm |
| Wednesday, Feb.8 |
Mount
Arrowsmith Speaker: Agnes Lynn Topic: "Beyond Our Gardens" - 7:30 pm |
| Monday, Feb. 13 |
Victoria Speaker: Shane Ford Topic: "Naturalist's Tour of R. macrophyllum populations in BC & Washington" - 7:30 pm |
| Tuesday, Feb. 14 |
North
Island Panel of Experts Topic: Various aspects of gardening will be discussed. Panel – TBA - 7:30 pm |
| Thursday, Feb. 16 |
Nanaimo Speaker: Bob Duncan Topic: "Pushing The Limits" - 7:30 pm |
| Thursday, Feb.
16 |
Vancouver Speaker: David Sellars Topic: "From Rhododendrons to Rock Gardens" - 7:30 pm |
| Wednesday, Feb. 21 |
Fraser
South Speaker:Topic: - 7:30 pm |
March
2012 |
Wednesday,
March 7 |
Cowichan
Valley Speaker: Topic:“” -7:30 pm |
| Thursday,
March 8 |
Nanaimo Speaker: Topic: "” - 7:30 pm |
| Monday,
March 12 |
Victoria Speaker: Bill McMillan Topic: "Glendale Gardens” - 7:30 pm |
| Tuesday,
March 13 |
North
Island Speakers: Art and Susan Lightburn Topic: "Our Trip to China, Part 1” - 7:30 pm |
| Wednesday,
March14 |
Mount
Arrowsmith Speaker: Topic: "” - 7:30 pm |
| Thursday,
March 15 |
Vancouver Speaker: Topic: "” - 7:30 pm |
| Wednesday,
March 21 |
Fraser
South Speaker: Topic: "” - 7:30 pm |
| April
2012 |
Wednesday, April
4 |
Cowichan
Valley Speaker: Topic: "” - 7:30 pm |
| Monday,
April 9 |
Victoria Speaker: Topic: "” - 7:30 pm |
| Tuesday,
April 10 |
North
Island Speaker: Gordon McKay - Alba Plants Topic: "Companion plants for Rhododendrons” - 7:30 pm |
| Wednesday,
April 11 |
Mount
Arrowsmith Speaker: Topic: "” - 7:30 pm |
| Thursday,
April 12 |
Nanaimo Speaker: Topic: "” - 7:30 pm |
| Wednesday,
April 18 |
Fraser
South Speaker: Topic: "” - 7:30 pm |
| Thursday,
April 19 |
Vancouver Speaker: Gordon McKay - Alba Plants Topic: "Companion plants for Rhododendrons” - 7:30 pm |
Location and Times for Monthly Chapter Meetings
Cowichan
Valley
Duncan,
Vancouver Island |
Meetings:
First Wednesday of every month from September to May |
Location: St.
John's Anglican Church Hall
163 First St.Jubilee St., Duncan, BC (corner of First and Jubilee) |
Victoria
Victoria, BC, Canada
|
Meetings:
Second Monday of every month
except July and August
|
Location:
Garth Homer Center,
811 Darwin Street, Victoria, BC at 7:30 PM |
North
Island
Comox Valley, Campbell River and Northern Vancouver
Island |
Meetings:
Second Tuesday every month except May through August
|
Location:
United Church on Comox Avenue,
Comox, British Columbia at 7:30 PM |
Mount
Arrowsmith
Parksville, Vancouver Island |
Meetings:
Second Wednesday of every month except June, July, August and December
|
Location:
Qualicum Beach Civic Centre,
747 Jones Street,
Qualicum Beach, British Columbia at 7:30 PM |
Nanaimo
Nanaimo, Vancouver Island |
Meetings:
Second Thursday of the month from September to May |
Location:
Beban Park Recreational Centre,
2300 Bowen Road, Nanaimo, BC at 7:00 pm |
Fraser
South
Langley, BC |
Meetings:
Third Wednesday of every month from September to May |
Location:
Langley United Church, 5673 200th St.
Langley, British Columbia at 7:30 PM |
Vancouver
Vancouver, BC
|
Meetings:
Third Thursday of every month
except July, August and December
|
Location:
Floral Hall, VanDusen Botanical Garden,
37th & Oak Street, Vancouver, BC at 7:30 PM |
Meetings held in Previous Months
The
rest of the 2011 year
| January
2011 |
| Monday,
January 3 |
Victoria – 7:30 pm |
| Tuesday,
January 11 |
North
Island: Speaker: Steve Hootman of the Rhododendron Species Foundation www.rhodygarden.org - Topic: “Rhododendrons in their Natural Habitat” – 7:30 pm |
| Wednesday,
January 12 |
Mount
Arrowsmith: Speaker: Steve Hootman of the Rhododendron Species Foundation www.rhodygarden.org - Topic: "Plant Exploration in China and Vietnam" – 7:30 pm |
Thursday,
January 13 |
Nanaimo Speaker: Steve Hootman of the Rhododendron Species Foundation www.rhodygarden.org - Topic: "Exciting Changes and New Introductions at the RSBG" – 7:30 pm |
| Wednesday,
January 19 |
Fraser
South – 7:30 pm |
| Thursday,
January 20 |
Vancouver AGM, Elections, Members’ Slides, raffle table, and refreshments - 7:30 pm |
| Monday,
January 24 |
Fraser
Valley Speaker: Garth Wedemire Topic: "To Mars and Back Again" - 7:30 pm |
| Saturday,
January 22 |
Peace
Arch – Azalea bonsai workshop with Tak Yamaura, Japan Bonsai, 16164 24th Ave., Surrey from 9:00am to 12:00 noon |
| February
2011 |
Wednesday,
Feb. 2 |
Cowichan
Valley Speaker: Ken Webb Topic: "Rhododendron Gardens in Germany" - 7:30 pm |
| Monday, Feb.
7 |
Victoria Speaker: Philip MacDougall Topic: “Temperate Flora of Taiwan” - 7:30 pm |
| Tuesday, Feb. 8 |
North
Island Speaker: Judy Walker Topic: “Making the Connection – From a Continent to an Island” - 7:30 pm |
| Wednesday, Feb.9 |
Mount
Arrowsmith Panel of Experts - Rhododendrons 101 will be a "back to the basics" program featuring knowledgeable members with tips on choosing, planting and caring for rhododendrons - 7:30 pm |
| Wednesday, Feb. 10 |
Nanaimo Speaker: Dick Beamish Topic: “A Walk Through My Garden” - 7:30 pm |
| Wednesday, Feb. 16 |
Fraser
South Speaker: Philip MacDougall Topic: “The Carolinian Forest” - 7:30 pm |
| Thursday, Feb.
17 |
Vancouver "A Passion For Rhododendrons"
DVD produced by the Mendocino Botanical Gardens, California
- 7:30 pm (see You Tube Video
Trailer for "A Passion For Rhododendrons") |
| Tuesday,
Feb. 22 |
Peace
Arch Speaker: Larry Rybstra Topic: “Everything You Need to Know about Lawn Care” (how to eliminate crab grass and those dratted moles) - 7:30 pm |
| Monday,
Feb. 28 |
Fraser
Valley Speaker: Bill Bischoff Topic: "Gardens
of the Olympic Peninsula”
- 7:30 pm |
March
2011 |
Wednesday,
March 2 |
Cowichan
Valley Speaker: Dick Beamish Topic:“A Walk Through My Garden” -7:30pm |
| Monday,
March 7 |
Victoria Speaker: Harold Fearing Topic: "Species Rhododendrons for the Garden”
- 7:30 pm |
| Tuesday,
March 8 |
North
Island Panel of Local Experts Topic: various aspects of gardening moderator: Paul Wurz, panel: Bernie Guyader, Nadine Boudreau and Robert Smith - 7:30 pm |
| Wednesday,
March 9 |
Mount
Arrowsmith Speakers: Keith and Becci Russell Topic: Gardens, "Castles and Landscapes in England and Wales" - 7:30 pm |
| Thursday,
March 10 |
Nanaimo Speaker: Barrie Agar Topic: "Wildflowers of Vancouver Island” - 7:30 pm |
| Wednesday,
March 16 |
Fraser
South Speaker: Steve Hootman Topic: "TBA” - 7:30 pm |
| Thursday,
March 17 |
Vancouver Speaker: Steve Hootman Topic: "TBA” - 7:30 pm |
| Tuesday,
March 22 |
Peace
Arch Speaker: Fred Wein Sr. - founder of Clearview Horticultural Products Inc. Topic: "Clematis, the Classic Climbers” - 7:30 pm |
| Monday,
March 28 |
Fraser
Valley Speaker: Charlie Sale Topic: "Gardens of Cornwall and Southern Ireland” - 7:30 pm |
| April
2011 |
| Monday,
April 4 |
Victoria
Speaker:
Don Martyn Topic: "Magnolias” -
7:30 pm |
Wednesday,
April
6 |
Cowichan
Valley Speaker:
Norma
Senn
Topic: "Rhododendron
Gardens of the South Island of New Zealand" -
7:30 pm |
| Tuesday,
April 12 |
North
Island
Speaker: Paul Wurz Topic: “A Walk
in Two Gardens" (UBC Botanical and Van Dusen)” – 7:30 pm |
| Wednesday,
April 13 |
Mount
Arrowsmith Speaker:
Bill Bischoff , President of the Fraser South Rhododendron
Society Topic:
"His
Prize Winning Garden"
- 7:30 pm |
| Thursday,
April 14 |
Nanaimo
Speaker: Art and Susan Lightburn
Topic: "Trip
to China" - 7:30 pm |
| Monday,
April 18 |
Fraser
Valley Speaker:
Gwen Odermatt Topic:
“Great Plant Picks” - 7:30 pm |
| Wednesday,
April 20 |
Fraser
South Speakers:
Garth and Sue Wedemire –
Topic: "A Discovery of Trees - South Africa 2010"
- 7:30 pm |
| Thursday,
April 21 |
Vancouver
Speaker:
Malcolm
Pharaoh, Head Gardener, Marwood Hill, Devon, UK, Topic:"Rhododendrons,
Camellias, and Magnolias at Marwood Hill Gardens"
- 7:30 pm ...
more |
| Tuesday,
April 26 |
Peace
Arch Speaker:
Doug Justice, Associate Director, Curator and Research
Scientist, UBC Botanical Garden Topic: "Species Rhododendron
Collection at UBC Botanical Garden" - 7:00 pm |
| May
2011 |
Wednesday, May
4 |
Cowichan
Valley |
| Monday,
May 9 |
Victoria
Tour of Finnerty Gardens at 6:30 pm - also Dessert Night and
Photos of 2011 Show Location: University of Victoria MacLaurin
Building, oom #D110 |
| Tuesday,
May 10 |
North
Island Annual
General Meeting at the garden of Gwen and Harry Wright.
Please bring a lawn chair. Meeting will start at 6:30 pm with a tour
of the garden. The regular portion of the meeting will follow around
7:30 pm |
| Wednesday,
May 11 |
Mount
Arrowsmith Speaker: -
7:30 pm |
| Thursday,
May 12 |
Nanaimo Speaker: Paul Wurz Topic:"Some Help in Growing
Rhododendrons" - information on planning, fertilizing, mulching,
dead heading, and pruning rhododendrons. He will discuss problems
in growing and selecting rhododendrons. - 7:30 pm |
| Wednesday,
May 18 |
Fraser
South -
7:30 pm
|
| Thursday,
May 19 |
Vancouver Our monthly
meeting will be a walk through the Ted and Mary Grieg Rhododendron
Garden in Stanley Park. Meet at the Fish House Restaurant parking
lot at 6:30 pm |
| Saturday,
May 28 |
Peace
Arch
9:00 am - 2:00 pm - Field trip to Bill Bischoff’s garden in Langley,
plus up to three specialty nurseries (Gloucester Green - Japanese
maples and others; Erickson’s Daylily Gardens - daylilies and hostas;
Clearview Horticultural Products - clematis) |
| Monday,
May 30 |
Fraser
Valley Speaker: |
| June
2011 |
| Saturday,
June 4 |
Peace
Arch: Year end garden tour and picnic pot luck. Jim and
Elfriede Dewolf have kindly consented to host the picnic at The Glades |
| Saturday,
June |
Nanaimo |
| Saturday,
June 11 |
Cowichan
Valley
The CVRS Picnic will be held at Mary Gale’s - 2895 Church Way Mill
Bay [ |
| Saturday,
June |
North
Island |
| Saturday,
June |
Fraser
South |
| Sunday, June 12 |
Vancouver Annual
Potluck Supper at the home of Philip MacDougal - starts at 3:00 pm |
| Saturday,
June |
Mount
Arrowsmith |
| Sunday,
June |
Fraser
Valley |
| Sunday,
June 26 |
Victoria VRS Picnic - BBQ starts at 12:00 pm (noon) at the Widdowsons.
Bring a plant for the raffle! |
| September
2011 |
Wednesday,
September 7 |
Cowichan
Valle Speakers: Siggi Kemmler and Ken Webb Topic:"Rhododendron Nurseries in North Germany" - 7:30pm |
| Thursday,
September 8 |
Nanaimo Speakers: Susan Lightburn Topic: "Photos of NRS Garden Tour 2011" and John Deniseger Topic "A Look Back on Our Last Season" - 7:00 pm |
| Monday,
September 12 |
Victoria Speaker: Bill McMillan Topic:"Selected Gardens and Birds of Southern England"-7:30 pm |
| Tuesday,
September 13 |
North
Island Speaker: Becci and Keith Russell Topic: "Gardening in Containers’" - 7:30 pm |
| Wednesday,
September 14 |
Mount
Arrowsmith Speaker: Mike Yip - a retired teacher and photographer who has authored three books on Vancouver Island birds - 7:30 pm |
| Wednesday,
September 21 |
Fraser
South Speaker:Janis Matson Topic: "Companion Plants Suitable for a Rhodo Garden"- 7:30 pm |
| Wednesday,
September 21 |
Peace
Arch The Peace Arch Chapter has dissolved and their members will become members of the Fraser South Chapter. They will be attending FSRS meetings beginning in September 2011 |
| Monday,
September 26 |
Fraser
Valley Speaker: Topic: "" -
7:30 pm |
| Thursday,
September 29 |
Vancouver Speaker:Tom Carter Topic: "The Rhododendron Forests of Nepal: a Walk in Paradise " - 7:30 pm ... more
|
| October
2011 |
| Monday,
October 3 |
Victoria Speaker: Stephen Cranz, Topic: "Potting Mix Amendments" also Lois Blackmore on "Container Rhodos" - 7:30 pm |
Wednesday,
October 5 |
Cowichan
Valley Speaker: Bill McMillan Topic:"Selected English Gardens
and Birds" - 7:30 pm |
| Tuesday,
October 11 |
North
Island Speaker: Mike Stewart Topic: "Species Deciduous Azaleas of North America" - 7:30 pm |
| Wednesday,
October 12 |
Mount
Arrowsmith Speaker: Mike Stewart Topic: "New Hybrids from Oregon, Washington and California" - 7:30 pm |
| Thursday,
October 13 |
Nanaimo Speaker: Mike Stewart Topic: "Dwarf rhododendrons (species and their hybrid relatives)"
- 7:30 pm |
| Wednesday,
October 19 |
Fraser
South Speaker:Steve Hootman Topic: (T.B.A.) - 7:30 pm
|
| Wednesday,
October 19 |
Peace
Arch PARS has dissolved and become part of the Fraser South Chapter. Previous members of the PARS chapter will be attending FSRS meetings. |
| Thursday,
October20 |
Vancouver Speaker:Steve Hootman Topic: (T.B.A.) - 7:30 pm |
| Monday,
October 24 |
Fraser
Valley - 7:30 pm |
| November
2011 |
Wednesday,
November 2 |
Cowichan
Valley Speaker: Gerry Gibbens Topic:"The Rhododendrons at VanDusen Gardens" - 7:30pm |
| Tuesday,
November 8 |
North
Island Speaker: Garth Wedemire Topic: "To MARS and Back Part II" and Hirsutum Educational - 7:30 pm |
| Wednesday,
November 9 |
Mount
Arrowsmith Speaker: Garth Wedemire Topic: "To MARS and Back Part II" and Hirsutum Educational - 7:30 pm |
| Thursday,
November 10 |
Nanaimo Speaker: Garth Wedemire Topic: "To MARS and Back Part II"- 7:30pm |
| Monday, November
14 |
Victoria Members' Rhodo Photographs from 2011 -
7:30 pm |
| Wednesday,
November 16 |
Fraser
South Speaker: Bill Bischoff Topic: "Tufa in the Garden" - 7:30 pm
|
| Wednesday,
November 16 |
Peace
Arch PARS has dissolved and become part of the Fraser South Chapter. Previous members of the PARS chapter will be attending FSRS meetings. |
| Thursday,
November 17 |
Vancouver Speaker: Andy Hill Topic: "Surveying and collecting Rhododendrons and other taxa for UBC in China" - 7:30 pm
|
| Monday,
November 28 |
Fraser
Valley Farewell Christmas
Turkey Pot-luck Dinnerand a brief A.G.M. to conclude
the business of the chapter -- The Fraser Valley Chapter will cease to exist in the new year) - 6:00 pm |
| December
2011 |
| Wednesday, December 7 |
Cowichan
Valley The Christmas Party - 6:00 pm |
| Thursday, December 8 |
Nanaimo Christmas
Potluck and Auction - 6:30 pm |
| Saturday, December 10 |
Mount
Arrowsmith The Christmas Party - 5:00 pm |
| Monday, December 12 |
Victoria Christmas Pot Luck Dinner, Raffle and Photo Winners - 6:30 pm |
| Tuesday, December 13 |
North
Island Christmas Party - Pot Luck Dinner, Games and Festivities - 5:30 pm |
| Wednesday, December 14 |
Fraser
South Annual
Christmas Potluck Dinner and Soiree - 6:30 pm |
| January
2012 |
| Monday,
January 9 |
Victoria Speaker: Gord Hutchings Topic: "Native Pollinizers" - 7:30 pm |
| Tuesday,
January 10 |
North
Island Speaker: Paul Wurz Topic: “Rhododendrons for West Coast
Gardens" – 7:30 pm |
| Wednesday,
January 11 |
Mount
Arrowsmith: Speaker: Glen JamiesonTopic: Glen will give Donald Hyatt’s presentation on `Thoughts on Digital Photography: A Beginner’s Guide” (Don Hyatt is from the Potomac Valley Chapter and has contributed many articles to the ARS Journal and Glen is the Editor of the ARS Journal) – 7:30 pm |
| Thursday,
January 12 |
Nanaimo Speakers: Susan and Art Lightburn Topic: "China Trip Part II"-7:30pm |
| Wednesday,
January 18 |
Fraser
South AGM, Awards
and Dessert Extravaganza! - 7:30 pm |
| Thursday,
January 19 |
Vancouver AGM, Elections, a Movie and Members’ Slides (Movie and Popcorn)- 7:30 pm |
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