American
Rhododendron Society
ARS District One (British Columbia, Canada)
Previous Chapter Meetings
Previous Monthly Meetings for the year: 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, and 2010
Location and Times for Monthly Chapter Meetings
Victoria
Victoria, BC, Canada
|
Meetings:
First Monday of every month
except July and August
|
Location:
Garth Homer Center,
811 Darwin Street, Victoria, BC at 7:30 PM |
Cowichan
Valley
Duncan,
Vancouver Island
|
Meetings:
First Wednesday of every month from September to May
|
Location: St.
John's Anglican Church Hall
486 Jubilee St., Duncan, British Columbia |
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 7:30 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 |
Fraser
Valley
Maple Ridge, BC
|
Meetings:
Fourth Monday of every month except July, August and December
|
Location:
St. Andrew's Heritage Hall,
22279 116 Ave. (off Haney Bypass),
Maple Ridge, British Columbia at 7:30 PM |
Peace
Arch
South Surrey, BC |
Meetings: Fourth
Tuesday of each month except May, July and August |
Location: Cranley
Place Hall, 2141 Cranley Drive, Surrey, British Columbia at 7:30 PM |
The
2010 year
Previous Monthly Meetings for the year: 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, and 2010
| January
2010 |
| Monday,
January 4 |
Victoria Speaker: Norma Senn Topic: "Kiwi Magic: Gardens of New Zealand" - 7:30 pm |
| Tuesday,
January 12 |
North
Island Gardener's Panel of Local Experts
- 7:30 pm |
| Wednesday,
January 13 |
Mount
Arrowsmith Speaker: Bill McMillan from
Victoria Topic: "New Zealand Rhodo Conferentour around New Zealand" - 7:30 pm |
Thursday,
January 14 |
NanaimoSpeakers: June Bouchard & John Deniseger Topic:"The Ups and Downs of Nepal" 7:30pm |
| Wednesday,
January 20 |
Fraser
South AGM, Elections, Awards and Dessert
Extravaganza - 7:30 pm |
| Thursday,
January 21 |
Vancouver AGM, Elections, Members’ Slides - 7:30 pm |
| Monday,
January 25 |
Fraser
Valley "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,
January 26 |
Peace
Arch Speaker: Gwen Odermatt of Petals and Butterflies garden nursery, Langley
Topic: "Design of Petals and Butterflies- a 5-acre garden featured in Steve Whysall's 2010 Garden Calendar". Also,
an introduction to "Great Plant Picks" - 7:30 pm |
| February
2010 |
| Monday, February
1 |
Victoria Leslie Drew Topic: "The Enduring Garden of the Stokers and the Simpsons" - 7:30 pm |
Wednesday,
February 3 |
Cowichan
Valley Speaker: Alan Campbell Topic: “Garden Structures” - 7:30 pm |
| Tuesday, February 9 |
North
Island Speaker: Harry Wright Topic: "Rhodo Basics" - 7:30 pm |
| Wednesday, February 10 |
Mount
Arrowsmith Speaker: |
| Wednesday, February 10 |
Nanaimo Speaker: Richard Hebda, Royal British Columbia Museum - Curator of Earth Sciences and Botnay Topic: "Facing Climate Change on our Landscape and in our Gardens" - 7:30 pm |
| Wednesday, February 17 |
Fraser
South Speaker: Dennis Bottemiller - Nursery Manager at the Rhododendron Species Botanical Garden Topic: "Plant Propagation" - 7:30 pm |
| Thursday, February
18 |
Vancouver Speaker: Dennis Bottemiller - Nursery Manager at the Rhododendron Species Botanical Garden Topic: "Nurseryman's Nirvana‘. Also Dennis will join a panel of local Rhodo experts.to address a broad range of topics relevant to the growing of Rhodos in the GVRD - 7:30 pm |
| Monday,
February 22 |
Fraser
Valley Speaker: Brenda Falk of Tanglebank Topic: "Hellebores and Their Companions" 7:30pm |
| Tuesday,
February 23 |
Peace
Arch Speaker: Gerry Gibbens Topic: "What I have learned in (almost) a Lifetime of Gardening -
landscape design as exemplified by Van Dusen Botanical Garden; combining rhodos
in the garden; watering best practices; ground covers and companion plants; rhodo
species (and hybrids) we should know better" - 7:30 pm. |
March
2010 |
| Monday,
March 1 |
Victoria Speaker: Andree Connell Topic: "Cyclamens: An Underused Companion Plant for Rhododendrons" - 7:30 pm |
Wednesday,
March 3 |
Cowichan
Valley Speaker: Ingeborg Woodworth Topic: "Invitation to an
International Symposium" to celebrate 75
years of the German Rhododendron Society.- 7:30 pm |
| Tuesday,
March 9 |
North
Island Speaker: Ron Knight Topic: “Digital Photography for Gardeners” - members are to bring their digital cameras to the meeting - 7:30 pm |
| Wednesday,
March 10 |
Mount
Arrowsmith Speaker: Ron Knight Topic: "Dwarf Rhododendrons" - 7:30 pm |
| Thursday,
March 11 |
Nanaimo Speaker: Art Lightburn Topic: "The Scottish Rhododendron Silver Jubilee"
- 7:30 pm |
| Wednesday,
March 17 |
Fraser
South Speaker: Mark Turner - coauthored a recent guidebook to Wildflowers of The Pacific Northwest Topic: “Photo Composition" - 7:30 pm |
| Thursday,
March 18 |
Vancouver Speaker: Don Martyn Topic: "Magnolias" - 7:30 pm ... more |
| Monday,
March 22 |
Fraser
Valley: Speaker: Rosemary Prufer Topic: "The International Plant Propagators Society (IPPS) Conference in San Diego"- 7:30 pm |
| Tuesday,
March 23 |
Peace
Arch Speaker: Garth
Wedemire Topic: "Lu
Zhu - A Plant Collector's Passion" - 7:30 pm |
| April
2010 |
| Monday,
April 5 |
Victoria Speaker:Carmen Varcoe Topic: "Plant Expedition to Bhutan"
- 7:30 pm |
Wednesday, April 7 |
Cowichan
Valley Speaker: Barrie Agar, Head Gardener, Royal
Roads University Topic: "The Gardens at Hatley Park" - 7:30 pm |
| Thursday,
April 8 |
Nanaimo Speaker: Harry Wright Topic: "Four Seasons at Haida Gold Gardens"
- 7:30 pm |
| Tuesday,
April 13 |
North
Island Speaker: Dany Fortin Topic: "Botanical Beauties from China and Japan" - 7:30 pm |
| Wednesday,
April 14 |
Mount
Arrowsmith Speakers: Marie and Al Bieberstein, our own truss Show and Plant Sale organizers Topic: "What are trusses? How to Prepare and Present Them" and Melissa Noel from the Coastal Invasive Plant Committee will tell us what not to plant,
what to watch out for and get rid of - 7:30 pm |
| Thursday,
April 15 |
Vancouver Michael Hickson retired Head Gardener at Knightshayes Court,
Devon Topic: "The Gardens at Knightshayers" - 7:30 pm ... more |
| Wednesday,
April 21 |
Fraser
South Speaker: Doug Justice Topic "UBC Botanical Garden" - 7:30 pm |
| Monday,
April 26 |
Fraser
Valley Speaker: Doug Justice Topic "UBC Botanical Garden" - 7:30 pm |
| Tuesday,
April 27 |
Peace
Arch Speaker: Ron Knight Topic: "The Evolution of Caron Gardens" - the Knight's 2.5 acre garden in Pender Harbour on the Sunshine Coast - 7:30 pm |
| May
2010 |
| Monday,
May 3 |
Victoria Speaker: Lloyd Gilmore Topic: "Hybridizing Rhododendrons for Special Effects" - 7:30 pm |
Wednesday, May 5 |
Cowichan
Valley Annual
General Meeting and election of officers Speaker: TBA |
| Tuesday,
May 11 |
North
Island Annual
General Meeting |
| Wednesday,
May 12 |
Mount
Arrowsmith Speaker: Don Martyn Topic: "Magnolias" - 7:30 pm |
| Thursday,
May 13 |
Nanaimo Speaker: Barry Agar, head gardener at Royal Roads University Topic: "The Gardens at Hatley Castle" and our Annual General Meeting and election of officers - 7:30 pm |
| Wednesday,
May 19 |
Fraser
South 17th Annual 'Beer Bottle Truss Show' No speaker,
just a lot of fun! - 7:30 pm
|
| Thursday,
May 20 |
Vancouver Walk in UBC Botanic Garden |
| Tuesday,
May 25 |
Peace
Arch Field trip to Sechelt Peninsula and Annual Club Picnic - 7:00 am to 6:00 pm.
PARS will visit Ron and Carla Knight's Caron Gardens at Pender Harbour. A Pot Luck picnic lunch to follow. |
| Monday,
May 31 |
Fraser
Valley Speaker: Garth Wedemire Topic: "Garden
Tours from the ARS National Convention, Everett 2009" - 7:30 pm |
| June
2010 |
| Saturday,
June 5 |
Nanaimo Annual Barbeque at Chris Southwick's house on Green Acres Way - 5:30 pm. Bring something to barbeque and an appetizer, salad or dessert and your own plates and cutlery. Don't forget to bring a lawn chair. |
| Saturday,
June 12 |
Cowichan
Valley CVRS picnic will be at Liz and Alan Murray's farm on Doran Road in Cobble Hill |
| Saturday,
June 12 |
North
Island Annual June potluck picnic at Ross & Nancy Munro's garden in Royston - at 4 pm. Bring a dish, lawn chair and cutlery. Lots of fun and fellowship guaranteed! |
| Saturday,
June 12 |
Fraser
South Annual Potluck Picnic and Auction - 2:00 pm.. Bring your edibles and auction items to the home of Karen Linton and Larry Morton. |
| Sunday, June 13 |
Vancouver Annual Potluck Supper and Auction at the home of Richard and Heather Mossakowski, in Lions Bay - at 3:00 pm -- preceded by open gardens from 1:00 pm to 3:00 pm at other Lions Bay members' homes ... details to be announced in our June “Membership News” |
| Saturday,
June 26 |
Mount
Arrowsmith Windup
Party Potluck. Details later. |
| Sunday,
June 27 |
Fraser
Valley Our
Annual BBQ & Pot Luck dinner will be held at Sheila Martin's home on Rippington Road in Pitt Meadows |
| Sunday,
June 27 |
Victoria Pot Luck Picnic at Ann and Tom Widdowson’s garden - 12 noon. |
| September
2010 |
Wednesday,
September 1 |
Cowichan
Valley |
| Monday,
September 6 |
Victoria Speaker:Paul Wurz Topic:"Hybrid Rhododendrons Suitable for West Coast Gardens" - 7:30pm |
| Wednesday,
September 8 |
Mount
Arrowsmith Speaker: Carmen Varcoe Topic: "Bhutan: Its Plants and People" - 7:30 pm |
| Thursday,
September 9 |
Nanaimo Speaker: Carmen Varcoe Topic: "Bhutan: Its Plants and People" - 7:30 pm |
| Tuesday,
September 14 |
North
Island Speaker: Becci & Keith Russell Topic: "Their Tour of British Gardens" - 7:30 pm |
| Wednesday,
September 15 |
Fraser
South Speaker: Bill Bischoff Topic:"Hardy Orchids" - 7:30 pm |
| Thursday,
September 16 |
Vancouver Speaker: Carmen Varcoe Topic: "Bhutan: Its Plants and People" - 7:30 pm ... more
|
| Monday,
September 27 |
Fraser
Valley Speaker: Ron Knight Topic: "The Development of Caron Gardens" -
7:30 pm |
| Tuesday,
September 28 |
Peace
Arch Speaker: Garth
Wedemire Topic: "Garden
Tours of the ARS National Convention, Everett 2009" - 7:30 pm |
| October
2010 |
| Monday,
October 4 |
Victoria Speaker: Judith Jones Topic: "Ferns as Rhododendron Companion Plants" - 7:30 pm |
Wednesday,
October 6 |
Cowichan
Valley |
| Tuesday,
October 12 |
North
Island Speaker: Garth Wedemire Topic: "To Mars and Back Again" - 7:30 pm |
| Wednesday,
October 13 |
Mount
Arrowsmith Speaker: Garth Wedemire Topic: "To Mars and Back Again" - 7:30 pm |
| Thursday,
October 14 |
Nanaimo Speaker: Garth Wedemire Topic: "To Mars and Back Again" - 7:30 pm |
| Wednesday,
October 20 |
Fraser
South Bill McMillan Topic: "Gardens and Birds of England" - 7:30 pm
|
| Thursday,
October 21 |
Vancouver Speaker: Mike Stewart, former ARS President, Oregon nurseryman Topic: ‘Hybrids and Hybridizers of the Pacific Northwest’ - 7:30 pm ... more |
| Monday,
October 25 |
Fraser
Valley Speaker: Dennis Bottermiller, RSBG Topic: "Nurseryman’s Nivrana" - 7:30 pm |
| Tuesday,
October 26 |
Peace
Arch Speaker: David Sellers Topic: "From Rhododendrons to Rock Gardens: A Rewarding Journey" - 7:30 pm |
| November
2010 |
| Monday, November
1 |
Victoria Speaker: Calvin
Parsons Topic: "Digital
Rhododendron Resources" (eg. www.hirsutum.com)" -
7:30 pm |
Wednesday,
November 3 |
Cowichan
Valley Speaker: Dr.
Glen Jamieson Topic: "Mount Kinabalu: Southeast
Asia’s Kilimanjaro" -
7:30 pm |
| Tuesday,
November 9 |
North
Island Speaker: Ron
Knight Topic: "Dwarf
Rhododendrons" - 7:30 pm |
| Wednesday,
November 10 |
Mount
Arrowsmith Speaker: :Ron
Knight Topic: "Digital
Photography for Gardeners" - 7:30 pm |
| Wednesday,
November 10 |
Nanaimo Speaker: Gordon
McKay Topic: "Companion
plants for Rhododendrons" - 7:30 pm |
| Wednesday,
November 17 |
Fraser
South Speaker:Bill Bischoff Topic: "Gardens
of the Olympic Peninsula” - 7:30 pm
|
| Thursday,
November 18 |
Vancouver Speaker: Charlie Sale Topic: "Gardens
of Cornwall and Southern Ireland" - 7:30 pm
|
| Monday,
November 22 |
Fraser
Valley Christmas
Turkey Pot-luck Dinner, A.G.M. and Elections-6:30
pm |
| Tuesday,
November 23 |
Peace
Arch
Speaker: Gwen Odermatt - Christmas food/desserts,
raffle and loads of merriment - 7:30 pm |
| December
2010 |
| Wednesday,
December 1 |
Cowichan
Valley The Christmas Party - 6:30 pm |
| Wednesday,
December 1 |
Mount
Arrowsmith The Christmas Party - 6:30 pm |
| Monday,
December 6 |
Victoria Christmas Pot Luck Dinner - 6:30 pm |
| Thursday,
December 9 |
Nanaimo Christmas
Potluck and Auction - 6:30 pm |
| Tuesday,
December 14 |
North
Island Christmas Party - pot luck dinner and gift exchange - 5:30 pm |
| Wednesday,
December 15 |
Fraser
South Annual
Christmas Potluck Dinner and Festive Frolic - 6:30 pm |
The
2009 year
Previous Monthly Meetings for the year: 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, and 2010
| January
2009 |
| Monday,
January 5 |
Victoria
Speaker:
Bill
McMillan Topic: "Rhododendrons
101: Basic Rhododendron Culture" - 7:30 pm
|
| Thursday,
January 8 |
Nanaimo
Speaker:
Margaret
Horsfield Topic: "Voices
From The Sound" - 7:30 pm |
| Tuesday,
January 13 |
North
Island 'Ask The Experts' - a panel of experts
will be discussing various aspects of gardening with Harry
Wright as panel moderator - 7:30 pm |
| Wednesday,
January 14 |
Mount
Arrowsmith Speaker:
Glen
Jamieson Topic:
"Mount Kinabalu: Southeast Asia's Kilimanjaro"
- 7:30 pm |
| Thursday,
January 15 |
Vancouver
Annual
General Meeting, Elections, Members’ Slides - 7:30 pm |
| Wednesday,
January 21 |
Fraser
South A.G.M., Members' Slides, Awards
and the 7th Annual Dessert Extravaganza! - 7:30
pm |
| Monday,
January 26 |
Fraser
Valley This
meeting will feature members' slides or digital pictures - some of
the presenters will be David Kretzschmar, Art Pearson, Rosemary Prufer
and Garth Wedemire - 7:30 pm |
| Tuesday,
January 27 |
Peace
Arch Speaker: Graham
Lane Topic: "Darts Hill" -
7:30pm (for
more info: www.dartshill.ca
)
(this
meeting was cancelled due to snow conditions) |
| February
2009 |
| Monday, February
2 |
Victoria Speaker: Patty
Brown Topic: "Winter
Interest" - 7:30 pm |
Wednesday,
February 4 |
Cowichan
Valley Speaker: Bernie Dinter Topic: "The Stone
Garden". - 7:30 pm |
| Tuesday, February 10 |
North
Island Speaker:
NIRS member Dany Fortin Topic: "Plants
from Around the World" - 7:30 pm |
| Wednesday, February 11 |
Mount
Arrowsmith Speaker: Bill
Bischoff Topic: "Hardy
Cyclamen All Year in Your Garden" - 7:30 pm |
| Thursday,
February 12 |
Nanaimo Speaker: Bill
Bischoff Topic: "Hardy
Cyclamen All Year in Your Garden" - 7:30 pm |
| Wednesday, February 18 |
Fraser
South Speaker: David Sellars Topic: "The
Application of Chaos Theory to Rock Garden
Design" - 7:00
pm |
| Thursday, February
19 |
Vancouver Speaker: Fred
Whitney - President of
the American Rhododendron Society Topic: "You Grow Rhododendrons for the Blooms?" - 7:30pm
... more |
| Monday,
February 23 |
Fraser
Valley Garth
Wedemire Topic: "Lu
Zhu - A Plant Collector's Passion" - 7:30 pm |
| Tuesday,
February 24 |
Peace
Arch a Workshop and Speaker: Graham
Lane Topic: "Darts Hill" - 7:30pm |
| March
2009 |
| Monday,
March 2 |
Victoria Speaker: Pam
Eveleigh of Calgary Topic: "Asiatic
Primulas" - 7:30 pm |
Wednesday,
March 4 |
Cowichan
Valley Speaker: Siggi Kemmler Topic: "The Fall Conference
in Hilo". - 7:30 pm |
| Tuesday,
March 10 |
North
Island Speakers: Harry Wright Topic:
"A Year in the Garden" - 7:30 pm |
| Wednesday,
March 11 |
Mount
Arrowsmith Panel Discussion on "Getting Rhodos Ready for Spring - Pruning, Purchasing, Planting, Fertilizing, Deadheading, Grafting, and much more" Panalists: Harry Wright, Paul Wurz and
Terry Richmond - 7:30 pm |
| Thursday,
March 12 |
Nanaimo Panel of Experts: Ken Webb (Victoria), Terry Richmond (Port Alberni) and
Dick Beamish (Nanaimo) Topic:
"Rhododendron Culture on East Vancouver Island - how to meet the challenges and maximize the enjoyment" - 7:30 pm |
| Wednesday,
March 18 |
Fraser
South Speaker: Ron
Knight Topic:
"Photography
in the Garden" - 7:30 pm |
| Thursday,
March 19 |
Vancouver Speaker: Norma
Senn Topic:
"Walking
in the Sasquatch's Footprints" - 7:30 pm ... more |
| Monday,
March 23 |
Fraser
Valley: Speaker: Paige
Woodward Topic:
"Native
Plants" - 7:30 pm |
| Tuesday,
March 24 |
Peace
Arch AGM and Speaker: Harold
Fearing Topic: "Species
Rhododendrons" - 7:30 pm |
| April
2009 |
Wednesday, April 1 |
Cowichan
Valley Speaker: Don Martyn Topic:
"Magnolias in the Rhododendron Garden". - 7:30 pm |
| Monday,
April 6 |
Victoria Speaker: Ted Irving Topic: "India-Asia
Tectonic Collision: Rhododendron and Magnolia Evolution: A Second
Look" - 7:30 pm |
| Wednesday,
April 8 |
Mount
Arrowsmith Speaker: Norma
Senn Topic:
"Walking
in the Sasquatch's Footprints - History of gardening in the Northwest" - 7:30 pm |
| Thursday,
April 9 |
Nanaimo Speaker: Glen
Jamieson Topic: "Mount Kinabalu: Southeast Asia's Kilimanjaro"
- 7:30 pm |
| Tuesday,
April 14 |
North
Island Speaker:Bill McMillan Topic: "Basic Rhododendron culture" - 7:30pm |
| Wednesday,
April 15 |
Fraser
South Speaker: Norma Senn Topic:
"Kiwi Magic" - 7:30 pm |
| Thursday,
April 16 |
Vancouver Speaker: Charles Lyte from Devon, England Topic: "Rhododendron Adventurers: Kingdon-Ward and the other great rhododendron collectors" -
7:30 pm ... more |
| Monday,
April 27 |
Fraser
Valley Speaker: Art Lightburn Topic: "Scotland
and the International Rhododendron Conference in Edinburgh".
The Conference was held in the Spring of 2008 - 7:30 pm |
| Tuesday,
April 28 |
Peace
Arch Speakers: Art Lightburn Topic: "Scotland
and the International Rhododendron Conference in Edinburgh".
The Conference was held in the Spring of 2008 - 7:30 pm |
| May
2009 |
| Monday,
May 4 |
Victoria
Speaker:
Joe
Harvey Topic: "Reminiscences
of an Out of Control Hybridizer" - 7:30 pm |
Wednesday, May 6 |
Cowichan
Valley Speaker: Wanda McAvoy
Topic: "Fraser Days in Ucluelet" - 7:30 pm |
| Tuesday,
May 12 |
North
Island Annual
General Meeting at the Filberg Lodge Garden in Comox. This is where the chapter meetings all began, so we thought it appropriate to hold the AGM there - 7:30 pm |
| Wednesday,
May 13 |
Mount
Arrowsmith Annual
General Meeting Speaker: TBA - 7:30pm |
| Thursday,
May 14 |
Nanaimo
Speaker: Gary
Anaka Topic: "How Rhododendrons Grow Your Brain"
and our Annual General Meeting and election of officers - 7:30 pm
|
| Wednesday,
May 20 |
Fraser
South 16th Annual 'Beer Bottle Truss Show' No speaker,
just a lot of fun! - 7:30 pm
|
| Thursday,
May 21 |
Vancouver Guided Walk in the Sino-Himalayan Garden at VanDusen - meet at the entrance at 6:30 pm |
| Monday,
May 25 |
Fraser
Valley Speaker: Rosemary Prufer Topic: "Last Year's Trip to New Zealand" - 7:30 pm |
| Tuesday,
May 26 |
Peace
Arch |
| June
2008 |
| Saturday,
June 13 |
Nanaimo Our
“Potluck” BBQ will be at Paul and Linda’s home in Lantzville - 5:00
pm |
| Saturday,
June 13 |
North
Island The Season's finale - Wrap Up Picnic Pot Luck will be held at
Roberts and Adela Smith’s garden. |
| Saturday,
June 13 |
Fraser
South Annual
Picnic and Auction - Karen Linton and Larry Morton will be hosting
the picnic. Come anytime after 2:00 pm |
| Sunday,
June 14 |
Vancouver End-of-the-year
potluck supper at the home of Norah Hall in Kerrisdale at 4:00 pm |
| Saturday,
June 20 |
Cowichan
Valley Annual Picnic potluck at Brenda and Bill Dumont’s place |
| Sunday,
June 28 |
Fraser
Valley Our
Annual BBQ & Pot Luck supper will be held on Sunday June 28th at the
home of Rosemary & Art Prufer |
| Sunday,
June 28 |
Victoria
The VRS Pot-Luck Picnic will be at the home of Ann and Tom Widdowson
starting at 11:30 am - see the June Newsletter for details |
| September
2009 |
Wednesday,
September 2 |
Cowichan
Valley Speaker: Ingeborg Woodsworth Topic: "Memorial Rhododendron Park in Lake Cowichan" and "An Intorduction to Edible Mushrooms" - 7:30 pm |
| Saturday,
September 5 |
Peace
Arch Wine and
Cheese Ice-Breaker at The Glades at 6:00 pm |
| Tuesday,
September 8 |
North
Island Speaker: Roberts Smith Topic: "Propagating Rhododendron Cuttings" - 7:30 pm |
| Wednesday,
September 9 |
Mount
Arrowsmith Speaker: Harry Wright Topic: “Four
Seasons at Haida Gold Gardens”. - 7:30 pm |
| Thursday,
September 10 |
Nanaimo Speaker: Garth
Wedemire Topic: "Garden
Tours from the ARS National Convention, Everett 2009"
- This meeting features our "potluck" finger food event
- 7:00 pm (please note the earlier start time) |
| Monday,
September 14 |
Victoria Speaker: Carol Dancer Topic: "The Gardens at Government House" - 7:30 pm |
| Wednesday,
September 16 |
Fraser
South Speaker: Chris Klapwijk Topic: “Travels in China : Sichuan-Qinghai” - 7:30 pm |
| Thursday,
September 17 |
Vancouver Speaker: Chip Muller Topic:
"Wolong
Nature Preserve, Sichuan: 1986 and 2006"
- 7:30 pm ... more
|
| Tuesday,
September 22 |
Peace
Arch Speakers: Les Clay and Giff Rob. Slide presentation and discussion on various methods of rhodo propagation - 7:30 pm |
| Saturday,
September 26 |
Peace
Arch Propagation workshop at Les Clay's nursery, followed by tour of Aldergrove Nursery from 9:00 am to 4:00 pm |
| Monday,
September 28 |
Fraser
Valley Speaker: Colleen Bojczuk (Forster) Topic: "Fall
Colour in the Garden" -
7:30 pm |
| October
2009 |
| Monday,
October 5 |
Victoria Speaker: Charlie Sale Topic: "Gardens of Cornwall" - 7:30 pm |
Wednesday,
October 7 |
Cowichan
Valley Speaker: Garth
Wedemire Topic: "Lu
Zhu - A Plant Collector's Passion" - 7:30 pm |
| Thursday,
October 8 |
Nanaimo Speaker: Linda
Gilkeson Topic: "Life After Pesticides - Enjoy a Beautifull
Garden" - 7:30
pm |
| Tuesday,
October 13 |
North
Island Speaker: Tom Carter Topic: "Rhodo Trekking in Nepal" - 7:30 pm |
| Wednesday,
October 14 |
Mount
Arrowsmith Speaker: Tom Carter Topic: "Rhodo Trekking in Nepal" - 7:30 pm |
| Thursday,
October 15 |
Vancouver Speaker: Steve
Hootman Topic: "Not the same old Rhododendron Species Foundation - Some Highlights of a Blossoming Organization and its Garden" - 7:30 pm ... more |
| Wednesday,
October 21 |
Fraser
South Speaker: Carla Bischoff Topic: “Orchids from Around the World” - 7:30 pm
|
| Monday,
October 26 |
Fraser
Valley Speaker: Bill Bischoff Topic: "Hardy Cyclamen All Year in Your Garden” - 7:30 pm |
| Tuesday,
October 27 |
Peace
Arch Speaker: Steve Hootman: Topic: “The Ongoing Search for New Species” - 7:30 pm |
| November
2009 |
| Monday,
November
2 |
Victoria
Speaker: Mike
Stewart
Topic: "Hybrids and Hybridizers from the Pacific Northwest"
- 7:30 pm |
Wednesday,
November 4 |
Cowichan
Valley Speaker: Janet Gardner Topic:
"New Zealand Gardens" - 7:30 pm. |
| Tuesday,
November 10 |
North
Island Speaker:
Glen
Jamieson Topic: "Rhodo Trekking and
Vireyas"
- 7:30
pm |
| Thursday,
November 12 |
Mount
Arrowsmith
Speaker: Harold Fearing Topic:
"Workshop On Rhodo Propagation" - 7:30 pm |
| Thursday,
November 12 |
Nanaimo Speaker:
Jeff
Hallworth Topic: “Preventing Further Introductions
of Horticultural Invasive Plants”
- 7:30 pm |
| Wednesday,
November 18 |
Fraser
South Speaker: Gwen
Odermatt Topic: "Great Plant Picks"
- 7:30
pm
|
| Thursday,
November 19 |
Vancouver
Speaker
Douglas Justice Topic: "The Rhododendron
Collection at UBC" -
7:30pm
...
more
|
| Monday,
November 23 |
Fraser
Valley Christmas
Turkey Pot-luck Dinner, A.G.M. and Elections - 6:30
pm
|
| Tuesday,
November 24 |
Peace
Arch Christmas
Party, Silent Auction, dinner, slide show of last season's
events - 6:30 pm |
| December
2009 |
| Wednesday,
December 2 |
Cowichan
Valley Christmas Dinner - 6:30 pm |
| Monday,
December 7 |
Victoria Christmas Party and Pot-Luck Dinner at the Garth Homer Centre - 6:30
pm |
| Tuesday,
December 8 |
North
Island Christmas Party Pot-luck and gift exchange - 5:30 pm |
| Wednesday,
December 9 |
Mount
Arrowsmith Christmas
Party - Pot luck at the Rotary House, Fern and Beach - 5:30 pm |
| Thursday,
December 10 |
Nanaimo Christmas
Party (potluck) and Auction at Beban Park Social Centre - 6:30 pm |
| Wednesday,
December 16 |
Fraser
South Annual
Christmas Potluck Dinner and Festive Frolic - 6:30 pm |
The
2008 year
Previous Monthly Meetings for the year: 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, and 2010
| January
2008 |
Wednesday,
January 2 |
Cowichan
Valley Members’ Slides - 7:30 pm |
| Monday,
January 7 |
Victoria Speaker: Norma Senn Topic: "How Plants
Changed and Determined our History. 10,000 years in 40 minutes" -
7:30 pm |
| Tuesday,
January 8 |
North
Island Panel (Nadine Boudreau, Isabel Petch, and Paul Wurz) on ‘Ask
the Experts'
Moderator: Harry Wright - 7:30 pm |
| Wednesday,
January 9 |
Mount
Arrowsmith Speaker: Glen Patterson Topic:
"Reaching New Heights in Gardening" - 7:30
pm |
| Thursday,
January 10 |
Nanaimo Speaker: Glen Patterson Topic: "Reaching
New Heights in Gardening" - 7:30 pm |
| Wednesday,
January 16 |
Fraser
South Annual General Meeting, Awards
and Desserts! - 7:30 pm |
| Thursday,
January 17 |
Vancouver Annual General Meeting, Elections and Members’
Slides - 7:30 pm |
| Tuesday,
January 22 |
Peace
Arch Speaker: Nancy
Moore Topic: "Small
Gardens" - 7:30 pm |
| Monday,
January 28 |
Fraser
Valley Speaker: Garth
Wedemire Topic: "The
RSF Species Study Days" - 7:30 pm |
| February
2008 |
| Monday,
February
4 |
Victoria Speaker:
Agnes Lynn, Topic:"Chasing the Seasons with Wildflowers,
Part 2"
7:30pm |
Wednesday,
February 6 |
Cowichan
Valley Speaker:
Bill
McMillan Topic: `The Glendale Garden at the Horticultural
Center
of the Pacific" - 7:30 pm |
| Tuesday,
February
12 |
North
Island Topic:
"A
video presentation on the life of Warren Berg and his gardens" -
7:30 pm |
| Wednesday,
February
13 |
Mount
Arrowsmith Panel
of experts
- 7:30 pm |
| Thursday,
February 14 |
Nanaimo Speaker:
David Moore Topic:
"Looking
at Plants in Australia and New Zealand"
- 7:30 pm |
| Wednesday,
February
20 |
Fraser
South Speaker: Bill Bischoff Topic:
"Cyclamens
as Companion Plants" - 7:30 pm |
| Thursday,
February
21 |
Vancouver
Speaker:
Dalen Bayes, from Sumas, Washington, Past President
of the Fraser South Chapter and Board Member of the Komo Kulshan
Chapter Topic:
"In
search of the wild R. lapponicum" - 7:30 pm
... more |
| Monday,
February 25 |
Fraser
Valley Speaker: Mike
Lascelle Topic: "Vines
and Climbing Shrubs'' - 7:30 pm |
| Tuesday,
February 26 |
Peace
Arch Speaker:
Garth
Wedemire Topic: "The
RSF Species Study Days" - 7:30 pm |
| March
2008 |
| Monday,
March 3 |
Victoria Speakers:
Janet Gardner and Sharon Tillie
Topic: 'Rhododendron Adventures in Washington State'
- 7:30 pm |
Wednesday,
March 5 |
Cowichan
Valley Speaker:
Paul Wurz
Topic: "Getting Back to Basics" |
| Tuesday,
March 11 |
North
Island Speaker:
Bill
Stipe Topic: "Rhodos 101 – The Basics"
- 7:30 pm |
| Wednesday,
March 12 |
Mount
Arrowsmith Speaker:
Bill
Stipe Topic: "Rhodos 101 – The Basics"
- 7:30 pm |
| Thursday,
March 13 |
Nanaimo
Speaker:
Bill
Stipe Topic: "Rhodos 101 – The Basics"
- 7:00 pm |
| Wednesday,
March 19 |
Fraser
South Speaker:
Garratt
Richardson Topic: "Back
Roads of South Central Sichuan,
Spring 2007" -
In May 2007, Peter Cox organized a plant-hunting trip to the southern
part Sichuan province in central-west China. The high mountains
in the western part of the province have only partially been explored
over the past 150 years. Garratt participated on this epic trip.
- 7:30 pm |
| Thursday,
March 20 |
Vancouver
Philip MacDougall Topic:
"Formosana: A Plantsman's Paradise" - 7:30 pm
... more |
| Tuesday,
March 25 |
Peace
Arch Speaker TBA
- 7:30 pm |
| Monday,
March 31 |
Fraser
Valley:
Norma Senn Topic: "Walking in the Sasquatch's
Footprints - History of gardening in the Northwest " -
7:30 pm |
| April
2008 |
Wednesday,
April
2 |
Cowichan
Valley Speaker:
Leslie
Drew Topic:
"The
Major Contribution The Stokers And The Simpsons Made To Rhododendron
Growing In This Part Of The World"
-
7:30 pm |
| Monday,
April 7 |
Victoria Speaker:
Dalen Bayes Topic:
"Rhododendron
Hunting in the Arctic" -
7:30 pm |
| Tuesday,
April 8 |
North
Island Speaker:
Wanda McAvoy
Topic: "George Fraser Rhododendrons in Ucluelet"
- 7:30pm |
| Wednesday,
April 9 |
Mount
Arrowsmith Speaker:
Wanda
McAvoy Topic: "George Fraser Rhododendrons
in
Ucluelet" - 7:30 pm |
| Thursday,
April 10 |
Nanaimo
Panel
Discussion
- 7:00 pm |
| Wednesday,
April 16 |
Fraser
South
Speaker:
Paulus Vrijmoed Topic:
"Native
Plants " -
7:30 pm |
| Thursday,
April 17 |
Vancouver
Speaker:
Mike
Robinson, Chairman Rhododendron, Camellia, & Magnolia Section,
Royal Horticulture Society, on Rhododendrons, Camellias, and Magnolias.
Topic:
‘Ancient and modern, noteworthy and new: cultivars grown in
the UK’-
7:30 pm
... more |
| Tuesday,
April 22 |
Peace
Arch Speaker:
Graham Laine Topic:
"Darts
Hill" -
7:30 pm |
| Monday,
April 28 |
Fraser
Valley Speaker:
Gerry Gibbens Topic:
"Dwarf
and Low Growing Rhododendrons" -
7:30 pm |
| May
2008 |
| Monday,
May 5 |
Victoria Speaker:
Glen Jamieson Topic: "A Continent
Without Rhododendrons - A Biologist's Travels in Ecuador and Peru" -
7:30 pm |
Wednesday,
May
7 |
Cowichan
Valley Speaker:
Ingeborg
Woodsworth Topic: "Mother Nature's Handmaiden" - 7:30
pm |
| Thursday,
May 8 |
Nanaimo Speaker:
David Sellars Topic:
"Design
and Construction of a Rock Garden" - 7:00 pm
|
| Tuesday,
May 13 |
North
Island Annual
General Meeting in the garden of Terry and Charline Law in
Comox. (In the event of inclement weather, meeting will be held at
the regular meeting place - the United Church, Comox |
| Wednesday,
May 14 |
Mount
Arrowsmith Speaker:
David Rowe Topic:
"Bonsai"
7:30 pm |
| Thursday,
May 15 |
Vancouver
Walk
in the Asian Garden, UBC Botanic Garden, Douglas Justice |
| Wednesday,
May 21 |
Fraser
South 15th
Annual 'Beer Bottle Truss Show' No speaker,
just a lot of fun! - 7:30 pm
|
| Monday,
May 26 |
Fraser
Valley Speaker:
Jeanine Smith Topic:
"Azaleas,
the Best of the Other Rhododendrons"
7:30 |
| June
2008 |
Saturday,
June
7 |
Cowichan
Valley Annual Picnic potluck - at the garden of Maria and
Siggi Kemmler, Duncan. 12:30 pm |
Saturday,
June
7 |
Nanaimo
End-of-Year Barbeque Location: Bowen Park – picnic facility
by Hailey Garden - 4:30 pm |
| Sunday,
June
8 |
Peace
Arch PARS
Annual Picnic at The Glades - CANCELLED |
| Sunday,
June
8 |
Vancouver
Annual
Pot Luck Supper at the Ronsleys home and garden in Lions Bay. Vern
Finley, Jacquie Clayton and Heidi Schneider are co-ordinating this
event. Please bring wine or beer. |
| Saturday,
June
14
|
Fraser
South Annual
Picnic and Auction at the home of Karen Linton and Larry Morton -
3:00 pm |
|
Saturday, June
14 |
Mount
Arrowsmith Windup
Party Potluck at Al and Marie Bieberstein's
in Nanoose - 4:00 pm |
| Saturday,
June
14 |
North
Island Annual
Pot-Luck Picnic at 4 pm in the garden of Ross and Nancy Munro in Royston |
| Sunday,
June
22 |
Victoria Annual
Picnic at Ann and Tom Widdowson's garden, West Saanich Road 12:30
pm |
| July
2008 |
Sunday,
July
6 |
Fraser
Valley Annual
summer BBQ, hosted again, this year by Anne Bone and David Kretzchmar
in Mission. The main course will be wild BC Salmon provided
by your club. You bring a pot-luck item and your beverage of choice.
This is not a ‘Dry’ event and Coffee and Tea will be provided. |
| September
2008 |
Wednesday,
September 3 |
Cowichan
Valley
Speaker: Leslie Drew Topic: "An Unsolved
Mystery: The Disappearance of Susan Stoker's Paintings of the Wildflowers
of Cowichan" Al Campbell will give
a workshop on cutting propagation - 7:30 pm |
| Monday,
September 8 |
Victoria
Speaker:
Dr. Brian White Topic: "Plant Collecting
in Vietnam with Peter Wharton " - 7:30 pm |
| Tuesday,
September 9 |
North
Island Speaker: Diana Scott Topic:
"Great Plant Picks for the Pacific Region" -
7:30 pm |
| Wednesday,
September 10 |
Mount
Arrowsmith Speaker:
Bill McMillan Topic: "Rhododendron
Basics" - 7:30 pm
|
| Thursday,
September 11 |
Nanaimo Speaker: Garth
Wedemire Topic: "Lu
Zhu - A Plant Collector's Passion"
This meeting features our "potluck" finger food event -
7:30 pm |
| Wednesday,
September 17 |
Fraser
South Speaker: Garth
Wedemire Topic: "All
About Rhododendrons" - 7:30 pm |
| Thursday,
September 18 |
Vancouver Speaker:
Garrett Richardson
Topic: "Back
Roads of South Central Sichuan, Spring 2007" - 7:30 pm
... more
|
| Monday,
September 22 |
Fraser
Valley Speaker:
Bill McMillan Topic: "Rhododendron
Basics" - 7:30 pm |
| Tuesday,
September 23 |
Peace
Arch Speaker:
Bill McMillan Topic: "Rhododendron
Basics" - 7:30 pm |
| October
2008 |
Wednesday,
October 1 |
Cowichan
Valley Speaker:
Norma Senn Topic: "Walking
in the Footprints of the Sasquatch - A Brief History of Horticulture
in the Pacific Northwest " - 7:30pm |
| Monday,
October 6 |
Victoria
Speaker: Garth
Wedemire Topic: "Lu
Zhu - A Plant Collector's Passion" - 7:30 pm |
| Tuesday,
October 7 |
North
Island Speaker:
Garth
Wedemire Topic: "Lu
Zhu - A Plant Collector's Passion" - 7:30 pm |
| Thursday,
October 8 |
Mount
Arrowsmith Speaker:Garth
Wedemire Topic: "Lu
Zhu - A Plant Collector's Passion"- 7:30 pm |
| Thursday,
October 9 |
Nanaimo Speaker:
Norma Senn Topic: "Walking in the Footprints
of the Sasquatch - A Brief History of Horticulture
in the Pacific Northwest " - 7:30pm |
| Wednesday,
October 15 |
Fraser
South Speaker: Lucile Whitman Topic:
"Trees to Make You Smile" - Lucile has a plant
nursery in Oregon. She has a wonderful sense of humour and is most
entertaining - 7:30 pm |
| Thursday,
October 16 |
Vancouver
Speaker: Lucile Whitman Topic:
"Trees to Make You Smile" - 7:30 pm ... more |
| Monday,
October 27 |
Fraser
Valley Speaker: Don Martyn Topic:
"Magnolias" - 7:30 pm |
| Tuesday,
October 28 |
Peace
Arch Speaker:
Don Martyn Topic: "Magnolias"
- 7:30 pm |
| November
2008 |
| Monday,
November
3 |
Victoria Speaker:
Glen Jamieson
Topic:
"Mount Kinabalu: Southeast Asia's Kilimanjaro"
- 7:30 pm |
Wednesday,
November 5 |
Cowichan
Valley Speaker:
Ian Efford
Topic:
"Rhododendrons and History in Edinburgh" - 7:30
pm |
| Tuesday,
November 11 |
North
Island Speaker:
Brian
Pearson and Judy Walker Topic:
"Three Years on the Bluff" - the
development of their young vineyard at Greengage Farm - 7:30 pm |
| Wednesday,
November 12 |
Mount
Arrowsmith
Speakes: Art and Susan Lightburn Topic:
"Scotland
and the International Rhododendron Conference in Edinburgh".
The Conference was held in the Spring of 2008 - 7:30 pm |
| Thursday,
November 13 |
Nanaimo Speaker:
Tom Carter
Topic:
"The Rhododendron Forests of Nepal: a walk in paradise"
- 7:30 pm ... more |
| Wednesday,
November 19 |
Fraser
South Speaker:
Dr. Glen Jamieson Topic:"Vireyas
And Their Habitat" - 7:30 pm
|
| Thursday,
November 20 |
Vancouver
Speaker:
Dana Cromie
Topic:
"A
Day in Yunnan with Peter Wharton" - 7:30 pm ... more
|
| Monday,
November 24 |
Fraser
Valley Christmas
Turkey Pot-luck Dinner, A.G.M. and Elections - 6:30
pm
|
| Tuesday,
November 25 |
Peace
Arch Speaker: Colleen
Boyczuk (Forster) Topic: "Plants
of Winter Interest" - 7:30pm |
| December
2008 |
| Monday,
December 1 |
Victoria Christmas
Party Theme: "A Scottish Celebration"
- pictures of the many gardens in Edinburgh, Scotland by our members
who attended the International Conference in Scotland - 6:30pm |
| Wednesday,
December 3 |
Cowichan
Valley Christmas Dinner - 6:30 pm |
Tuesday,
December 9 |
North
Island Christmas
Party pot-luck "finger food and fun" for members,spouses
and guests-5:30pm |
|
Wednesday, December 10 |
Fraser
South Annual
Potluck and Seasonal Frolic - 6:30 pm |
| Wednesday,
December 10 |
Mount
Arrowsmith Christmas Party at the Rotary
Hall on the corner of Fern Road and Beach in Qualicum Beach - 6:00
pm |
Thursday,
December 11 |
Nanaimo Potluck
Dinner and Christmas Auction - 6:30 pm |
The
2007 year
Previous Monthly Meetings for the year: 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, and 2010
| January
2007 |
Wednesday,
January 3 |
Cowichan
Valley January is "Members Slides" night - Janet
Gardner will show us the panoply of colour displayed by the azaleas
and other rhododendrons growing at the former Myers garden at Honeymoon
Bay - 7:30 pm |
| Monday,
January 8 |
Victoria
Speaker: Bill
McMillan Topic: "Plant Hunting in Sichuan
China May-June 2006" - a PowePoint presentation - 7:30
pm |
| Tuesday,
January 9 |
North
Island
Topic: Remember the trip: A digital picture show presentation
of our members' trip to Whidbey Island this past April -
7:30 pm |
| Wednesday,
January 10 |
Mount
Arrowsmith |
| Thursday,
January 11 |
Nanaimo
Speaker: Ingeborg
Woodsworth Topic: "The Hachmann Nursery" -
7:30 pm |
| Wednesday,
January 17 |
Fraser
South Annual General Meeting, Awards and Desserts -
7:30 pm |
| Thursday,
January 18 |
Vancouver
AGM, Members’ slides and a talk by Stuart
Scholefield on "Gardens in Winter"-7:30pm |
| Monday,
January 22 |
Fraser
Valley The video entitled 'The Rhododendron Leaf'
produced by the Friends of the Garden at UBC will be shown - 7:30
pm |
| Tuesday,
January 23 |
Peace
Arch Speaker: Dalen
Bayes Topic: "In Search of the Wild
R. laponicum" - 7:30 pm |
| February
2007 |
| Monday,
February
5 |
Victoria Speakers:
Agnes Lynn, Topic: "Wildflowers - Chasing the Season"
and
Jason Jones Topic:"Macro
Photography of Rhododendrons" - 7:30 pm |
Wednesday,
February 7 |
Cowichan
Valley Speaker: Ian Efford Topic:
Ian will speak on his experiences in Tasmania, Australia, and the
Pacific Rhododendron Conference - 7:30 pm |
| Thursday,
February 8 |
Nanaimo Valentine's
Social & Auction (auction postponed from December) - 6:30
pm |
| Wednesday,
February
14 |
Mount
Arrowsmith Speaker:
Ron Knight Topic:"Pruning With Confidence"
- 7:30pm |
| Tuesday,
February
13 |
North
Island Speakers:
Nadine Boudreau and Harry Wright Topic:
The
City of Courtenay's 'Mile of Flower'
- 7:30 pm |
| Thursday,
February
15 |
Vancouver Speaker:
Peter Wharton Topic: 'The Lure and
the Role of Plant Expeditions
in Asia' - 7:30 pm...
more
|
| Wednesday,
February
21 |
Fraser
South Speaker:
Frank
Fujioka Topic: "Fujioka Hybrids" -
7:30 pm |
| Monday,
February 26 |
Fraser
Valley Speaker:
Les
Clay
Topic: "Species Rhododendrons and Rhodos for
the Smaller Garden"
- 7:30 pm |
| Tuesday,
February 27 |
Peace
Arch Speaker:
Ron Knight Topic:
"Drip Irrigation Systems" - 7:30 pm |
| March
2007 |
| Monday,
March 5 |
Victoria
Speaker:
David Sellars Topic: "Alpines
within a Rhododendron Garden" - 7:30 pm |
Wednesday,
March 7 |
Cowichan
Valley Potluck
Supper in March recognizing the work of Stan and Nyra Groves
and Fred Collings Speaker:
Glen Jamieson Topic:
"Plant Hunting in Yunnan, China: From George Forrest to the
Present" - 6:00 pm |
| Thursday,
March 8 |
Nanaimo Speaker:
Glen Jamieson Topic:
"Plant Hunting in Yunnan, China: From George Forrest to the
Present" - 7:30 pm |
| Tuesday,
March 13 |
North
Island Paul
Wurz will show the Frank Fujioka "Hybridizing Video"
- 7:30 pm |
| Thursday,
March 15 |
Vancouver
Speaker:
Joe Ronsley Topic: "Enhanced Woodland"
- 7:30 pm ...
more
|
| Wednesday,
March 14 |
Mount
Arrowsmith Speakes:
Panel Discussion on a wide range of subjects "Rhododendrons
of all Seasons" - Dick Beamish, Glen Jamieson, Terry Richmond
and Dave Crucz - 7:30 pm |
| Wednesday,
March 21 |
Fraser
South
Speaker: Norma Senn Topic: "Coastal
Gardens of the Pacific Northwest" - 7:30 pm |
| Monday,
March 26 |
Fraser
Valley Speaker:
Ron Knight Topic:"The Wild Rhododendrons
of Mount Elphinstone"-7:30pm |
| Tuesday,
March 27 |
Peace
Arch Annual
General Meeting & Elections Speaker:
Danny Kuo - the Orchid Man
Topic: "Hands-on Orchid Workshop" -
7:30 pm |
| April
2007 |
Wednesday,
April
4 |
Cowichan
Valley Speaker:
Bill
McMillan Topic: Bill will give his perspective on "Plant
Hunting Adventures in Sichuan, China" -
7:30 pm
|
| Monday,
April 9 |
Victoria Speaker:
Mike Snowden, former Head Gardener/Property Manager
at Rowallane, County Down, Northern Ireland Topic:"Rowallane;
a special garden in the North of Ireland" -
7:30 pm
... more
|
| Tuesday,
April 10 |
North
Island Speaker:
Carol
Dancer Topic: "The Gardens of Government House" -
7:30 pm |
| Wednesday,
April 11 |
Mount
Arrowsmith Speaker:
Carol
Dancer Topic: "The Gardens of Government House"-
7:30 pm |
| Thursday,
April 12 |
Nanaimo Speaker:
Carol
Dancer Topic:"The Gardens of Government House" -
7:30 pm |
| Wednesday,
April 18 |
Fraser
South
Speaker: Peter Wharton, Curator of the David
C. Lam Garden at the UBC Botanical Garden and Centre for Plan Research Topic: 'Plant
Expeditions in Asia' - 7:30 pm
|
| Thursday,
April 19 |
Vancouver
Speaker:
Mike Snowden, former Head Gardener/Property Manager
at Rowallane, County Down, Northern Ireland Topic:"Rowallane;
a special garden in the North of Ireland" -
7:30 pm
... more
|
| Monday,
April 23 |
Fraser
Valley Speaker:
Brenda Falk,
Tanglebank
Country Gardens
website: www.tanglebank.com Topic:
"Spring Perennials" - with some items
for sale - 7:30 pm
|
| Tuesday,
April 24 |
Peace
Arch Speaker:
Brenda Falk,
Tanglebank Country Gardens
website: www.tanglebank.com Topic:
"Spring Perennials" - with some items for
sale - 7:30 pm |
| May
2007 |
Wednesday,
May
2 |
Cowichan
Valley Speaker:
Garth
Wedemire Topic: "The
RSF Species Study Days" - 7:30 pm
|
| Monday,
May 7 |
Victoria Speaker:
Glen Jamieson Topic:
"History of Exploring for Plants in China " -
7:30 pm
|
| Tuesday,
May 8 |
North
Island |
| Wednesday,
May 9 |
Mount
Arrowsmith |
| Thursday,
May 10 |
Nanaimo
Annual General Meeting Speaker:
Bernie
Guyader Topic: "Wildflowers
of Paradise Meadows", Strathcona Park - 7:30 pm |
| Wednesday,
May 16 |
Fraser
South Monthly General meeting & Truss Show Topic:
TBA
|
| Thursday,
May 17 |
Vancouver
Walk
in the Ted and Mary Grieg Garden, Stanley Park, led by Alleyne
Cook |
| Monday,
May 28 |
Fraser
Valley Speaker:
Gerry Gibbens, Topic: "Rhodos
and Special Plants for the Smaller Garden"
- 7:30
pm |
Tuesday,
May 22 |
Peace
Arch |
| June
2007 |
Saturday,
June
9 |
Cowichan
Valley Annual Picnic - potluck at 12:00 noon at the garden
of Siggi and Maria Kemmler, Gibbins Road. |
| Saturday,
June
9 |
Nanaimo
NRS End-of-Year Barbeque Location:
TBA |
| Sunday,
June 10 |
Vancouver
Potluck
supper, at the home of Bill and Suzanne Spohn, West Vancouver |
| June |
Fraser
South Annual
Potluck and Auction Hosts: TBA |
| Sunday,
June 3 |
Peace
Arch PARS
Annual Picnic at The Glades 561 - 172nd St., Surrey |
| September
2007 |
Wednesday,
September 5 |
Cowichan
Valley
Speakers: Janet
Gardner and Sharon Tillie - an illustrated
talk on Pacific Northwest gardens they visited this spring - "Janet
and Sharon's Most Excellent Adventure"- 7:30 pm |
| Monday,
September 10 |
Victoria
Speaker:
Ken Denman, lead author of the Intergovernmental
Panel on Climate
Change Topic:
"Climate
change and the future of Victoria gardens" - 7:30
pm |
| Tuesday,
September 11 |
North
Island Speaker:
Bernie Guyder Topic:
"Alpine Meadows"
- a slide show presentation of the three seasons in Strathcona Park,
showing the flora of Paradise Meadows in the Mount Washington area
- 7:30 pm |
| Wednesday,
September 12 |
Mount
Arrowsmith Speaker: Bernie Guyder Topic:
"Dwarf Rhodos in the Rock Garden" -
7:30 pm |
| Thursday,
September 13 |
Nanaimo
Speaker: Garth
Wedemire Topic: "The
RSF Species Study Days" - 7:30 pm |
| Wednesday,
September 19 |
Fraser
South Speaker: Art
Lightburn (Mount Arrowsmith Chapter)
Topic: "His
Trip to Australian and the 2006 Pacific Region International Rhododendron
Conference held in Tasmania" - 7:30 pm |
| Thursday,
September 20 |
Vancouver Speaker:
Douglas
Justice, Associate Director and Curator, UBC Botanic Garden
Topic: ‘Unusual
Asian Trees at UBC Botanic Garden’ - 7:30 pm
... more |
| Monday,
September 24 |
Fraser
Valley Speaker:
Glen
Jamieson Topic:
"History of Exploring for Plants in China " -
7:30 pm |
| Tuesday,
September 25 |
Peace
Arch Speaker:
Glen
Jamieson Topic:
"History of Exploring for Plants in China " -
7:30 pm |
| October
2007 |
| Monday,
October 1 |
Victoria Speaker:
Garth
Wedemire Topic: "The
RSF Species Study Days" - 7:30 pm |
Wednesday,
October 3 |
Cowichan
Valley Speaker:
Agnes Lynn Topic:
"The
'local' Native Wildflowers (Including Our Native Rhododendrons " - 7:30 pm |
| Tuesday,
October 9 |
North
Island Speaker:
Robert Argall
Topic: "Fall
Bulb Plantings That Compliment Rhododendrons In The Spring" -
7:30 pm |
| Thursday,
October 11 |
Mount
Arrowsmith This
will be a joint meeting with the Nanaimo Chapter (MARS members will
car pool to attend the Nanaimo Chapter meeting - see the Nanaimo speaker
listed below) |
| Thursday,
October 11 |
Nanaimo Speaker:
Dennis
Bottemiller, nursery manager and propagator from the Rhododendron
Species Foundation in Federal Way, Washington. Topic: "Propagating
Rhododendrons From Cuttings" -
7:30 pm (This
will be a joint meeting with the Mount Arrowsmith Chapter) |
| Wednesday,
October 17 |
Fraser
South Speaker: Roger Low Topic:
"Bonsai" -
7:30 pm
|
| Thursday,
October 18 |
Vancouver
Speaker: Charlie
Sale Topic: "Rhododendrons & Other Plants
from some Great New Zealand Gardens" - 7:30 pm |
| Monday,
October 22 |
Fraser
Valley Speaker: Leslie Drew, Cowichan Chapter
Newsletter Editor
Topic: "Richard Layritz the forgotten man in the Northwest
Rhododendron Story" - 7:30 pm |
| Tuesday,
October 23 |
Peace
Arch
Speaker: Bill Bischoff Topic:
"Cyclamins
as Companion Plants" - 7:30 pm |
| November
2007 |
| Monday,
November
5 |
Victoria Speaker:
Paige Woodward Topic:"Species Paeonies Hunting in Tibet
and Sichuan"-7:30pm |
Wednesday,
November 7 |
Cowichan
Valley Speaker:
Gerry
Gibbens of VanDusen Botanical Garden
Topic: "Dwarf Rhododendrons In The Garden"
- 7:30 pm |
| Tuesday,
November 13 |
North
Island Speaker:
Paul Wurz
Topic: "Some Help in Growing Rhododendrons". The
information will include: planting, disease, pruning, fertilizing,
mulching, insect control, and moving rhodos. The program will end
with some garden pictures and photos of some of Paul's favourites.
- 7:30 pm |
| Wednesday,
November 14 |
Mount
Arrowsmith Speaker:
Peter Wharton,
curator of the David C. Lam Asian Garden at UBC
Topic: "Conservation of Bio-Diverse Forests in Viet Nam".
This meeting will
be a joint meeting with the Nanaimo Chapter
and will be held at the Civic Centre in Qualicum Beach
-
7:30 pm |
| Wednesday,
November 14 |
Nanaimo This
will be a joint meeting with the MARS
Chapter (Nanaimo members will car pool
to attend the MARS meeting at Qualicum Civic Centre in
Qualicum Beach -
see the Mount Arrowsmith speaker listed above)
- 7:30pm |
| Thursday,
November
15 |
Vancouver Speaker:
Steve Hootman, Co-Director of the Rhododendron
Species Botanical Garden
Topic:
"Exploring
Northern Vietnam and Adjacent Southern Yunnan" -
7:30 pm
... more |
| Wednesday,
November 21 |
Fraser
South Speaker: Gerry
Gibbens - Gardener, Van Dusen Sino-Himalayan garden.
Topic: "What
is a Botanical Garden?" - 7:30 pm
|
| Monday,
November 26 |
Fraser
Valley Christmas
Dinner, Annual General Meeting and Elections - 6:30
pm
|
| Tuesday,
November 27 |
Peace
Arch Speaker:Gwen
Odermatt Topic:"Small Pond Gardens - LIfe Around the
Pond"-7:30pm |
| December
2007 |
|
Monday, December 3 |
Victoria Christmas
Party with Speaker: Carol Dancer
Topic: "Tasmania Rhododendron Conference and Travels down Under" - 6:30
pm
|
Wednesday
December 5 |
Mount
Arrowsmith Christmas Party at the Rotary Hall on the corner
of Fern Road and Beach in Qualicum Beach at 5:30 pm |
Sunday,
December 9 |
Cowichan
Valley Brunch at the "Inn on the Water"
- Christmas Party - games, raffle and auction |
| Monday,
December 10 |
Peace
Arch Christmas
Party at Cranley Hall Speaker:
Cindy Lightheart
Topic: "Christmas Decorations for the Garden" |
| Tuesday,
December 11 |
North
Island
Christmas
Party for members, spouses and guests - 5:30 pm |
|
Wednesday, December 12 |
Fraser
South Annual
Christmas Potluck Dinner - 6:30 pm |
| Thursday,
December 13 |
Nanaimo
Christmas Party, Potluck Supper (finger food only) and Auction - 7:00
pm |
The
2006 year
Previous Monthly Meetings for the year: 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, and 2010
| January
2006 |
Wednesday,
January 4 |
Cowichan
Valley Speaker:
Glen Jamieson Topic: "Plant Hunting in Yunnan
- part 2" - 7:30 pm |
| Thursday,
January 5 |
Victoria Speaker:
M. J. Harvey Topic: "Travels in Italy" -
7:30 pm |
| Tuesday,
January 10 |
North
Island Speaker:
Becci Russell of Stone Tree Nursery
Topic: "Winter Colour in the Garden" - 7:30 pm |
| Wednesday,
January 11 |
Mount
Arrowsmith Speaker: Donna Hill Topic:
"Native Plants for the Rhodo Gardens" - 7:30
pm |
| Thursday,
January 12 |
Nanaimo
Speaker:
Michael Miller Topic: "Trekking through
Rhododendrons in Bhutan" - 7:30 pm |
| Monday,
January 16 |
Peace
Arch Speaker:
Garth Wedemire Topic: "Yunnan Rhododendron Tour
- part 2" - 7:30 pm |
| Wednesday,
January 18 |
Fraser
South Annual General Meeting, Awards and Desserts!
- 7:30 pm |
| Thursday,
January 19 |
Vancouver
Annual General Meeting, Elections and Members’ Slides - 7:30
pm |
| Monday,
January 23 |
Fraser
Valley Speaker:
Garth Wedemire Topic: "Yunnan Rhododendron Tour
- part 2" - 7:30 pm
|
| February
2006 |
Wednesday,
February 1 |
Cowichan
Valley Speaker: Harry
Wright Topic: "Learn by Looking" - 7:30
pm |
| Thursday,
February 2 |
Victoria Speaker: Leslie
Drew Topic: "Layritz" - 7:30
pm |
| Tuesday,
February 7 |
North
Island Speaker: Paul
Wurz Topic: "The Lofthouse Rhodos" - 7:30
pm |
| Wednesday,
February 8 |
Mount
Arrowsmith Speaker:
Paul
Wurz Topic "A Recognition of the late
John (Jack) Lofthouse for his Hybridization of the Species Rhododendron"
more ...
- 7:30
pm
|
| Thursday,
February 9 |
Nanaimo
Speaker: Jordan
Ellis Topic: "International Composting Corporation
Composting Process" |
| Wednesday,
February 15 |
Fraser
South Speaker: Garth Wedemire Topic:
"Species from Yunnan Tour 2005" |
| Thursday,
February 16 |
Vancouver Speaker:
Sean Rafferty and Brenda Macdonald Topic:
'VRS Members in Yunnan'
more
...
- 7:30
pm |
| Monday,
February 20 |
Peace
Arch Speaker:
Peter Wharton Topic: "Propagation"
- 7:30 pm
|
| Monday,
February 27 |
Fraser
Valley
Speaker:
David Sellars Topic: "Alpine Flowers
of the Dolomites". David will show pictures taken of his
recent hike in the Dolomites. - 7:30 pm |
| March
2006 |
Wednesday,
March 1 |
Cowichan
Valley Speaker:
Leslie
Drew
Topic: "Richard Layritz the forgotten man in the Northwest Rhododendron
Story " - 7:30 pm
|
| Wednesday,
March 8 |
Mount
Arrowsmith Speaker: |
| Thursday,
March 9 |
Victoria
Annual Genreal Meeting and
Speaker:
Joe Cartman Topic: "Trees and Shrubs of
New Zealand" - 7:00 pm
|
| Thursday,
March 9 |
Nanaimo Speaker: Aaron
Wing - Shibusa Ponds Topic: 'Water In The Gardens'
- 7:30 pm |
| Tuesday,
March 14 |
North
Island Speaker: Judith
Walker Topic: 'Making Connections: From a Continent
to an Island' |
| Wednesday,
March 15 |
Fraser
South Speaker:
Joe Ronsley Topic: "A Woodland Garden"
- 7:30 pm
|
| Thursday,
March 16 |
Vancouver
Speaker:
Ben Hall Topic: 'So Many Rhododendron
Species: How they came to be and how they have moved about' more
...
- 7:30
pm |
| Monday,
March 20 |
Peace
Arch Annual
General Meeting followed by a Workshop Session
with Giff Robb, Evelyn Morton and Michael Richards (topics: how to
propagate rhodos, fuchsias and ferns) - 7:30 pm
|
| Monday,
March 27 |
Fraser
Valley Speaker: Glen Jamieson from MARS
chapter Topic: "Vireyas" - 7:30 pm |
| April
2006 |
Wednesday,
April
5 |
Cowichan
Valley Speaker:
Les Clay
Topic: "The Newer Hybrids"
- 7:30 pm |
| Thursday,
April 6 |
Victoria Speaker:
Ned Brockenbrough Topic: "A Hybridizer's
Odyssey" - 7:30 pm
|
| Tuesday,
April 11 |
North
Island Speakers: Paul
Wurz, Harry Wright, Dave Crucz
Topic: "Getting to Know Your Rhodos"
- 7:30 pm |
| Wednesday,
April 12 |
Mount
Arrowsmith Panel
Discussion: Paul Wurz, Harry Wright, Terry Richmond,
Diane Pertson
Topic: "Acquiring and Growing Rhododendrons in
Our Area" - 7:30 pm |
| Thursday,
April 13 |
Nanaimo Speaker: Paul
Wurz Topic: "The Lofthouse Legacy"
- 7:30 pm |
| Monday,
April 17 |
Peace
Arch Speaker:
Brenda Falk,
Tanglebank Farm Nursery Topic: TBA - 7:30 pm |
| Wednesday,
April 19 |
Fraser
South 13th
Annual 'Beer Bottle Truss Show' No speaker,
just a lot of fun! - 7:30 pm |
| Thursday,
April 20 |
Vancouver
Speaker:
Steve
Hootman, Executive Director, Rhododendron Species Foundation,
Topic: 'Return to Arunachal Pradesh' more
...
- 7:30
pm |
| Monday,
April 24 |
Fraser
Valley Speaker: Joe
Ronsley Topic: "An Enhanced Woodland"
- 7:30 pm
- 7:30
pm |
| May
2006 |
Wednesday,
May
3 |
Cowichan
Valley Speaker:
Jim Crawford
Topic: "Our native R. albiflorum and R. macrophyllum"
- 7:30 pm |
| Thursday,
May 4 |
Victoria Speaker:
Reverend Jordan Ellis Topic: "Virtuous Composting"
- 7:30 pm |
| Tuesday,
May 9 |
North
Island Speaker:
- 7:30 pm |
| Wednesday,
May 10 |
Mount
Arrowsmith Speaker: -
7:30 pm |
| Thursday,
May 11 |
Nanaimo
Speaker: Ron Knight Topic: "Free Perennials
from Cuttings" - 7:30 pm |
| Sunday,
May 14 |
Peace
Arch Mothers Day at the Glades
561 - 172nd St.., Surrey |
| Wednesday,
May 17 |
Fraser
South Speaker:
David Sellars Topic: "Our Native Alpines"
- 7:30 pm |
| Thursday,
May 18 |
Vancouver
Walk
in the Sino-Himalayan Gardens, VanDusen, led by Gerry Gibbens |
| Monday,
May 29 |
Fraser
Valley Speaker:
Ted Brown, past president of the "Fraser Pacific
Rose Society", member of the American Rose Society and an ARS Accredited
Rose Show Judge
Topic: "Growing good Roses in the lower Mainland of British
Columbia" more
...
- 7:30
pm
|
| June
2006 |
| Sunday,
June 11 |
Peace
Arch PARS
Annual Picnic at The Glades 561 - 172nd St.., Surrey |
| Sunday,
June 11 |
Victoria Annual
Picnic: 2006 At the home of Ken and Madeleine Webb at 12.30 pm |
|
Sunday, June 18 |
Fraser
South Annual
Potluck and Auction. Hosts: Alan and Wenonah March |
|
Sunday, June 24 |
Fraser
Valley Year-end
BBQ at the home of Scot and Mary Henney. Please let Scot know that
you will be coming to the barbecue --- he will contact Art Pearson
and let him know that you are coming (Art is preparing the salmon).
Come between 4.30 and 5.00pm and don't forget it is pot-luck. Bring
a folding chair if you have one |
| September
2006 |
Wednesday,
September 6 |
Cowichan
Valley Speaker: Brian Russell of Russell
Nursery Topic: "Japanese Maples"
- 7:30 pm. Brian will have plants for sale. |
| Monday,
September 11 |
Victoria
Speaker: Gerry
Gibbens of Van Dusen Gardens
Topic: "Rhododendrons and Special Trees for the Smaller Garden"
- 7:30 pm |
| Tuesday,
September 12 |
North
Island Speaker/Topic:
NIRS
member Robert Argall giving advise on planting of
fall bulbs. Robert has an extensive collection of bulbs in his garden
on Wireless Road in Comox, and is the envy of every gardener during
the spring blooming season. |
| Wednesday,
September 13 |
Fraser
South A progress report on the Fall Conference will be
given. Most of the meeting will be used to prepare for th ARS Fall
conference to be held at Harrison Hot Springs on September 22-24,
2006 |
| Wednesday,
September 13 |
Mount
Arrowsmith Speaker:
Kristi Ozero Topic: "Deer
Proofing Strategies" - 7:30 pm |
| Thursday,
September 14 |
Nanaimo
Speaker:
Donna Hill Topic: "Native Plants for the
Rhodo Garden" - 7:30 pm
... more
|
| Thursday,
September 21 |
Vancouver Speaker:
Quentin Cronk, Director - UBC Botanical Garden
Topic: "Rhododendron - the anatomy of an obsession"
- 7:30 pm
... more |
| Fri.
- Sun., Sept. 22 - 24 |
A.R.S.
Western Regional Conference - Harrison Hot Springs hosted by the Fraser
South Chapter. website -
www.arsfallconference2006.com
|
| Monday,
September 26 |
Fraser
Valley Speaker:
Paul Wurz Topic: "The Lofthouse Legacy"
- 7:30 pm |
| Tuesday,
September 26 |
Peace
Arch Speaker:
Gerry
Gibbens
Topic: "Rhodo
Problem Solving" - 7:30 pm
First meeting at new location: Cranley Hall, 2141 Cranley
Drive, Surrey |
| October
2006 |
| Monday,
October 2 |
Victoria Speaker:
Dave Demers Topic: "A Woodland Monarchy: Podophyllum,
Paris and Arisaema" - 7:30 pm |
Wednesday,
October 4 |
Cowichan
Valley Speaker:
Paul Wurz Topic: "Lofthouse Rhododendron
Hybrids" - 7:30 pm |
| Tuesday,
October 10 |
North
Island Speaker:
Les
Clay Topic: "Propagation"
- 7:30 pm |
| Wednesday,
October 11 |
Mount
Arrowsmith Speaker:
Les
Clay Topic: "Propagation"
- 7:30 pm |
| Thursday,
October 12 |
Nanaimo Speaker:
Kristi Ozero Topic: "Gardening with Deer"
- 7:30 pm |
| Wednesday,
October 18 |
Fraser
South Speaker:
Paul Wurz Topic: "The Lofthouse Legacy"
- 7:30 pm
|
| Thursday,
October 19 |
Vancouver
Speaker:
Brenda Macdonald Topic: "A
Trip to China, 2006" - 7:30 pm
... more |
| Monday,
October 23 |
Fraser
Valley Speaker:
Sean Rafferty Topic: "Rhododendron Hunting
in Yunnan and Sichuan, China" - 7:30 pm |
| Tuesday,
October 24 |
Peace
Arch Speaker:
David
Tarrant
of UBC Botanical Garden Topic: "Fall blooming companion
plants for Rhododendrons" - 7:30 pm |
| November
2006 |
Wednesday,
November 1 |
Cowichan
Valley AGM and Speaker: Jim
Crawford Topic: "Our native macrophyllum
and albiflorum" 7:30 pm |
| Monday,
November
6 |
Victoria Speaker:
Paul Wurz Topic: "The Lofthouse Legacy" - 7:30
pm
|
| Wednesday,
November 8 |
Mount
Arrowsmith Speaker:
Linda Derkach and a few more "Master Gardeners"
from the Master Gardeners Association. Topic: " Winter
Gardens" - 7:30 pm |
| Thursday,
November 9 |
Nanaimo Speaker:
Harry
Wright
Topic: "Life In A Rhodo Garden" - 7:30
pm |
| Tuesday,
November 14 |
North
Island Speaker:
Ron
Knight
Topic: "Pruning" - 7:30 pm |
| Wednesday,
November 15 |
Fraser
South Speaker:
Gerry
Gibbens
Topic: "Rhodo
Problem Solving" - 7:30 pm |
| Thursday,
November
16 |
Vancouver Speaker:
Rolf Mathewes, Associate Dean of Science at Simon
Fraser University,
Topic: 'The Plants of the Queen Charlotte Islands - Past,
Present and Future' - 7:30 pm...
more |
| Monday,
November 27 |
Fraser
Valley Christmas
Dinner, Annual General Meeting and Elections - 6:30
pm
|
| Tuesday,
November 28 |
Peace
Arch Speaker:
David Sellars Topic: "Construction of
a Pond and Stream for a Rhododendron Garden" - 7:30
pm |
| December
2006 |
| Monday,
December 4 |
Victoria Speaker:
Betty Gordon and the Christmas Party
Topic: "The VRS Vancouver Trip May 2006" - 7:30
pm
|
Wednesday,
December 6 |
Cowichan
Valley Christmas Party - recognizing the
work of Stan and Nyra Groves
and Fred Collings - 6:00 pm |
Wednesday,
December 6 |
Mount
Arrowsmith Christmas Potluck at the Rotary
Clubhouse |
| Monday,
December 11 |
Peace
Arch Christmas Meeting |
| Tuesday
December, 12 |
North
Island Christmas
Party |
|
Wednesday, December 13 |
Fraser
South Christmas
Party |
| Thursday,
December 14 |
Nanaimo
Christmas Party & Auction |
The
2005 year
Previous Monthly Meetings for the year: 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, and 2010
| January
2005 |
Wednesday,
January 5 |
Cowichan
Valley Speaker:
Various club members Topic "Slides of gardens visited"
-
7:30 pm |
| Thursday,
January 6 |
Victoria Scheduled
speaker
unable to come due to bad weather: Norman
Todd stood in with his talk on "Trifloras" |
| Tuesday,
January 11 |
North
Island Panel Discussion "Caring for Your Rhododendrons"
Panel: Harry Wright, Paul Wurz and Terry Richmond from M.A.R.S.
Subjects: preparing the planting medium, mulching, fertilizers,
container growing, pruning. transplanting and pest management |
| Wednesday,
January 12 |
Mount
Arrowsmith Panel
discussion on "Caring for your
rhodos".
- 7:30 pm |
| Thursday,
January 13 |
Nanaimo
Speaker: Michael Miller Topic
"Trekking through Rhododendrons in Nepal"
- 7:30 pm |
| Monday,
January 17 |
Peace
Arch |
| Wednesday,
January 19 |
Fraser
South AGM "Awards and Just Desserts" awards
interspiced with incredible desserts 7:30 pm |
| Thursday,
January 20 |
Vancouver
Annual General Meeting, Elections, Members’ Slides
- 7:30 pm |
Monday,
January 24 |
Fraser
Valley This is our annual members' pictures and slides evening
- 7:30 pm |
| February
2005 |
Wednesday,
February 2 |
Cowichan
Valley Speaker: Ken Gibson Topic:
TBA - 7:30 pm |
| Thursday,
February 3 |
Victoria Speaker:Ingeborg
Woodsworth Topic: "Hachmann Nursery"
- 7:30 pm |
| Tuesday,
February 1 |
North
Island Speakers: Roy and Janet Taylor
Topic: The Development of their Garden. - 7:30 pm |
| Wednesday,
February 9 |
Mount
Arrowsmith Speaker: Dr Roy Taylor
Topic: "Mediterranean style garden in Lantzville" - 7:30
pm
... more
|
| Thursday,
February 10 |
Nanaimo
Speaker: Dr
Roy Taylor
Topic: "Construction of a Mediterranean style garden in Lantzville"
- 7:30 pm |
| Wednesday,
February 16 |
Fraser
South Speaker: Peter Wharton
Topic: "Expedition to China" - 7:30 pm |
| Thursday,
February 17 |
Vancouver Speakers:
Jim and Margaret Cadwaladr, Director, Milner Garden,
and author,
Topic: 'A Social History of the Milner Garden and Woodland'
- 7:30 pm
... more
|
| Monday,
February 21 |
Peace
Arch Speaker:
Norman Todd Topic "Lepidotes"
- 7:30 pm |
| Monday,
February 28 |
Fraser
Valley Speaker: Chris
Klapwijk
from the Fraser South Chapter or the ARS
Topic: "Our Recent Bus Tour to Gardens in the Portland Area"
- 7:30 pm
|
| March
2005 |
Wednesday,
March 2 |
Cowichan
Valley Speaker: Ron Knight Topic:
"Making Your Rhododendrons believe they are growing in their
natural enviroment" - 7:30 pm |
| Thursday,
March 3 |
Victoria Speaker:
Ron Knight Topic: "Make your Rhododendrons
Think they're Growing
in the Himalayas" - 7:30 pm |
| Tuesday,
March 8 |
North
Island Speaker: Steve Hootman from the
RSF Topic: "Unusual Species, Hybrids and Relatives"
This is the same speech he recently gave at the Seattle North West
flower show -7:30pm |
| Wednesday,
March 9 |
Mount
Arrowsmith Speaker:
Steve Hootman from the RSF Topic: "Unusual
Species, Hybrids and Relatives" This is the same speech he recently
gave at the Seattle North West flower show -7:30pm |
| Thursday,
March 10 |
Nanaimo
Speaker:
Bernie Guyader Topic: "Dwarf Rhododendrons
in the Rock Garden" - 7:30pm |
| Wednesday,
March 16 |
Fraser
South Speaker: David Sellars Topic: "Alpine
Flowers of the Dolomites". David will show pictures taken of
their hike last spring. - 7:30 pm |
| Thursday,
March 17 |
Vancouver Speaker:
Alleyne Cooke, Topic: ‘My Years at Sunningdale’
- 7:30 pm
... more
|
| Monday,
March 21 |
Peace
Arch Speaker: Douglas Justice,
Topic: ‘Japanese Maples’
and Annual General Meeting - 7:30 pm |
| Monday,
March 28 |
Fraser
Valley
Speaker: Ingeborg
Woodsworth
of Mayo Nursery in Lake Cowichan
Topic: "Rhododendron Gardens in my Travels Around the World"
- 7:30 pm |
| April
2005 |
Wednesday,
April 6 |
Cowichan
Valley Speaker:
Bernie
Guyader Topic:
"Rhodos
in the Rock Garden"
- 7:30 pm
|
| Thursday,
April 7 |
Victoria Speaker:
Des
Kennedy - Journalist, Author, Environmentalist
- 7:30 pm |
| Wednesday,
April 13 |
North
Island Topic: "Rhodo ID Evening with Harry Wright"
- 7:30 pm (note - date change)
Be ready to work in pairs to identify various rhodos by slides or
trusses. |
| Wednesday,
April 13 |
Mount
Arrowsmith Speaker: Jim Grieg Topic:
Jim along with someone from the Nanaimo chapter who will give a brief
overview of truss show rules and how to properly prepare a truss for
judging. Jim will be giving an overview of his families involement
with Rhododendrons on Vancouver Island -7:30 pm |
| Thursday,
April 14 |
Nanaimo Speaker:
Dr. Bob Rhodes Topic: "Growing the Tender Rhododendrons
in our climate" |
| Monday,
April 18 |
Peace
Arch Speaker:
Bill
Bishoff, President – Vancouver Orchid Society
Topic:
"Hardy
Orchids - Terrestrial native and non-native orchids as companion plants"
- 7:30 pm |
| Wednesday,
April 20 |
Fraser
South Speaker: Dalen Bays, Topic:
"Our Sumas, Washington Garden" - 7:30 pm |
| Thursday,
April 21 |
Vancouver
Speaker: John Sales, Chief Gardens Advisor to the
British National Trust (retired)
Topic: ‘Woodland Gardens’ - 7:30 pm
... more
|
| Monday,
April 25 |
Fraser
Valley Speakers:Clive
Justice and Keshab Pradhan Topic: "TBA" - 7:30
pm |
| May
2005 |
| Wednesday,
May 4 |
Cowichan
Valley Speaker:
Joy
Stones and Ted Cutlan
Topic: "The
Tasmanian Experience"-7:30pm |
Thursday,
May 5 |
Victoria Speaker:
Joy
Stones and Ted Cutlan
Topic: "New
Zealand"
- 7:30pm |
| Tuesday,
May 10 |
North
Island Annual
General Meeting at the home of Pauline and Dick Bonney. Bernie
Guyader will be Nominations Chair and positions up for election include
Secretary, Membership and Program |
| Wednesday,
May 11 |
Mount
Arrowsmith Speaker: Carmen Varco from Victora
Topic: "Companion Plants for Rhodos in a Woodland Environment"
- 7:30 pm |
| Thursday,
May 12 |
Nanaimo Annual
General Meeting & Elections Speaker: Carmen Varcoe
from Victora
Topic: "Woodland Companion Plants in the Rhododendron Setting" - 7:30
pm |
| Sunday,
May 15 |
Peace
Arch There is no 'meeting' this month on monday. On Sunday,
May 15 - there is a Members' Garden Tour starting at 2111 174th St.,
Surrey at 1 pm. See the chapter newsletter for details. |
| Wednesday,
May 18 |
Fraser
South Annual Beer Bottle Truss Show at Langley United
Church, 5673 200th St. -
7:30 pm
|
| Thursday,
May 19 |
Vancouver
Walk in the David C. Lam Asian Garden with Douglas Justice at UBC
Meet at the Botanical Garden entrance, 6804 SW Marine Drive, Vanvouver
- 7:00 pm |
| Monday,
May 30 |
Fraser
Valley Speaker: Eleanore Dempster
Topic: As a farewell to our members, Eleanore will repeat the topic:
“From the River to the Mountain – How 500 Rhodys took
a hike” - 7:30 pm |
| June
2005 |
| Sunday,
June 12 |
Peace
Arch There is no 'meeting' this month on monday. On Sunday,
June 12 - our Annual Picnic will be held at The Glades - 561 17nd
St., Surrey from 3pm to 7pm. |
| Sunday,
June 12 |
Vancouver
Potluck supper, Joe and Joanne Ronsley’s house, Lions Bay
- 3:00 pm |
| Sunday,
June 12 |
Victoria
Annual Picnic at the home of Moe and Johanna Massa
5020 Glinz Lake Road, Sooke - 12:30 pm |
| Tuesday,
June 14 |
North
Island Annual Members' Pot Luck - location TBA |
| Sunday,
June 19 |
Fraser
South Fraser South's Auction and Picnic at Trevor and
Doreen Badminton's - 3:00 pm
|
| Sunday,
June 26 |
Fraser
Valley Fraser Valley's Annual Picnic at the Prufers - 3:00 pm |
| September
2005 |
| Thursday,
September 1 |
Victoria Speaker: Christine
North Topic: "Companion Planting - The English
Way" - 7:30 pm |
Wednesday,
September 7 |
Cowichan
Valley Speaker:Christine North Topic:"Companion
Planting-The English Way" - 7:30 pm |
| Thursday,
September 8 |
Nanaimo Speaker: Christine
North Topic: "Companion Planting - The English
Way" - 7:30 pm |
| Tuesday,
September 13 |
North
Island Speaker: Christine
North Topic: "Growing Rhodos in the English Manner"
- 7:30 pm |
| Wednesday,
September 14 |
Mount
Arrowsmith Speaker:Christine
North Topic:"Companion Planting-The English Way"
- 7:30 pm |
| Thursday,
September 15 |
Vancouver
Speaker: Garth
Wedemire Topic: "Plant Hunting in Nepal"
- 7:30 pm |
| Monday,
September 19 |
Peace
Arch Speaker: Susan
Murray Topic: "Heritage Trees of the Fraser
Valley" - 7:30 pm |
| Wednesday,
September 21 |
Fraser
South Speaker: Bobby
Ogdon Topic: "Landscaping & Land Scraping"...
- 7:30 pm |
| Monday,
September 26 |
Fraser
Valley Speaker:
Garth Wedemire Topic:"Yunnan Rhododendron
Tour - part 1 " - 7:30 pm |
| October
2005 |
Wednesday,
October 5 |
Cowichan
Valley Speaker: Glen Patterson
Topic:"Moving a Garden" - 7:30 pm |
| Thursday,
October 6 |
Victoria Speaker: Joe
Ronsley Topic: "An Enhanced Woodland"
- 7:30 pm |
| Tuesday,
October 11 |
North
Island
Speaker: Glen Jamieson Topic: "Plant
Hunting in Yunnan - part 1" - 7:30 pm |
| Wednesday,
October 12 |
Mount
Arrowsmith Speaker
Glen Jamieson Topic: "Plant Hunting in Yunnan
- part 1 " - 7:30 pm |
| Thursday,
October 13 |
Nanaimo Speaker:
Glen Jamieson Topic: "Plant Hunting in Yunnan"
- 7:30 pm |
| Monday,
October 17 |
Peace
Arch Speaker: Charlie
Sale Topic: "The Flora of the Drakensburg"
- 7:30 pm |
| Wednesday,
October 19 |
Fraser
South Speakers:
"Yunnan,
China, Spring 2005" - Several members of this year's trip
to Yunnan, China led by Steve Hootman (Mary-Anne Berg, Garth Wedemire,
Brenda Macdonald, Sean Rafferty, Dalen and Lori Bayes) will tell
us about their adventure
- 7:30 pm |
| Thursday,
October 20 |
Vancouver
Speaker:
Dr Ned Brockenbrough Topic:
"'A Hybridizer's Odyssey' " - 7:30 pm |
| Monday,
October 24 |
Fraser
Valley Speaker:
Dalen Bayes from Fraser South and Komo Kulshan
Chapters,
Topic: "Our Sumas, Washington Garden" - 7:30 pm |
| November
2005 |
Wednesday,
November 2 |
Cowichan
Valley Speaker: Glen Jamieson Topic:
"Plant Hunting in Yunnan - part 1 " - 7:30 pm |
| Thursday,
November
3 |
Victoria Speaker: Bill
McMillan Topic: "A Rhodoholics View of Yunnan"
- 7:30 pm |
| Tuesday,
November 8 |
North
Island
Speaker: Glen Jamieson Topic: "Plant
Hunting in Yunnan - part 2" - 7:30 pm |
| Wednesday,
November 9 |
Mount
Arrowsmith Speaker:
Glen Jamieson Topic: "Plant Hunting in Yunnan
- part 2" - 7:30 pm |
| Tuesday,
November 10 |
Nanaimo Speaker:
A few members of the Nanaimo Chapter Topic: "Rhododendron
Leaves" - 7:30pm |
| Wednesday,
November 16 |
Fraser
South Speaker: Don Martyn Topic:
"Magnolias" |
| Thursday,
November
17 |
Vancouver Speaker:
Brian
Minter Topic:
"Rhododendron's
Best Friends"
- 7:30 pm
|
| Monday,
November 21 |
Peace
Arch Speaker:
Garth Wedemire Topic: "Yunnan Rhododendron Tour
- part 1" - 7:30 pm |
| Monday,
November 28 |
Fraser
Valley Christmas
Dinner, Annual General Meeting and Elections - 6:30 pm
|
| December
2005 |
| Thursday,
December
1 |
Victoria Our
Christmas Party and Ingeborg Woodsworth “Mushrooms!” |
| Monday,
December 5 |
Peace
Arch PARS Annual Christmas Party - 7.30 pm |
| Wednesday,
December |
Mount
Arrowsmith |
| Thursday,
December 8 |
Nanaimo
Christmas Party & Auction (pot luck supper - finger food)
- 6.30 pm |
| Tuesday,
December |
North
Island |
| Wednesday,
December 14 |
Fraser
South Christmas
Party
- 7.00 pm start |
The
2004 year
Previous Monthly Meetings for the year: 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, and 2010
| January
2004 |
Wednesday,
January 7 |
Cowichan
Valley Slide presentations from various members
Topic: Favorite rhodos, garden visits, travels - 7:00
pm |
| Thursday,
January 8 |
Victoria
Speakers: Ted Irving and Bill McMillan Topic: "Rhododendrons
of the Horticulture Centre of the Pacific". the Centre
is a large garden area near Victoria that provides horticulture training
as well as an expansive garden to enjoy. It's web site is at www.hcp.bc.ca
- 7:30 pm |
| Thursday,
January 8 |
Nanaimo
Speaker: Author Charles Thurkill: Toppic "Wildflowers
of Nanaimo" - 7:30 pm |
| Tuesday,
January 13 |
North
Island The
annual "Ask the Experts" evening will be held, also members'
slides of gardens - rhodos - etc. - 7:30 pm |
| Thursday,
January 15 |
Vancouver
There will be a short AGM and then we will have members' slides
(The theme this year is "Rhododendrons and their companion
perennials in BC gardens" - 7:30 pm |
| Monday,
January 19 |
Peace
Arch Speaker: Garth Wedemire Topic: "Rhododendron
Collections from Maple Ridge to Mission" - 7:30 pm
|
| Wednesday,
January 21 |
Mount
Arrowsmith Speaker: Agnes Lynn of Victoria - Agnes will
present a slide show of the over 400 plants in her garden - 7:30 pm |
| Wednesday,
January 21 |
Fraser
South This is our AGM and Awards Meeting. There will be
many interruptions for "Dessert" samplings in between
the awards and slide presentations by: Dalen Bayes, Don Martyn,
Dave Sellars, and Norma Senn. - 7:30 pm |
| Monday,
January 26 |
Fraser
Valley
This
meeting will feature "members slides" Educational:
John Gardner - "Plant Hunter - Sir Joseph Dalton Hooker - On
top of The World" - 7:30 pm |
| February
2004 |
Wednesday,
February 4 |
Cowichan
Valley Speaker: Clint Smith Topic: "His annual
presentation on the World of Rhododendrons" Educational:
Alan Murray on "Fertilizing Rhodos Using His Organic Mix"
- 7:00 pm |
| Thursday,
February 5 |
Victoria Speaker:
Clint Smith Topic: "'Rhododendron Travels'" |
| Tuesday,
February 10 |
North
Island
There will be a presentation by "The Experts" - Bernie,
Harry and Paul who will advise, explain and discuss gardening problems
and successes. A book sale of donated books will be held and
there will be the usual "Revenue Table". - 7:30
pm |
| Wednesday,
February 11 |
Mount
Arrowsmith Speaker: Audrey Olynyk from Allie's Organics
in Nanaimo
Topic: "The use of Organics in the Garden". This
meeting only will be in the Windsor/OAP Room. |
| Thursday,
February 12 |
Nanaimo
Speaker: Agnes Lynn of Victoria Topic: "Woody Companion
Plants for Rhododendrons" |
| Monday,
February 16 |
Peace
Arch Speaker: Glen Patterson Topic: 'Rooftop
Gardens' |
| Wednesday,
February 18 |
Fraser
South Speaker: Chris Klapwijk Topic: "FSRS
Garden Tour, May 2003" - a multimedia presentation on last
year's bus trip to Portland - 7:30 pm |
| Thursday,
February 19 |
Vancouver
Speaker: John Schroeder, Nurseryman founder and owner, Valleybrook
Nurseries, Abbotsford, Topic: "Shady Companions: Herbaceous
partners for Rhododendrons" more
... - 7:30 pm |
| Monday,
February 23 |
Fraser
Valley Speaker: Bernie Guyader from Comox Topic:
"Getting Started With Rock Gardening" |
| March
2004 |
Wednesday,
March 3 |
Cowichan
Valley Speaker:
Ken Gibson
Topic: 'More of Irish Gardens'
Educational: Ken Gibson....Grafting Rhododendrons |
| Thursday,
March 4 |
Victoria
Speakers: Three members share the spotlight: Valerie Murray 'Abkhazi
Garden', Joyce Parker 'Fuschias', Carol Dancer 'Cyclamens' |
| Tuesday,
March 9 |
North
Island |
| Wednesday,
March 10 |
Mount
Arrowsmith Speaker:
Norman Todd of Firwood Nursery, Victoria Topic: TBA
- 7:30 pm |
| Thursday,
March 11 |
Nanaimo Speaker
Geoff Ball of Milner Gardens & Woodland
Topic:
"What's
new at Milner Gardens & Woodland" - 7:30 pm |
| Monday,
March 15 |
Peace
Arch |
| Wednesday,
March 17 |
Fraser
South Speaker:
Terry
Maczuga of Cloud Mountain Farm Topic:
"Dwarf Conifers" - 7:30 pm |
| Thursday,
March 18 |
Vancouver
Speaker:
Steve Hootman, Director of the Rhododendron Species Botanical Garden,
Federal Way, Washington, Topic: "The Rhododendron Species
Foundation" more
...
- 7:30
pm |
| Sunday,
March 21 |
A.R.S.
District 1 Presidents Meeting will be held at Milner Gardens. |
| Monday,
March 22 |
Fraser
Valley Speaker: Les Clay Topic: "My Favourite
Rhododendrons" with an emphasis on elepidote (non-scaly) rhododendrons
- 7:30 pm |
| April
2004 |
| Thursday,
April 1 |
Victoria Speaker:
Glen Patterson Topic: "Rooftop Gardens" - 7:30
pm |
Wednesday,
April
7 |
Cowichan
Valley Speaker: Dr. Eric Allen Topic: 'Plant Diseases
Crossing Borders' - 7:30 pm |
| Tuesday,
April 13 |
North
Island Speaker:
Ron Knight: Topic: "Make your rhodos think they are growing in
the Himalayas" - 7:30 pm |
| Wednesday,
April 14 |
Mount
Arrowsmith Speaker:
Ron Knight: Topic: "Make your rhodos think they are growing
in the Himalayas" - 7:30 pm |
| Thursday,
April 15 |
Vancouver
Speaker: Hugh Angus, Curator of Westonbirt Arboretum,
Topic: "Gloucestershire - A Look at Westonbirt" more
...
- 7:30
pm |
| Thursday,
April 15 |
Nanaimo Speaker:
Ron Knight:
Topic: "Make your rhodos think they are growing in the Himalayas"
... more
- 7:30 pm |
| Monday,
April 19 |
Peace
Arch Speakers and Topics: Jim Haliburton on "Sea Kelp in
the Garden",
Les Clay on "Pollination" and Giff Robb on "Plant Labels
and Moving Big Plants" |
| Wednesday,
April 21 |
Fraser
South Speaker: Garth
Wedemire
Topic: "Trekking in the Rhododendron Forests of the Annapurna
Region of Nepal" - 7:30 pm |
| Monday,
April 26 |
Fraser
Valley Speaker:
Sonja Nelson Topic: "Rhododendrons in the Small Garden"
- 7:30 pm
|
| May
2004 |
Wednesday,
May
5 |
Cowichan
Valley Speaker: Ingeborg Woodsworth Topic: ''New
Zealand Gardens" - 7:30 pm |
| Thursday,
May 6 |
Victoria Speaker:
Kelly Dodson Topic: ''Treking in Northern India and Bhutan"
Kelly Dodson spent 5 weeks last fall with Sue Milliken exploring remote
areas raarely or never visited
by westerners. - 7:30 pm |
| Tuesday,
May 11 |
North
Island Annual
General Meeting at the home of Madeleine & Len Simmons. Remember to
bring a lawn chair, and come early in order to spend time admiring
the hundreds of rhodos and other plants in the garden. |
| Wednesday,
May 12 |
Mount
Arrowsmith Speaker:
Sheena
Adams of Urban Greenery in Port Alberni.
Topic: "Clematis and other Flowering Vines"
- 7:30 pm |
| Thursday,
May 13 |
Nanaimo Annual
General Meeting and Elections.
Speaker: Michael Miller Topic: "My Trip to Nepal"
- 7:30 pm |
| Monday,
May 17 |
Peace
Arch Speaker:
TBA |
| Wednesday,
May 19 |
Fraser
South Annual
'Beer Bottle Truss Show' No speaker, just a lot of fun! -
7:30 pm |
| Thursday,
May 20 |
Vancouver
Walk
in the Ted and Mary Greig Rhododendron Garden in Stanley Park, led
by Alleyne Cook.
Meet in front of the Fish House Restaurant in Stanley Park at 6:30
pm. more
... |
| Monday,
May 31 |
Fraser
Valley Speaker:
Ron Knight: Topic: "Make your rhodos think they are growing in
the Himalayas" - 7:30 pm |
| June
2004 |
| Saturday,
June 5 |
Nanaimo Year-end
BBQ will be hosted by Paul & Linda Lawry. |
| Sunday,
June 13 |
Peace
Arch Annual
Picnic at The Glades 561 - 172nd St.., Surrey |
| Sunday,
June 13 |
Vancouver
Ron
Feicht and Derrick Hoffman Garden Picnic - 12 pm |
| |
Fraser
South Picnic - Time & place TBA |
| |
Fraser
Valley Year-end
BBQ
- Time & place TBA |
| September
2004 |
Wednesday,
September 1 |
Cowichan
Valley Speaker: Garth
Wedemire
Topic: "Trekking in the Rhododendron Forests of Nepal"
- 7:30 pm |
| Thursday,
September 2 |
Victoria Speaker: Garth
Wedemire
Topic: "Trekking in the Rhododendron Forests of Nepal"
- 7:30 pm |
| Tuesday,
September 7 |
North
Island Speaker: Garth
Wedemire
Topic: "Trekking in the Rhododendron Forests of Nepal"
- 7:30 pm |
| Wednesday,
September 8 |
Mount
Arrowsmith Speaker: Garth
Wedemire
Topic: "Trekking in the Rhododendron Forests of Nepal"
- 7:30 pm |
| Thursday,
September 9 |
Nanaimo Speaker: Les
Clay
Topic: “Rhododendron
Propagation - the Art of Tissue Culture, Cuttings & Grafting”
- 7:30 pm |
Wednesday, September 15 |
Fraser
South Short presentations on topics such as seeding, taking
cuttings, grafting, layering, and
micro-propagation; from our own knowledgeable members: Colleen Forster,
Harold Fearing, Les Clay, Dalen Bayes, Sue Klapwijk, Don Martyn,
Trevor Badminton, and Norma Senn.
Topic: "Rhododendrons:
Growing More of the Ones You Like"
- 7:30 pm |
| Thursday,
September 16 |
Vancouver
Speaker: Todd
Major
Topic: "Designing Your Garden for Dynamic Canopy Structure"
- 7:30 pm
... more |
| Monday,
September 20 |
Peace
Arch Speaker: Garth
Wedemire
Topic: "Trekking in the Rhododendron Forests of Nepal"
- 7:30 pm |
| Monday,
September 27 |
Fraser
Valley Speaker: Garth
Wedemire
Topic: "Trekking in the Rhododendron Forests of Nepal"
- 7:30 pm
|
| October
2004 |
Wednesday,
October 6 |
Cowichan
Valley Speaker: Glen
Jamieson from M.A.R.S. Topic:
"Vireya Rhododendrons" - 7:30 pm |
| Thursday,
October 7 |
Victoria Speaker: Glen
Jamieson from M.A.R.S. chapter
Topic:
"Vireyas" - 7:30 pm |
| Tuesday,
October 12 |
North
Island
Speaker: Ingeborg Woodsworth
of Mayo Nursery in Lake Cowichan
Topic: "Rhododendron
Gardens in my Travels Around the World" - 7:30 pm
Ingeborg is a specialist in perennials - she will bring plants for
sale. |
| Wednesday,
October 13 |
Mount
Arrowsmith
Speaker: Ingeborg Woodsworth
of Mayo Nursery in Lake Cowichan
Topic: "Rhododendron Gardens in my Travels Around the World"
- 7:30 pm |
| Thursday,
October 14 |
Nanaimo Speaker: Ingeborg
Woodsworth
of Mayo Nursery in Lake Cowichan
Topic: "Growing rhododendrons and companion plants" |
| Monday,
October 18 |
Peace
Arch Speaker: Colleen
Forster, Chief Propagator at Aldergrove Nurseries
Topic: "Fall Colour in the Garden"
- 7:30 pm |
| Wednesday,
October 20 |
Fraser
South Speakers: Ken
and Dot Gibson,
of Tofino, BC, will give a joint presentation on their travels in
Ireland |
| Thursday,
October 21 |
Vancouver
Speaker: Des
Kennedy, writer, broadcaster, extreme gardener.
Topic: ‘The Gardens and Landscapes of Ireland’
- 7:30 pm
... more |
| Monday,
October 25 |
Fraser
Valley Speaker: Norman Todd Topic
"Lepidotes"
- 7:30 pm |
| November
2004 |
| Tuesday,
November 2 |
Nanaimo Speaker:
Steve Hootman of the Rhododendron Species Foundation
and Botanical Garden Topic "Plant hunting in the
turbulent region of NE India"
- 7:30 pm |
Wednesday,
November 3 |
Cowichan
Valley Speaker:
Steve Hootman of the Rhododendron Species Foundation
and Botanical Garden Topic "Plant hunting in the turbulent
region of NE India"
- 7:30 pm |
| Thursday,
November
4 |
Victoria
Speaker:
Steve Hootman of the Rhododendron Species Foundation
and Botanical Garden Topic: "Plant hunting in the turbulent
region of NE India"
- 7:30 pm |
| Tuesday,
November 9 |
North
Island
Speaker: Les
Clay
from Langley, BC Topic:
TBA - 7:30 pm |
| Wednesday,
November 10 |
Mount
Arrowsmith
Speaker: Les
Clay from Langley, BC
Topic: "All types of propagation of rhodos and whats best for
the amateur gardener" - 7:30 pm |
| Monday,
November 15 |
Peace
Arch Speaker: Dalen
Bayes Topic:
"Fall
colour in the Rockies - in search of the elusive rhododendron albiflorum
- 7:30 pm |
| Wednesday,
November 17 |
Fraser
South Speaker: Paige
Woodward
Topic: "Adventures in China" - 7:30 pm |
| Thursday,
November
18 |
Vancouver
Speaker: Steve
Hootman, Director, Rhododendron Species Foundation
Topic: ‘Exploring for plants in Northeast India’
- 7:30 pm
... more
|
| Monday,
November 22 |
Fraser
Valley Christmas
Dinner, Annual General Meeting and Elections
|
| December
2004 |
| Monday,
December 6 |
Peace
Arch PARS Christmas Party Location: St.John's Presbyterian
Church - 7.30 pm |
| Wednesday,
December 8 |
Mount
Arrowsmith Christmas
Party - no speaker. The Christmas party will be held at the Bayside
in Parksville. Presale of tickets from Ann Robertson at 752-5997 |
| Thursday,
December 9 |
Nanaimo
(potluck) & Auction |
| Tuesday,
December 14 |
North
Island Annual
Christmas Party. Bring some finger food, a garden-themed gift (not
over $10)
and be prepared for a Holly-Jolly evening. |
| Wednesday,
December 15 |
Fraser
South Christmas
Party - Pot luck, party and fun. Come and enjoy! |
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