Posts by Nora Boekhout

Increasing Biodiversity on Farmland

Increasing Biodiversity on Farmland

Increasing biodiversity on farmland through field margin enhancement by Drew Bondar (Thank you to Dianne V. for taking the notes...

Planting for Pollinators

Planting for Pollinators

Planting for Pollinators – Ian TaitWhat an entertaining presentation on the “Feed the Bees” initiative!  Ian is not only passionate...

Gesneriads

Gesneriads

Our speaker, Bill Price, certainly proved to us that Gesneriads are an intriguing and diverse group of plants. There are...

12 Months of Growing with WCS

12 Months of Growing with WCS

Growing 12 Months a Year” by Alex Augustyniak, General Manager of West Coast Seeds, certainly gave us “food for thought”...

Plant, Bake & Craft Sale 2019!

Plant, Bake & Craft Sale 2019!

The annual “Plant, Bake and Craft Sale” has been set for April 20 at the Floral Hall of the VanDusen...

Plant Propagation… & more!

Plant Propagation… & more!

Aren’t we lucky at the BC Fuchsia & Begonia Club to have Garden Center experts, like Ron and Lidy Kok,...

Geraniums and Pelargoniums: Unsung Garden Heros

Geraniums and Pelargoniums: Unsung Garden Heros

It may be cold and frosty outside, but Barbara Puchala, Past President of the closed Canadian Geranium & Pelargonium Society,...

Overwintering a Large-scale Fuchsia Garden

Overwintering a Large-scale Fuchsia Garden

There are many different suggestions, tricks, and favourite tips for overwintering fuchsias. An important factor is whether the fuchsia is...

Pot Luck Party Time!

Pot Luck Party Time!

What a wonderful variety of delicious goodies at the October Pot Luck dinner!  It seems we have a great group...

Lee Valley

Lee Valley

It’s always exciting to have a representative from Lee Valley on the speaker list!  Nell Grond gave us a great...