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NPSBC South Coast First Thursday of the Month at 7:15 p.m. Vancouver Museum Local History Laboratory 1100 Chestnut Street Vancouver BC Free admission and parking
More information coming soon.
Gardening with Native Plants with Judith Cowan Thursday, April 3, 2008 @ 7:30 p.m.
Judith holds a Bachelor’s degree in Landscape Architecture from the University of British Columbia and currently works as a Parks Designer for the City of Coquitlam. Aside from her professional work, Judith’s interest in native plant gardening stems from her horticultural experience with the Vancouver Board of Parks and Recreation and her work in the redevelopment of City Farmer’s Water Conservation Garden which demonstrates ecological gardening practices and species diverse native plantings.
The presentation will cover native plant gardening tips, preferred native plants for Lower Mainland gardens, garden design, and useful lessons Judith has learned during her career.
Presented by the Native Plant Society of BC and the Botany Section of Nature Vancouver.
A Visit to a Native Plant Nursery in a Mountain Paradise Hosts: Hugh and Marian Daubeny Nursery: B.C.'s Wild Heritage Plants (Lee Larkin) Saturday, April 19th, 2008 @ 11:00 a.m. Ryder Lake Road, Ryder Lake BC [map to posted shortly] Free event Information: hdaubeny@shaw.ca or T: 604-731-8537
On Saturday, April 19 we plan a visit to B.C.'s Wild Heritage Plants at Ryder Lake. Here we will wander through Lee Larkin's unique nursery where native plants, representing more than 125 species, are being propagated in their natural environment. We can see early spring flowering bulbs, such as Trillium ovatum, Lilium columbianum, and Erythronium oregonum, and shrubs, such as Ribes sanquineum and Oemleria cerasformis. Lee will tell us about her propagation techniques and her deer deterents. All of this is in magnificient forest setting.
We plan to meet at 11 am at Hugh Daubeny's cottage (map will be sent in a separate e-mail) at Ryder Lake high above the Chilliwack River Valley. Bring a bag lunch and Hugh and Marian will supply tea, coffee and juice. After lunch we will walk the twists and turns of the quiet country road leading to the nursery. It will take us about 45 minutes to get there taking time out to examine the roadside vegetatation and look at some spectacular views of mountains, such as Elk, McGuire, and Slesse.
We hope you can join us for an informative day among the native plants of Coastal B.C.
Information: rlphoto (at) shaw.ca or T: 604.469.1651 2007-08 Joint Presentations
January 2008 Dr. Keith Wade Southwestern Australia: A Unique and Spectacular Flora
October 2007 Dr. Catherine Hickson: Mt. St. Helens: Biological & Geological Rebirth after Catastrophe Chris Harris: "The Grasslands Gala"
September 2007 Daryl Thompson "There’s a Lichen in My Backyard" Christine Thuring "Ecological Design: Habitat restoration and living architecture in the Pacific Northwest"
2006-07 Presentations
June 2007 Hugh Daubeny: "Raspberries, Strawberries: Their Ancestors" May 2007 Don Gayton: "Building a Culture of Nature" April 2007 Carmen Wong: "Blister rust, beetles and babies: The story behind whitebark pine stands" March 2007 Bruce Bohm: "The Rare and Endangered Plants of Hawaii" February 2007 Elizabeth Elle: "The Bees Needs: Wildflowers and their Pollinators in the Endangered Garry Oak Ecosystems" January 2007 Andy MacKinnon: "Andy's Adventure's in the Argentinian Andes" December 2006 Chris Czajkowski: "Wilderness Dweller" November 2006 Daniel Mosquin: "Beauty and the Botanist" October 2006 Ron Long: "Wildflowers of Death Valley" September 2006 Many Vaartnou: "The Development of Native Grasses for West Coast Reclamation". |
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Here for Information Since its founding
in 1996, the NPSBC has offered workshops on plant propagation, seed collection,
plant identification, herbaria, photography and illustration, and ethnobotany
among other topics. These workshops are taught by NPSBC members and experts
in the fields of study. Subscribe to the Society's electronic mailing list for information and discussion on native plants and habitats, current projects and upcoming events. Meets the first Thursday of each month (except during the summer) at 7:15 p.m. at the Vancouver Museum, 1100 Chestnut Street in Vancouver. Also meets with Nature Vancouver on the third and fourth Thursday of each month (except during the summer) at 7:30 p.m. at the Vancouver Museum. The Native Plant Study
Group, a sub-group of the Victoria Horticultural Society, is dedicated
to studying the native plants of British Columbia and promoting their
use and conservation. It meets monthly (summer excluded) at the University
of Victoria.
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