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March 28 | Seed Starting: Sowing for Your Summer Veggie Garden

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Join gardening expert Arzeena Hamir for an afternoon demystifying the process of growing your own plants from seed.

Choose from flowers or vegetables and pot up some seeds to take home, grow on and plant out!

Location: Lynn Canyon Ecology Centre (3663 Park Road, North Vancouver)
Date: Sunday, March 28, 2010
Time: 1:00 to 2:30 pm

This workshop is free of charge, but space is limited.

Pre-register by phone to the Lynn Canyon Ecology Centre at 604.990.3755.

For more workshop information, visits the Gardensmart.ca website

March 14 | Garden Preparation: Waking Up Your Garden for Spring

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Join HotBeds organic gardener Sharon Hanna for an interactive session to help you get your ornamental and food gardens ready for spring.

Bring your questions about dealing with mulch, creating new garden beds, feeding the soil and tending overwintered plants.

Location: Lynn Canyon Ecology Centre (3663 Park Road, North Vancouver)
Date: Sunday, March 14, 2010
Time: 1:00 – 2:30 pm

This workshop is free of charge, but space is limited.

Pre-register by phone to the Lynn Canyon Ecology Centre at 604.990.3755.

For more workshop information, visits the Gardensmart.ca website

Robert's Garden

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Photographs from Robert’s mostly edible garden.

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You can also see these and more on Flickr.

Not Sarah Palin's Gnome

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I take it as a good omen for our garden that we happened upon an abandoned garden gnome today.

EB was coming back from the post office when she told us our neighbour across the street had put a cement gnome out with their garbage.

In her words “it is really ugly”.

GB and I leaped to our feet, barely able to contain our enthusiasm for the curbside find.

Although he’s a reclining gnome, his legs had broken off – but the previous owner was good enough to leave the broken limbs lying next to him, a well-intentioned and suitably pathetic offering for better days.

Ugly ? You bet

And that makes him perfect for our little organic plot.

I’ve already applied some quick set cement to his broken legs – a touch of paint and he’ll be good as new.

He’ll watch over the bugs and greet the beasties all summer long.

My guess is the cats will love him too.

Feb 23 | Decision Making for Community Gardens

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How do we make decisions in the community garden setting? How can we design a decision-making system that is inclusive, empowering, and efficient? This reflective and practical workshop is a space to tailor decision-making processes to best serve your particular community gardening context.

FREE.

Location: Collingwood Neighbourhood House near the Joyce Skytrain Station (transportation subsidies available by contacting VCAN).
6:30 – 8:30 pm. Registration is limited, so if you’re interested please email Stephanie Lim at the Collingwood Neighbourhood House — foodsecurity@cnh.bc.ca or call David Tracey at 604.215.1914.