September 16, 2024

Linda Gilkeson – Resilient Gardens for a Changing Climate

On Monday, September 16, Linda Gilkeson will be the guest speaker at the CV Horticultural Society meeting. Linda will share how to design resilient food and ornamental gardens to help our plants survive extreme weather conditions. Linda will also show us how we can make a difference in our own gardens to mitigate climate change including designing landscapes to capture carbon.

Linda earned a Ph.D in Entomology from McGill University in 1986 and was awarded the Queen’s Jubilee in 2003. She’s an accomplished author with books covering organic gardening, pest management and weed and disease control. Linda is a regular instructor in the Master Gardener program in BC and is busy year-round giving workshops on pest management and organic gardening.

For those attending in-person: Garden Harvest Display and Contest, Non-perishable Food Drive!

This will be a ‘hybrid’ in-person and Zoom meeting:

1. All ZOOM meetings will begin at 7:00 pm.
2. All IN-PERSON meetings: doors will open at 6:30 pm, meetings start at 7:15 pm.
3. In-person meetings (presentation only) may also be accessible by ZOOM from your home.

HOW TO ATTEND:

All current CVHS members will receive a Zoom invitation before this meeting.

IN-PERSON Meeting: Doors will open at 6:30 pm, meeting starts at 7:15 pm.

NOT A MEMBER?

If you are not a CVHS member and would like to join us, please CLICK HERE to purchase a guest pass by Friday, September 13 no later than 5:00 pm, for $5.50, as it takes 2 days to process.

Please join us!