Events
PLANT SALES are our major fund-raisers for the year. This year due to COVID-19, we have a Courtenay Plant Stand to support! Members donate seedlings, cutting and divisions they have grown from the eclectic variety of plants in their own gardens.
VIRTUAL OPEN GARDEN TOURS feature the gardens of our Members and occur periodically through spring, summer and fall.
WORKSHOPS are arranged periodically throughout the year for CVHS members on a wide variety of topics. We strive to engage qualified, knowledgeable people, to lead each workshop.
GARDENS IN BLOOM is a self-guided 2-day tour showcasing gorgeous private gardens throughout our Comox Valley. Proceeds are returned to the community in support of various gardening endeavours and projects.
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P.O. Box 3443, Station Main, Courtenay, BC V9N 5N5
Our Next Meeting
General Meetings are held on the third Monday of every month (with some exceptions)
Plant Sales
Plant Sales are our main fund-raisers for the year. Members donate seeds, seedlings, cuttings and divisions from the eclectic variety of plants in their gardens. This year, due to Covid-19 we are offering a Courtenay Plant Stand to support!
CVHS Spring Plant Sale 2023
CV Horticultural Society Plant Sale May 6, 2023 Public Welcome - 10:00 am to 1:00 pm - Cash and tap on Square (credit card, debit card) accepted. The Farm Stand - 5000 Willis Way, Courtenay BC This is the biggest fundraiser for the CVHS all year!
Open Garden Tours for CVHS Members
Open Garden Tours feature the gardens of our Members, and occur periodically through spring, summer and fall. This year we are offering Virtual Open Garden Tours to enjoy during Covid-19.
In person Tours are usually announced in the Newsletter and via email notice. They are free of charge to members.
If you wish to offer your garden for a Virtual Open Garden Tour, please contact the Coordinator at events@comoxvalleyhortsociety.ca. We appreciate your hospitality!
Please note: To protect the privacy and security of our CVHS members who open their gardens for us to tour, we do not publish the addresses or directions to these gardens on our website.
Lorraine and David’s Garden
Lorraine and David's GardenThis beautiful Comox peninsula garden has been ‘in the works’ for over thirty years. It is just over one acre and contains lush terraced beds, a wonderful variety of fruit, berries and herbs, vegetables interplanted with the blooms, a...
Japanese Maple Tree Pruning
Japanese Maple Tree Pruning in the Comox ValleyIn this video, Master Gardener Debbie Gurrad, helps Comox Valley home owner, Cheryl, rejuvenate her tip-pruned maple tree. The pruning starts in September when the tree is in full leaf. At this time, only a light pruning...
Linda’s Garden
Linda's GardenLinda's Garden On July 14, 2021 we visited Linda's lovely small urban garden in Courtenay. This 13-minute video is well worth a view--Linda is a delightful tour guide and has some excellent ideas on how to create a zen-like space using found objects as...
Workshops
In the past, we have had workshops on pond building, hyper-tufa, flower arranging, how to use lavender, grafting, pruning…including a special pruning workshop for roses…and most recently, a workshop on Actively Aerated Compost Tea. Workshops are available to the public, with Members paying a reduced fee. All workshops are currently postponed due to Covid-19.
Garden Tool Sharpening Workshop
Garden Tool Cleaning and Sharpening Workshop - with Grant Cummins Sharp tools make the hard jobs in the garden so much easier. This workshop will provide hands on training so that you are confident in cleaning, sharpening and maintaining your pruning tool. The...
March 26, 2023 – Drip Irrigation Workshop
March 26, 2023 Drip Irrigation Workshops - with Don Mitchell The CVHS offered a workshop on installing and maintaining a drip irrigation system. There were two sessions to choose from. Workshop leader Don Mitchell has 2 decades of experience in installing drip...
February 29, 2020: Kombucha Making Workshop
Do you enjoy drinking kombucha, and wonder about making your own? Come and learn about kombucha and how simple it is to brew delicious varieties of kombucha, limited only by your own imagination. You can also use many of your homegrown fruits, herbs and even some veggies to flavour your brew.
SEPT 17, 2019: Workshop with Conway Lum
Our September Guest Speaker tackles two of our Members gardens to advise on their individual challenges.
November 2019: Vermiculture Workshops with Sonia Gonsalves & June Ballantyne
GARDENS IN BLOOM
GIB is a self guided 2 day tour showcasing gorgeous private gardens throughout our Comox Valley. Proceeds are returned to the community in support of various gardening endeavours and projects.
The Gardens in Bloom Grant Program provides funding to assist local organizations to develop, share, expand or inspire horticultural activities in the Comox Valley.
Gardens in Bloom 2019
GIB is a self guided 2 day tour showcasing gorgeous private gardens throughout our Comox Valley. Proceeds are returned to the community in support of various gardening endeavours and projects.