Speakers
November 17, 2025 – Jim Boulter, Karen Cummins, Eloise Holland – Vanier Garry Oaks Project
November 27, 2025 Jim Boulter, Karen Cummins, Eloise Holland - Vanier Garry Oaks Project Check back to find out more about this presentation. This will be a Zoom meeting only: All ZOOM meetings will begin at 7:00 pm. All IN-PERSON meetings: doors will open at...
October 20, 2025 – Annual General Meeting and Paul Spriggs – Trough Workshop
October 20, 2025 Paul Spriggs - Trough Workshop Check back to find out more about this presentation. October is also the CVHS Annual General Meeting. This will be a ‘hybrid’ in-person and Zoom meeting: All ZOOM meetings will begin at 7:00 pm. All IN-PERSON...
September 15, 2025 – Claude Le Doux – Flowers, Fruits and Veg in the Urban Garden
September 15, 2025 Claude Le Doux - Flowers, Fruits, and Vegetables in the Urban Garden Check back to learn more about this presentation. For those attending in-person: Garden Harvest Display and Contest, Non-perishable Food Drive! This will be a ‘hybrid’...
August 18, 2025 – Comox Valley Food Bank – with Justin Lafortune
August 18, 2025 Justin Lafortune - Comox Valley Food Bank Check back to learn more about this presentation. For those attending in-person: Garden Harvest Display and Contest This will be a ‘hybrid’ in-person and Zoom meeting: All ZOOM meetings will begin at...
Jun 16, 2025 – Roland Semjanovs & Dianne Volrich – Roses
June 16, 2025 Everything you wanted to know about Roses - with Roland Semjanovs & Dianne Volrich The Comox Valley Horticultural Society will welcome master gardener Dianne Volrich and photographer Roland Semjanovs as guest speakers at their June 16, 2025,...
April 29, 2025 – Linda Gilkeson – Vegetable Requirements
Tuesday, April 29, 2025 "Do you know what your vegetables really need?" with Linda Gilkeson Did you know it can be too hot for tomatoes? Is your soil too acid for beets? This presentation covers how plants actually ‘work’, what stresses them and what they need,...
May 26, 2025 – Chris Southwick on Rhododendrons, a Hands-On Presentation
May 26, 2025 “Gardening with Rhododendrons” by Chris Southwick Chris will provide some basic information about rhododendrons and azaleas and explain why they are such popular plants to grow. Using her garden as an example, she will discuss conditions for...
March 17, 2025 – Caila Holbrook, Project Watershed
March 17, 2025 Caila Holbrook, Project Watershed Caila Holbrook from Project Watershed will be the guest speaker at our first in-person meeting of the year. There will be a Member Plant Sale, and a Spring-A-Friend event where members can bring a friend for...
February 24, 2025 – All About Seeds, with Arzeena Hamir
Feb. 24, 2025 All About Seeds, with Arzeena Hamir Arzeena will explain the basics of starting seeds for both the novice and the experienced gardener and will share tips around reusing containers and the pros and cons of seed starting mixes. She’ll also focus on how to...
January 20, 2025 – Brian Minter
January 20, 2025 On Monday, January 20, Brian Minter will be the guest speaker at the CV Horticultural Society Zoom meeting. Brian has attended most of the major horticultural shows in Europe and North America, looking for new and exciting plants that are more...
November 18, 2024 – All the Ways We Water the Garden, with Allison Luke
November 18, 2024 - All the Ways We Water the Garden with Allison Luke November 18, 2024 Allison Luke - All the ways we water the garden: strategic and smart watering practices taken from UBC Botanical Garden. With so many different types of gardens that range...
October 21, 2024 – Thierry Vrain, All About Soils
October 21, 2024 - All About Soils, with Thierry Vrain October 21, 2024 Thierry Vrain - All About Soils Ever wonder why soil is so good for growing our gardens? Retired soil scientist and genetic engineer Dr.Thierry Vrain will explain it all through slides and...