Workshops
Contact cvhsworkshops@gmail.com for more information.
February 23, 2025 – Pruning Workshop
Pruning Shrubs and Trees in the Home Garden - with Debora Gurrad This was a well attended workshop with enthusiastic participants, held March 1, 2025. Pruning is an essential part of plant care for reasons of safety, plant health, design and aesthetics. Learn and...
October 5, 2024 – Floral Arranging Workshop – with Sherry Elwood
The Beauty of Flowers in Your Home - A Floral Arranging Workshop with Sherry Elwood Location: Courtenay (TBA to registrants closer to the date). When: Saturday, October 5, 2024, 10:00 AM -12:15 PM Participants: 15 registrants Cost: $25 for members, or $30 non-member...
Soil Building Workshop, April 7, 2024 – with Arzeena Hamir
Soil Building Workshop - with Arzeena Hamir Sunday, April 7, 2024 Alternate date (in case of inclement weather): Sunday, April 14, 2024 How do you transition a part of your grass lawn, a weedy patch, or poor soil into a nutrient-rich planting bed? This workshop will...
Creating A Cutting Garden Workshop, Saturday March 23, 2024
Creating a Cutting Garden Workshop - with Sherry Elwood Saturday, March 23, 2024 Learn how to turn a small area of your garden into a dedicated cutting garden that will provide beautiful bouquet for your home all season long. Participants will plant and take home a...
Seasonal Wreath Making Workshop – December 2, 2023
Seasonal Wreath Making Workshop - with Nina Menz Create a natural winter wreath using plant materials from your garden and the local landscape. Most equipment will be supplied, but participants will be asked to bring a selection of greenery if possible. A gentle...
Creating A Cutting Garden Workshop, Saturday March 23, 2024
Creating a Cutting Garden Workshop - with Sherry Elwood Saturday, March 23, 2024 Learn how to turn a small area of your garden into a dedicated cutting garden that will provide beautiful bouquet for your home all season long. Participants will plant and take home a...
Seasonal Wreath Making Workshop – December 2, 2023
Seasonal Wreath Making Workshop - with Nina Menz Create a natural winter wreath using plant materials from your garden and the local landscape. Most equipment will be supplied, but participants will be asked to bring a selection of greenery if possible. A gentle...
Sauerkraut Making Workshop
Sauerkraut Making Workshop, Sept. 30, 2023 - with Gordon Stewart Are you at a loss as to what to do with a bumper cabbage crop? Or a bumper crop of some other vegetables? This workshop will...
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
