Workshops

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Saturday, June 21, 2025 – Making Your Own Botanical Salve

Making Your Own Botanical Salve - with Alina Baker Saturday, June 21, 2025 Location: Innisfree Farm & Botanic Garden, 3636 Trent Road, Courtenay, B Time: One session: 10:00 AM -12:00 PM (noon) Participants: 15 registrants Cost: $40 members or $50 non-member guests...

Sunday, June 8, 2025 – NATIVE PLANTS — FOR BEAUTY & BIODIVERSITY

NATIVE PLANTS --- FOR BEAUTY & BIODIVERSITY - Brought to you by Streamside Native Plants Streamside Native Plants members attended a tour of their nursery. On Sunday, June 8, CVHS members had the opportunity to visit the nursery and join a guided tour to learn...

April 26, 2025 – Paver/BBQ Pad Workshop

Paver/BBQ Pad Workshop - with Joel Dyck Saturday, April 26, 2025  (Alternate date Sunday, May 4, in case of inclement weather.) Location: Merville (TBA to registrants closer to the date) Time: One session: 10:00 AM -12:00 PM (noon) Participants: 15 registrants Cost:...
Creating A Cutting Garden Workshop, Saturday March 23, 2024

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 – 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

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 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 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...

Garden Tool Sharpening Workshop

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 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...