Grow it Cook it Eat itThe GCE program at Glendale Gardens will connect the local masters to you and your home taking full advantage of the educational facilities of HCP to teach and assist you in growing delicious, nutritious food.
This program includes:
Mentorship by local Seniors both at Glendale Gardens & a once a month visit to your home.
A Combination of Hands-on & Classroom lessons led by Horticulturist Linda Petite will teach best garden practices.
The lessons will include propagation, soils, composting, planning & succession planting, crop rotation, organic pest & disease control, container gardening & much more.
Food Preparation by local chefs.
The lessons will include knife skills, stock preparation, how to preserve the harvest and much more. |
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Saturday March 19, 2011 - Saturday September 24, 2011 1:00pm - 2:30pm
| | Where: | In and around Glendale Gardens | | Cost: | | Members: | $180.00Purchase Online | | | Couple rate $300
Single class rate $20 (call ahead to register.)
Including all handouts. Free parking. | | Sessions: | 12 | | Session details: | For session details, see the brochure. | | Register: | Phone | | Instructor: | Linda Petite |
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Propagation from CuttingsJudith Mclauchlan will teach this comprehensive course on propagation from cuttings and will concentrate on how to get the best results with plants that can be a challenge even for the experts! She will cover: set-up including materials required, how & when to take cuttings and aftercare. Participants are encouraged to bring what they would like to propagate-please call for instructions on how to collect samples. All will go home with a great collection for their gardens! |
| When: |
Saturday May 7, 2011
1:00pm - 4:00pm
| | Cost: | | | | including text & all materials | | Register: | Phone | | Instructor: | Judith Mclauchlan |
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Herbs & Edible FlowersA well thought out herb garden can provide you with herbs & edible flowers for the year round. Lynda Dowling will take you through the steps & show you how everything goes better with herbs! |
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Sunday May 15, 2011
9:30am - Noon
| | Cost: | | | | Cost includes Plants & Blends to Go | | Session details: | Session will include: basic designs, bed preparation, seed & plant selection, cultivation, harvesting & preserving methods. | | Instructor: | Lynda Dowling |
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Make a Lavender WreathSpend a morning surrounded by all the fresh lavender you’ll need to complete a decadent, artistic bit of Provence. This class will be at Lynda Dowling's Happy Valley Lavender Farm in Metchosin.
Go home with a floral wreath full of sunshine & fragrance that will capture the very essence of summer.
Please bring a snack, drink, good scissors & a hat- everything else in included. |
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Friday July 8 or
Sunday July 10, 2011
9:30am - Noon
| | Where: | Off site - Happy Valley Lavender Farm is located at 3505 Happy Valley Road. | | Cost: | | | | Limit: 6 students per session | | Instructor: | Lynda Dowling |
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Introduction to BasketryLevel 2
Pine Needle Coiled Basket
In this session with Joan Carrigan, you will make a pine needle coiled basket using both raffia and waxed linen thread. It begins with a short/long stitch using the raffia and the sides are plain and V-stitched with waxed linen thread. Joan will have extra long California pine needles for you to use but she will talk about gathering and preparing local varieties of pine needles.
Tools to bring: an old towel or tea towel, scissors with a sharp point,
tapestry needle (size 20 or 22)
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| When: |
Friday July 15th or
Sunday July 17, 2011
9:30am - 5:00pm
| | Where: | Classroom - off main parking lot | | Cost: | | | | Fee includes all material | | Register: | Phone | | Instructor: | Joan Carrigan |
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The Arts & Music at Glendale Gardens
Our annual fundraiser will bring over 60 artists, artisans and musicians to the gardens.
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| When: |
Saturday August 6, 2011 - Sunday August 7, 2011 11:00am - 5:00pm
| | Where: | In and around Glendale Gardens | | Regular Ticket: | $11.00Purchase Online | | Senior Ticket: | $8.00Purchase Online | | Student Ticket: | $8.00Purchase Online | | Ticket Details: | Tickets available at door.
Adults: $12
Seniors/Students: $9.00
Youth under 16: FREE
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Fall Plant SaleA wide range of plants will be available for sale including unique shrubs and perennials propagated from the Glendale Gardens collections. Master Gardeners will be on site to answer questions, refreshments will be available. Watch for an availability list, it will be posted when known. |
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Saturday September 24, 2011 - Sunday September 25, 2011 9:00am - 4:00pm
| | Where: | In and around Glendale Gardens - Look for great deals in the plant sales area and outside the glasshouse |
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Harvest FestivalDetails coming...
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| When: |
Saturday September 24, 2011
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Connecting People with Plants
