A big thank you to everyone who supported the Lynn Valley Garden Club Plant Sale on Saturday, May 13, 2023. At least 50% of the proceeds will go to local charitable gardening projects. Recipients of the donations will be posted here in November 2023 after the Club's Annual General Meeting. Happy Gardening!
The Lynn Valley Garden Club is resuming in-person meetings starting on September 15, 2022 at the following temporary new location: the Mount Seymour United Church, 1200 Parkgate Avenue. We will be meeting there until June 2023. Please see the map at the bottom of this page. We are re-starting the time honoured tradition of bringing your own mug for tea or coffee.
We encourage wearing masks to help keep everyone safe. If you have COVID symptoms, please stay home and take care of yourself.
The Lynn Valley Garden Club membership is now full. If you are interested in putting your name on a waitlist for 2024, please send an e-mail to lvgc.membership@gmail.com. Guests may attend meetings for $5.00. We invite you to come, listen to our speaker (for upcoming speakers click here) and share a cup of tea (please bring your own mug).
Latest News
NEW SINCE MAY 30, 2023
On June 15, 2023, Siri van Gruen will be speaking on the topic of saving seeds. Click here for more information.
The South Delta Garden Club will be holding its 2023 Garden Tour on Sunday, June 25, from 10 am to 4 pm. For more information click here.
NEW SINCE MAY 19, 2023
On May 18, 2023, Tasha Murray spoke on the topic of “Invasive plants, and other pests that are relevant to gardens”. For more information click here and scroll down to her name.
The speaker for June 15, 2023 is TBA here.
The May Leaf can be found here.
The BCCGC May Newsletter can be found here.
Arts in the Garden will be held on May 27 and 28, 2023. For more information click here.
NEW SINCE APRIL 27, 2023
The West Vancouver Garden Club Plant Sale will be held on Saturday, May 6, 2023 from 10:00 am to 2:00 pm (rain or shine) at the Gleneagles Community Centre - 6262 Marine Dr., West Vancouver, BC. Cash only. Many annuals, perennials, herbs, shrubs available. The White Elephant Table will have pots, planters, books and other things for sale.
UBC Botanical Garden Biodiversity Days are Back!
NEW SINCE APRIL 24, 2023
On April 20, Willoughby Arevalo spoke on the topic of “Gardening with Mushrooms” (with an outdoor cultivation focus). For more information click here.
On May 18, 2023, Tasha Murray will speak on the topic of “Invasive plants, and other pests that are relevant to gardens”. For more information click here.
The April Leaf can be found here.
The Vancouver Rose Society is holding its 66th Biennial Rose Show on Sunday, June 18 from 12:30 - 4:30pm at Vandusen Botanical Garden (in Floral Hall). Admission is free. The event will showcase hundreds of varieties of roses. Award winning blooms will be arranged by class, colour, and fragrance. Rose plants and bouquets will also be available for purchase. For more information please click here.
The BC Council of Garden Clubs received recognition from the Canadian Garden Council for their support of Year of the Garden 2022. For more information click here and go to pages 71 and 72.
“Held by the Land”: Leigh Joseph in Conversation with Eden Fine Day. Saturday, April 29 3:30pm-4:45pm at West Vancouver Memorial Library (1950 Marine Drive). FREE! Registration is required to secure your spot click here. Drop-in seating may be available but is not guaranteed.
The North Shore Writers Festival presents an insightful look into life with Indigenous plants with author & ethnobotanist Leigh Joseph and journalist Eden Fine Day. Leigh Joseph presents her book Held by the Land: A Guide to Indigenous Plants for Wellness which is part narrative, part field guide and recipe book that draws on her lived experience as an Indigenous woman, her training in Western Science, and her cultural journey toward identity.
NEW SINCE APRIL 8, 2023
On March 16, Gary Lewis from Phoenix Perennials spoke on the topic of ground covers. For more information click here.
On April 20, Willoughby Arevalo will speak on the topic of “Gardening with Mushrooms” (with an outdoor cultivation focus). For more information click here.
The BCCGC April Newsletter can be found here.
The following is an interesting article on bees: ‘Bees are sentient’: inside the stunning brains of nature’s hardest workers.
UBC Botanical Garden April in the garden information can be found here.
NEW SINCE MARCH 18, 2023
The Alpine Garden Club of BC is holding its Spring Sale and Show on April 2, 2023 from 12:00 pm - 3:00 pm at Floral Hall, VanDusen Gardens. Rare, unusual, and uncommon garden plants are for sale filling the hall from about a dozen growers. They include alpine plants but also hardy perennials, shrubs and other woodland plants, The pot show demonstrates beautiful plants, bulbs and shrubs in show condition.
The BCCGC (BC Council of Garden Clubs) March newsletter is here.
NEW SINCE MARCH 17, 2023
On March 16, Gary Lewis from Phoenix Perennials spoke on the topic of ground covers. For more information click here.
On April 20, Willoughby Arevalo will speak on the topic of “Gardening with Mushrooms” (with an outdoor cultivation focus). For more information click here.
The March Leaf can be found here.
Announcements from the BCCGC (BC Council of Garden Clubs):
- The BCCGC is encouraging members of Garden Clubs to join their Executive Committee.
- The position available are: President, Second Vice President, and Scholarship Committee
- If you are interested contact contact Cindy Tataryn by March 20, 2023 at: 1vicepresident@bcgardenclubs.com
The Fraser Pacific Rose Society is having a free workshop on waking up roses. It will include pruning, fertilising etc… It will take place at the Dogwood Pavilion in Coquitlam (the rose garden beside where the Rose Show is held every year) at 1655 Winslow Ave., Coquitlam, from 10:00 am to 1:00 pm Saturday, March 25. If you wish to attend email Theresa Krause at tkrause@telus.ca.
NEW SINCE MARCH 2, 2023
For a list of books the North Vancouver District Public Library has purchased in 2023 with donations from the LVGC please click here.
NEW SINCE FEBRUARY 22, 2023
The Vancouver Master Gardeners are holding their "Spring Forward 2023" event on Sunday, March 26 from 9:00 am to 4:00 pm at the Michael J. Fox Theatre in Burnaby. For more information and registration, click here.
The BC Council of Garden Clubs Spring AGM is happening Saturday, April 1 from 10:00 am to 3:00 pm. This meeting is open to all members of clubs that belong to the BC Council of Garden Clubs. For more information and registration, click here.
NEW SINCE FEBRUARY 19, 2023
On February 16, Brian Minter spoke on the topics of “Exciting Plants for a Changing Climate and “What the Future Holds”. More more information and a copy of his plant list please click here and scroll down to his name.
On March 16, Gary Lewis from Phoenix Perennials will speak on the topic of ground covers. For more information click here.
The February Leaf can be found here.
Announcements from the BCCGC (BC Council ofGarden Clubs):
- The February newsletter is here.
- Mark March 8, 7:00 pm, in your calendars for another Zoom presentation - “Gardening in Iceland” presented by Betty Girard, South Burnaby Garden Club. To register, email 1vicepresident@bcgardenclubs.com.
The Vancouver Avian Research Centre is holding a Bird Friendly Garden Presentation by zoom on February 22. For more information click here
NEW SINCE JANUARY 27, 2023
UBC Botanical Garden Wharton Lecture Series is presenting "An evening with Dr. Suzanne Simard" on March 9, 2023 at 5:00 pm. For more information click here
NEW SINCE JANUARY 23, 2023
On January 19, 2023, Heather Edwards spoke about the Eco Sculpture Program in Burnaby. Click here for more information.
On February 16, 2023, Ticketed Event Only, No Door Sales Brian Minter will be speaking on the topics of “Exciting Plants for a Changing Climate" and “What the future holds”. Some plants will be available for purchase after the presentation - cash only.
One of our club members has made an eco-sculpture that can be seen on East 18th St., west of Moody, at the end of the cul-de-sac. Look at the photos here.
The January Leaf can be found here.
For a list of books the North Vancouver City library has purchased with donations from the LVGC please click here.
NEW SINCE JANUARY 5, 2023
UBC Botanical garden is holding its first Lunar New Year Market on January 14 and 15. For more information click here . You can also recycle your Christmas tree until January 9. Click here for information. January in the garden is here.
The BC Council of Garden Clubs January Newsletter can be found here.
NEW SINCE DECEMBER 6, 2022
The December Leaf can be found here.
Here is a link to "10 Must See Virtual Gardens in the UK" from Master Manchester.
About the Lynn Valley Garden Club
Lynn Valley Garden Club has a long history on the North Shore, being first established in 1943. The club meets the third Thursday of every month, except in July and August, and has a Member's Garden tour in July. Each meeting has a "Bright Spot" session, where members bring in plants from their garden to show and talk about. Each month a guest speaker is invited, usually a plant specialist from the Lower Mainland or Vancouver Island. An annual plant sale takes place every May, which is very popular with local residents as many plants brought in by members are heritage plants from long-established gardens. Funds raised at the plant sale are donated to various local charities, and the BC Council of Garden Clubs for gardening scholarships. Field Trips during the year also take place, to out-of-town nurseries, garden centres, and garden shows.
Read more about the Lynn Valley Garden Club history here.
For a copy of the Lynn Valley Garden Club constitution, please click here.
Photo Credit
Photos in the header are courtesy of Peter Kennedy.
Meetings and Membership
Interested in Becoming a Master Gardener?
If you are interested in becoming a Master Gardener with the Vancouver Chapter click here for more information.