Cowichan 'Lake Bloomers' Garden Club

10/19/2023

Me, with that sneaky autumn breeze...

10/19/2023

Lol. So true & great costume.

Guaranteed to scare any gardener.....Slug costume. I love the "slime" dragging behind him! haha...

09/21/2023

Spiders are out and about in our gardens right now. As well, I hear a great horned owl, hooting each night as they look for mates at this time of year.

09/12/2023

Upcoming meeting!

05/03/2023

Some people are so clever with the simplistic items!

When you go on strike 😆

01/17/2023

Spring isn’t far away!
Time to start planning.

09/10/2022

Does anyone know what these seeds are?
One of our lake gardeners, Nadine Murphy is looking for someone who can let her know.

09/09/2022

Building owners, businesses, developers, and homeowners can help protect migrating birds by turning off all non-essential nighttime lighting on structures from 11:00 p.m. to 6:00 a.m. each night!

It's Lights Out for the Birds Month!

09/08/2022

09/02/2022

We will be meeting at 40 Poplar Rd, then across the road at 37 Poplar, then up to 199 Cowichan Ave- All close together and fairly small. Can't wait to see you all there.

Attached are a few pictures of Toni's woodland oasis which we traipsed through last time.
See everyone tonight!

08/23/2022

SPECIAL 3 GARDEN TOUR!
Thursday, September 1st
Time - 6:30 pm (gardens fairly close together)
The tour begins at Edith Strocen’s lovely garden first, where following we will go across the street and visit the eclectic garden of Muriel Overall’s. Then we will go to Maureen Loebus's enchanting garden.

This should be a fun and colorful evening not to be missed.

Please RSVP to [email protected]

Graphic for display purpose only.

08/15/2022

Just a reminder to those who want to come out and see a beautiful home garden. We will be meeting up at Toni Caldwell's home in Honeymoon Bay tonight at 6:30 pm. Please join us.

To get to her home you will need to turn left at the Honeymoon Bay park and drive up on the road past the Community Center and go past the gravel road that would lead you to Honeymoon Bay Retreat. The next paved road on your left is WALL St. You will go up past 8 driveways on your right side to the one driveway that is newly paved. She has a long driveway as her home sits farther back than most homes on the street. You are there.
Looking forward to seeing some of you there.

07/08/2022

Beautiful lane way gardens.
Some great ideas here.

06/14/2022

Did you know that these flowers were edible? Some surprised me!

05/31/2022

Incredible! Can you imagine how much patience it would take to wait 40 years for another bloom?

Amorphhopallus Titanium, one of the largest flowers in the world. It only blooms for 4 days every 40 years.

05/12/2022

A little humour from a garden centre today! 😊

05/05/2022

Hello Lake Cowichan Gardeners!
MILL BAY GARDEN SHOW
SATURDAY, MAY 28-2022
We are delighted to announce that the annual Mill Bay Community Flower and Garden Show has emerged from hibernation and is a go for 2022!
Spread the word to all your members and gardening friends.
We would welcome interested members as vendors – a wonderful opportunity to toot your horn and meet new friends.
We look forward to seeing you on May 28th.

Happy spring!
Community Flower Show May 28, 2022
Mill Bay Garden Club
[email protected]

04/28/2022

Did you know?

04/22/2022

For those that are looking for easy gardening without a lot of work……

Don't make gardening more difficult than it needs to be! Plant these low-maintenance flowers and shrubs if you're new to gardening, have a brown thumb, or...

04/22/2022

Be sure to lock your doors when outside gardening.

Eliza Hawkins says people should keep their doors locked

04/22/2022

Grab your favourite gardening enthusiast and enjoy May 29 from 10 am- 4:30 pm touring 6 beautiful Valley gardens during our 26th annual Cowichan Valley Garden Tour fundraiser! Tickets are $25 and include the map to the garden locations. Available at various ticket outlets in the Valley, from CFLA (250-748-8281), and sold at the Downtown Duncan Farm Market April 30 and May 21 too!
All proceeds support affordable counselling services and programs. See you there!

04/21/2022

Not sure if this attracts butterflies, but it sounded more like a cocktail. Lol