Events

Everything you need to know about starting up and maintaining a worm bin compost system, also known as vermicomposting. Perfect for small space composting and apartment living, or in addition to other composting systems you already have started at your home. Vermicompost is every gardener’s dream as a finished soil amendment, and serves as a […]

In this workshop we’ll focus on all the best practices when it comes to growing and harvesting garlic as well as garlic history, general info and learning about the different garlic groups. From bed prep and ammending your garlic, to seed selection, through to tending growing garlic and how to harvest, cure and store it. […]

Pruning fruit trees in the summer? That’s right! It can be done…and arborist Gordon Mackay will show you how in this introduction to the wonders of summer pruning for fruit trees. While most pruning happens in the winter, for backyard fruit trees, summer pruning provides some important advantages to consider. Damage repair, size control, disease management, enhancing […]

What is the recipe for compost success and why does composting matter? This workshop will explore the answers to these questions, and will offer instructions on what it takes to produce an amendment for your garden that is rich in beneficial microorganisms and nutrients! We’ll cover the 6 factors for composting success, how to choose […]

Capital region residents are invited to attend an introductory workshop about gardening with drought-resistant native plants. YOU WILL LEARN ABOUT: An introduction to the CRD’s water conservation program Native plant identification An overview of the cultural history & ecological benefits of native plants A tour of the Swan Lake Christmas Hill Nature Sanctuary native plant gardens, […]

This workshop aims to broaden the scope of participants’ knowledge of composting methods and will cover methods of composting that require more work and attention. Topics covered will include hot composting to produce big quantities of nutrient rich, living compost quickly, increasing the biology and nutrients in your compost pile using dynamic accumulators, how to […]

A fruit tree expert will help gardeners identify the variety of apples brought in. For the best chance of successful identification, visit dinternurseery.ca and click on Customer Service and Education for guidelines on bringing in apples. In the case of mystery apples that are not yet ripe, Dinter’s fruit tree expert will return on Saturday, […]