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Gardening Interests

Having a garden is such a delightful and healthy way to
"play" with and in nature!

You will open your mind to so many interesting topics if you join a Garden Club! When I retired, I joined THREE and ended up writing multiple blogs of speaker presentations (and becoming the Website Manager for the clubs too!) So much to learn!

This also inspired me to reorganize my "Nature's Classroom" webpages and, of course, add one for "Gardening with Children".

In this update, I decided to tidy up my "Internet Garden" and gather my "Gardening Interests" all together, in the hopes that it would be of use to other home gardeners.

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Mini Beasties in the Garden

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My garden clubs have explored a wide range of interesting topics with their various speakers.
The following is just a few selections.

Each of my blogs has a collection of related links as well, in case you want to go deeper.
So, grab yourself a comfy seat and a thirst-quencher on one of our rainy days...
and be prepared to settle down for a good long read on your favorite topics!

The Benefits of Gardening!

https://pocogardenclub.wordpress.com/2020/10/18/benefits-of-gardening/

The issue of protecting our Peatlands as part of combating Climate Change.

"For Peat's Sake, don't use Peat"

Peatlands Protection Society Book Announcement

Protecting Biodiversity

https://pocogardenclub.wordpress.com/2022/05/17/fraser-valley-conservancy-placing-lands-in-trust-for-our-future-by-joanne-neilson/

Delta Farmland & Wildlife Trust https://www.bcfuchsiasociety.com/increasing-biodiversity-on-farmland/

Nature-Friendly Gardening and Using Native Plants in the Garden

http://www.teacherwebshelf.com/naturesclassroom/Belcarra_Garden_Club_website/23-06PlanBee_native_plants/23-06PlantBee_native_plants.html

https://pocogardenclub.wordpress.com/2021/02/26/native-plants-for-lower-mainland-gardens-by-daniel-mosquin/

FVC:  Gardening with Native Plants in the Lower Mainland and Fraser Valley - a colorful downloadable PDF file
https://fraservalleyconservancy.ca/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/FVC-Native-Plants-guide-Aug-2018-web-1.pdf

https://www.bcfuchsiasociety.com/planting-for-pollinators/

Pollinator Partnership:  Selecting Plants for Pollinators - another colorful downloadable PDF file!
https://www.pollinator.org/pollinator.org/assets/generalFiles/LowerMainland-2017.pdf

https://pocogardenclub.wordpress.com/2024/11/19/backyard-ecology-creating-nature-friendly-landscapes-by-james-bobick/

https://pocogardenclub.wordpress.com/2023/05/16/native-plants-their-ecological-connections-by-josh-thompson/

https://pocogardenclub.wordpress.com/2023/01/17/permaculture-by-lori-greyell/

https://pocogardenclub.wordpress.com/2022/06/21/companion-planting-by-lori-greyell/

http://www.teacherwebshelf.com/naturesclassroom/Belcarra_Garden_Club_website/BGC_organic_gardening.html

But watch out for invasive species! https://pocogardenclub.wordpress.com/2017/12/15/aliens-among-us/

Rain Gardens

https://pocogardenclub.wordpress.com/2024/03/19/rain-gardens-by-deborah-jones/

a slightly different presentation: https://www.bcfuchsiasociety.com/raingardens-by-deborah-jones/

Growing Your Own Food

https://pocogardenclub.wordpress.com/2024/10/16/front-yard-farms-by-aiden-silzer-hooker/

https://pocogardenclub.wordpress.com/2021/04/20/eating-defensively-by-growing-your-own-by-dr-carole-christopher/

https://pocogardenclub.wordpress.com/2018/05/29/edible-ornamentals/

https://www.bcfuchsiasociety.com/edible-ornamentals/

https://pocogardenclub.wordpress.com/2020/11/17/creative-ways-to-grow-vegetables-by-claude-ledoux/

https://pocogardenclub.wordpress.com/2021/02/15/start-a-kitchen-herb-garden/

https://pocogardenclub.wordpress.com/2020/02/18/creating-a-beautiful-and-useful-herb-garden/

https://www.bcfuchsiasociety.com/all-season-herbal-apothecary-garden-by-ana-dushyna/

 

Good Bugs, Bad Bugs, Worms, and Healthy Soils

https://www.bcfuchsiasociety.com/good-bugs-bad-bugs-by-marilyn-holt/

A helpful PDF with photos, from Marilyn Holt https://www.bcfuchsiasociety.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/Garden-Pests-Handout.pdf

http://www.teacherwebshelf.com/naturesclassroom/Belcarra_Garden_Club_website/24-09-goodbugs_badbugs/24-09good_bugs_bad_bugs.html

Downloadable pamphlet on local beneficial insects etc. in your garden
WSU Extension Publications|Beneficial Insects, Spiders, and Mites in Your Garden: Who they are and how to get them to stay (Home Garden Series)

https://pocogardenclub.wordpress.com/2023/06/20/know-your-garden-allies-by-renee-prasad/

 

https://pocogardenclub.wordpress.com/2024/06/18/love-dirt-healthy-soil-healthy-future-by-dr-john-paul/

http://www.teacherwebshelf.com/naturesclassroom/Belcarra_Garden_Club_website/23-07soils/23-07soils.html

http://www.teacherwebshelf.com/naturesclassroom/Belcarra_Garden_Club_website/BGC_worms_composting.html

https://pocogardenclub.wordpress.com/2016/04/04/mason-bees/

https://www.bcfuchsiasociety.com/honeybees-and-mason-bees-by-winston-wong/

https://www.bcfuchsiasociety.com/honeybees-types-of-honey-beeswax-and-other-products-from-the-hive-by-winston-wong/

https://www.bcfuchsiasociety.com/butterflies-in-our-gardens-by-hendrik-meekel/

http://www.teacherwebshelf.com/naturesclassroom/Belcarra_Garden_Club_website/BGC_monarchs_milkweed.html

http://www.teacherwebshelf.com/naturesclassroom/Belcarra_Garden_Club_website/23-05ground_beetles/BGC_beetles.html

 

https://www.bcfuchsiasociety.com/invasive-species-by-adrian-avendano/

https://pocogardenclub.wordpress.com/2023/10/17/invasive-insects-in-the-lower-mainland-by-diane-watson/

https://pocogardenclub.wordpress.com/2023/08/16/japanese-beetle-popillia-japonica-problem/

https://www.bcfuchsiasociety.com/japanese-beetle-popillia-japonica-problem/

http://www.teacherwebshelf.com/naturesclassroom/Belcarra_Garden_Club_website/23-10Hammerhead_Flatworms/Hammerhead_Flatworms.html

http://www.teacherwebshelf.com/naturesclassroom/Belcarra_Garden_Club_website/23-01slugs_and_eggshells/BGC_slugs_and_eggshells.html

 

 

I hope this collection of speaker presentations inspires you to join a Garden Club too!

Happy Gardening!

 

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