GARDEN EVENTS
Tomato day. The Horticulture Centre of the Pacific, 505 Quayle Rd. in Saanich, is hosting Tomato Day on Saturday, 9 a.m. to 12 p.m. Organically grown tomato and vegetable transplants. Plant sale. Friends of the Abkhazi Garden Society will hold a Planta-Holics sale on Sunday, 9 a.m. to 12 p.m. at the garden, 1964 Fairfield Rd. Pacific Coast irises, woodlanders, ferns, grasses, succulents, geraniums, fuchsias. Cash or cheque only. Orchid meeting. The Victoria Orchid Society will meet on Monday at 7 p.m. in Gordon Head United Church Hall, 4201 Tyndall Ave. Glen Decker of Piping Rock Orchids will speak about his specialty, slipper orchids. He will be selling plants that are not commonly available. Rose meeting. The Mid Island Rose Society will meet on Tuesday, 6 to 8 p.m. in the North Nanaimo Library on Hammond Bay Rd.
Workshops at HCP. The Horticulture Centre of the Pacific is offering the following workshops. Register at 250-479-6162. hcp.ca • Plant Identification and Culture. The next session in this ongoing, monthly course (can be joined at any time) will be on Saturday, May 27, 1 to 4 p.m. In each session Diane Pierce introduces 25 new plants, with descriptions, preferred growing conditions, landscape uses and maintenance. Cost to HCP members per session is $35, others $45. Cost for 12 sessions: members $350, others $450. • Driftwood and Succulents. Saturday, May 27, 1 to 2:30 p.m. Create a display to take home. Materials provided. Members $25, others $35. • Introduction to Garden Design. Mondays 6:30 to 9 p.m. on May 29, June 5, 12, 19, 26, July 10, 17. Saturday field trips 9 a.m. to 12 p.m. on June 25 and July 9. Design a residential landscape plan as you learn about garden styles, site analysis, landscape materials. Members $250, others $295.