The South Delta Garden Club

The South Delta Garden Club

since 1952

The South Delta Garden Club meets the third Tuesday* of the month in Ladner. Meetings include a guest speaker, show and share, door prize, raffles, refreshments and the sharing of information in a positive social environment with local gardener enthusiasts.

Club activities include day tours, visits to garden club members gardens, workshops, work parties and fund raising events to support community projects, a summer picnic and Christmas party.

*No meeting in July, Aug & Dec. Click Find Us for location details

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Membership $20 / year - Guests $5 (can be applied to membership)

May 15th Speaker

Pam Erikson

Erikson Daylily Gardens and Perennials

The Evolution of Hostas and Daylilies in Our Garden

Doors open at 7:00 pm

Speaker begins at 7:30 pm

Pam Erikson is an award-winning daylily hybridizer, photographer, instructor, columnist and writer.

In 1991, Pam started the first Canadian daylily club and is still its President to this day.

Her one-acre display garden now contain over 3,000 varieties of daylilies and lilies; over 600 varieties of hostas and hundreds of other specimen trees and perennials.

Pam has has introduced 82 new daylily cultivars to the world market, with hostas being added to the hybridizing program in recent years.

Gardening Stuff

The Bees Need Your Help!!

Neonicotinoid pesticides are slowly killing bees. 75% of the world's honey is now contaminated with bee-killing pesticides.

Please educate yourself and make sure you are not part of the problem.

More Info

Save the bees

April Gardening

To Do list

By Angelika Hedley

General

General - Water esp. under eaves, evergreens if rainfall is low, Compost unrotted perennials/vegetation once bees, ladybugs have emerged from hibernation

Plant

Plant:

- bedders

- summer bulbs

- perennials

- container plants

Prune

Prune winter heathers

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March Meeting Recap

Tammyanne Matthews

Creative Containers

Heather Fayers

No need for a garden tour, thanks to Tammyanne Matthews presentation of her creations for Vancouver’s wealthy gardeners who have no time to select pots, planters and plants.

A few of her excellent tips are:

Let the location, architecture, paving material and purpose guide your selection of permanent planters.

When planting up, remember the rule of thirds and install good watering and drainage systems to avoid premature death to your creations.

Good loose potting soil (Sunshine #4) and slow release fertilizer (Osmocote 14-14-14) are recommended for maintaining good flower production.

Dead head regularly and consider night lighting to extend the time to appreciate the beauty you created.

Who knew that modern CorTen steel planters and classic olive jars and urns were available in Vancouver; or that pots left in the ocean for a year could be so beautiful!

Forget the budget! Celebrate the possibilities!

Heather Fayers.