Pacific Northwest Workshops, Events, and Societies A space for promotion of gardening- or plant-related workshops, events, and societies in the region. Sun, 06 Sep 2026 12:34:57 +0000 Sun, 06 Sep 2026 12:34:57 +0000 UBC Botanical Garden Forums https://forums.botanicalgarden.ubc.ca/forums/pacific-northwest-workshops-events-and-societies.271/ One of Metro Vancouver's most popular flower festivals returns this weekend Sun, 02 Aug 2026 13:56:36 +0000 https://forums.botanicalgarden.ubc.ca/threads/one-of-metro-vancouvers-most-popular-flower-festivals-returns-this-weekend.105591/ https://forums.botanicalgarden.ubc.ca/threads/one-of-metro-vancouvers-most-popular-flower-festivals-returns-this-weekend.105591/ invalid@example.com (Junglekeeper) Junglekeeper One of Metro Vancouver's most popular flower festivals returns this weekend
]]> Pacific Northwest Palm & Exotic Plant Sale 2026 Thu, 14 May 2026 15:07:11 +0000 https://forums.botanicalgarden.ubc.ca/threads/pacific-northwest-palm-exotic-plant-sale-2026.105530/ https://forums.botanicalgarden.ubc.ca/threads/pacific-northwest-palm-exotic-plant-sale-2026.105530/ invalid@example.com (pmurphy) pmurphy The Pacific Northwest Palm & Exotic Plant Society is pleased to announce their annual plant sale to be located in the parking lot of Phoenix Perennials.

9:00 am – 3:00 pm Saturday MAY 16th, 2026
3380 No 6 Rd, Richmond

If you are an avid gardener, or just starting out, this will be an exciting event to attend because you will have the opportunity to acquire many...

Pacific Northwest Palm & Exotic Plant Sale 2026]]> Hardy Palm Society's Annual Plant Sale Tue, 08 Apr 2025 19:04:31 +0000 https://forums.botanicalgarden.ubc.ca/threads/hardy-palm-societys-annual-plant-sale.105105/ https://forums.botanicalgarden.ubc.ca/threads/hardy-palm-societys-annual-plant-sale.105105/ invalid@example.com (pmurphy) pmurphy The Pacific Northwest Palm & Exotic Plant Society (aka the Hardy Palm Society) is pleased to announce their upcoming ANNUAL PLANT SALE on Saturday May 17th, 2025

NEW TIME 10:30AM to 3:30PM

The sale will take place in the parking lot of Phoenix Perennials, located at...

Hardy Palm Society's Annual Plant Sale]]> 2025.02.13 Ethnobotanist Nancy Turner in Vancouver Wed, 05 Feb 2025 19:42:52 +0000 https://forums.botanicalgarden.ubc.ca/threads/2025-02-13-ethnobotanist-nancy-turner-in-vancouver.105015/ https://forums.botanicalgarden.ubc.ca/threads/2025-02-13-ethnobotanist-nancy-turner-in-vancouver.105015/ invalid@example.com (dt-van) dt-van Wild Cultivation: Traditional Plant Management Systems of Northwest North America,
- Thursday Feb 13, 2025 at Unitarian Hewett Centre - 949 W 49th Ave, Vancouver, BC and online via Zoom (see naturevancouver.ca)
- There will be wild foraged tea, snacks and socializing from 7pm. The presentation begins at 7:30.
- Non-members are welcome in person or on-line. Please email enews@NatureVancouver.ca a few days ahead to request the Zoom link.
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2025.02.13 Ethnobotanist Nancy Turner in Vancouver]]> Ornamental Cherries - education opportunity offered by Douglas Justice Thu, 23 Jan 2025 02:28:55 +0000 https://forums.botanicalgarden.ubc.ca/threads/ornamental-cherries-education-opportunity-offered-by-douglas-justice.105001/ https://forums.botanicalgarden.ubc.ca/threads/ornamental-cherries-education-opportunity-offered-by-douglas-justice.105001/ invalid@example.com (wcutler) wcutler
Ornamental Cherries - education opportunity offered by Douglas Justice]]> 2024.10.21 - Pender Harbour - Bioblitz / Marsh Walk Mon, 14 Oct 2024 00:29:08 +0000 https://forums.botanicalgarden.ubc.ca/threads/2024-10-21-pender-harbour-bioblitz-marsh-walk.104838/ https://forums.botanicalgarden.ubc.ca/threads/2024-10-21-pender-harbour-bioblitz-marsh-walk.104838/ invalid@example.com (Frog) Frog Sunshine Coast Bioblitz
Pender Harbour, BC
Marsh Walk
10am-12pm
Free event, registration required

"Join us on Monday, October 21st from 10am to 12pm, at Smuggler Cove for our first guided BioBlitz mini-event: a marsh walk, talk and track! Please note, sign-up is required for this FREE event. [​IMG]‍[​IMG]
This mini-event is part of...

2024.10.21 - Pender Harbour - Bioblitz / Marsh Walk]]> UBC Apple Festival October 19 & 20, 2024 Tue, 17 Sep 2024 22:23:15 +0000 https://forums.botanicalgarden.ubc.ca/threads/ubc-apple-festival-october-19-20-2024.104759/ https://forums.botanicalgarden.ubc.ca/threads/ubc-apple-festival-october-19-20-2024.104759/ invalid@example.com (Junglekeeper) Junglekeeper UBC Apple Festival returns with rare and delicious fruits this fall​
Direct event link: UBC Apple Festival October 19 & 20, 2024]]> Annual Hardy Palm Society Plant Sale - May 18, 2024 Tue, 14 May 2024 17:56:34 +0000 https://forums.botanicalgarden.ubc.ca/threads/annual-hardy-palm-society-plant-sale-may-18-2024.104174/ https://forums.botanicalgarden.ubc.ca/threads/annual-hardy-palm-society-plant-sale-may-18-2024.104174/ invalid@example.com (pmurphy) pmurphy The Pacific Northwest Palm & Exotic Plant Society
is pleased to announce their upcoming
Annual Plant Sale
Saturday May 18th, 2024
9:00AM to 3:00PM​
Located in the parking lot of Phoenix Perennials, this sale is not to be missed!
3380 No 6 Rd, Richmond, BC V6V 1P5
And I...​

Annual Hardy Palm Society Plant Sale - May 18, 2024]]> 1 Deer Trails Naturalist Program May 14-19 2024 Fri, 29 Mar 2024 16:27:45 +0000 https://forums.botanicalgarden.ubc.ca/threads/deer-trails-naturalist-program-may-14-19-2024.104199/ https://forums.botanicalgarden.ubc.ca/threads/deer-trails-naturalist-program-may-14-19-2024.104199/ invalid@example.com (Frog) Frog The Land Conservancy of B.C. (TLC) is pleased to announce a spring 2024 session of the Deertrails Naturalist Program from May 14 to 19.
Deertrails is an adult workshop that invites deep immersion in the practice of place-based living. The program is designed for students, teachers, artists, naturalists – anybody seeking to build resilience into their lives by connecting with the living world.
For registration (by 5:00pm March 28, 2024) and full event details:...

Deer Trails Naturalist Program May 14-19 2024]]> 3 VanDusen BG Lecture - Medicinal Plants in Horticulture (Jan 23, 2024) Mon, 22 Jan 2024 23:02:34 +0000 https://forums.botanicalgarden.ubc.ca/threads/vandusen-bg-lecture-medicinal-plants-in-horticulture-jan-23-2024.103994/ https://forums.botanicalgarden.ubc.ca/threads/vandusen-bg-lecture-medicinal-plants-in-horticulture-jan-23-2024.103994/ invalid@example.com (Daniel Mosquin) Daniel Mosquin https://app.amilia.com/store/en/vanduseneducation/api/Activity/Detail?activityId=xAoJzz6

Tuesday, January 23rd, 6:30 – 7:30 pm  

Medicinal plants are everywhere in our lives, but we don’t often realize it: dandelions grow by the roadside, we drink peppermint tea in cafés, and buy bouquets with safflower and sweet Annie. Ornamental horticulture is similar: a wide variety of medicinal plants can be found as aesthetic specimens in gardens and nurseries, but their traditional...

VanDusen BG Lecture - Medicinal Plants in Horticulture (Jan 23, 2024)]]> Botany BC 2024 - May 9-12 Nanaimo Wed, 17 Jan 2024 03:42:03 +0000 https://forums.botanicalgarden.ubc.ca/threads/botany-bc-2024-may-9-12-nanaimo.103978/ https://forums.botanicalgarden.ubc.ca/threads/botany-bc-2024-may-9-12-nanaimo.103978/ invalid@example.com (Daniel Mosquin) Daniel Mosquin
https://eastons.ca/botanybc/

(you can send an email to address on that page to be added to the update list)]]> Taking a Lichen to Nature, Victoria, Jan. 27 2024 Fri, 05 Jan 2024 17:34:37 +0000 https://forums.botanicalgarden.ubc.ca/threads/taking-a-lichen-to-nature-victoria-jan-27-2024.103937/ https://forums.botanicalgarden.ubc.ca/threads/taking-a-lichen-to-nature-victoria-jan-27-2024.103937/ invalid@example.com (Adria Hussain) Adria Hussain Francis/King Regional Park, Saanich
CRD Regional Parks
January 27, 2024 1:30-3pm
Wheelchair accessible
https://www.crd.bc.ca/about/events/...lichen-to-nature-(guided-adult-walk)-18-years]]> Moss Landscapes of Vancouver Island Fri, 05 Jan 2024 17:24:17 +0000 https://forums.botanicalgarden.ubc.ca/threads/moss-landscapes-of-vancouver-island.103936/ https://forums.botanicalgarden.ubc.ca/threads/moss-landscapes-of-vancouver-island.103936/ invalid@example.com (Adria Hussain) Adria Hussain Francis King Regional Park, Saanich
CRD Regional Parks
Sunday January 21, 2024, 10am-12pm
https://www.crd.bc.ca/about/events/...vancouver-island-(guided-adult-walk)-18-years]]> Winter Plant ID, Vancouver, January 20, 2024 Tue, 02 Jan 2024 18:14:18 +0000 https://forums.botanicalgarden.ubc.ca/threads/winter-plant-id-vancouver-january-20-2024.103931/ https://forums.botanicalgarden.ubc.ca/threads/winter-plant-id-vancouver-january-20-2024.103931/ invalid@example.com (Frog) Frog Stanley Park Ecology Society
Vancouver, BC
January 20, 2024
https://stanleyparkecology.ca/event/buds-bark-winter-plant-id/]]> The Pacific Northwest Palm & Exotic Plant Society Wed, 20 Dec 2023 03:39:39 +0000 https://forums.botanicalgarden.ubc.ca/threads/the-pacific-northwest-palm-exotic-plant-society.103911/ https://forums.botanicalgarden.ubc.ca/threads/the-pacific-northwest-palm-exotic-plant-society.103911/ invalid@example.com (pmurphy) pmurphy aka the "Hardy Palm Society"

The Society:
Founded in 1984, the Pacific Northwest Palm & Exotic Plant Society (PNWP&EPS) is a British Columbia based nonprofit Plant Society. Dedicated to the successful cultivation of palms and other exotic plants, the "Hardy Palm" Society's objective is to assist those that wish to create Mediterranean or subtropical style gardens outdoors in British Columbia, Washington and Oregon, and other areas with...

The Pacific Northwest Palm & Exotic Plant Society]]> BC Council of Garden Clubs Tue, 19 Dec 2023 20:25:41 +0000 https://forums.botanicalgarden.ubc.ca/threads/bc-council-of-garden-clubs.103910/ https://forums.botanicalgarden.ubc.ca/threads/bc-council-of-garden-clubs.103910/ invalid@example.com (wcutler) wcutler BC Council of Garden Clubs - Home Page (bcgardenclubs.com)., and you can sort the list using the column heading arrows or search for an organization, city or specialty interest.

Their home page at BC Council of Garden Clubs - Home Page (bcgardenclubs.com) lists some events.]]> VanDusen Botanical Garden Plant Sale 2023 Fri, 28 Apr 2023 06:58:53 +0000 https://forums.botanicalgarden.ubc.ca/threads/vandusen-botanical-garden-plant-sale-2023.103255/ https://forums.botanicalgarden.ubc.ca/threads/vandusen-botanical-garden-plant-sale-2023.103255/ invalid@example.com (Junglekeeper) Junglekeeper VanDusen Botanical Garden | VBGA Plant Sale​
]]> Annual PNWP&EPS Plant Sale on MAY 20, 2023 Fri, 07 Apr 2023 18:36:21 +0000 https://forums.botanicalgarden.ubc.ca/threads/annual-pnwp-eps-plant-sale-on-may-20-2023.103191/ https://forums.botanicalgarden.ubc.ca/threads/annual-pnwp-eps-plant-sale-on-may-20-2023.103191/ invalid@example.com (pmurphy) pmurphy The Pacific Northwest Palm & Exotic Plant Society
is pleased to announce their upcoming
Annual Plant Sale.​
Located in the parking lot of Phoenix Perennials, this sale is not to be missed!
3380 No 6 Rd, Richmond, BC V6V 1P5

Date: SATURDAY MAY 20th
Time: 9:00AM - 3:00PM​
...

Annual PNWP&EPS Plant Sale on MAY 20, 2023]]> Old Harvest Fair Wed, 14 Sep 2022 16:53:21 +0000 https://forums.botanicalgarden.ubc.ca/threads/old-harvest-fair.102822/ https://forums.botanicalgarden.ubc.ca/threads/old-harvest-fair.102822/ invalid@example.com (rocky9) rocky9
Olde Harvest Fair]]> Advanced Notification - PNWP&EPS Plant Sale & Seed Swap Wed, 09 Mar 2022 18:40:33 +0000 https://forums.botanicalgarden.ubc.ca/threads/advanced-notification-pnwp-eps-plant-sale-seed-swap.102015/ https://forums.botanicalgarden.ubc.ca/threads/advanced-notification-pnwp-eps-plant-sale-seed-swap.102015/ invalid@example.com (pmurphy) pmurphy UPDATED - April 22nd
After 2 years of Covid its back!

Barring any additional provincial health emergencies the Pacific Northwest Palm & Exotic Plant Society (PNWP&EPS) will be holding their Annual Plant Sale on Saturday May 21st.

I know a lot of people got into gardening as a hobby over the past two years and with the Van Dusen Plant Sale once again cancelled this should be a much anticipated event. The sale will be held outside with whatever...

Advanced Notification - PNWP&EPS Plant Sale & Seed Swap]]> Traditional Plant Workshop Wed, 19 Jan 2022 05:53:58 +0000 https://forums.botanicalgarden.ubc.ca/threads/traditional-plant-workshop.101854/ https://forums.botanicalgarden.ubc.ca/threads/traditional-plant-workshop.101854/ invalid@example.com (Margot) Margot
Traditional Plant Workshop

View attachment 221830]]> Christmas tree recycling program at UBC Botanical Garden Mon, 27 Dec 2021 14:03:11 +0000 https://forums.botanicalgarden.ubc.ca/threads/christmas-tree-recycling-program-at-ubc-botanical-garden.101767/ https://forums.botanicalgarden.ubc.ca/threads/christmas-tree-recycling-program-at-ubc-botanical-garden.101767/ invalid@example.com (Junglekeeper) Junglekeeper Christmas tree recycling program at UBC Botanical Garden supports budding gardeners​
]]> Exciting conference coming up in October Wed, 04 Aug 2021 20:26:28 +0000 https://forums.botanicalgarden.ubc.ca/threads/exciting-conference-coming-up-in-october.101161/ https://forums.botanicalgarden.ubc.ca/threads/exciting-conference-coming-up-in-october.101161/ invalid@example.com (Margot) Margot A fantastic FREE Zoom conference is coming this fall. There will be lots to interest all gardeners not only those who grow rhododendrons. Just look at the list of top-notch speakers! Register now!

Fall into Gardening
October 23 and 24, 2021
Hosted by Mount Arrowsmith Rhododendron Society and
Nanaimo Rhododendron Society in partnership with
Vancouver Island Master...​

Exciting conference coming up in October]]> July Plant Walking Tours! — Wild Spaces Vancouver Wed, 21 Jul 2021 21:19:18 +0000 https://forums.botanicalgarden.ubc.ca/threads/july-plant-walking-tours-%E2%80%94-wild-spaces-vancouver.101101/ https://forums.botanicalgarden.ubc.ca/threads/july-plant-walking-tours-%E2%80%94-wild-spaces-vancouver.101101/ invalid@example.com (rithikha) rithikha
We got some funding to bring in local knowledge holders to host plant tours in their respective neighbourhoods this summer and I just wanted to extend the invite here as well! Here are our upcoming tours, they're completely free to attend, just bring a mask and maybe some H2O!

Strathcona Tree Walk — Thursday July 22nd (tomorrow):
Join poet and dendrophile, James Witwicki, for a tour of Strathcona's trees!
James is a poet and writer who has lived in the DTES for...

July Plant Walking Tours! — Wild Spaces Vancouver]]> 2 Events Thu, 08 Apr 2021 17:54:27 +0000 https://forums.botanicalgarden.ubc.ca/threads/events.100159/ https://forums.botanicalgarden.ubc.ca/threads/events.100159/ invalid@example.com (Mooudn) Mooudn
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