The following are websites of interest:
Alpine Gardeners of Central Vancouver Island – https://alpinegardenersofcvi.wixsite.com/agcvi
Apple Luscious Organic Orchards – www.appleluscious.com
BC Plant Health –
BC Council of Garden Clubs – www.bcgardenclubs.com
BC Iris Society – https://www.bcirissociety.com/
BC Seed Information Resource – www.bcseeds.org
Bees: Steps we can take to help prevent their decline – https://diygardening.co.uk/help-bee-population/
Beneficial Insect Shop – www.thebugfactory.ca
Canadian Garden Council – https://gardenscanada.ca/
Compost Education Centre – https://compost.bc.ca/
Cowichan Agricultural Society and Farmers’ Institute – https://cowichanagriculturalsociety.org/
Cowichan Green Community –www.cowichangreencommunity.org
Cowichan Green Community’s New Horizons Workshop: Ted Leischner Bee Workshop https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UDqOz5iqjwA&feature=youtu.be
Cowichan Valley Rhododendron Society – http://cowichanrhodos.ca/
Dinter Nursery – www.dinternursery.ca
FarmFolk CityFolk – https://www.farmfolkcityfolk.ca/
Frasers’ Thimble Farm – www.thimblefarms.com
Fruit Trees and More Nursery – www.fruittreesandmore.com
Gardens BC’s guide to gardens throughout BC – https://gardensbc.com/
Grieg Rhododendon Species Garden (in Milner Gardens & Woodland, Qualicum Beach):
Helen Stewart, Victoria artist, writer, gardener and teacher – https://www.hestewart.com/
Heritage Perennials – www.perennials.com
Horticulture Centre of the Pacific – https://hcp.ca/
Invasive Species Council of British Columbia – https://bcinvasives.ca/
Invasive Species of the BC South Coast – www.coastalisc.com
Invasive plants: CVRD guidelines for disposal – https://www.cvrd.ca/2283/Invasive-Species
Island Pollinator Initiative – www.islandpollinatorinitiative.ca
A Kids’ Guide to Gardening – https://www.kremp.com/kids-guide-to-gardening/
Lee Valley Tools – www.leevalley.com
Linda Gilkeson has kindly agreed we can post her articles on Winter Gardening – http://www.lindagilkeson.ca/gardening_tips.html
Milner Gardens & Woodland, Qualicum Beach – https://milnergardens.viu.ca/#
National Audubon Society article “Migratory Birds Like Native Berries Best” – Click here
North American Lily Society – https://www.lilies.org/
Paraquat commercial herbicide – https://www.drugwatch.com/paraquat/
Peninsula Garden Club – www.peninsulagardenclub.ca
Pollinator Partnership – https://www.pollinator.org/about
Pollinator Partnership Map of Pollinator Sites – https://pollinator.org/mpgcmap/
Royal Horticultural Society Lily Group – https://rhslilygroup.org/
Roundup Alternatives –
Russell Nursery – www.russellnursery.com
Satinflower Nurseries (formerly Saanich Native Plants) – https://satinflower.ca/
Seeds of Diversity Canada – www.seeds.ca
Victoria Dahlia Society – https://victoriadahliasociety.org/
Victoria Horticultural Society – https://vichortsociety.org/
Victoria Lily Society – https://victorialilysociety.ca/
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