Plantsale half-price 2023 plantsale

May 20th, Saturday Half-Price Sale

 SATURDAY May 20th, 2023 - 10:30 a.m. to Noon

Please bring loonies, toonies, paper money or cheques, writing utensil and something to carry your plants home with.

 No change will be available. There is an "Honour box" only.

Half Price Plant Sale List

Flowers

6 Packs - $1.50 - alyssum, asters, cosmos, dianthus, impatiens, lobelia, marigold, nicotania, pansy, salvia,  viola.     

3 ½” pots - $1.50- geraniums 

Basket stuffers - 2 ½” pots - $1.00 - bacopa,  myositis

Hanging Planters - Violas - $7.50

 

Vegetables

6 Packs - $1.50 - basil, broccoli, cabbage, cauliflower, celery, dill, ground cherry, kale, leeks, mint, onion, lettuce, parsley, pepper

3 ½” pots - $1.00 - cucumber, giant leek,  giant onion, squash, zucchini 

Tomatoes

3 ½” pots - $1.00 -  Cherry - Sweet Million, Gardener’s Delight, Sun Gold, Golden Nugget & Red Robin - Regular -  Early Girl, Super Fantastic, Tasti-Lee, Old German, Roma - San Marzano.  

Perennials - ****NOT HALF PRICE***. Available @ regular price.

3 ½” pot – $3.00 - columbine, dahlia, daisy, delphinium, fox glove, grass, hellebore, hollyhock, hydrangea, lavender, lily, lupin, mint, nirene, phlox, sage, saxifrage, sedums , veronica, yarrow.

1 gallon pots - $5.00 –bleeding heart, cone flower , dahlia, daisy, delphinium, fox glove, fern, hellebore, hollyhock, hosta, hydrangea, lavender, red hot poker, rhodos,

Fruit in 1 gallon pots - $5.00 – asparagus, fig, raspberry, rhubarb

$10.00 large Pots – rhodo, rhubarb

May & June Events Upcoming

Dessert Auction of The “Douglas Island Garden Society” Upcoming

When: 2:00 pm, Saturday, June 17th 2023

Where: Beacon House, Protection Island

We are pleased to present this fabulous event, where our Community gets together to bid on fabulous desserts, which supports the Community Garden.

These creative, culinary masterpieces showcase the artistry of islanders, and while you take a tour of these tantalizing treats, enjoy some light refreshments at Nicky’s Booth with lilting harp music played by Tamara.                                                       This is a bidding auction, where the 1st prize for the dessert with the highest bid will be a lovely dinner for four, courtesy of David Essig, (Chef Extraordinaire) either at his house or the winner’s house. A prize will be given to one of the bakers of these fabulous desserts by random draw.

Put on your designer dessert hat for this upcoming Dessert challenge.

We will be accepting desserts from (12:30 to 1:30 pm) on June 17th 2023.

Please notify Us about how many & what type of Dessert You will be bringing at jfoxwell@shaw.ca

The doors will be open to the public at 2:00 pm when bidding commences and bidding will stop at 4:00 pm 

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DIGS 2023 Annual Spring Plant Sale

The Plant Sale will be held at The Community Garden Saturday May 13, 2023 from 10:00 a..m. to 12:00 noon.

1.  15 people at a time will be accommodated - no socializing in the garden. Please shop and exit, so the next person in line can enter,.

2.  Bring your own boxes/containers to carry multiple pots - only have a limited number available on site. 

3.  Due to the  limited space, there will be no holding area.

4.  HONOUR SYSTEM - Plants will be clearly marked with the type & price. No change will be made - tally up your order and drop you cheque or cash in "the BOX" as you exit.(Assistants will help mathematically challenged.)

NOTE:  There will be a limited number of "consultants" on hand to answer questions.  A price list of available plants will be posted ahead of time and also put up here on the blog, to assist shoppers in planning & costing their purchases.

Hope to see you Saturday May 13th!

DIGS Plant Sale Committee

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June 4th 2023 Garden Tour!

The Protection Island Garden Tour Returns!

After a three-year break due to Covid, The Protection Island Museum is pleased to announce that the annual PI Garden tour is back.

Save the date! Sunday, June 4, starting at 10 am at the traffic circle where maps will be given out.

Seven island gardens will be open for your personal viewing.  You are invited to wander around, learn from the gardener, take note of what plants work where on our island, and appreciate the personal vision of each garden owner. 

The tour will be followed by the greatly anticipated barbecue and multi-prize raffle on the museum grounds. 

Tour entry and barbecue by donation.  Raffle tickets are $4 each or three for $10.

More details to be posted.