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THEBULLETIN
BRITISH COLUMBIA COUNCIL OF GARDEN CLUBS
MAY 2021
FIRST VICE PRESIDENT’S MESSAGE BY CINDY TATARYN (PLEASE FORWARD THIS NEWSLETTER TO ALL YOUR CLUB MEMBERS – THANK YOU!) We are s0ll looking for someone to step forward to fill the posi0ons of President and Second Vice President. If you would like to join our team send me an email: 1vicepresident@bcgardenclubs.com. April and May are club plant sale months. How is your club managing your plant sale while naviga0ng the Health Authority restric0ons? Some clubs have cancelled their plant sales altogether. Other clubs have goPen crea0ve and switched to an online sale with the seller sending a list of their plants, pot size, price and quan0ty to one member who compiles the informa0on and sends out the plant list and informa0on along with pictures to club members. The members then contact the organizer with their ‘wish list’. The orders are compiled and picked up all while maintaining social distancing. Other clubs are having ‘drive-by’ sales outdoors on members’ driveways. Is your club having a virtual flower and garden show? Get crea0ve, it’s easy to take a picture of your plant or flower and email it in to a club member who can compile the pictures in a PowerPoint presenta0on and share them in a virtual mee0ng. It’s a great way for your club members to stay engaged. Club Events: Just a reminder that if your club is having an event, such as a Plant Sale, Virtual Show, or fundraiser, please go to our website www.bcgardenclubs.com and enter your event on the BCCGC calendar. Happy Gardening! Cheers, Cindy Tataryn First Vice President, BCCGC 1vicepresident@bcgardenclubs.com
WE NEED A LEADER FOR OUR FLOCK!
If you love to mo0vate people, if you are outgoing, you are great at delega0ng and have a crea0ve spirit, this is the role
for you in BC Council of Garden Clubs. There is a great team behind you so you just need to get out front and show us the
way! Please contact Cindy Tataryn at 1stvicepresident@bcgardenclubs.com. She will be glad to hear from you!
ROLE OF PRESIDENT:
TERM OF OFFICE:
The President is elected in odd numbered years for a term of two years. The maximum a President can serve is
two consecu0ve two-year terms.
A^er serving two consecu0ve terms, the President must step down. The former President may stand for
another office at any 0me, and may stand for the posi0on of President at a future date.
GOALS AND OBJECTIVES:
The President of the BC Council of Garden Clubs has the responsibility of:
• Leading and managing the development and implementa0on of Council strategies and policies.
• Management of its financial resources.
• Efficient and effec0ve execu0on of the Council’s mandate.
• Upholding the current Cons0tu0on.
• Suppor0ng Council members.
DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:
The President has the responsibility to:
• Act as primary spokesperson for the BC Council of Garden Clubs.
• Direct and monitor the Council’s ac0vi0es.
• Develop and recommend strategic plans to the Council Execu0ve Board for the implementa0on of the
Council’s vision and mission.
• Report to the Council Execu0ve Board and Council Members and make recommenda0ons regarding the
Council’s vision and mission.
• Lead and manage within the parameters established by the Council Execu0ve Board, Council members
and Council commiPees.
• Call and aPend Board Execu0ve mee0ngs and provide regular reports to the Council Execu0ve Board.
• Submit an annual budget to the Treasurer for the Annual General Mee0ng.
• Prepare a report to the Council membership to be presented at each of the Council’s mee0ngs.
THANK YOU BRENDA AND LORNA! BY CINDY TATARYN, FIRST VICE PRESIDENT Thank you to Lorna Fraser This spring we will be losing our Past President Lorna Fraser as she re0res to Naramata with her husband. Lorna was elected at the spring AGM of 2017 and I would like to thank her from myself and all of the execu0ve for her excellent leadership, her guidance, and all the extra help she has given us over the past four years. Being a re0red accountant she reformaPed the BC Council’s financial statements and proposed budgets over the years. She took on the Scholarship Trust Fund financial documents and created a financial history of the fund going back to the beginning of the fund. While perusing these documents she found a $1,000 discrepancy, which Vancity reimbursed the fund. Thank you Lorna and enjoy your well-earned re0rement! Thank you to Brenda Woosnam I would also like to thank Brenda Woosnam, the Chairperson of the Scholarship Trust fund CommiPee. She has been on the commiPee for three years, and Chairperson of the CommiPee for most of that 0me. She and her team liaise with Vancity Community Founda0on as well as with the BC colleges and universi0es that offer hor0cultural programs. The Scholarship Trust Fund CommiPee under Brenda’s guidance, decides how much money should be given to each program, then they follow up with each ins0tu0on for informa0on regarding the students receiving the scholarship. Brenda has done a lot of work to organize the paperwork, create contracts with the colleges and universi0es, and receive end of year reports to check that the students received the correct amount of money. Thank you Brenda for all the work you have done over the years.
PASQUE FLOWER Pasque flower is in full bloom in the Lower Mainland. This beautiful flower ranges from the Yukon and Northwest Territories, down through British Columbia, across the western tip of Ontario and is the floral emblem of Manitoba. The pasque flower typically grows in open areas such as prairies, slopes, and rocky outcrops. Pasque flower (Anemone or sometimes Pulsatilla patens var. multifida) grows 30 centimetres tall and forms a rounded clump, which increases yearly. It is a well-behaved plant and it never gets out of hand. On the top of each stem is one flower with purple petals and yellow stamens. Bees are attracted to the pasque flowers’ abundant pollen in the early spring. The arrangement of the sepals, which reflects sunshine, make it a great spot for insects to warm up. New growth typically starts as soon as the snow melts and flowers bloom soon after, hence its name pasque flower, which refers to Easter or Passover. The centre of each flower is the female part of the plant. It has purple styles and is encircled by bright yellow stamens, which is the male part of the plant that produces the pollen. These are surrounded by petal-like sepals, which can range from pale to deep purple, sometimes white. Once the flower is pollinated it becomes an attractive seed head that is covered in silky down.
SCHOLARSHIP TRUST FUND NEWS
BY ANNE SPRUNG, CHAIRPERSON, SCHOLARSHIP TRUST FUND
PACIFIC HORTICULTURE COLLEGE AWARD WINNERS 2021
Lindsey and Dana were both recognized for excellence in design at Pacific Hor0cultural College at the end of their course
in 2020.
Lindsey Magnus stated that taking the PHC program and choosing to change her career was one of the best decisions
she has made. She has worked at Russell Nursery in Saanich since gradua0ng. Her career goal is to become a landscape
designer. Our award enabled her to add to her collec0on of much needed design tools, and books.
Dana Lee returned to Edmonton a^er finishing her courses. She looks forward to exploring all the different avenues
available to her with her new creden0als. She started working for a local landscaping company in Edmonton on April 1.
Her photo shows her prac0cal experience when working at Finnerty Gardens as part of her work terms.
Pacific Hor0cultural College splits the funds from BCCGC into several awards for their students. The program runs for 10
months, from January un0l November, so the students can follow a full year of growth. The campus is located near
Victoria at the Hor0culture Centre of the Pacific. The campus and gardens are well worth visi0ng. Thursdays through
Sundays. They have designated gardens: Urban organic, na0ve plant, medicinal, vegetable, drought tolerant, birds, bees
and buPerflies, Mediterranean, a 100-acre conserva0on park, orchards, bonsai, Takata Japanese and zen, lily,
rhododendron and hosta, children’s gardens, and many more. Imagine the educa0on the students get with those
gardens as their classrooms. The students spend one-third of their class 0me in the gardens. Classes were small due to
Covid last year at PHC, but the students were determined to complete their courses and follow their passion for
hor0culture.
Well done Lindsey and Dana. Good luck to you both as you explore the world of hor0culture and landscape design.
Lindsey Magnus Dana Lee
How to Donate to the BCCGC Scholarship Fund
If you wish to make a dona0on by cheque please send it to:
BC Council of Garden Clubs Scholarship Fund
c/o: BC Council of Garden Clubs
10952 McAdam Road
North Delta, BC V4C 3E8
Please ensure that the cheques are made out to the “Vancity Community Founda0on” and the memo field shows “BC
Council of Garden Clubs.” If the person or organiza0on that the dona0on is from does not clearly show on the cheque,
please include a brief note with the cheque indica0ng who the dona0on is from and a return address (so that an income
tax receipt can be issued).
If you wish to donate online with a credit card:
1. Go to www.vancitycommunityfounda0on.ca
2. Click the “Funds” buPon on the top right side of the home page
3. Locate the BC Council of Garden Clubs Scholarship Fund, either by scrolling through the list or searching
“garden clubs” in the search bar
4. Once on the BCCGC Scholarship Fund page, click “Give to this Fund” and complete the form
OR
1. Go to www.bcgardenclubs.com
2. Go to the “Scholarship Fund”on the top bar and click on the “Donate” page below
3. Scroll down to the link to Vancity Community Founda0on and click on it. This will take you to the BCCGC Scholarship
Trust Fund page
4. Click on “Give to this Fund” and complete the form
Thank You!
HOW TO CREATE A POLLINATOR PATCH BY LINDSAY COULTER, QUEEN OF GREEN, DAVID SUZUKI FOUNDATION Even what seems like a small contribu0on — just a 0ny flower pot or patch — can provide valuable pollinator habitat. Want to help buPerflies? Think beyond providing flowers for nectar in the height of summer. Many buPerfly species we see in Canada don’t migrate. You can provide habitat and food for their en0re lifecycle — eggs, larvae, pupae, and adults — throughout the year. Whether you have a small plot in the big city or a few acres, transform your yard into a buPerfly garden! You’ll need: • Host plants: Adults need a place to lay eggs where their caterpillars will forage. (Plant species that will get eaten and not just look prePy!) • Mud puddles: Some buPerflies rarely visit flowers. They prefer mud, poop (a.k.a. “scat” or “dung”), sap, and rosng fruit. • Blooms from spring through fall: Don’t limit your garden to an end-of-July colour extravaganza. You’ll need a diversity of na0ve nectar plants to flower over a few months. • Overwintering habitat: Consider not raking leaves to provide a buPerfly nursery! Most buPerflies in Canada overwinter as caterpillars, others as pupae. A few species winter as adults, hiberna0ng in hollow trees, under bark and firewood piles, or in garden shed cracks and crevices. Few spend winter as eggs. • Sunshine: Make sure you (or your neighbours) have sunny spots. • Nectar plants: Most buPerflies will feed from more than a few plant species Think about the role of your yard Is it a habitat source (high-quality patch that supports popula0on increases)? Or is it more of an island? Some yards can provide for one buPerfly species’ en0re life cycle. Some are disconnected from other habitat patches. Walk around the block and view your neighbourhood through a buPerfly’s eyes. Chat with your neighbours and see what they’re plan0ng. Note possible connec0ng corridors between buPerfly-friendly patches. Can schoolyards, boulevards, and local green spaces where you live help support buPerflies? Choose naZve flowers and shrubs • BuPerflies need nectar plants for food and host plants to lay their eggs. • Tiger swallowtails choose nectar plants like lilacs or bee balm; nearby willow, alder, or apple trees can host larva. • Painted ladies choose nectar plants like aster, cosmos, and zinnia; host plants include thistle, mallow, and hollyhock. • To aPract buPerflies like the red admiral, 0ger swallowtail, and mourning cloak, you can also set up a nectar feeder using a solu0on of one part sugar to 18 parts water. Did you know? • Sunny days are best for buPerfly watching. • Some individual buPerflies live only a week, but the flight season for a species may be more than a month — and the migra0ng monarch “super genera0on” may live for several months.
• In BC, buPerfly season runs from March through October. • Females are slightly larger than males — because she carries the eggs BuPerflies and hummingbirds share many nectar flowers, so efforts to lure one may have the bonus of aPrac0ng both. Bu]erfly illustraZon and design by Anja Jane / anjajane.com for the David Suzuki FoundaZon Bu]erflyway Ranger 2020 Training Manual
CELEBRATING THE BIRDS OF THE FRASER RIVER BASIN — A VIRTUAL
FRASER RIVER DIALOGUE
BY MICHAEL GOODCHILD, FRASER RIVER DISCOVERY CENTRE, NEW WESTMINSTER
The Discovery Centre is planning an upcoming virtual program on Tuesday, May 11: Celebra0ng the Birds of the Fraser
River Basin – A Virtual Fraser River Dialogue!
This event will take place online, via Zoom, and feature panelists sharing informa0on about the importance of the Pacific
Flyway migratory route, and why the Fraser River Basin is an important rest-stop for birds flying north for the summer
months.
Panelists include:
Dr. Rob Butler, an ornithologist, author, filmmaker, and ar0st. Dr, Rob will be sharing photos and informa0on from his
new book Pacific Flyway – Waterbird Migra=on from the Arc=c to Tierra del Fuego.
Alyx Coulter, Outreach Coordinator from the Stanley Park Ecology Society. Alyx will be chasng about this year’s
Vancouver Bird Celebra0on, including how to iden0fy birds in our neighbourhood.
This online event will be free of charge, though dona0ons are always welcome!
For more info: hPps://fraserriverdiscovery.org/frd/
Photo credit: Tom Middleton, https://www.bcmag.ca/winged-migration/VANCOUVER IKEBANA ASSOCIATION
2021 VIRTUAL SHOW
BY CECILY CHANG, PRESIDENT
During the pandemic all of the VIA’s exhibi0ons and demonstra0ons have been cancelled. VIA created a virtual
show of power of flowers through ikebana techniques. To view the video, copy and paste the following link:
hPps://www.facebook.com/VancouverIkebana/videos/75207711549274
MOVING = “YOU DIG” SALE
Chilliwack Garden Club suggested Barbara Yates contact BCCGC about a "You Dig" sale at her Mt. Lehman (Northwest
Abbotsford) farm, from now into June.
Barbara has quite a bit to donate to garden club plant sales, if
volunteers come and pot them up—groundcovers and
naturalized perennials up to 5' tall, shrubs, trees, small and
large (should a landscaper with a tree spade wish to dig out),
rhododendrons, and roses. She has lots of pots but you will
need to bring your own shovels and forks.
She is hoping to sell for profit out of her collec0on (past 30
years here), as her garden is set for a bulldozer once she
moves.
Contact Barbara Yates at 604-856-7758 or by email:
rbyates@shaw.ca
CamelliaNEWSLETTER CONTRIBUTIONS
We would love to feature your club in the newslePer. You are invited to submit an ar0cle at any 0me
(please include photos). Photos should be high resolu0on and you should include the name of the
photographer if possible. Ar0cles should be in the range of 300–500 words. If you have an idea for a
longer piece, connect with the newslePer editor in advance to discuss your idea.
Ar0cles are due on the 15th of the month preceding publica0on. If they are submiPed a^er that date, they will be held
for the next issue. The next due date is May 15th for June 1st. Submissions/inquiries: newslePer@bcgardenclubs.com.
Lynda Pasacreta, Editor
Pam Robertson, Copy Editor
BRITISH COLUMBIA COUNCIL OF GARDEN CLUBS
Vacant | President
Lorna Fraser | Past President
Cindy Tataryn | First Vice-President
Vacant | Second Vice-President
Pam Robertson | Secretary
Ann Peters | Treasurer
Anne Sprung | Scholarship Trust Fund
Lynda Pasacreta | Communications Coordinator
Lorna Herchenson | Membership Committee
Lynda Pasacreta | Newsletter Committee
Frank Girard | Website
BCgardensclubs.com | www.facebook.com/bcgardenclubs
BC Council of Garden Clubs, 10952 McAdam Road, North Delta, V4C 3E8
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