Presentations, Events, Workshops
Learn more about gardening with presentations by Phoenix Perennials owner Gary Lewis and workshops held at the nursery and in the community.
Workshops
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Hellebore Containers To Die For
Saturday March 1st, 2025, 10am-12pm | $15
Hellebores are beautiful and inspiring perennials that bloom in winter and early spring with a wide range of colours, flower forms, and foliage types. Learn how to combine them artistically with a pallet of winter and spring interest plants and bulbs to create knock out seasonal containers to grace your front door, patio, and garden. Then plant up your own container to take home!
Includes instruction by garden designer Kate Herring and potting mix. Does not include the pot or the plants you choose. Please bring your own pot or we will have simple options on hand for purchase.
Containers To Die For
Saturday May 10th, 2025, 10am-12pm | $15
A well-placed focal point container on your patio or at your front door planted in a medley of colour and texture can make a beautiful scene to enliven and beautify your personal space. Learn how to combine flowers and foliage to stunning effect. Then plant up your own container to take home!
Includes instruction by garden designer Kate Herring and potting mix. Does not include the pot or the plants you choose. Please bring your own pot or we will have simple options on hand for purchase.
Succulent Containers To Die For
Saturday May 31st, 2025, 10am-12pm | $15
There’s nothing like the drama of succulents to enliven a seasonal container as a focal point on your patio or balcony, at your front door, or as a centrepiece on a table. Learn about the most useful succulents for containers, how to care for them, and how to combine them to stunning effect. Then plant up your own container to take home!
Includes instruction by Phoenix Perennials owner Gary Lewis and garden designer Kate Herring and potting mix. Does not include the pot or the plants you choose. Please bring your own pot or we will have simple options on hand for purchase.
Presentations
See Phoenix Perennials owner Gary Lewis speak at garden clubs and conferences. Many garden clubs allow non-members to attend – either in person or virtually – for a small fee.
Monday February 10th, 2025 – Hellebores: Jewels of the Winter and Spring Garden (Virtual Presentation) – Oshawa Garden Club, Oshawa, Ontario
Thursday February 13th, 2025 – The Complete Talk on Ground Covers – Mayne Island Garden Club, Mayne Island, BC
Monday February 17th, 2025 – Hot New Plants – Squamish Garden Club, Squamish, BC
Thursday February 27th, 2025 – The Complete Talk on Ground Covers & Hot New Plants – Parks Professional Pathways Conference, BC Recreation and Parks Association, Langley, BC
Thursday March 6th, 2025 – The Complete Talk on Ground Covers – Mount Klitsa Garden Club, Port Alberni, BC
Saturday April 5th, 2025 – The Complete Talk on Ground Covers – Shuswap Garden Club, Salmon Arm, BC
Tuesday June 17th, 2025 – Sizzling Succulents – South Delta Garden Club, Ladner, BC
Get more information on Gary’s Presentations for garden clubs and professional groups.
