With the publication of every City of Nanaimo Activity Guide, the Nanaimo Community Gardens Society offers a number of gardening workshops designed to help you increase your horticultural skills. This year we offer a number of new workshops. Check them out below and sign up on the city’s website Activity Guide (nanaimo.ca) in the Special Interest section.
- Starting a new Garden or Revamping your Old Garden (#161314)Whether you are looking at a bare patch of grass or a weed choked garden that looks exhausting to get into shape for planting, you can begin planting with minimal effort and time. All it takes is a bunch of organic materials and a bit of know-how and planning. Come to this workshop to be inspired to start planting and harvesting in your new or revamped garden. You can do it! Be prepared to help build and plant a bed outside during this class.
Cost: $20 per person (minimum 8 participants, maximum 15)
Location: Pine St Community Garden, 271 Pine St (behind the parking lot)
Date: Saturday April 25, 2026 1:30pm – 3:30pm
Instructor: Connie Kuramoto
Watering your Plants and Trees in the New Normal (#161315)
How can you respond to climate change to help your garden through droughts, heat domes and unseasonal temperatures throughout the year. In this workshop you will learn how to buffer your garden from adverse conditions, learn watering and water-saving techniques and select plants that do well in your yard. We will talk about soil building, mulch and rainwater collection. We will put together some simple types of irrigation together.
Cost: $20 per person (minimum 8 participants, maximum 15)
Location: Pine St Community Garden, 271 Pine St (behind the parking lot)
Date: Saturday May 30, 2026 1 :30pm – 3 :30pm
Instructor: Connie Kuramoto
Pest and Disease Prevention in Your Yard and Garden (#161319)
This workshop aims to show you how to raise resilient plants that can resist disease and insect pests without the use of pesticides or herbicides. Strong plants can handle a small amount of damage and still produce lots of food. Come to this workshop and learn how to boost your plants’ health, select the best plants for your space and how to encourage beneficial insects that can protect your plants. We will talk about different types of plant protection and learn to identify common insects and diseases, should your plants become affected.
Cost: $20 per person (minimum 8 participants, maximum 15)
Location: Beban Learning Gardens, Beban Park
Date: Saturday June 13, 2026 1 :30pm-3 :30pm
Instructor: Connie Kuramoto