by Pam Erikson / Special for Langley Advance Times
It has certainly been a long stretch of over two years for many members of the various garden clubs in BC and especially the Lower Mainland.
Enthusiastic gardeners normally filled hallways and meeting rooms with enthusiastic chatter about what was fabulous in their gardens; enjoy lively entertainment from a myriad of speakers; marvel at the plant beauties displayed on various display tables; and enjoy the general camaraderie of the regular meeting.
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When the pandemic put an end to all this activity, gardeners remained quite content with their gardens – but definitely starved of the social aspect of belonging to a club of like-minded people, and in particular the annual sales of plants that most clubs used as their main fundraisers, and also an opportunity for many new gardeners to find hidden treasures to take home.
March of this year saw the Langley Garden Club’s first meeting in two years.
This long-standing club was established in 1941 and would have celebrated its 80th birthday if we could have done so last year.
But the March reunion saw members returning in droves – smiling ear to ear under their masks, but it showed in their eyes – we were back.
And with that, there’s plenty of activity surrounding the upcoming annual Spring Show and Sale, which will be held Saturday, April 30 from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. at Southridge Fellowship Church, 22756 48th Ave.
For this event, members will fill the fireside room inside the church with color – flower arrangements and displays of spring flowers and foliage.
Outside on the lawn you’ll find a fabulous collection of gardening-related vendors and, of course, the clubs have a plant sales table, bake sale and raffle.
Spring is definitely one of the best times in the garden – you see favorite plants come back for good; and see areas where you have room to plant more.
Events such as garden club plant sales are one of the best places to not only find great plants, but also have the chance to talk to the people who grow them and are a source of knowledge.
– Pam Erikson is owner of Erikson’s Daylily Gardens and Perennials and president of the Langley Garden Club.
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Past garden club exhibitions and sales. (Special for Langley Advance Times)
