Garden Events in Sooke & Beyond
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HCP Fall Plant Sale 2025
Friday – HCP Members and volunteers only; Saturday – General public.
Victoria Master Gardeners, HCP staff, volunteers and PHC students are on site as well to answer your gardening questions and help you choose the right plant for your garden.
The plant availability list will be available at hcp.ca prior to the sale.
2025 Fall Native Plant Gardening Workshop
Introductory 3-hour workshops for Capital Region residents about gardening with drought-resistant native plants, hosted at Swan Lake Nature Sanctuary in Saanich.
$5 per person – pre-registration required.
A 2-hour online class will also be offered Sunday, Oct. 5.
Learn more here: Swan Lake Nature Sanctuary
2025 Fall Native Plant Gardening Workshop
Introductory 3-hour workshops for Capital Region residents about gardening with drought-resistant native plants, hosted at Swan Lake Nature Sanctuary in Saanich.
$5 per person – pre-registration required.
A 2-hour online class will also be offered Sunday, Oct. 5.
Learn more here: Swan Lake Nature Sanctuary
SGC Meeting: Unusual Plants for the Garden with Todd Major
Todd Major is a journeyman horticulturist, certified landscape inspector, former arborist and a landscape designer and builder of gardens and outdoor living spaces.
Plus:
Parlour Show
Photo contest entries due
2025 Fall Native Plant Gardening Workshop
Introductory 3-hour workshops for Capital Region residents about gardening with drought-resistant native plants, hosted at Swan Lake Nature Sanctuary in Saanich.
$5 per person – pre-registration required.
A 2-hour online class will also be offered Sunday, Oct. 5.
Learn more here: Swan Lake Nature Sanctuary
SGC Meeting: Mushrooms w/Steve Smith
All about mushrooms.
Plus:
Pumpkin, Squash, Funniest & Vegetable Contest
Parlour Show
Sooke Garden Club Annual General Meeting
Elections, prizes & awards!
Plus:
A sweet & savoury holiday celebration
Sooke Fall Fair / Day 2
With this year’s “Plant a Seed” theme, residents of all ages are encouraged to participate and attend, with agricultural components including produce, flowers, baking, beer and wine, plus arts and crafts and photography.
Learn more at: sookefallfair.ca
Sooke Fall Fair / Day 1
With this year’s “Plant a Seed” theme, residents of all ages are encouraged to participate and attend, with agricultural components including produce, flowers, baking, beer and wine, plus arts and crafts and photography.
Learn more at: sookefallfair.ca
Victoria Dahlia Society's 79th annual flower show
Free admission at Prospect Lake Community Hall, 5358 Sparton Rd. Come and see the huge variety of Dahlia colours, shapes, and sizes! Cut flowers will be available for purchase.
Victoria Dahlia Society's 79th annual flower show
Free admission at Prospect Lake Community Hall, 5358 Sparton Rd. Come and see the huge variety of Dahlia colours, shapes, and sizes! Cut flowers will be available for purchase.
Sooke Secret Garden Tour / Day 2
Delighting gardening and music fans alike for 20+ years, this annual Sooke Philharmonic Orchestra fundraiser showcases local gardens and music by orchestra musicians.
More info: sookephil.ca/secretgardentour
Sooke Secret Garden Tour / Day 1
Delighting gardening and music fans alike for 20+ years, this annual Sooke Philharmonic Orchestra fundraiser showcases local gardens and music by orchestra musicians.
More info: sookephil.ca/secretgardentour
Mill Bay 2025 Flower & Garden Show
The Mill Bay Garden Club invites Island gardeners to their flower and garden show, featuring flowers and veggies, a silent auction, garden market and more. Info: millbaygardenclub.com
Edible Landscape Design w/Joshua Clae Wagler
Transforming your landscape into a thriving foodscape.
Plus:
parlour show
Celebrate Earth Week in Sooke with Greater Victoria Green Team
Join the community to remove invasive plants in Ayum Creek Regional Park. Info / Sign-up: kaitlin@greenteamscanada.ca or meetup.com/greater-victoria-green-team/events/307050762/
SGC Meeting: Fruit Trees & More w/Bob Duncan
Training systems, pruning techniques, variety selection and suitable sites.
Plus:
Parlour show
Contest potatoes for sale
SGC Meeting: FireSmart Landscaping w/Madison Crawford
Our presenter will be Madison Crawford, FireSmart Coordinator and Fire Prevention Inspector/Life Safety Educator District of Sooke.
Plus:
Parlour Show
Contest potatoes for sale
2025 Spring Native Plant Gardening Workshop
Introductory 3-hour workshops for Capital Region residents about gardening with drought-resistant native plants, hosted at Swan Lake Nature Sanctuary in Saanich.
$5 per person – pre-registration required.
Sign up at Swan Lake Nature Sanctuary
2025 Spring Native Plant Gardening Workshop
Introductory 3-hour workshops for Capital Region residents about gardening with drought-resistant native plants, hosted at Swan Lake Nature Sanctuary in Saanich.
$5 per person – pre-registration required.
Sign up at Swan Lake Nature Sanctuary
Soil, compost & mulching with Michaila Frawley of Sooke Soil
Soil, compost & mulching presentation.
Plus:
• Parlour Show
Salt Spring Seedy Saturday
Salt Spring Farmers Institute, 351 Rainbow Rd.
Admission $5.
Learn more at: facebook.com/saltspring.seedysaturday
Garden Design with Anna Saunders
Starting with a well thought out garden design can put you ahead of the game. Knowing which areas of your yard/property takes in more sunlight, shady spots, good, drained soil to clay, sandy soil. It will make for planting, maintaining and longevity easier.
SGC member Anna Saunders has an outstanding background as landscape designer, owner and operator of DIVA Landscape Design. Anna was educated in Warsaw, Poland, holds a master’s degree in landscape architecture at Horticultural Dept of SGGW.
SGC Annual General Meeting
Elections, prizes & awards. A sweet & savoury holiday celebration.
Earthwise Gardening
What did well this year in the garden, how can I improve my veggie patch, how can my perennial bed show more autumn colors, what is the best location for my favorite plant(s)? Layer up with rain gear, garden trowel, gloves and embrace the autumn.
As the Executive Director of Earthwise Society, Patricia Fleming has over 25 years’ experience designing demonstration gardens. She specializes in the creation of ecological gardens that work with natural systems, to incorporate indigenous plants and enhance biodiversity.
Stick To Your Roots
Speaker: Mary-Alice Johnson of ALM Farms
Parlour Show; Photo contest entries due.
Strawberry Tea, Parlour Show & Trophy Rose Competition
Mark your calendar now – the registration email will be sent out June 10, when members can RSVP for this free event. Guests may accompany a member for $7.
A volunteer sign-up sheet will be at the General Meeting. Please consider helping in any way that you can. If you'd like to volunteer but cannot make it to the meeting, please respond to this email and let us know if you'd like to help set up at 10 am or have a job during the event. Last year’s volunteers were amazing and really helped the tea to run smoothly.
We'll again have a Parlour Show and Fancy Hat contest, so start planning now!
PARLOUR SHOW JUNE SCHEDULE
1. Trophy rose, 1 single bloom, 1/2 - 3/4 open, leaves attached, no side buds
2. Scented rose in a snifter
3. Collection of 6 different named culinary herbs in water
4. Strawberries, 6 with stems & decorated with own leaves
5. Open category vegetable(s)
6. 3 different named annuals
7. Any perennial, 1 stem
8. Arrangement “Summer Splendour,’ using own garden plants
9. Flowering vine
10. People’s Choice
Tiny Pocket Forests
Speaker: Paula McCormick
• Pumpkin, Squash, Funniest Vegetable & Contest
• Parlour Show
New members welcome!
Regular meetings are held on the fourth Wednesday of each month from January through May, and from September through November, 7:00-9:00 pm.