NATURE DAY EVENT!

Date/Time
Date(s) - Sat, Mar 17
10:00 am - 4:00 pm

Location
Amsterdam Garden Centre

Categories


Join us for our 20th Annual Nature Day Event.

Interactive & Informative Displays by the following organizations about: Nature Preservation, Natural Pollination, Biological Pest Control, Organic Fertilizers, and more…

  • BC Master Gardeners
  • BioSoil – Organic
  • Burke Mountain Field Naturalists
  • Burns Bog Conservation Society
  •  CEED Centre Society
  • Celebrate Earth Day – Maple Ridge
  •  Country Fest – Albion Fairgrounds
  •  Hendrick, the Butterfly Man
  •   Invasive Species Council of Metro Vancouver
  •   KEEPS
  •  Maple Ridge Garden Club
  •  Pitt Meadows Garden Club
  •  PlantSomethingBC Bee Friendly
  •   Ramsay Blueberry Farm
  •  Ridge Meadows Recycling Society
  •   Vlad’s Apiary
  •  Wallflowers & Beyond (local artist)
  •   WildSafeBC

  20% OFF All Native Plants

FREE ‘Kids Nature Day Clue Hunt’ 10am-4pm, where kids will be  encouraged to search for clues to answer our Nature Quiz and be eligible to enter our PRIZE DRAW!

Seminars, each with FREE PRIZE DRAWS:

 

10:30 – 11:30 am ‘RAPTOR FORCE’ Birds of Prey

FREE presentation by Raptors Ridge Birds of Prey about the owls, hawks,& falcons living among us. Come see these magnificent birds up close!

12:00 pm ‘THE BEAR NECESSITIES’ ~ Class for Kids

Ross Davies of K.E.E.P.S. (Kanaka Education and Environmental Partnership Society) will use puppets to explain how to be bear aware in our yards and on the trails.

1:00 pm ‘BEE FRIENDLY PLANTS’

Learn about which plants are best to attract and feed bees and other pollinators! We can all help to provide a healthy habitat for pollinators in our own patios and gardens.

2:00 pm ‘STRAWBERRY BASKET’ ~ Class for Kids

Kids plant their own Strawberry Hanging Basket and take it home!

Cost: $10 ($10.50 incl. tax) per child workshop fee includes the cost of materials.

Ages 7 and under need adult participation. Please register in advance.

In order to register, please contact us in advance with your name, phone number & workshop fee by phone at 604-465-6614 or e-mail: [email protected]. We accept payment by credit card over the phone, by ETransfer and by payment in person; whichever you prefer. Cancellations and missed classes are non-refundable.

3:00 pm ‘MASON BEE SEMINAR’

This seminar will explain everything you need to know about Mason Bees, and successfully keeping them as beneficial insects for pollination in your garden

 

 

 

For more information: http://amsterdamgreenhouses.com/