Kelowna Garden Club

10/07/2026

Come out and support our friends at Kel Lake!

No RSVP necessary.

09/25/2026

We are pleased to welcome back Keli Westgate, owner of Lekker Land Design, to speak to us about 💧 Rainwater Harvesting at our Oct 6th Meeting.

Keli is an ARCSA Certified Rainwater Harvesting System Designer and has a wealth of knowledge related to climate adaptation and permaculture.

As our climate continues to warm here in the Okanagan and with watering restrictions beginning earlier (and lasting longer), harvesting rainwater for supplementary watering is becoming an essential part of our gardening plans.

https://www.lekkerlanddesign.ca/services/rainwater-collection/

📣 MEETING DETAILS:

📆 October 6, 2026
🕛 Doors open @ 6 pm
Grow & Show Entries in by 6:20 pm
Meeting begins @ 6:30 pm
📍The Evangel Church (SW entrance) – 3261 Gordon Drive, Kelowna

New to gardening, an experienced gardener or just thinking of starting to garden – all are welcome!

09/02/2026

🌞 Despite the heat and dry conditions, we still had some beautiful displays on our September Grow and Show table!

We also had the opportunity to hear Sumer Seiki speak on her work at UBCO including the creation of an Okanagan Native Seed Bank, Invasive W**d Removal and Restoration of Grasslands, and a Living Garden for our current and future teachers to learn in and craft lesson plans for our future gardeners.

Thank you so much for sharing your work with us and we look forward to hearing about the progress over the next year with these initiatives.

💐 Our Grow and Show classes were as follows:
*Class 1: “Dahlia Cup” donated by Kelowna and District Horticultural Society
*Class 2: “Henry and Ella Metka Gladiola trophy” - no entries
*Class 3: “Lillian Jeffreys Rose Trophy” donated by Frank Jeffreys
*Class 4: “Sweet Pea Challenge Cup” donated by Amateur Sweet Pea Association - no entries
Class 5: “Not Thirsty”
Class 6: “Summer Sunset”
Class 7: “Fall Harvest”
Class 8: “Show and Tell”

Until next time! October Meeting on Oct 6 📣

08/19/2026

📣 Our 1st Fall Meeting is coming up on September 1st!

We will have the pleasure of welcoming Sumer Seiki from the UBC Okanagan Campus to talk to us about her initiatives establishing an Okanagan Seed Bank and creating a living laboratory for educating teachers and future generations.

We can't wait!

🕛 Doors open @ 6:00 pm – meeting begins @ 6:30 pm
📍The Evangel Church (3261 Gordon Drive)

🪷 Meanwhile, get planning on what you'll bring for our Grow and Show:

*Class 1: “Dahlia Cup” donated by Kelowna and District Horticultural Society – one Dahlia bloom with its own foliage, any colour, disbudded. One full pair of leaves is to be attached to the stem.

*Class 2: “Henry and Ella Metka Gladiola trophy” – one spike of Gladiola, any colour, in a sturdy container.

*Class 3: “Lillian Jeffreys Rose Trophy” donated by Frank Jeffreys – one single Rose, any type, any colour, with its own foliage, one-half to three-quarters open. No side buds.

*Class 4: “Sweet Pea Challenge Cup” donated by Amateur Sweet Pea Association – five (5) sets of annual Sweet Peas, any colour, in a vase.

Class 5: “Not Thirsty” – an arrangement featuring drought-tolerant flowers and plant material in a vase.

Class 6: “Summer Sunset” – table centrepiece design in a low container using flowers in shades of orange and yellow with greenery from your garden. Design not to exceed 60 cm (24”) in width.

Class 7: “Fall Harvest” – a display of fruit, vegetables and/or herbs, any variety, in a basket.

Class 8: “Show and Tell”

07/27/2026

Open Garden - July 18 🌿

This garden featured 19 different kinds of berry 🫐 crops and a vegetable garden (with excess produce going to the food bank!)

Thank you to our members who continue to open their gardens to other members! We love the opportunity to explore your gardens and see all your hard work in action.

07/26/2026

Hey KGC members!

Send us a photo of your garden harvests so far, we'd love to see and share 🩷🌿

07/15/2026

These are 30-year-old Geraniums!

*Member submission* Geraniums that had their tops cut down to 1 inch high and all old roots removed were restarted in pots in a cool lighted area. Here they are in beginning of July. These Geraniums are about 30 years old.

07/10/2026

🌸 Celebrating Kelowna's Best Gardens! 🌸

The results are in! 🌿 Congratulations to all of the winners in this year's Best Garden Selection Kelowna contest, hosted by the Kelowna Garden Club with support from Miracle-Gro and Communities in Bloom.

Our judges had the difficult task of visiting and evaluating many outstanding gardens across the city. Every garden entered showcased the passion, creativity, and hard work of Kelowna gardeners.

07/08/2026

07/06/2026

🌸 Celebrating Kelowna's Best Gardens! 🌸

The results are in! 🌿 Congratulations to all of the winners in this year's Best Garden Selection Kelowna contest, hosted by the Kelowna Garden Club with support from Miracle-Gro and Communities in Bloom.

Our judges had the difficult task of visiting and evaluating many outstanding gardens across the city. Every garden entered showcased the passion, creativity, and hard work of Kelowna gardeners.

🌺 Help us congratulate these deserving winners in the comments!

Read Castanet's article here: https://www.castanet.net/news/Kelowna/622192/Kelowna-Garden-Club-names-its-Best-Garden-Selection-of-2026