Container Gardening with Perennials.

Saturday May 12th 10 am to noon.
Come ready to get your hands dirty! We'll have all the things you need to
create a perennial container masterpiece. We'll have pots, soil mix and plants for sale so you can build a garden for sun or shade. No charge for the workshop.  Please phone Dig This Nanaimo 250 756-0049 to register. Space is limited so sign up today. Extra Parking behind the Teahouse.

Build Your Own Hanging Basket. Our workshops last weekend were so successful we’re having another!

Wednesday, May 16th, 10 am to Noon at Dig This Oak Bay and Dig This Broadmead.  

This is a hands on workshop.  We’ll have all the things you need to create an inspired moss hanging basket. Please phone Dig This Oak Bay at 250 598 0802 or Dig This Broadmead at 250 727 9922 to register. Space is limited. No charge for the workshop. All baskets and plants 15% off to workshop participants.

Summer Pruning Workshop.

Saturday, May 26th 11am to noon. Scott Wiskerke, (http://www.rootsandshoots.info/), will teach us how to prune back our summer plants to maximize their flower potential. Scott has 12 years of horticulture experience, focusing on tree care. Space is limited so sign up today. Fee $10 and you will receive a $10 gift certificate to use in our store. Please phone Dig This Nanaimo 250 756-0049 to register. Extra Parking behind the Teahouse

Dig This staff are ready to help you find the perfect gift.  Here are a few ideas:

Garden journals - so Mum can record her trials and tribulations in the garden.

The Bandit - the best cultivator ever - and made on Vancouver Island.

A Year on the Garden Path - local gardener Carolyn Herriot's guide to organic growing.

Fred.  What's Fred?  See the box to the right.

A garden hat.  Come and see our selection of UFV-repelling hats in many styles and colours.

The bucket organizer - described to the right - helps keep tools and garden accessories handy.

An insulated wicker basket to carry your picnic to the perfect site.

Gardener's hand cream, hand wash and best yet ... therapeutic bath crystals.  There's nothing like a soak in a hot tub after a day in the garden.

Rubber boots printed with grass and daises.  Keep Mum's feet dry on the wet days in the garden.

For more ideas, go our Newsletter Archive, and see the suggestions in the May newsletter.

For those of you who have been patiently clicking on the link to our website, only to find nothing happens, there is good news.

Our website is now up and running.  It's a modest start, but in the months ahead we plan to update the site with all the terrific new products we're bringing in.  So check in from time to time to see what's new.