Now that spring has arrived, and Kelowna residents are beginning to prepare their yards for summer, the City will again be hosting free workshops to assist residents make more environmentally friendly yard maintenance choices.
“Kelowna is restricted by a cosmetic pesticide bylaw, so it’s important to provide residents with the tools to make less toxic pest and weed control choices,” says Cathy Fuller, Gardening Guru and workshop facilitator. “Residents continue to provide overwhelmingly positive feedback about the workshops, which tells me we are providing a needed and welcomed service.”
Four Pesticide Free workshops will be held this year, demonstrating natural yard care alternatives. Residents can register for one of these four workshops:
· Saturday, April 28 (10 a.m. to 12 p.m.)
· Saturday, May 26 (10 a.m. to 12 p.m.)
· Wednesday, June 13 (5 p.m. to 7 p.m.)
· Wednesday, September 12 (5 p.m. to 7 p.m.)
These hands-on workshops, led by Cathy Fuller, will explore how to solve pest problems with natural products and provide biological alternatives to chemicals, including beneficial bugs such as nematodes. The sessions will end with a question-and-answer period.
Fuller, also known as the Gardening Guru, has more than 25 years landscape design and retail experience and specializes in xeriscape landscape design, turf management consulting, organic pesticide alternatives, small garden designs and integrated pest management.
The City’s Pesticide Free workshops will be held at the EECO Centre, located in Mission Creek Regional Park, 2363A Springfield Rd. To choose a date and register for a workshop, visit kelowna.ca/environment and click on the ‘Pesticide Free Workshop’ button, or email pesticidefree@kelowna.ca, or call 250-469-8881.
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