Over the years I have acquired quite a number of seed packets.  Some I’ve purchased, others have been gifts from friends or picked up from garden club meetings.  Most remain unopened.  The process of getting the seeds out of the package and into the appropriate planting situation has, so far, mostly eluded me.  One of the things I really appreciate about gardening though is that it is rarely “too late”.  There is every possibility that were I to decide to plant any of these seeds in the coming months, they would grow. 
 
And so, as we put our garden plots to bed and look to the New Year, my wish for all is that your gardening possibilities, in whatever form, become gardening realities.   If you’ve thought of volunteering with a food bank garden or helping out with a local weeding group or sitting on the executive of your local garden club, I hope this is the year you take the plunge.  Perhaps you’re considering turning part of your yard into a vegetable garden or creating a small herb garden in your kitchen window.  Do it! Possibly you’ve been working on getting a community garden up and running or looking for funds to transform a local garden park.  May this be the year you see results.  Whatever your gardening plans are for 2018, here’s to a glorious new year full of possibility.  
Happy New Year all!
 
Lorna Fraser, President

It's time to renew your club membership for 2018.  Membership forms were e-mailed to the contact that we had on file in November 2017.  Did the current executive of your club receive the e-mail?  If not, please contact me directly to get the information resent. 

Ruby Miller, Treasurer
 
Has some information changed on your club?  Be sure to read your information on the Council Web Site under the heading Member Clubs.  If you have any changes, please let me know. If you have already sent the change of contact information back with your 2018 insurance renewal, then I will be receiving those updates shortly from our Treasurer. 

If you have any questions about the insurance the Council facilitates for your club, please contact me directly.

Lorna Herchenson, Membership Committee Chair and Insurance Liaison 

The BCCGC Floral Design Judging and Exhibiting Standards Manual has been printed!  The creation of this first edition has been a year and a half in the making.   The committee and I are very excited to have it ready for sale.  It is over 300 pages of information on different aspects of Floral Design and Design Styles.  This Manual costs $40.00 plus postage.  If you are interested in purchasing a manual please complete an order form and e-mail me directly.   Click on the link at the bottom to access the Order Form on our website.

Now that the Floral Design Manual is complete we are planning on having a Floral Design Judges Course start in the spring.  Anyone interested in taking this course should email me ASAP to have their name added to the list of ‘expressions of interest’.  I will forward more information and details on the Judges courses to the people on the list.  

We are also accepting orders for the BCCGC Horticulture Judging and Exhibiting Standards Manual.  This manual is 355 pages which contains a booklet ‘A Guide to Organizing Flower Shows for Garden Clubs’ by Ruth McLeod as well as information on Flowers, Fruits and Vegetables.  It also contains an Appendix, Glossary and Index.  This manual is suitable for Clubs, Club members who want to place exhibits in shows as well as for Judges.  This manual costs $25.00 plus postage. Click on the link at the bottom to access the Order Form on our website.

Anyone wishing to have their name added to the Speakers List please go to our website and fill in the form on-line under Speakers Directory or e-mail me your contact information and I will get in touch with you.

Cindy Tataryn, 1st Vice President