Virtual Gardening Series: FireSmart Gardening
Channel: Vancouver Island Regional Library
Date: 2022-06-13

We have to be smart in our gardening practices, especially here in British Columbia where wildfires are a natural ecosystem process. This session will cover design components of landscaping, xeriscaping, fire resistant plants from trees to ground covers), the do-not-plant plants, plant placement, mulches, water use and maintenance.

Joanne Barwise is a graduate in the Vancouver Island Master Gardeners Association. She also earned certification as a Pollinator Steward from Pollinator Partnership Canada. She raises both honey bees and gardens for native bees. She enjoyed a long career as an environmental educator, and has published articles and a book.