Gardening with native plants

GARDENING WITH NATIVE PLANTS

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PROGRAM DESCRIPTION

The first course in this category is a 2-day workshop is for new or experienced gardeners, landscape professionals and designers looking for a practical way to add native plants to their gardens. Understand the relationships between native plants and wildlife, and which native plants attract pollinators, songbirds, and hummingbirds. Learn 25 of the most useful native plants that are well suited for the urban environment, as well as others that can tolerate different site conditions in the landscape.

INSTRUCTOR

KEVIN JINN

Kevin has studied Environmental Studies and Ethnobotany at UVic and has a Visual Arts degree from SFU. He is the owner of Carleton Landscaping, a landscaping company based in Vancouver BC, which focuses on using native plants and ecologically sustainable gardening practices in the urban environment. He is interested in sharing both practical business knowledge and field related experiences with students. Kevin has a passion for gardening to benefit the indigenous pollinators, birds and wildlife of British Columbia, and his goal is to have one native plant planted in every home in the Lower Mainland.

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Registration by phone or in person

All office locations are closed on statutory holidays. Burnaby South Secondary & is also closed during Spring break, July, August and during the holiday break in December.

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604-296-6901

Regular office hours:
Mon | Tue | Wed | Thu | Fri
8:30 am to 3:30 pm

Burnaby CCE Office
751 Hammarskjold Drive
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Regular office hours:
Mon | Tue | Wed | Thu | Fri
8:30 am to 3:30 pm

Burnaby South Secondary
5455 Rumble Street
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Regular office hours:
Tue   | Wed | Thu
7:00 pm to 8:00 pm

Refund policy

Fee payments originally made by credit card are credited back to the same card; for expired or invalid credit cards, refunds are made by cheque. Fee payments originally made by cash or cheque are made by cheque. Please allow 3 weeks for processing.

Cancelled courses
When a course is cancelled by Burnaby CCE, a full refund will be issued.

Full time certificate / diploma programs
Requests for refunds received in writing (email) at least 1 week prior to classes starting will have $100 deducted from the course fee. Requests received less than a week prior to classes starting will have $200 deducted from the course fee. There will be no refunds once classes begin.

Part time certificate / diploma programs
Requests for refunds received in writing (email) at least 1 week prior to classes starting will have $25 deducted from the course fee. Refunds received less than a week prior to classes starring will have $50 deducted from the course fee. There will be no refunds once classes begin.

Career & Business Training/General Interest Courses
Requests for refunds received in writing (email) at least 2 days prior to the course starting will be refunded the course fee minus $20. Requests for refunds received less than 2 days prior to the course starting will be refunded the course fee minus $30. There will be no refunds once a course starts.