Vancouver Island Master Gardeners The Vancouver Island Master Gardeners Association (VIMGA) is a group of volunteer Master Gardeners living on Vancouver Island from south of Duncan north to Campbell River.
Learn more about what we do and why we do it.
Want to know more about joining the Master Gardeners?
VIMGA works with Vancouver Island University (VIU) to provide the Master Gardener Certificate Program, the first step to becoming a Master Gardener. The next course will start in January 2026.
Articles
- PQN Scarecrow @ Milner Gardens & Woodland
A special thank you to PQN members for taking on the SCARECROW challenge! - Vancouver Island Gardener Wins Provincial Award
Master Gardener Dorothee Kieser was recently awarded the Golden Trowel Award by the Master Gardener Association of B.C. Article by Beth Walrond, originally published in Island Farm and Garden Magazine, winter edition, 2024 - Composting with Fleece Waste: an Old Practice Re-invented
An interesting article by Jo Canning about using wool waste in the garden. - Master Gardeners in Take 5
Take 5 magazine editor/publisher Marina Sacht has written an article about VIMGA, which appears in the April edition of the magazine. The article can be read online here. The article talks about what VIMGA is and does and also includes some spring gardening tips from VIMGA president Mike O’Neill. Take 5 is a monthly print … - And we’re in Nanaimo Magazine, too
Master Gardener Beth Walrond has written an article for the April edition of Nanaimo Magazine (Voyager Magazine outside of Nanaimo). Appearing on page 14 (page 16 of the pdf file), the articles outlines the purpose of VIMGA and some of the events and activities we engage in.