It will be almost a week after Valentines' Day, but red will still be front row centre at next Mondays' meeting of the Bowen Island Garden Club.
Speaker Daniel Mosquin will be talking about plants and not about valentines. Daniel has beenthe education and technology manager at UBC Botanical Gardens since March 2000.
His topic will be Red Reverie: Plants and the Colour Red.
He will share fascinating scientific information that he has gathered, for example, why leaves turn red in autumn, why red flowers are associated with pollination by birds; why some leaves are red when they first emerge and even why red food plants are good for us.
A display of stunning photographs will accompany Daniel's talk.Join Bowen Island's Garden Club next Monday at 1 p.m. at the Gallery at Artisan Square. Entrance fee is $5 for nonmembers, the event is free for members.An annual family membership (payable at the door) is only $15.
