Rain Water Harvesting

Rain Water Harvesting
&
Xeriscape is not
Zeroscape
2 workshops for
Naramata
Join Zoë Kirk, RDOS Water Conservation Coordinator and plant biologist
Eva Antonijevic for two FREE ‘interactive’ workshops:
Workshop #1: Rain Water Harvesting
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explore the making, placement and maintenance of a rain barrel;
fixtures and construction options
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rain water re-use options
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includes a workbook guide
Three draws will be made from attendees for a free barrel & fixtures
Register by calling: 250-490-4110 - or by email: zkirk@ rdos.bc.ca
put ‘Naramata Workshop’ in subject line
DATE: Sunday, Nov 3rd TIME: 12:00 pm to 4:30 pm
LOCATION: OAP Hall on Ritchie (participation dependent)
Both workshops are FREE - refreshments will be served between workshops
Brought to you in partnership with the Regional District of Okanagan-Similkameen and the RBC Blue Water
Project Grant Foundation. Support and funding also provided by the following :
Xeriscape™
is not
Zero
Zero--Scape
Workshop #2:
Having an attractive and well-manicured low water garden doesn’t mean you are stuck with a sparse and
unattractive landscape of cacti and rocks. You can have a lovely lush landscape with healthy plants and
grasses that tolerate the Okanagan summer heat and dry conditions.
Xeriscape™ is an approach to landscaping using appropriate design, soil preparation, smart irrigation, plant
selection, mulching and maintenance. Xeriscape™ (and native) plants are more pest resistant, require less
fertilizer and can reduce outdoor water consumption by as much as 50 % while maintaining the quality and
beauty of your landscape.
Learn the seven steps of xeriscaping at our November workshop. Eva will provide expert information, advice
and examples of designing and planting with native and drought tolerant plants.
Eva Antonijevic Biography
Eva is the Community Program Director at the Summerland Ornamental Gardens where big
strides are being made in water conservation initiatives. As a registered professional biologist
and a keen gardener she combines her love of dry landscapes as an inspiration in creating
gardens that emulate our natural ecosystem.
Eva is a transplant to the Okanagan from North Vancouver where she ran a successful ecological
landscaping company with a focus on water-wise landscaping. She has given presentations and
courses at Van Dusen Gardens on garden design using ornamental grasses and native plants and
helped establish an award winning environmental stewardship group Friends of Mahon Park in North Vancouver.
DATE: Sunday, Nov 3rd TIME: 2:30 pm to 4:30 pm
LOCATION: OAP Hall on Ritchie (participation dependent)
FREE - refreshments will be served