Membership with OXA
Membership Card and Member Page
Thank you for supporting OXA!
Your membership card will be emailed to the address provided during registration to either print out or keep on your phone.
To access the Member Page of the website, use the password: okanagan
2025 Membership Benefits
Some of the benefits of OXA membership include:
- Free admission to members-only OXA events held throughout the year
- 10% discount on all OXA classes, workshops and seminars
- Early access to our Annual OXA Xeriscape Plant Sales
- Access to the Member Area page on our website where members can Request a Home Visit and ask questions of our experts
- Members-only tours of xeriscape-related facilities
- Email notification for gardening news and upcoming OXA events
- Nursery discounts (see details below)
Members are eligible for discounts on regularly priced plants from the following nurseries. Please show your membership card to cashier before your purchase is rung up.
- Art Knapps– Kelowna ………. 10% discount
Website - Bylands Garden Centre – West Kelowna …. 10% discount
Website - Dogwood Nursery– West Kelowna …. 10% discount (regular-priced trees, shrubs and perennials only)
Website - Kel Lake Garden Center– Lake Country … 10% discount
Website - Nicholas Alexander– Kelowna & Vernon … 10% discount
Website - Sagebrush Nursery– Oliver ……. 10% discount
Website - SiteOne Landscape Supply – … All locations across Canada – 10% off “contractor pricing”
Website - Wildbloom Nursery – Kelowna …. 10% discount
Website - XEN Nursery – West Kelowna …. 15% discount XEN is a commercial nursery specializing in native plants and does not have retail hours but is happy to arrange plant sales via email/phone
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MEDITERRANEAN GARDENING INTERNATIONAL
Your membership with OXA includes a membership to MGi, an exclusive global organization for Mediterranean plant enthusiasts. For more information check their website
For more information about membership and volunteering, please email admin@okanaganxeriscape.org
VOLUNTEERS
We welcome OXA members to volunteer:
On Our Board–
Serving on the board of directors and/or joining
various committees to build the organisation
In the unH2O Garden–
OXA members assist with seasonal maintenance; spring garden renovation/clean-up; and plant propagation for the plant sale. Volunteering in the garden is a great opportunity to learn, share your knowledge and meet new people.
At OXA Events–
OXA members can assist with the Xeriscape Plant Sale and other Public Relations events.
Board Members
President
Sharon Spring
Social Media
Kyla Fortushniok
Secretary
Shauna Burnell
Treasurer
Jim King
Directors
Judie Steeves, Past President, Communications
Mark Godlewski, Technology
Chuck Cullen
Jacqueline Gullion
Jessica Hobden
Lisa Masini
Josh Smith
Staff Members
Executive Director & Garden Manager
Sigrie Kendrick
Assistant Garden Manager
Brad Parks
Administrative Assistant
Emily Vergnano
OXA Founders
Gwen Steele
Lisa Masini
Do have a good look around the website– we provide a lot of information on xeriscape gardening in the Okanagan and our Plant Database is an amazing resource. We hope you will also visit our UnH2O Demonstration Garden in person throughout the year– such a great way to see xeriscape in action and see what specific plants look like each season.
Again, we thank you for joining us!
The Okanagan Xeriscape Association is a not-for-profit organization formed in 2009 to provide information on gardening with nature, or xeriscape, for those living in the Okanagan.
In collaboration with the Okanagan Basin Water Board
Make Water Work Program
