Author Archives: Brenda Ibey
April 14th: Exploring Canada’s Wild: Adam Shoalts at Lakefield College
EVENT IS NOW SOLD OUT Professional explorer and #1 national bestselling author Adam Shoalts will discuss his 4,000 km solo journey across Canada’s Arctic, including some of the wild mushrooms and plants he eats on his journeys. Tickets for members … Continue reading
March 10th: Growing & Propagating Dahlias – Kim McGee
Kim will be teaching us all about how to grow, propagate and properly store dahlias. Kim has been an avid gardener most of her life, and quickly became addicted to dahlias after growing her first one in 2018! Since … Continue reading
See you in February!
We’re done our meetings and activities until the new year. We won’t be having our Christmas potluck as we’ve had to cancel the last few years due to weather and illness. And we haven’t had January meetings for a few … Continue reading
Nov 11: Ingrid Janssen, The Aging Gardener
Speaker update: Our scheduled speaker is no longer available. Fortunately Ingrid Janssen from Durham region is available and has agreed to speak to our group. She’s a Master Gardener with a diploma in Horticulture from Guelph University. Her topic will … Continue reading
Oct 14, 7pm: Jessica York – The Branch Ranch
The Branch Ranch is a unique farm nestled in the rolling hills of Northumberland near the village of Warkworth, Ontario, growing select varieties of basketry willow for basket weaving, willow craft, living willow structures and cuttings. The Branch Ranch is known for … Continue reading
Sept 9: Evelyn Wolf – Magic and Mystery in the Autumn Garden
Designing a perennial garden with all season interest, that comes into it’s prime in the golden days of Autumn. Rules of thumb for creating great plant combinations, and highlighting the best ornamental grasses to use to create magic!
June 10th: David Beresford – Insects in Your Garden
David Beresford is an Assistant Professor at Trent who teaches entomology (the study of bugs) and invasive species biology. His research focuses on insect pests of livestock and wildlife, as well as insect biodiversity in Northern Ontario. David even has … Continue reading
Plant sale May 17th, 2025
May 13th 7pm: Jeff Mason – Small Space Gardening
Jeff Mason , who along with his mother, Marjorie, owns Mason house Gardens in Uxbridge, where they specialize in unique and hard-to- find plants from around the world. They, together with Paul Zammit, escort Garden Tours so that others can … Continue reading