Urban Orchards is a growing movement throughout the world, where communities strive to address food security and improve pollinator ecology in dense urban environments. Many heritage fruit tree varieties have been lost due to the commercialization of fruit, and some … Continue reading
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Nov. 8th: Marcy Adzich, Green-Up-Fruit trees and Vegetable gardening
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Oct. 11th, 7:30pm: Cathy Dueck, Planting for Butterfly’s
Gardens can act as important connection between nature and other natural habitat by offering abundant supplies of nectar. Butterflies will visit any garden, however small, if they can feed from suitable nectar plants and a well thought out garden can attract … Continue reading
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September speaker is Jeff Mason from Mason House Gardens!
Sept 13th: Jeff Mason, Bulbs One of the easiest ways to bring color to an early spring garden is with fall bulbs. It’s as simple as digging a hole and dropping your bulbs in. After a long winter of cold … Continue reading
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Tuesday May 10th, 7:30-Frank Kershaw, Miraculous mosses!
May 10th, 7:30pm: Frank Kershaw – Miraculous Mosses for Garden Design! More than just a ground cover, mosses are a diverse plant group offering great utilitarian value as well as stunning design potential. Learn how to identify and use various … Continue reading
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May 10th, Frank Kershaw – Miraculous Mosses for Garden Design
May 10th, 7:30pm Marshland Centre Frank Kershaw – Miraculous Mosses for Garden Design! Gardening season will soon be in full swing. Gardens will be planted by the end of the month with lots of wonderful flowers. BUT-have you thought of … Continue reading
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Extra special speaker!! April 12th, Darren Heimbecker from Whistling Gardens
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April 12th: Darren Heimbecker from Whistling Gardens-Building Canada’s Newest Botanical Garden Admission $7.00 advance tickets necessary. Limited seating remains (03-31-16) Contact Pam Chellew to reserve (705-657-3072) The presentation will cover some of the latest woody plant introductions and a light … Continue reading
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Tuesday Feb. 9th, Linda Cardona – Photography in the Garden
Feb. 9th: Linda Cardona, Photography in the garden Photography is a growing hobby and many gardeners love to share pictures of their wonderful successes in their gardens. But sometimes they just don’t turn out right. And once the bloom is … Continue reading
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Nov 10th: Winter arrangements with Lynn Dunford from VanGogh Flowers
Nov 10th: Winter arrangements with Lynn Dunford from VanGogh Flowers Lynn is the designer at VanGogh flowers in Peterborough. She spends her days choosing flowers to sell and creates beautiful arrangements for sale and delivery. Lynn will bring along a … Continue reading
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Oct 13th: Anna Legatt-Topic “Now I’ve got it, Where do I put it?”
This is a light-hearted look at the attempts of an obsessive plant collector to add some sense of design and unity to her garden. Single plants can contribute to a pleasing design by using colour, form and texture. Key plants are repeated to … Continue reading
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September-we’re back at it! Seed saving!
September 8th, 7:30p.m. Saving seeds as a community! Jill Bishop is a long-term seed saver. She has owned and operated urbantomato, a local heirloom seed business, and organized Peterborough’s Seedy Sunday for 10 years. Recently, she has worked to further … Continue reading
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