At this time, events are being scheduled but may change without much notice depending on current covid-19 restrictions. Please check with the organizer for any you are interested in to get the most uptodate information.
Saturday August 19, 2023 10 a.m. to noon St. Giles Church 205 Linwell Road, St. Catharines L2N 1S1 Fee: $20 - Members: $15 No jars required Samples for tasting After this event, a link for a recipe booklet will be provided.
Garden City Gardeners Presents: Build a Rain Garden Speaker: Michael Albanese, Avesi Stormwater & Landscape Solutions Monday, September 18, 2023 @ 7 pm Grace Mennonite Church 677 Niagara St., St. Catharines ON L2M 3R4 Michael is a landscape consultant, designer, contractor, author, and public speaker operating under Avesi Stormwater & Landscape Solutions. His work focuses […]
Member Meeting - open to the public also.
Saturday, November 25, 2023 10:00 a.m. to noon. Grace Mennonite Church - 677 Niagara Street, St. Catharines 9:30 a.m. - join us for a complimentary Continental Breakfast. Speaker: Peter Thompstone - A Christmas mantle arrangement will be created by Peter and will be the door prize. Raffle tickets are 3 for $5.
Our meeting today will feature Ornithologist Brian Pomfret from Ruthven Castle in Cayuga ON. He will be speaking about their bird banding programme. This is done to track birds. Ruthven is a National Historic site. Check out this link. https://www.ruthvenpark.ca/birdbanding Brian's presentation is lighthearted, insightful, and full of valuable information. Come join us. Grace Mennonite […]
Brian Pomfret is the Bander-in-Charge at Ruthven Park NHS. Having been exposed to bird banding at the tender age of 10, a career path was launched. Brian is a wildlife biologist focussed on studying bird and herpetile populations, and has banded birds in a number of different countries. While fame and fortune has been elusive, […]
Our February meeting will be a hands on event. We will be doing Winter Seed Sowing. You will need to bring a 1/2 gallon plastic water jug along with a plastic bag to put around it so that it doesn't leak. We will have a complete list of items that you will need to bring […]
Presenter: Loretta Shields Loretta’s mom showed her how to sow four o’clock seeds when she was 9 years old. And that is when she got hooked on gardening. Loretta holds a BSc in Agriculture from the University of Guelph, specializing in Plant Protection. She is the President of the Smithville Garden Club. Her gardening interests […]
Rooted in Beauty: Native Plants in the Garden Presenter: Heather Swann, Plant Wise Garden & Landscape Design Heather Swann is a passionate garden and landscape designer known for her dedication to designing captivating, ecologically balanced outdoor spaces. As the founder of Plan(t) Wise Garden and Landscape Design, her work not only transforms outdoor spaces into […]
What is a Potager Garden? The traditional kitchen garden, vegetable garden, also known as a potager (from the French jardin potager) or in Scotland a kailyaird, is a space separate from the rest of the residential garden – the ornamental plants and lawn areas. It is used for growing edible plants and often some medicinal […]
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