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Photography can enhance the gardening experience through the capturing of images to document the creation, maintenance, and evolution of a garden, including the beauty of individual specimens. These images can serve as a visual record of gardening efforts, as well as a way of sharing a horticultural passion with friends and family. Tonight’s presentation will […]
Through photos and storytelling, Master Gardeners Dianne and Gary Westlake hope to inspire tonight’s attendees by sharing some of the ways they have saved money creating and maintaining the beautiful gardens and garden artifacts on their one-acre property in Peterborough, which has been featured in news articles and Gardens Central magazine. When gardening enthusiasts Dianne […]
Each year, the Urban Forestry, Natural Environment, and Horticulture team continues to complete many "green" initiatives within the City of Richmond Hill. This presentation will review many of the team's programs and projects, how they impact the environment, and what residents can do to take part in greening the City. Key programs include the Community […]
OCTOBER GENERAL MEETING: GUEST SPEAKERS MYLES O'BRIEN AND DIANA SHERMET, "THE ROLE OF URBAN FORESTS IN BUILDING A MORE RESILIENT RICHMOND HILL" The importance of Richmond Hill’s trees and forests continues to grow as the city urbanizes and the impacts of climate change intensify. From clean air and storm-water management to shade and aesthetic appeal, […]
Our November General Meeting will kick off with a Household Plant Sale & Swap. Be there at 7pm for the best selection. Refreshments will also be served at this time. Our guest speakers for the evening are Mike McCallum and Antonio Munafo who will speak about "David Dunlap Observatory Park Master Plan and Woodlot Restoration". […]
NOVEMBER GENERAL MEETING: GUEST SPEAKERS MIKE MCCALLUM AND ANTONIO MUNAFO, "DAVID DUNLAP OBSERVATORY PARK MASTER PLAN AND WOODLOT RESTORATION" Mike McCallum, Project Manager, Planning and Infrastructure Department, City of Richmond Hill, will present the David Dunlap Observatory Park Master Plan design and will include information on projects implemented so far, as well as active projects […]
February General Meeting - Guest Speaker Kevin Kavanagh "The Growing Importance of Gardening for Nature" Natural habitats in southern Ontario have suffered a dramatic reduction in both area and quality. With the added stresses from a rapidly changing climate, the importance of maintaining native plants across the landscape is of growing importance to the diversity […]
Webinar: Designing Beautiful, Biodiverse, Resilient Gravel Gardens with Ben O'Brien A Landscape Architecture Canada Foundation grant enabled Ben to begin exploring different approaches for creating resilient perennial plantings in urban public spaces. The Growing Grit project let him undertake real-world experiments using the novel European approaches to sustainable urban plantings. Techniques such as growing plants […]
March General Meeting: Guest Speaker Stephanie Rose "The Regenerative Garden" This evening's speaker is adamant that a regenerative garden is so much more than sustainable, and also more than resilient. This is why she will endeavor to convince us how and why we should transform our gardens into self-sustaining ecosystems that follow the path of […]
Focusing on Native Plants and cultivars of Native Plants (Nativars), Sean will share some of his top shrub picks for a variety of garden types, including rain gardens, shade gardens, and sun gardens. The discussion will also include shrub tolerance to different soil types such as clay and sandy. Master Gardener Sean James, owner of Sean […]
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