Mar 5 Calgary Rock and Alpine Garden Society (CRAGS),
social 6:30 pm, meeting 7:30 pm , DVD by Harry Jans &
popcorn night, Lakeview Community Association Hall, 6110
- 34 Street SW. Free admission to CRAGS members and first
time visitors (Ken or Carol at 403-276-5831)
Mar 7 Calgary Horticultural Society, Workshop -
"Designing Your Yard - Basics & More 3 Part Afternoon
Workshop" by Helen Yuen (second session on March 14,
final session on March 21), $90 members, $120 non-members,
1:30-4 pm, 208 - 50 Ave SW (287-3469 or office@calhort.org)
Mar 10 St Albert & District Garden Club, "Trends
in Landscaping" with Brenda Ruzycki, 7:30 pm, Lunch
Room, Sir George Simpson Junior High School, 50 Grosvenor
Blvd (Dianne Taylor, djtaylor@telusplanet.net, 780 458-1914)
Mar 19 Red Deer Garden Club, Building bird houses,
7:30 pm, Kerry Wood Nature Centre (Barb Jopko 347-2418 or
Sandra Declerck 346-0256)
Mar 30 Edmonton Horticultural Society, "A
New World of Gardening" with Jim Hole, 7:30 pm, Central
Lions Seniors Association, 11113 - 113 Street
Mar 10 Saskatoon, Saskatchewan Perennial Society,
"Favourite Perennials" with Connie Reavie, 7:30
pm, Augustana Lutheran Church, Broadway and 7th Street E
Mar 14 Morse Agro Home & Garden Trade Show,
10 am - 4 pm, Morse Curling Rink
Mar 14 Saskatoon, 11th Annual Seedy Saturday, noon,
Princess Alexandra School, 210 Avenue H South (655-5322
or dana@chep.org)
Mar 21 Regina, South Saskatchewan Lily Society,
General Meeting followed by "Recreating Eden"
with Barry Strohman, 1 - 4 pm, Neil Balkwell Centre
Mar 27-29 Saskatoon, Gardenscape, Prairieland Park
Mar 29 Saskatoon, Saskatchewan Orchid Society, Monthly
Meeting, at 1:30 p.m., at Dutch Growers Garden Centre in
Saskatoon, 685 Reid Road
Mar 9 Steinbach & Area Garden Club, "An
Educational Canvas" with Jim Shukla, Stonelane Orchard
Market Garden, 7 pm, Mennonite Heritage Village (326-2351
or 326-2396 or karenloewen@mts.net or agpeters@mts.net)
Mar 11 Winnipeg, Charleswood Garden Club, 7:30 pm,
Princess of Wales Conservatory (895-2674)
Mar 11 Winnipeg, East Kildonan Garden Club, "Garden
Paths, Patios and Retaining Walls", 7 pm, Valley Gardens
Community Club, 218 Antrim Rd (255-4425)
Mar 18 Brandon Garden Club, "First Sprouts
of Spring" with Kent Mulholland and "Seed Starting"
with Gwen Beam, 7 pm, 311 Park Ave E, (727-8558 or 726-5351)
Mar 18 Winnipeg, Transcona Garden Club, "Growing
Lilies, Glads and Dahlias" with John Rempel, 7 pm,
Access Transcona, 845 Regent Ave W (222-0236 or 224-2737)
Apr 4, 5 Calgary Horticultural Society Garden Show,
Spruce Meadows, 18011 Spruce Meadows Way SW, $10, 9 am -
6 pm daily
Apr 7 Calgary Horticultural Society, Workshop -
"Shade Gardening" by Alice Anderson, $30 members,
$40 non-members, 9:30 am - noon, 208 - 50 Ave SW (287-3469
or office@calhort.org)
Apr 9 Calgary Rock and Alpine Garden Society (CRAGS),
social 6:30 pm, meeting 7:30 pmwith noted botanist Josef
Halda, Lakeview Community Association Hall, 6110 - 34 Street
SW. Free admission to CRAGS members and first time visitors
(Ken or Carol at 403-276-5831)
Apr 25 Calgary Horticultural Society, Workshop -
"Gardening 101 Part 1" by Nora Bryan, $30 members,
$40 non-members, 9:30 am - noon, 208 - 50 Ave SW (287-3469
or office@calhort.org)
Apr 25 Calgary Horticultural Society, Workshop -
"Gardening 101 Part 2" by Nora Bryan, $30 members,
$40 non-members, 1:30 - 4 pm, 208 - 50 Ave SW (287-3469
or office@calhort.org)
Apr 30 Edmonton Horticultural Society, "What's
New and Exciting in Gardening for 2009" with Deborah
Sirman, 7:30 pm, Central Lions Seniors Association, 11113
- 113 Street
Apr 26 Saskatoon, Saskatchewan Orchid Society,
Monthly Meeting, at 1:30 p.m., at Dutch Growers Garden Centre
in Saskatoon, 685 Reid Road
Apr 2 Brandon, Westman Gardeners, "Growing
and Pruning Fruit Tress" with Cliff Glenn, 7:30 pm,
Central Community Club, 529 4th St (728-3921)
Apr 7 Winnipeg, West Kildonan Horticultural Society,
"Pruning Techniques" with Ken Oswald, 7 pm,
Memorial Community Hall, 346 Perth Ave (633-1283)
Apr 8 Winnipeg, East Kildonan Garden Club, "Growing
Okanagan Fruit Here". 7 pm, Valley Gardens Community
Club, 218 Antrim Road (255-4425)
Apr 13 Steinbach & Area Garden Club, "Composting
101" with Sylvie Hebert, Resource Conservation Manitoba,
7 pm, Mennonite Heritage Village (326-2351 or 326-2396 or
karenloewen@mts.net or agpeters@mts.net)
Apr 15 Brandon Garden Club, 2009 Perennial Introductions,
7 pm, The Green Spot (727-8558 or 726-5351)
Apr 15 Winnipeg, Transcona Garden Club, "Gardens
and Hardscaping" with Marian Schneider, 7 pm, Access
Transcona, 845 Regent Ave W (222-0236 or 224-2737)
Apr 23 Winnipeg, Assiniboine Park Conservatory,
Spring Open House, 5 - 9 pm (Check out our website
www.friendsconservatory.com, or call us at 204-885-0060
for more details)
Apr 25 Brandon, Westman Gardeners, Workshops, "Edible
Landscaping" with Jim Kohut, "Landscaping with
Alpine Plants" with Mandy Botincan and "Landscaping
Tips for Small Gardens" with Mr. Tomato, $20 (includes
lunch), Central Community Club, 529 4th St (728-3921)
Apr 27 Steinbach & Area Garden Club, "Front
Yards Gardens" with Liz Primeau, 7 pm, Mennonite Heritage
Village (326-2351 or 326-2396 or karenloewen@mts.net or
agpeters@mts.net)
May 2 Calgary Horticultural Society, Workshop -
"Succession of Bloom" by Linda Howard, $30 members,
$40 non-members, 9:30 am - noon, 208 - 50 Ave SW (287-3469
or office@calhort.org)
May 3 Calgary Horticultural Society, Bus Tour to
Hole’s Greenhouse, 7:45 am - 6:30 pm, $45 members,
$50 non-members, 208 - 50 Ave SW (287-3469 or office@calhort.org)
May 6 Calgary Horticultural Society, Workshop -
"3 Seasons in a Container" by Cathy Baceda,
$30 members, $40 non-members, 6:30 - 8:30 pm, Garden
Retreat 201 - 60 Ave SW (287-3469 or office@calhort.org)
May 16 Calgary Horticultural Society, Workshop -
"Water Garden Maintenance" Walter Hossli, $30
members, $40 non-members, 9:30 am - noon, 208 - 50 Ave SW
(287-3469 or office@calhort.org)
May 17-23, Calgary, Stampede City African Violet
Society, Best Western Village Park Inn (Jean Melenchuk,
403-283-4566 or melnej@telusplanet.net)
May 20 Calgary Horticultural Society, "Lets
Go Shopping" with Kath Smyth, $30 members, $40 non-members,
6:00 pm - 8:30 pm, 208 - 50 Ave SW (287-3469 or office@calhort.org)
May 23 Calgary Horticultural Society, Spring Plant
Share, 9 am - noon, grassy field west of the Society
office at 208 - 50 Ave. S.W.
May 25 Edmonton Horticultural Society, "Rejuvenating
a Yard" with Kevin Napora, 7:30 pm, Central Lions
Seniors Association, 11113 - 113 Street
May 30 Calgary Horticultural Society, Workshop -
"The Power of Colour" by Lyndon Penner, $30
members, $40 non-members, 9:30 am - noon, 208 - 50 Ave SW
(287-3469 or office@calhort.org)
May 9 Saskatoon, Saskatchewan Perennial Society,
Labour and Learn, 9 am, Robin Smith Meditation garden and
Heritage Rose garden, Forestry Farm Park and Zoo (rain date
of Tuesday, May 9th at 6:30 pm)
May 19 Saskatoon, Saskatchewan Perennial Society,
Plant and Seed Exchange (Members Only), 7 pm, Forestry Farm
Park and Zoo Hall
May 20 Regina, South Saskatchewan Lily Society,
Plant Sale and Potluck, 6 pm, Regina Floral Conservatory
May 24 Saskatoon, Saskatchewan Orchid Society, Monthly
Meeting, at 1:30 p.m., at Dutch Growers Garden Centre in
Saskatoon, 685 Reid Road
If you have events information that you would like included
for the months of May 2009 through December 2009 please
email to:
info@gardenermagazine.ca
Or mail to:
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PO Box 838 STN Main
Saskatoon, SK S7K 3L7
