Upcoming Gardening Events

2012 Tentative Schedule

 

April 26th                     “Spring Into Spring” Opening Party at

Thursday                      at Barb & John Thompson’s home

3:30–5:30                     Workshop on “How to divide & pot up perennials”

 

May 17th                       Annan Way Nurseries

Thursday                      Car-pool to learn about the latest container plant material.

9:30 – noon                   Don’t forget to bring your pots! Enjoy a 10% discount!

                       

May 22nd                      Annual Plant Sale at the May Probus Club Meeting

Tuesday                       (Pot up your plants by May 1st)

 

May 31st                       Tomato Workshop at the Beaver Valley Flower Farm

Thursday 10am                          Anastasia Sparling (Tomato plants available for purchase)

                                   

June 14th                      Car pool to Lost Horizons near Acton, local lunch to be arranged.

Thursday                     Tour of Chapman Iris Gardens in bloom. Check their nifty websites:

                                    www.losthorizons.ca and www.chapmaniris.ca

 

June 23rd                     St.George’s Garden Party & Plant Sale

 

July 14th                       St.George’s Garden Tour

 

Weeks of July 16th or 23rd   Tour of the Baker/Parker daylily garden, Clarksburg.

 

July 26th                      Bus trip to Nottawasaga Daylilies (Tour & Talk)

 

 Thursday                      Lunch in Creemore, followed by a tour of  exceptional private

                                     Creemore gardens and a tour of the Creemore Springs Brewery.

 

August 9th                    Tour of Oakley’s Orchards and Market Garden

Thursday

 

August 23rd                 Bog garden workshop at Frog Hollow Gardens. We are expecting a

Thursday                      wet summer. “What to do with that wet corner in your garden.”

 

Sept 6th                        Beaver Valley Flower Farm -Tomato Tasting

Thursday                      Anastasia Sparling; Sample & rank 25 varieties. Cost $20 per person

 

September 20              Tour of Collingwood Arboretum with certified arborist,

Thursday                     Tobias Effinger.

 

October 11th                 Discover the secrets of Global Fruits unique European apple

Thursday                      production methods. Two hour tour and lecture by Marius Botden.

 

FOR MORE INFORMATION CALL JOHN or CAROL