Shrubs for all seasons
Meetings start at 7:00pm, with a brief business components before our guest speaker. Tonights speaker is Mary Sherman Reid speaking on “Shrubs for all Seasons”, Followed up with refreshments and friendly conversation.
Events: North America
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Gardening for the Birds
The meeting will begin at 7:00pm, with a brief business component before our guest speaker. This evening our presentation will be a virtual. Kristen Martyn will be speaking on Gardening for the Birds. Followed up with refreshments and friendly conversation.
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Growing and Caring for Dahlias
Meetings start at 7:00pm, with a brief business component before our guest speaker. Our speaker this evening will be Marnie Chown of Fair Sun Farm on the topic of Growing and Caring for Dahlias. Followed up with refreshments and friendly conversations.
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Creating a Native Species Garden
Meetings start at 7:00pm, with a brief business component before our guest speaker. This evening our speaker will be Hugh Metcalfe of Naturaide on the topic of Creating a Native Species Garden. Followed up with refreshments and friendly conversation.
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Fruit at the Ready! Berries, Berries, and More Berries
Join us on Zoom for a presentation by Mary Shearman Reid, a Master Gardener and owner of Green Thumb Garden Centre who will present ‘Fruit at the Ready’ including berries, berries, and more berries. Fruit choices for the home gardener that grow well in our area, are easy to harvest, the conditions they need, and…
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OFNC Book Club Meeting
Location: Zoom. All OFNC members are welcome. Please first register by following this link:https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/HWzbzQe4TNWqSxxFgItnvQ The Book:An Immense World: How Animal Senses Reveal the Hidden Realms Around Us(2022) by Ed Yong Description from the publisher: “The Earth teems with sights and textures, sounds and vibrations, smells and tastes, electric and magnetic fields. But every animal is…
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Seed Saving
Learn how to save your own vegetable seeds to make your garden more sustainable and self-sufficient and save you money. Learn how to save heirloom varieties, not available commercially, using veggies you harvested. Keep seed from special ornamentals, native plants, medicinal plants or perennials you hybridized yourself. Connect with your local seed libraries and the…
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NHS Outdoor Fall Plant Sale
A great selection of perennials and houseplants. Very reasonably priced!
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NHS Plant Auction and Sale
A great selection of perennials, vegetable plants, and houseplants — all at very reasonable prices! Plant sales begin at 6:30 and auction begins at 7:00.
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Gardens of New Zealand
Jack Wilson will take you through some of the remarkable gardens of New Zealand which he visited the winter of 2024-25 as well as provide some tips for those considering travelling there for the first time.
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Floral Design Program: Classic Design Fundamentals 2
In this follow up to Classic Design Fundamentals 1, you will enrich your understanding of traditional design.Join Pat Ware in this follow up to Classic Design Fundamentals I and enrich your understanding of traditional design, a style which is used in contemporary settings with sophistication. You will gain deeper knowledge of both plant material and…
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Floral Design Program: Classic Design Fundamentals 1
Learn the basics of classic floral design including four styles – a water-viewing design, a centrepiece, a crescent, and a mass design.This course is the prerequisite to all other courses in TBG’s Floral Design Certificate program. Learn the fundamentals such as how to select and condition flowers, how to use floral design equipment and how…
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Floral Design Program: Miniature, Small, and Large Floral Design
Join us and learn about how to best utilize space in your designs!By focusing on the size of various designs this course will illuminate questions of scale, proportion, and the use of space in design. The elements can be used surprisingly differently in different sizes of arrangements. Choosing plant material for your design can be…
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Botanical Mixed Media: Textured Peonies
Get creative this winter with an acrylic mixed media workshop!Experience the beauty and vibrancy of peonies in this fun and hands-on one-day workshop. Using acrylic paints and mixed media techniques, you’ll learn how to transfer a peony image onto a wood panel, build an expressive underpainting, and layer rich colors with impasto texture. With a…
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Floral Design Program: Abstract Design
Build on your floral design skills and learn the concept of abstraction to floral design.Explore the concept of abstraction in the world of art and its application to floral art – abstract floral designs with and without containers and kinetic designs (collage, mobiles, stamobiles, stabiles, constructions and assemblages) in which movement or the appearance of…
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Soil – Don’t Call it Dirt!
Soil is the foundation for everything we grow, whether it is vegetables, ornamental plants, or a lawn. Retired Master Gardener, Mary Ann Van Berlo will speak about the importance of having good-quality soil for growing our plants. Her talk will cover: amending the soil, the importance of organic matter, soil pH, good drainage, and a number…
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Orangeville – Melanie Kramer “Top Native Trees and Shrubs for your Yard”
Please welcome our guest speaker this evening, Melanie Kramer, as she talks about “Top Native Trees and Shrubs for your Yard”. Learn what will thrive in our zone 5 region. Guests are welcome, free parking, draw prizes, sharing table, bring a mug for refreshments.
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Orangeville – Paul Brydges “A Backyard Garden Retreat”
Please welcome our guest speaker this evening, Paul Brydges, as he talks about “A Backyard Garden Retreat”. Relax in a beautifully designed area of your garden. Guests are welcome, free parking, prize draws, sharing table, bring a mug for refreshments.
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Drama in the Butterfly Garden
October 27: In-person presentation, Carol Pasternak, MBA, LLB, is an author, photographer, and sought-after motivational nature speaker. Drama in the Butterfly Garden Explore the secret lives in your yard or nearby natural area. Through graphic macro photography and videos, you’ll see insects hatching, eating each other, transforming, parasitizing, courting, and…
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Designing With Nature, for Outdoor & Indoor Enjoyment
This inspiring and informative talk will showcase this speaker’s passion for plants and creative greening solutions. She will explore the world of indoor and outdoor plants, offering practical tips and fresh ideas to help you bring more greenery into your life. She’ll also highlight the many fascinating uses of moss– from living art pieces to…
