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Grow Your Own Food
Wednesdays, March 4, 11, 18 and 25
6:30 to 9:00 pm
CKE Community Centre, 1015 73 Avenue SW
Instructor: Kath Smyth
Cost: $140 members, $185 non-members
Register online
It's healthy, smart, cool and best of all—you're in control. Discover and take advantage of your above-ground growing spaces to create efficient and healthy sources of fresh food.
Using advanced raised-vegetable-gardening techniques, discover that food gardens are not only sensible options in today's world, but also attractive garden accents.
Topics covered include:
- soil health
- planting techniques
- crop rotation
- high-value crops
- container growing
- space maximization
- season extension
This course uses a variety of approaches to learning: lectures, learning activities, readings, exercises and class discussion. Participants are expected to actively engage in learning and are encouraged to share experiences and ideas that promote discussion and understanding of course concepts.
A special thank you to Eagle Lake Professional Landscape Supply for donating soil for this workshop.
EXTENDED! There is still some space in this class, so the registration deadline has been extended. Registration for this course closes on Monday, March 2.
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Growing Tomatoes and Peppers
Saturday, March 7, 9:30 am to noon
Society Office, 208 50 Avenue SW
Instructor: Elaine Rude
Cost: $40 members, $60 non-members
Register online
Learn how to grow tomatoes and peppers from seed in the Calgary climate!
This workshop will cover:
- selection of seeds/varieties
- plant maintenance: soil, watering, supports, pruning
- maximizing yield
Participants will seed some plants to take home.
Registration for this course closes on Monday, March 2.
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Design Your Yard: Principles—Member Talk
Thursday, March 5, 6:30 to 8:30 pm
Haysboro Community Association,
1204 89 Avenue SW
Speaker: Verne Williams
Cost: Free for all. Bring a friend!
Pre-registration is not required
Join us as we take an inside look at the Society's Design Your Yard classes offered in conjunction with the City of Calgary. We will provide an overview of the fundamentals of garden design, from concept to scale drawings, thinking not only about aesthetics, but also function and practicality. Whether you have an old yard that needs rejuvenation, or are starting with a blank slate, this Member Talk will help you decide if one of our design classes will help you create a great new space to enjoy.
This talk is sponsored by the City of Calgary.
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Calgary Home + Garden Show—February 27 until March 1
Visit us at the Calgary Home + Garden Show booth 640. Our theme at the booth is "Gardening Tools and Templates." If you go, you'll have an opportunity to enter to win two tickets to the Society's Garden Show on April 25 and 26.
Use this direct ticket link with the promo code CALHORT to save $5 off the price of an adult ticket.
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Spring Tree and Shrub Care
Saturday, March 7, 1:00 to 4:00 pm
Society Office, 208 50 Avenue SW
Instructor: Jean Daoust
Cost: $45 members, $60 non-members
Register online
Looking for tips and tricks on how to care for your trees and shrubs this season?
Learn more about how to manage and amend your soil for woody plants, plant biology and how to use integrated pest management to mitigate pest problems. Also, learn more about when and how to prune your shrubs.
Weather permitting, part of this workshop will include practising pruning cuts so be prepared to go outdoors. You may wish to bring a pen, notebook and gardening gloves, as well as a small handsaw and hand pruners if you have them.
Registration for this course closes on Monday, March 2.
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Create Your Healing Garden
Thursday, March 12, 6:30 to 8:30 pm
Society office, 208 50 Avenue SW
Instructor: Melanie Isles
Cost: $30 Society members, $40 non-members
Register online
Do you know how fun and easy it can be to grow medicine in your garden?
Even here in our chinook zone we can grow many easy, useful and even beautiful plants; instructor Melanie Isles has over 70 herbals growing in her urban garden in Calgary. Whether you want to add a few plants to an existing garden, or devote a whole section to medicinal plants, come and learn about planting and harvesting botanical medicines for first aid, winter wellness, and for building and nourishing health and vitality.
Registration for this course closes on Monday, March 9.
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Tea with Kath
Tuesday, March 17, 2:00 to 3:30 pm
Society office, 208 50 Avenue SW
Speaker: Kath Smyth
Cost: Free for Society members, $20 non-members
Register online
Come join Horticulturist Kath Smyth for a cup of tea and gardening-themed conversation.
Topics for March will include (as time permits):
- the moons
- pruning
- potting up bulbs
- seed starting.
Pre-registration is required.
This event is free for members however we ask you to pre-register as the office space is limited. If you are unable to attend after you have registered, please be kind to others and let the Society office know.
Registration for this course closes on Monday, March 16.
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Multiply Your Indoor Garden—Propagation
Saturday, March 14, 1:00 to 3:00 pm
Garden Retreat, 6510 1A Street SW
Speaker: Cathy Kurio
Cost: $40 Society members, $50 non-members
Register online
Do you have a favourite plant in your home?
Would you like to increase the number of your favourite plants without the cost of buying more?
Learn about various types of propagation, including leaf and stem cuttings, root division, layering and bulbs. Get hands-on experience with a few methods of propagation that are easy to do at home. We will talk about how to root succulents too.
Come prepared to handle soil. You will take home an assortment of your potted-up cuttings.
Registration for this course closes on Monday, March 9.
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The Society has tickets for the Calgary Home + Garden Show to give away. You must be able to pick them up Friday, February 28 between 9:00 am and 4:00 pm. Limited quantity, available while supply lasts.
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Design Your Yard—Pineridge
Back by popular demand—the Design Your Yard workshops! Not sure what to do with your new yard? Need to reimagine your mature yard? Learn how to create a well-thought-out, functional yard in this multi-day workshop. Homeowners will work on scale layouts of their own properties and complete step-by-step tasks to create a design that meets their needs.
Two people residing at the same address may attend this workshop at no additional charge, with the requirement that they work on ONE yard plan together. Names of both participants must be provided at the time of registration.
Participants will learn how to:
- work through the process to develop a yard design
- apply basic design principles and techniques for creating a beautiful, environmentally responsible, functional yard
- calculate volumes of soil and mulch and access available resources in the community (such as free compost from the City)
- irrigate their yard
- select plants at a garden centre to fulfill their design's requirements
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Participants will need:
- property dimensions - Real Property Report (RPR)
- graph paper, ruler, pencil and eraser
- wish list requirements
- photos from your wish list
This workshop is sponsored by the
City of Calgary
Cost: $75 members, $100 non-members
Sundays, March 22 and 29, and April 5
from 1:30 to 4:00 pm
Pineridge Community Centre (Pineridge)
6024 Rundlehorn Drive NE
Register Online
This is one of several Design Your Yard workshops being planned this year. Other locations where we anticipate workshops include: Crestmont, Cranston, New Brighton, Livingston, Pineridge and Scenic Acres.
We will provide further information as it becomes available.
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Spread the word!
Invite your friends to subscribe to this e-news. Forward this email and ask your friends to subscribe by clicking this JOIN link.
Thanks—come grow with us!
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Be part of the Garden Show team!
The Society's 2020 Garden Show is on April 25 and 26, at the Max Bell Centre. We are building on last year's experience to enhance the show and the planning has begun! If you're interested in being part of the Garden Show team, contact Norm at volunteer@calhort.org or call 403.287.3469 ext. 1. Save the date and plan to attend.
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Decor Team Volunteers
We are looking for volunteers to help plan and set-up the decor for the Society's Garden Show. If you are interested in helping on this project, contact the Society's Volunteer Coordinator, Norm Cook, at 403.287.3469 ext. 1 or email volunteer@calhort.
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Volunteer with us in 2020!
There are plenty of opportunities to get involved with the Society and help grow our gardening community. Contact the Society's Volunteer Coordinator, Norm Cook, at 403.287.3469 ext. 1 or email volunteer@calhort.org if you would like to volunteer for a Society event, talk, class or course. All Society classes have volunteer monitors who help with set up, introduce the instructor and assist class participants. We're preparing for events such as:
- Seedy Saturday
- Aggie Days
- Casino
- Garden Show
- Open Gardens
- Community Outreach
- Workshops, talks and courses
These events are successful because our volunteer community helps out—Come Grow with Us! Visit Get Involved/Volunteer on the website for more information about volunteering.
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Volunteering with the Society on a Group Project?
If you are part of a Society volunteer team and want to meet at the Society office, please call 403.287.3469 ext. 0 to book an area. There are classes, workshop prep and follow-up, membership activities and meetings happening in our limited space. Whether you want a spot for one or a dozen, call ahead to ensure that we can accommodate your plan. Please note that the kitchen is reserved for lunch between noon and 1:00 pm daily. Thanks!
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Specific Help Request—Aggie Days
Program Assistants
- April 1 to 3 from 9:15 am until 2:30 pm to help at the school program
- April 4 and 5 from 9:45 am until 1:00 pm or from 1:00 until 4:15 pm to help at the family weekend program
Specific Help Request—Casino Volunteers
Elbow River Casino, April 20 and 21
- Evening shifts: 7:00 pm to 3:30 am
- Count Room: 11:00 pm to 3:30 am
Contact the Society's Volunteer Coordinator, Norm Cook, at 403.287.3469 ext. 1 or email volunteer@calhort.org if you are able to fill one of these volunteer requests.
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Be an Open Gardens Host
Open Gardens will be here soon. The dates are May 24, June 7, July 5, July 19, August 9 and September 13. Gardens on the tour need to be interesting, but perfection is not required. We welcome all types of gardens: food, xeriscape, low or high maintenance, half a duplex or acreage, showcase or a work-in-progress. Your garden and story should captivate the visitor for at least a 15-minute visit. If you're interested in being a host, visit What's Happening/Open Gardens on our website for details. Fill in the Submit an Open Garden form and one of our volunteer Open Gardens coordinators will contact you. If you're unsure if your garden is ready to be a garden on the tour, then note that in the form and a team member can help you decide.
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Membership—a Gift that Blooms Year-round
It's a gift that gives throughout the year—free Member Talks, workshop discounts, merchant discounts including garden centres, online resources, e-news, e-magazines and Open Gardens tours. Gift memberships may be purchased online—visit Membership/Join the Society and scroll to the bottom of the page. Or come to the office (208 50 Avenue SW) to purchase the gift membership and you can take the membership card home.
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New Year—Start a Plan with a Garden Journal
Stop by the Society office to purchase your copy ($20) of The Growing Journal. The Society's journal is a terrific tool to help keep track of your plans and the activity in the garden. The pages are not dated, so you can journal at your own pace, without the stress of finishing an annual diary. It's a great gift for a gardener for any occasion. Purchase this gardening resource and support the Society.
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Help Us Grow!
The Calgary Horticultural Society is a registered charity dedicated to cultivating Calgary’s gardening community. Your support helps us continue our mission to enrich the lives of Calgarians by supporting gardening and the enhancement of the environment through our programs of talks, workshops and courses. Donations enable the Society to engage Calgarians in Gardening for Life—every donation is appreciated. Thank you for supporting the Calgary Horticultural Society. Donate online.
If you prefer, you are welcome to drop by the office (208 50 Avenue SW) to make a donation or call us at 403.287.3469 and we will be happy to assist you.
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Do you have a gardening question? Did you find a great source for unique seeds you'd like to share? Log in to the Members' Forum, choose a topic and let other members know. We look forward to hearing from you!
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