Wed. Feb. 25 - Meeting Canceled

The rec center is closed so tonight's meeting is officially canceled. With the weather we have been having, I do not think we will try to re-schedule it for this month, but perhaps for our May meeting if Heidi is available. I had a few announcements to share tonight so I'll post them here and on our Facebook Group once I pull them together. Stay safe and warm and we'll see you in March!

Reminder: Feb.27 - Plant Orders & Special Events

Just a few more sleeps! We are just one week away from our exciting Garden Club meeting!   Wed. Feb. 27 Check out the speaker and events we have planned!! Seed Swap Bring store bought or self-harvested seeds to swap! Don't forget baggies to collect some seeds! Collecting Perennial Orders Bring completed order forms and payment!  Since we are combining orders with Hammonds Plains, we won't have time for extensions!! Niki Jabbour Bring your book to be signed! Brace yourself for oodles of year-round gardening tips! Local Food Bank Donations Bring a non-perishable food item and support our local food bank at St. Timothy's! - ~ - Check out our other notices at http://thepagc.blogspot.com

Wed. Apr. 25: Social, Visitors and Swap

Please contact Joan Jandron
to RSVP for the Social:
443-7304 or wjandron@hfx.eastlink.ca
 

Our Upcoming Meeting:
Potluck Social,
Gardening Swap,
Hammonds Plains
Garden Club
visits us...
let's make it awesome!!

Wed. Apr. 25

For our garden swap, anything goes!
Leftover seed packets
Seeds collected in your garden
Garden gear needing a new home
Garden decor no longer used
Books or magazines to share
Seedling or plant trays
Empty plant containers or pots
You name it!! 

As always, we will also have a donation box available for our local food bank.

Join our Facebook group: 

facebook.com/groups/thepagc

Meeting PostponedUntil Wed. Nov. 30th

Due to continuing nasty weather,

we will postpone our regular meeting

until next Wednesday, Nov. 30th

to keep everyone safe!

We hope to see you then!

Val :)

Wed. Dec. 15th Holiday Social at the Rec. Ctr.

The date for our Holiday Social has been changed to Wednesday, December 15th at the PRCC.
If you would like to help set up, just arrive a bit early between 7pm-7:30pm.

Click here for ideas from Teleflora

Nicole has asked Lynn Yeadon to show us how to create center pieces.

Lynne asks each of the members to bring a few things:

• a pair of pruners
• a container to hold our arrangement
• items to make our creations with such as holly branches, evergreen branches
• items to decorate the arrangement from around the house or garden

Gisele Dupuis will be coordinating the goodies. Nicole will be sending an e-mail out to the members which will include her phone # and her e-mail for her to organize.

Looking forward to seeing you all there!

Wed. Oct. 27 Features Dahlias

Photo by Sel

At our next meeting on Wednesday, October 27, we will be featuring Bill Mercier from Shad Bay. He will be speaking about Dahlias and actually bringing tubers to show us how to divide them and store them for winter as well as speak about growing them when the snow stops to fly. Bill has been growing Dahlias for some time and obviously knows Dahlias quite well. I know this since he identified all the Dahlias I brought in a vase at the last meeting and even taught me a couple of things about their 'form'. :O) 

Photo by Eric

For those who have Dahlias, Bill advises that now would be a good time to get ready to take the tubers out of the ground. In a phone conversation this morning, he advised to simply cut them back to a foot from the ground, leave them for a week, then dig them up. I will be doing as such starting this weekend. After digging, clean them off with a hard hose spray, let them dry a bit, and if you wish to divide them after Bill's presentation, simply keep them in a dry cool place. 

Photo by Nicole Dearman

Dahlias are great in the gardens, especially as 'fillers' and for late season blooms which we all yearn for! 

Take photos of your Dahlias and lets do a Dahlia tuber Swap in the spring!!! 

Looking forward to seeing you there!

Nice To See Everyone Again

Mullein

Hi everyone...

It was great to see you all again last night!  Welcome to all of the new members who joined us for another great year of sharing plant knowledge!

If you missed the registration, no problem!   Just join us next time!

The schedule page has been updated to reflect the addition of a social time at the beginning of our meetings, so we'll be starting the social at 7pm and starting meeting business at 7:30pm at each meeting this year.

Comfrey

Nicole reminded us that we will be supporting the Food Bank again this year.  There will be a drop-off container for your donation at each meeting.

Thank you to everyone who brought books, plants, magazines and seeds last night - we appreciate your generosity!  Wendy brought comfrey and mullein to share last night... these links provide more information about these plants.  Feel free to visit Hobbies In Harmony for related information and a link to email me with any questions.

Happy gardens!
Val :)

2010 - 2011 Schedule Posted

Hi everyone...

Although we had a lot of rain during the garden tours, many people braved the weather to visit the plants!

The schedule for the coming year has been added to the side menu of this web page.  All meetings are going to be held at the new Prospect Recreation Community Centre this year.  This page will be updated with topics and guest speakers as those details are organized.

We look forward to an exciting new year in our new space... hope to see you there!

Cheers,
Val :)