Perennial Order Arrival & May Social+Plant Swap

Thank you to everyone who came out to enjoy Niki Jabbour at the library this week.  She had so many great ideas for crops in pots!  I think my personal favorite was the salad table!  I need to make me one-a-those!!  :)

We have received word that the perennial order will be arriving on Wed. May 15.  We can always use recycled grocery bags if you have any hanging around!  We will also be looking for volunteers who would be available to be at John and Freeman's house (12 Hunters Hill Lane, Terance Bay) starting at noon to help with sorting and bagging up the orders.  Just email or phone John and Freeman to let them know you're available: keyplayer@ns.sympatico.ca ... 852-3147

If you have a placed an order, they will be available for pickup between 5pm and 8pm on Wednesday and Thursday.  No need to call to make an appointment, just drop by during those times :)

Finally, a reminder that our May 22nd meeting is our last one of the season.  We'll be having our annual pot luck social and plant swap - and some other fun activities!  So, whip up your favorite finger food, sandwich, casserole, dessert or beverage and bring it along for our world-class buffet!!  And, if you have divisions or plant babies that volunteered where you don't want them, dig 'em up and bring them along too - they'll be sure to find a loving new home!!

As always, non-perishable donations for our local food bank are most appreciated.

7pm - Wed. Feb. 27 - Save The Date!

Next Meeting - fun starts at 7pm!

• Local Food Bank Donations
• Collecting Perennial Orders
• Garden Club Seed Swap
• Guest speaker, Niki Jabbour

Tonight, we welcomed special guest, Oren Hercz who treated us to some delicious herbal remedies for cold and flu season!  Thanks for a great attendance on such a cold night!

Keep an eye out for the perennial order being posted by this weekend!  Share it with family, friends and neighbors this month and bring the order forms and cash/cheques to the Feb.27 meeting!  We always look forward to this annual fund-raiser and we hope you'll enjoy the variety in this year's selections!

Next month, we will have another special guest, Niki Jabbour, who will be educating us on the intricacies of year round vegetable gardening.  If you are so inclined, Nikki's book is available in stores or on-line in hard-cover, paperback, and e-book formats.  

We know that this topic will leave you inspired to get gardening so we'll be starting the evening off with a seed swap!  Bring your seed stash and some baggies or envelopes and get started on this year's garden planning! 

Once again, we will be collecting donations for our food bank who helps support local families in need.

It's going to be a busy night so we'll plan to start collecting the perennial orders at 7pm!  We'll aim for Niki's talk to begin shortly after 7:30pm.

Hope to see you there! :)

Happy Holidays!

Thank you to everyone!! 
Our potluck social such a smashing success!! 

The Holiday Spice presentation has been posted in the website's sidebar under the Handouts section. 

Sandra will be sharing the Yule Log and Meringue Mushroom recipes and instructions when she gets a chance so they'll be posted too. 

Joan and Ron have offered to share their chai shortbread recipe too!  If anyone else would like to share the recipe for their creation, just e-mail them along we'll post them for all to enjoy!

Wishing you all a safe and happy holiday season!

Plant Now With Winter Sowing!

Hi everyone!

Thank you all for such a great turn out to hear Paul Dickie teach us all about bees!  I will be sharing more information regarding his farm and some bee-related links as soon as I receive them.

wintersown.org

For more information on how to start your plants right now with winter sowing, see our handout What is Winter Sowing? and visit wintersown.org for oodles of helpful tips, hints and links.

As promised, I have posted the Perennial Order Form and Plant Overview in the right-hand menu.  Just click the picture to open up the document in Google Viewer.  In the viewer, locate the menu bar just below the filename.  Here you'll see a little picture of a printer (click it to print a copy).  You can also use the File>Download option in this menu to save a copy to your computer (and email it to friends or family to collect orders! :)  All orders are due back at our next meeting, Wed. Mar. 28.

John reminded us that we had a 10% off coupon on our seed packets from Allison at Halifax Seed.  He picked up a mushroom starter kit with his - how kewl!!

Bill Mercier mentioned that we will be receiving our berries so we will be owing him for what we ordered when they arrive (urg... I believe that was going to be in April?? - please email me if I'm wrong!)

Scroll down to see a bunch of new event announcements!!

See you again in March!
Val :)

Discover Your Roots!!

Hi everyone!

Wendy and Valerie had a great time talking about the benefits of just a few of the roots you'll find in your garden this time of year (plus a few side notes!! :)

They have shared their presentation with the Garden Club and it is now posted in the sidebar.   Feel free to forward any questions for them via the Email Us button!

Wendy has promised to share her gingerbread cookie recipe too!  We'll post it here soon!

Thank you to everyone who came out in the rain to show their support this week. We look forward to seeing everyone at the December 14th Garden Club Social!

Thank You, Alison!!!

Wasn't Alison AMAZING last night!?!  WOW, what a wealth of knowledge she has to share!  She wanted me to remind you to drop by Halifax Seed any time!  She loves answering questions and helping solve garden dilemmas!

Thank you, Alison!!
We had a blast!

June Tours and Upcoming Events

Hi everyone!!

A huge thank you to everyone who brought the great weather with them today for the garden tours - it was most appreciated!!!!  What a great turn-out - it was wonderful to see everyone!!

Be sure to check out the Upcoming Events calendar for the coming weeks as new events have been added and we have received an invite to the PRCC Anniversary Bash and an invite to John and Donna's for a garden tour if you couldn't make it today!