Community Gardening Calendar

The Queen Mary Park Community League Speaker Evening

The Queen Mary Park Community League is hosting a Speaker Evening in support of the Queen Community Garden.

Jennifer Cockrall-King, author of Food and the City: Urban Agriculture and the New Food Revolution, will show slides from her book and talk about how urban agriculture, including community gardens, is part of an alternative food system developing in cities around the globe. Through her travels researching and writing her book, Jennifer interviewed the people in Paris, London, Vancouver, Toronto, Chicago, Detroit, Milwaukee, Calgary, Edmonton, and Havana, who were shortening their food chains, growing food within their city limits, and taking their "food security" into their own hands. Jennifer is a well-known Edmonton food writer and supporter of the local food movement.

Everyone welcome. Free admission; donations in support the Queen Community Garden gratefully accepted. Refreshments will be served. Copies of Food and the City will be available for purchase.

Location: QMP Community Hall, 10844 117 St., Edmonton

St. Albert & District Garden Club

Please join us for a presentation on "Tree Sense" with Amanda from Sprout Farms, Bon Accord. Amanda is a certified arborist and will speak on pruning our trees and shrubs and tree care in general.
Admission: Free to members. Non-member drop in admission: $2.00
Contact: Publicity@stalbertgardenclub.info
Please visit our website for further information: www.stalbertgardenclub.info

Lunch Room, Sir George Simpson Junior High School, 50 Grosvenor Blvd, St. Albert

Strathcona County Garden Club

"Little Sprouts" with Cathe Rummery. Getting children involved in Gardening.
For more information, email Strathcona Garden Club or call 780-922-3145

Sherwood Park County Hall Conference Center

Nature Conservancy of Canada

"From Turtles to Bison: Re-defining Conservation Goals By Empowering Volunteers" with guest speaker Dr Stephen Fleming, Superintendent at Elk Island. Stephen will talk about his experiences in Nova Scotia where he helped to build an amazing public involvement program that in five years achieved the participation of over 1,000 volunteers. Thanks to their efforts one critically endangered species, Blanding's turtle, now has a real chance at recovery.

Time: Reception with light refreshments at 6pm. Presentation at 7pm.
Location : Royal Glenora Club, 11160 River Valley Road
Cost: Free, but please register with Alissa Wilson, by email or phone, 780-619-9315.

Sustainable Food Edmonton

Annual Community Garden Potluck Brunch: We invite all current and interested community gardeners to come share texperiences; hear from gardening experts like Gail Rankin and Mark Stumpf-Allen; bring children to enjoy crafts and activities; renew or start a Community Garden Associate Membership (with the opportunity to participate in the free SEED swap); and enjoy the chance to network with the many community gardeners in the Capital region. This is a free event although donations to support SFE's programs are always welcome.For the Potluck portion, please ensure you bring your own plate/cutlery as well as a dish to share. There is plenty of free parking & great transit access to St. Andrew's.
For more information, contact Katharine or register online.

Location: St. Andrew's Centre (auditorium) - 12720 - 111 Avenue

Alberta Invasive Plants Council

Annual conference and AGM. There will be lots of good information and a chance to network. For information on speakers and registration, please click here or email aipc.executivedirector@gmail.com

Location: Sheraton Red Deer Hotel

Alberta Regional Lily Society (ARLS)

AGM and Seminar, Woodvale Community Hall (4540-50 Street NW, Edmonton) Meeting: 10am, Seminar: 1:30pm: Royal Horticultural Society Registry - Registering Lilies
Further Information re: membership & lunch

Flowers on 50th florist (EHS Discounter)

Customer Appreciation Day!!

Location: 4008 - 50 Street, Edmonton

Edmonton Earth Day Festival

Bringing together environmental, peace, human and animal rights organizations as well as environmentally friendly businesses in order to educate and inspire festival visitors. Live entertainment, workshop speakers, hands-on activities for the kids and a body-friendly food fair round out the festivities.

Location : In and around Blatchford Hangar, in Fort Edmonton Park
Cost: Free

Alberta Horticultural Association Conference and AGM

Alberta Horticultural Association is holding its annual conference in conjunction with the St. Albert Garden Club.

Full details of this event can be found here

St. Albert

GROVENOR COMMUNITY GARDEN

Seedy Saturday
2:00pm-5:00pm
14325 104 Ave, Edmonton
Visit the EHS display while you are there!

John Janzen Nature Centre & the Office of Biodiversity present: Backyard Biodiversity Day!

Time: 11am-4pm

Come to the John Janzen Nature Centre to help us celebrate Backyard Biodiversity Day! Learn all about pollution and what you can to do reduce it with the Hands on Science Pollution Pond! Check out all of the displays from local Edmonton groups – from Friends of Elk Island National Park to CO2RE Carbon Dioxide Reduction Edmonton to the Wildlife Rehabilitation Society – at the Backyard Biodiversity Environmental Fair, so much to learn about the local environment! Be sure to check out the Office of Biodiversity Lecture Series to learn all about local initiatives and studies being done in your area – you might even be able to help out! For the little ones Biodiversity Face Painting, Eco-Games, and Recycled Crafts will be a hands on way to learn all about the environment! Mark this day in your calendar as you join the John Janzen Nature Centre and the Office of Biodiversity in celebrating Earth Day and International Day of Biodiversity!

For information call 311 or go to our web site.

Strathcona County Garden Club

"Making a Bog Garden" with Maggie Easton, Master Gardener and Judge for Edmonton's Front Yards in Bloom.
For more information, email Strathcona Garden Club or call 780-922-3145

Sherwood Park County Hall Conference Center

Edmonton Outdoor Living Extravaganza 2012

Proven Winners's enjoyable and educational gardening seminar. Learn from experts about creative new ways to use color, the easiest ways to grow plant varieties, how to put together exceptional containers and much more. Be treated to a bag of exciting gifts-including a plant; enjoy delicious lunch, beverages, and snacks; with plenty of chances to win great prizes. Even non-gardeners will enjoy this relaxed and entertaining look at what's new in outdoor decor, Proven Winners style.
Contact: 877-865-5818
www.provenwinners.com/learn/events (Edmonton info is at bottom of page)

Robbins Health Learning Centre, 10910-104 -104 Ave, Edmonton, AB

The sixth annual Bloomin' Garden Show and Art Sale

Workshops•Plant & Gift Sale •Kids Activities•Artisans & Art

Location: Alberta Avenue Community Centre, 9210-118 Avenue
Cost: Free

Strathearn Seedy Saturday

The Strathearn Community League is holding their first annual Seedy Saturday.

Location: Silver Heights Park - 8777 96 Avenue NW

(Don't) Bug Me: Indoor and outdoor plant problems

Time: 2pm -3:30pm

Join horticultural expert Gail Rankin at Strathcona County Library and learn about the most common bugs and diseases affecting plants and trees in our area. Gail will spend half of this workshop speaking and the other half working with participants to diagnose problems. Bring your affected plant or cutting, or even a photo, to work with Gail on a diagnosis and treatment. This event is free of charge. The library is located at 401 Festival Lane, Sherwood Park. Register online or call 780-410-8600.

Reuse Fair

Reuse Fairs are one-day community events where everyday items are collected and redistributed to groups and individuals who will reuse them.

Location: Strathcona Community Hall - 10139 - 87 Avenue

Sherbrook Community Seed Exchange

Fourth annual Plant and Seed Exchange

Location: Sherbrooke Community Hall, 13008-122Ave.

Strathcona County Garden Club

Alberta Mycological. Enjoy an evening learning about the wonderful mushroom.
For more information, email strathgardenclub@gmail.com or call 780-922-3145

Sherwood Park County Hall Conference Center

Alberta Regional Lily Society

17th Annual Martagon Show
Show Chair: Lorne Kaban
Devonian Botanic Garden (Hwy 60 Parkland County)
Entries Sat 8 am- 10am
All martagon lily growers encouraged to enter stems.
Public Viewing: Sat 1pm-6pm Sun noon-4pm. Garden admission applies.
Further information

Strathcona County Garden Club

"Photography" with Jon Brehaut, Photography Coordinator & Past Gardener's Gate Photo Editor with Edmonton Horticultural Society.
For more information, email Strathcona Garden Club or call 780-922-3145

Sherwood Park County Hall Conference Center

Stony Plain Horticultural Society Yard and Garden Tour

TBA

Alberta Regional Lily Society

27th Annual Lily Show
Show Chair Kathy Strawson, Design Chair Cecilia Bertram
Central Lions Centre, 11113 – 113 St. Edmonton
Entries: July 28 & 29, Fri 5 pm-9 pm & Sat 8 am-9 am
All lily growers and designers of all ages are encouraged to enter the show
Public Viewing: Sat July 28 - after judging approx. 1 pm –5 pm; Sun July 29 noon – 4 pm
Admission free
Further information

Alberta Regional Lily Society (ARLS)

Bulb Sale
Westmount Farmers Market, 111 Ave & Groat Road, Edmonton
10 am –5 pm
Information