Please note:
All
meetings are held on Mondays at Lviv Hall, 38 Lviv Blvd, unless
otherwise stated. All meetings commence at 7:30pm unless otherwise
stated. For more details, please contact info@oshawagardenclub.ca or
905-723-5557.
| 2010
Club Events Listing |
| 2010 |
Description |
| January
11, 2010 |
Landscape
Design
Fred Paiva
is the Landscape Design Service Manager at Sheridan
Nurseries in Unionville and he will share his expertise in
landscape design trends.
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| February
8, 2010 |
February
Potluck Dinner, 6:00 p.m.
Potluck
dinner - Members and Guests. Followed by a presentation.
Nightlighting
Sean
James, President, Fern Ridge Landscaping and a Master
Gardener, will speak about the beauty and value of low volt
lighting in the garden.
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| March
8, 2010 |
New
Environmental Products
Carson
Arthur currently is the host of HGTV's Green Force,
he previously hosted the Gemini nominated show Room to
Grow. Carson focuses on creating harmony between urban
needs and ecological choices. His book entitled Garden
Designs for Outdoor Living showcases creating spaces that
work for the environment and for todays lifestyles.
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| April
12, 2010 |
Inspiration
from Gardens around the World
Marjorie
Mason of Mason House Gardens (formerly Mason Hogue
Nurseries), near Uxbridge, one of Canadas most
knowledgeable and influential garden authorities, will be
talking about her garden travels. |
May
10, 2010
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OGC Plant Sale at Lviv - 6:30 p.m.
Plant sale
in the LVIV parking lot.
City
Farmer - 7:30 p.m.
Lorraine
Johnson, is president of the Canadian Wildflower Society and
the author of several books on gardening and environmental
issues. |
May
15, 2010
|
OGC Plant Sale
The Oshawa Community Health Centre Conant
Seniors Centre, 115 Grassmere Ave.
9:30 a.m.
to 3:00 p.m.
Open to the public. To get to the annual Plant Sale,
follow Simcoe St. S. to Wentworth St. and go west to the
first street south, which is Ravine St. Follow Ravine
St south for three blocks until you reach Grassmere where
you turn right and it's right there. Signs will be posted in
the area. The plant sale will be in the parking lot.
Please bring a box for the plants you purchase. Guests
welcome! |
| June
14, 2010 |
1001
Great Gardening Tips: 100 at a Time!
Trish
Symons, of Hockley Meadows Farm, is a writer, judge,
speaker, instructor and photographer of all things floral.
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| June
28, 2010 |
Strawberry
Social & Silent Auction, 7:30 p.m.
LVIV
Hall, 38 Lviv Blvd.
A
traditionally popular event for members and their guests. |
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[No
meetings July & August - Happy Gardening!] |
| Sept
13, 2010 |
Native
Plants & Gardening
Doug
Kennedy is owner of Green Side Up Environmental Services. He
specializes in native species, shrubs, perennials, aquatics,
landscaping and ecological restoration. |
| October
18, 2010 |
Bird
Detective: Investigating the Secret Lives of Birds
Dr.
Bridget Stutchbury is a professor and Canada Research Chair
in Ecology and Conservation Biology at York University. She
will bring her studies of the social lives of birds to us.
She is author of the book Silence of the Songbirds (2007),
and the upcoming The Bird Detective (2010). |
| November
8, 2010 |
Annual
General Meeting - Elections - Craft Sale and Workshop
Stay tuned
- more details to come! |
| December
6, 2010 |
Annual
Christmas Social - 6:00 p.m.
Members
and guests welcome. Stay tuned - more to come! |
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