Igor Kaftan was a delightful presenter. He is a master gardener who has a tremendous amount of knowledge. His personal garden is full of tender perennials and he shared his successes and not so successful plants. The information he provided was very straight forward and understandable. He will be a guest speaker in 2026. I […]

Big Thank You to Shandal Gorrie at Prairie Petals for a dream come true experience! First time for many of us at a cut flower farm. Beautiful garden beds full of flowers in bloom. We were greeted by fancy chickens, Guinea fowl, a peacock, and three special cats. An experience for all the senses! We

Gardening – Your Health And Safety Renata Cook, Val C. & Allan McPhaden – June 10, 2025 Renata Cook who is a retired nurse, provided tips on being safe while gardening. She provided the above information. Val C. who is a retired physiotherapist, demonstrated various stretching exercises. The one I remember is standing still but

Sheldon Gessell was able to come to our meeting on short notice. Our original presenter was unavailable. Sheldon is the owner of Dirt n’ Grow in Stonewall and has developed a line of fertilizers for every need. I didn’t know much about fertilizers beyond the 3 numbers: Nitrogen (1st number listed) which is good for

Andy Tekanz provided us with a informative and understandable talk on Garden Disease Mediation. Andy Tekanz is a retired plant scientist / pathologist. He explained that plant diseases are primarily a bacteria disease, a virus disease or a fungas. A virus does not reproduce on its own. It is spread by insects who feed on

Mick Manfield is a Master Gardener. Mick is a talented and engaging speaker. His presentation on vertical gardening was enjoyed by all who attended. Mick was generous in providing a copy of his PowerPoint presentation. Members can access it using the password. Unfortunately, I didn’t take any notes, but his presentation showed the various types

Colleen Zacharias gave a presentation on her plant picks for 2025.  She is a Master Garden and simply a treat to listen to. She is a celebrated garden columnist in the Saturday Free Press and is the only year round garden journalist in Canada.  She has been writing a weekly column on gardening since 2010.