Arborg Communities in Bloom 
Although Arborg does not have an active Garden Club, they do have a very active group of community volunteers working under the guidance or Town of Arborg’s Tom Chwaliboga. When a project is decided upon, a call is issued to the community and the volunteers take over with financial support from the Town. This small prairie town has successfully competed in consecutive Communities in Boom events and won their events. They do not hold formal meetings.

Contact: Tom Chwaliboga, Town of Arborg, 204-376-2647

Beausejour Daylily Gardens

Meetings are the 3rd Monday of the month at 7:30pm at the Town Office
Email: beaudlg@mts.net

Schedule for 2013–TBA

Brandon Garden Club

 
Schedule 2013
Meetings are at Don Glen Hall,  311 Park Ave. E. at 7pm      email:  thebrandongardenclub@mymts.net      website:  www.thebrandongardenclub.weebly.com
March 26 — New Prairie Xeriscape – with Sara Williams award winning horticulturalist   –   Tuesday
April 17 — Scenes from the Street Up-Front Gardening and Fruit Share Presentation – speaker TBA      – Wednesday
May 13 — All About Herbs with Hands on Workshop and What’s New for 2013 – Members only with pre-registration required – Green Spot 6pm, Monday
May 22 — Container Gardening – create your own containers (2) and What’s New for 2013 – Members only with pre-registration – Patmore Nursery 6pm,Wednesday
May 25 — Plant Sale – Saturday, 9am at 2020 McGregor Avenue. – contact info:  Esther 204 727-8761 or Gwen 204 727-8558
June 19 — A Cut Above – Preparing, Conditioning and Arranging fresh garden flowers – hands on workshop – $5.00 -7pm, Wednesday
July 7 — Members Garden Tour & BBQ and How to Garden Photography, Ready for Your Close-up - pre-register & pay by June 19      -    on a Sunday
July 21 — Brandon in Bloom Open Garden Tours – www.brandoninbloom.ca
August 12 — Flower Show and Tea – Monday, 1pm at 311 Park Avenue East   info:  Deanne: 204 727-1435
Sept. 18 — Planting and Growing Garlic and Organic Fall Clean Up – with Marci Vreeman Bomford – 7pm…….also Plant Swap – bring one take one
Oct. 16 — My Favourite Perennials – with Hugh Skinner award winning horticulturalist – Pot Luck Night – bring your own favourite dish to share.  Most unique Jack O’Lantern contest   6pm, Wednesday
Nov. 20 — Dressed for the Holidays!  – Wednesday - hands on workshop ($10) accessorizing your Poinsettia
Dec. 3 – Christmas Party – 6pm, Members only

Charleswood Horticultural Society

Schedule 2013 

April 10 — Fruit Share Program with Getty Stewart – Wednesday, 7:30pm – 5006 Roblin Blvd.
May 16 — Plant Auction – 6:30pm at Westdale Community Centre, 550 Dale Blvd.
July 20 — Charleswood Centennial Open Gardens – 9am – 3pm    details to follow
August 14 – 16 — 94th Fair – Westdale Community Centre, 550 Dale Blvd. –  Aug. 14 – 6 to 9pm – entries……..Aug. 15 – 16  call (204)832-6105 for times and details
Gardeners Market — TBA
Pot Luck Supper and Awards — TBA

 

East Kildonan Garden Club
Meetings held at 7 p.m. –Valley Gardens Community Centre, 218 Antrim Road

Schedule 2013

January 9 — Gardens of England–presented by Fran Wreshler and Sandy Venton.  Slides and talk of their trip to England
Feb. 13 — Hostas – with Jennifer Bishop – start your Hosta plans now
March 13 – ’Water Features for your Yard’ – Ken MacDonald, Prairie Sky Landscaping
April 10 — ‘Growing Vegetables’ – Alexis Nazarawich, Selkirk garden club member
May 8 — ‘Growing Mushrooms’ – with Ken Fosty, certified Manitoba arborist
May 29 — Spring Plant Sale – great bargains and fun workshops
June 12 – ’Meeting in a Garden Location’ – Millenium Gardens
July 24 — Home grounds competition - opportunity to show everyone the ‘fruits’ of your labour
Sept.  11 — ‘Learning about Fertilizers’ – Peter Small, Grower’s Fertilizers, Wpg.
Oct. 9 — TBA
Nov. 13 — Pot Luck Feast
Contact: Susan 255-4425

 

Friends of Gardens Manitoba – Assiniboine Park Conservatory, 55 Pavilion Cres., 7:00pm

Feb. 19, 2013 — join us as Laura Rawluk shares her knowledge about growing daring exotics such as lemons, bay laurels and even figs in her Winnipeg home.

 

Gimli Garden Club
Monthly meetings every third Monday except: January, February, July and August.
7:00PM at Environmental Office, North Colonization Road, Loni Beach,Gimli
Next door to New Horizons at 17 North Colonization Road, Loni Beach, Gimli.
Everyone is welcome
Contract: stefalex@mts.net or telephone 204-642-8678 and leave a message

 

Herb Society of Manitoba – meeting at 7:00 to 9:00pm at Assiniboine Park Conservatory

Jan. 21 — Photographing the Goodness of Herbs – Lori Westman, photographer

 

Steinbach and Area Garden Club
Meetings are held at the Mennonite Heritage Village usually on the 2nd Monday of every month at 7:00pm

2013 Schedule:

January 14 — ‘Twiners, Clingers, Stickers and Hookers’ – a lesson in vertical gardening with Andrew Fehr, Prairie Horticulturalist, Sunshine Greenhouse
Feb. 11 – ’3 Gardens 3 Designs’ - City, Country and Condo with Erna Wiebe, Oakridge Greenhouse
March 11 – ’Better Gardens with Advice from a Plant Expert’ – with Jan Pedersen, Bylands Nursery, B.C.
April 8 – ’All About Our Backyard Birds’ – with Sherrie Versluis, Preferred Perch, Wpg.
April 22 — ‘A Gardener’s Dessert Evening – New Exciting Plants for your Dream Garden’ – 2013 Introductions from Bailey’s Nurseries, Debbie Lonnee, Bailey Nurseries, Minneapolis, MN
May 10 & 11 — Spring plant sale at Clearspring Mall – first choice for members only, then open to the public.
May 20 — shopping at Sunshine Greenhouse – 20% discount to members this day only.
May (TBA) — Workshop – ‘How to Plant a Veggie Garden’
June (TBA) — Daytrip - Heading West – Greenhouse hopping and a guided tour of a tree nursery.
June 24 — Club Barbeque and Members Garden Tour – showcasing the gardens of Kleefeld members.
Sept. 16 — ‘Peonies – New and Old Favourites’ – Carla Hrycyna, St. Mary’s Nursery, Wpg.
Oct. 21 — ‘Seasonal Pruning for Your Garden’s Beauty and Health’ – Ken Fosty, certified Manitoba arborist, Wpg.
Nov. 18 — ‘What Works for You?’ – sharing our gardening tips.
Dec. 9 — ‘A Gardener’s Christmas’

More info on their website: www.sagardenclub.com

 

St. James Horticultural Society (The Garden Club) – meeting at Linwood Public School, 266 Linwood St. at 7:30pm.

Jan. 15, 2013 – New and Upcoming Annuals for 2013 - Susan Jensen, Jensen’s Nursery

 

St. Vital Agricultural Society – www.svas.ca

 

Thompson Zoo
The Thompson Zoo currently operates the only community garden program in Thompson as well as houses the only public botanical garden park. Thompson once had a horticultural group (Thompson Garden Club) several year ago, however they have now folded. The Zoo hosts various workshops throughout the year—seed starting, garden box building, container gardening, seed saving etc. The Zoo also assists and mentors various schools and agencies with garden related projects.
Contact: Erin Wilcox, Executive Director, Thompson Zoo
Tel 204-677-7982 Fax 204-778-4186 email: thompzoo@mts.net

 

 

Transcona Garden Club
Meetings held on the 3rd Wednesday of the month at Transcona Retired Citizens Centre, 328 Whittier Ave. W.
2013 Schedule:
Jan. 16 — ‘Herbs and Native Plants in the Landscape’ – with Samantha Braun
Feb. 20 — ‘Floriade 2012′ – with Ron and Anne Halbesma featuring their visit to this once every 10 year event.
March 20 — Tree Diseases

 

West Kildonan Horticultural Society

Meetings are held at the West Kildonan Memorial Community Club, 346 Perth Ave. – 7:00pm
2013 Schedule:

Feb. 5 –’Growing Vegetables’ – Jim Tomko 
March 5 – ‘Roses’ – Loretta Davis, Transcona Garden Club
April 2 – ‘Container Gardening’ – Mona Hunt, East Kildonan Garden Club
May 7 – ‘European Gardens’ – Marie Profeta
June 4 – ‘Canning and Preserving’ – Judy Swartz, Taste of Manitoba
Sept. 3 – Plant Exchange
Oct. 1 – ‘Native Orchids’ – Doris Ames, Native Orchid Conservancy

Email:  wkhort@gmail.com       or http://wkhorticultural.ca      

 

Westman Gardeners

Meetings are held at the Central Community Centre, 529 4th Street, Brandon, MB — 7:00pm.

Feb. 7 — Unique Manitoba Hideaways–Promoting Manitoba – with Bill Stillwell author and photographer from Neepawa.
March 7 — ‘What’s New in “Old Tomatoes”‘ – with Mandy Botican from Mandy’s Greenhouses in Tyndal discussing heritage tomatoes with seeds for sale.
April 4 — ‘Peonies, Past and Present’ – discussion of herbaceous peonies with Ed Krueger, former owner of Patmore Nurseries and Brenda Newton discussing Itoh peonies.  Brenda is the co-founder of Westman Gardeners and an avid perennial collector and hybridizer.
April 20 –  ‘Hort Day’ – 9:00am to 3:30pm  –  Theme:  “Grow With Us”
9:30am – Grasses and Xeriscaping with Lillian Deedman from Belmont.
11:00am – Plants for Sunny Gardens with Lillian Deedman
1:00pm – Perfect Plants for Problem Spaces – Charlotte Tataryn from Winnipeg
2:30pm – Creative Landscaping – Charlotte Tataryn
May 2 — 6:00pm – ‘Behind the Scenes at the Green Spot’ – Special talk on water gardening with shopping later!
May 24 & 25 –  ‘Plant and Garage Sale’ – Location:  3440 Rosser Avenue, Brandon.    Time:  evening May 24 & day of May 25.
June 6 — ‘Who Am I?’ – Weed identification.  Bring weeds to be identified.  Discover how weeds propagate.  Speaker:  Owen Beever retired MB Agriculture agronomist, weed control and weed issues specialist.
June 15 — Tour of Pat Healey’s Garden – meet at Sobey’s west end location at 9:00am.
August 1 — Members Garden Tour – meet at Sobey’s west end location at 6:00pm.
Sept. 5 — Potluck Dinner – 6:00pm with speaker at 7:00pm.  ‘Stew Cook-off and Dividing Perennials’.  Speaker: Connie Logerquist, horticulturalist at the Peace Gardens.
October 3 — ‘Spring Flowering Bulbs, A Welcoming Sight!’ – with Brenda Newton, avid gardener and hybridizer.
Nov. 7 — ‘Cacti at the Peace Gardens’ – with Johannes Olwage, horticulturalist at the Peace Gardens.
Dec. 6 — Christmas Party – 6:00pm