St. Margaret's Bay Gardening Club
Gardeners Helping Gardeners
SMBGC is a member of the Nova Scotia Association of Garden Clubs
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END OF SEASON SPECIAL - Starting MARCH 22 and ending on MAY 31, a single membership is $5.00 and a family membership is $10.00 You have to renew in September.
We will start taking Memberships on September 1st. (2025-2026) - for $20 and $30 respectively) You will be able to attend two regular meetings, any possible garden tours (none scheduled yet) and volunteer in the Crossroads Garden.
Steps for joining:
Step One Fill in this form -
https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfKfFIKu-90nyI6jQGdGMTz9iBAYkFuEQ8HKdYGgv_AsxG5oA/viewform?usp=header
Please read the whole "step two."
Step Two Pay by etransfer to smbgardeningclub@gmail.com making sure you put a "message" on your etransfer with some identifying info. If you prefer to pay by cash or cheque, you can do that at the meeting on April 16th OR May 21 but you are not considered a member until your payment is received.
If you have questions, please reach out to smbgardeningclub@gmail.com with "membership question" in the subject line.
Our next presentation (and last until September) will be on May 21st at 7 pm at St. Luke's United Church in Upper Tantallon. Our presenter is James Denn from Blandford - He has a wealth of information to share.
James Denn of Bonsai By The Sea:
The Art of Bonsai, and Collecting Local Trees for Bonsai.
James shared this bio with us:
I am a 5th generation Texan now living in Canada. Came here as a musician with my wife and fell in love with Nova Scotia. Was a farm to market farmer for many years, but discovered bonsai during the pandemic when the Farmers Markets were shut down in 2020. My love of bonsai came from learning about yamadori and I began collecting local trees. Inspired by Peter Chan, Nigel Saunders, David Easterbrook and others I started my own YouTube channel. I then got interested in pots and learning how to make cement pots. I then ventured into clay where I am learning new techniques all the time. Thanks for joining me on my journey and enjoy the channel-- hope it inspires you to create your own bonsai adventure.
Nova Scotia Association
of Gardening Clubs CONVENTION
(includes information on the event)
https://nsagc.com/NSAGC-Convention-Registration-Form
If you are interested in the Master Gardener program, you may wish to visit their site, and learn about their upcoming conference.
2025 AMGA Conference 29 & 30 May 2025
Dalhousie University, Agricultural Faculty, Truro, NS
https://www.atlanticmastergardeners.ca/
Seedy Saturday
We had a very successful Seedy Saturday with over 500 people coming through the door, and about 50 volunteers for organizing, running the event and cleaning up afterwards. We couldn't do it without these willing hands! Thanks again to Niki Jabbour, Elizabeth Peirce, Chris Hall, Chris Radimer and Chris Sanford - our speakers. Our 14 vendors were all enthusiastic and it was great seeing everyone again this year. We had three info tables too, well-attended. With the seeds and plant material we all bought, we look forward to lots of wonderful planting and growing this spring, summer and fall. Thank you! And we wanted to share our list of sponsors again, along with advertisers and supporters! It was a fantastic day all 'round. How about a round of applause for Certainly Cinnamon? Their food and service were great. We bought food for supper and Sunday lunch!
We added many new members to the club and we look forward to seeing you on April 16th at the Seed Swap and presentation on Japanese Beetles. In May we will have James Denn who is an expert on bonsai - and mark your calendars for our June 7th Annual Plant Sale. It will also be held at the wonderful St. Luke's, in the Lower Hall. If you are dividing perennials this spring, keep the club in mind - we will need your donations!
Your SMBGC Executive and Seedy Saturday team
Thank you to everyone who volunteered to help on March 22 (or for set-up on the evening of March 21.) This is a great chance to enjoy the camaraderie of the team, meet new friends and also have an opportunity to take in a presentation or two and enjoy the vendor area.
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