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SUMMARY:CHS:  Think Spring!
DESCRIPTION:Think Spring!\nSaturday\, February 7\, 2026\n  \n    10:00 am Keynote Speaker Laura Peters\, Size Doesn’t Matter: Creative Gardening Ideas for Every Little Nook. Laura is an Albertan who has written over 30 gardening books.\n    The three afternoon sessions take the topic a bit further: \n    12:30 pm: Wendy Zak addresses\, Food Gardening in Containers—Big Fun in a Small Space;\n    1:15 pm: Patti Bretin and Phil Pickering are presenting\, Waterwise containers – Get the most out of your container plantings with sub-irrigation containers\, and\n    2:30 pm Kath Smyth wraps up the day with Small Gardens\, Big Attitude.\n\n\nTickets: Society member $7.50\, non-member $15.00 (+GST)\nLearn more and get ticket on the Society’s website calhort.org/What’s Happening.    www.calhort.org
URL:https://mgaab.org/event/chs-think-spring-2/
LOCATION:via ZOOM
CATEGORIES:Calgary Horticultural Society
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SUMMARY:Calgary Horticultural Society Presents the Gardener's Market.
DESCRIPTION:Ignite your imagination for this gardening season! The Calgary Horticultural Society is back with a festive in-person event that carries on a Calgary gardening tradition. A market with educational talks\, classes\, friendly competitions\, and over 50 exhibitors to help gardeners ignite their imaginations for the gardening season. Attend and get tips and products to help you create the garden you desire even in Calgary’s unique climate. \nJoin us at The Commons in ATCO Park on April 27 from 10:00 am t0 4:30 pm for a great opportunity to learn about gardening here\, connect with other gardeners\, and shop for unique goods for gardeners. Look for the MGAA table and come talk to us!
URL:https://mgaab.org/event/calgary-horticultural-society-presents-the-garden-market/
CATEGORIES:Calgary Horticultural Society
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SUMMARY:The Calgary Horticultural Society's Think Spring! is back in 2024!
DESCRIPTION:We are excited to announce big plans for our growing-season-launching event!\nWinter is time for planning your garden\, so the theme for 2024 Think Spring! is landscape design.  Topics to be covered include curb appeal\, edibles\, being water-wise\, and lawn and lawn alternatives. \nThink Spring! is being hosted on Zoom and is a day of online learning. This year there is one stream of talks\, so you don’t have to choose. You can attend them all online! \nKeynote:\nThe event will be opened with a keynote presentation by Carson Arthur. \nCarson is a landscape designer and TV personality who has taught homeowners how to raise the value of their homes through outdoor renovations\, while maintaining a focus on environmentally friendly choices. \nAfternoon Sessions:\n\nWater-wise Landscapes: Kath Smyth (Calgary Horticultural Society)\nEdible Landscapes: Joanna Tschudy (Inhabit Landscapes)\nTurf Landscapes: Lawn and Lawn Alternatives: Nathan Gill (Eagle Lake Professional Landscape Supply)\n\n  \nTalks will be recorded and\, once posted\, will be available until 11:00 pm on Monday\, February 19. \nCost: $5 for CHS members and $10 for non-members (+GST) \nOnline: Zoom \nFor more information contact:   https://www.calhort.org/whats-happening/think-spring/
URL:https://mgaab.org/event/think-spring-is-back-in-2024-saturday-february-10-2024-930-am-to-400-pm/
CATEGORIES:Calgary Horticultural Society
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SUMMARY:Calgary Horticultural Society Plant Share
DESCRIPTION:Save the Date!\n\nThe Society hosts two plant shares a year\, one in the spring and one in the fall.  The objective of our Plant Share is sharing excess plant material between Society members.  Members can also receive information about plants such as their needs and habits\, as plant advisors are on hand to answer questions.  They can also help you choose the right plant for the right location in your garden. \n\nYou can also share seeds at the Plant Share.  At the seed exchange table\, drop off your extra seeds.  If there are seeds at the table that you want\, make a seed exchange or a monitory donation.  Seeds remaining at the end of the Plant Share will be donated to a garden in need.\n\n\nExhibitors\nWe are inviting our corporate and affiliate members and program partners to exhibit during the Plant Share.  They will be able to sell products\, services\, and memberships at this event\, as well as share information.  While you wait for your letter to be called\, visit their tables.  To learn more about our corporate and affiliate members\, visit the Friends of the Society Directory under the Membership menu.\n\n \nSpecial to this Event\nAfter sharing has wrapped up\, around 11:00 am\, the Society has a few special activities:  the unveiling of a memorial bench\, the member launch of the YardSmart Design- Garden Bed for Native Wildflowers garden\, and the sharing of cake to celebrate the Society’s 115 years of serving Calgary and area gardeners.  Plan to join us for the whole morning.  We expect all our activities to be complete by noon.\n\n\nPlan to attend.  Registration is not required.\nThis is a members-only event.\nMembers may use their Bring a Friend benefit and invite a quest to attend with them.
URL:https://mgaab.org/event/calgary-horticultural-plant-share/
LOCATION:Calgary Horticultural Society Office\, 2725 33 Ave SW in Richmond Green Park\, CALGARY\, Alberta\, Canada
CATEGORIES:Calgary Horticultural Society
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SUMMARY:Think Spring
DESCRIPTION:Join the Calgary Horticultural Society for our Think Spring event!\nGet ready for spring and learn tips and tricks to implement in your garden. Our speakers will provide timely tips and offer answers to all your gardening questions. We think spring\, we think gardening all seasons. Our expert panel of speakers will be able to provide you the guidance you need. Learn and experience from the comfort of your home or office. \nThis event is presented by our friends at greengate Garden Centres. \nThe event will include: \n\nKeynote Speakers\nPlant\, Soil and Water Experts\nMarketplace\n50/50 Raffle\nPrizes\nand much more…\n\nTickets are $20 for members and $30 for non-members and can be purchased here or from the Ticket tab.
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SUMMARY:Calgary Horticultural Society - Woody ID 3
DESCRIPTION:This course takes place over 5 Wednesdays from September 15 to October 13\, 2021.\nPlease note the prerequisites below. \nThis 5 week course is designed for gardeners who wish to extend their knowledge of trees and shrubs in Calgary.   \nDuring the first 4 weeks\, 25–30 specimens will be studied.  Some of these will be specimens less commonly grown in Calgary.  Reference to genera studied in previous Woody ID courses may be made. \nThe focus of this specific course will include correct nomenclature and identification of specimens as well as discussion regarding the suitability of the specimen in Calgary conditions. \nEach week there will be an in-class presentation as well as walks outdoors\, so participants should dress appropriately for the prevailing weather. Additional\, optional walks will be arranged depending on student interest and volunteer availability. \nDuring the fifth class\, participants will make a short presentation about a related tree or shrub of interest to them. Details regarding the presentation will be discussed on the first day of class. \nPrerequisites: completion of the Intro to Woody ID AND one of the following: Perennial ID\, Woody ID 2 or the full Master Gardener program. \nInstructor: Marilyn Mayall
URL:https://mgaab.org/event/calgary-horticultural-society-woody-id-3/
CATEGORIES:Calgary Horticultural Society
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