BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//Master Gardeners Association of Alberta - ECPv6.15.11//NONSGML v1.0//EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN METHOD:PUBLISH X-WR-CALNAME:Master Gardeners Association of Alberta X-ORIGINAL-URL:https://mgaab.org X-WR-CALDESC:Events for Master Gardeners Association of Alberta REFRESH-INTERVAL;VALUE=DURATION:PT1H X-Robots-Tag:noindex X-PUBLISHED-TTL:PT1H BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:America/Edmonton BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0700 TZOFFSETTO:-0600 TZNAME:MDT DTSTART:20210314T090000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0600 TZOFFSETTO:-0700 TZNAME:MST DTSTART:20211107T080000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0700 TZOFFSETTO:-0600 TZNAME:MDT DTSTART:20220313T090000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0600 TZOFFSETTO:-0700 TZNAME:MST DTSTART:20221106T080000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0700 TZOFFSETTO:-0600 TZNAME:MDT DTSTART:20230312T090000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0600 TZOFFSETTO:-0700 TZNAME:MST DTSTART:20231105T080000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0700 TZOFFSETTO:-0600 TZNAME:MDT DTSTART:20240310T090000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0600 TZOFFSETTO:-0700 TZNAME:MST DTSTART:20241103T080000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0700 TZOFFSETTO:-0600 TZNAME:MDT DTSTART:20250309T090000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0600 TZOFFSETTO:-0700 TZNAME:MST DTSTART:20251102T080000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0700 TZOFFSETTO:-0600 TZNAME:MDT DTSTART:20260308T090000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0600 TZOFFSETTO:-0700 TZNAME:MST DTSTART:20261101T080000 END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Edmonton:20250628T090000 DTEND;TZID=America/Edmonton:20250628T090000 DTSTAMP:20260608T175812 CREATED:20240614T043624Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250607T013201Z UID:32002-1751101200-1751101200@mgaab.org SUMMARY:High River Garden Tour DESCRIPTION:The High River Garden Committee warmly invites you to explore six local flower gardens on Sat. June 28. \nAs a special treat we are pleased to offer you the option to indulge in a traditional Tea experience.  Relax and unwind at a harmonious local as you sip on aromatic teas and savour delectable treats\, all while basking in the company of fellow garden enthusiasts. \nTickets are $25. – $50.. \nFor more information and tickets go to:   URL:https://mgaab.org/event/high-river-garden-tour/ LOCATION:Museum of the Highwood 406 1 St SW\, High River CATEGORIES:Other END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Edmonton:20250331T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/Edmonton:20250331T203000 DTSTAMP:20260608T175812 CREATED:20250315T014047Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250315T014047Z UID:38091-1743447600-1743453000@mgaab.org SUMMARY:EHS: Joe Gadbois – New perennials for 2025 DESCRIPTION:About Joe\nJoe Gadbois has been gardening most of his life. He developed a passion for hardy lady’s slipper orchids at the age of 10 that quickly branched out into an intense interest in multiple areas of outdoor and indoor gardening. Joe is the Perennials Department Manager at Greenland Garden Centre\, where he has worked for the past 16 years. He works closely with growers to source the highest quality and most exciting prairie-hardy perennials from all over the world. Joe is also a co-host of the popular Garden Show on 880 CHED.\n\n\n  \nLions Recreation Centre\, 11113 -113 Street NW Edmonton.\nDoors at 6:30pm Speaker at 7pm \n\nGeneral Public Zoom $5.  In person $10.  —  Members Zoom or in person Free URL:https://mgaab.org/event/ehs-joe-gadbois-new-perennials-for-2025/ LOCATION:via ZOOM CATEGORIES:Edmonton Horticultural Society END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Edmonton:20250308T130000 DTEND;TZID=America/Edmonton:20250308T180000 DTSTAMP:20260608T175812 CREATED:20250120T194621Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250120T194621Z UID:35640-1741438800-1741456800@mgaab.org SUMMARY:St Albert Backyard Gardening Group Seed Swap DESCRIPTION:More information to come.  Save the Date. URL:https://mgaab.org/event/st-albert-backyard-gardening-group-seed-swap/ CATEGORIES:Other END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Edmonton:20240811T140000 DTEND;TZID=America/Edmonton:20240811T160000 DTSTAMP:20260608T175812 CREATED:20240911T200053Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240828T210819Z UID:33355-1723384800-1723392000@mgaab.org SUMMARY:Botanical Gardens of Silver Springs DESCRIPTION:Join us to Celebrate  our brand launch and Volunteers\, Donner’s and Sponsors. \n37 Silver Springs Dr NW\, Calgary\, AB URL:https://mgaab.org/event/botanical-gardens-of-silver-springs/ CATEGORIES:Other END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Edmonton:20240720T100000 DTEND;TZID=America/Edmonton:20240721T160000 DTSTAMP:20260608T175812 CREATED:20240611T164221Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240611T164301Z UID:31961-1721469600-1721577600@mgaab.org SUMMARY:Edmonton Horticultural Society's 2024 Garden Tour DESCRIPTION:10 Gardens\nJuly 20 &21 –  10am-4pm\n\nBooklets are already available for sale online on the EHS website:   https://edmontonhort.com/\nWe will have the booklets available for purchase in person on June 14th  at:\nGreenland\nSalisbury – Sherwood Park and Enjoy\nClassic Landscapes – Ellerslie\nApache Seeds\nWild Birds Unlimited\nArch Greenhouses\n\nPotential volunteers can email summerprograms@edmontonhort.com URL:https://mgaab.org/event/edmonton-horticultural-societys-2024-garden-tour/ CATEGORIES:Edmonton Horticultural Society END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Edmonton:20230603T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/Edmonton:20230603T160000 DTSTAMP:20260608T175812 CREATED:20230501T195323Z LAST-MODIFIED:20230501T195806Z UID:22406-1685793600-1685808000@mgaab.org SUMMARY:CRAGS (Calgary Rock and Alpine Garden Society) Plant Sale DESCRIPTION:CRAGS ANNUAL PLANT SALE: SATURDAY JUNE 3\, 2023 \nCRAGS Plant Sale Saturday June 3\, 2023: \n\nOpen to the public noon to 4pm.\nVolunteers get early pick from about 11:15am to noon.\nSetup starts about 9:45am.\nBuyers: Please try to bring a tray or box for your purchases.  Each vendor handles his or her own payments\, so please bring some small denominations of cash.\n\nCRAGS has been holding an annual plant sale for over 30 years!  2023 will be the 32nd year we’ve had a sale.  The club’s portion of the proceeds go to pay for our speaker series\, which features local and international speakers. \nOver the years we’ve relied on our own members who produce specialty rock garden plants.  Commercial vendors have come and\, sadly\, gone.  We all miss the late Willi Roth and also Roger Barlow of BC.  Lately we have at least one wildflower specialist and an orchid specialist who usually come to our sales. \nBut the variety and quantity of plants at our sale continues to amaze.  Many member growers offer plants that have been started from seed under lights only a few months prior to the sale\, or one to two years prior.  These small plants are often successful transplants into a trough\, crevice garden\, or other rock garden\, after a short period of hardening-off.  Some members bring small self-seeded plants or divisions from plants in their garden\, so you can be sure those are hardy in our areas.  And the prices are below what a commercial nursery would charge\, as their offerings are usually much larger and older. \nThen there are the happy surprises such as Martagon Lily divisions from established perennial gardens\, and even tomato seedlings\, because even rock gardeners have other types of garden plants in their yards. \nHolding the event outdoors since 2021 has been very pleasant\, though the set-up is a little more work. (Volunteers always welcome for that!).  We have the option to move indoors at the Lakeview Community Hall if the weather is bad. \nIf you are a grower planning to offer plants at the sale\, or a member wishing to volunteer for setup\, teardown\, or other work such as cashiers\, please contact Patti at president@crags.ca \n  URL:https://mgaab.org/event/crags-calgary-rock-and-alpine-garden-society-plant-sale/ LOCATION:Lakeview Community Association Hall\, 6110 – 34th Street SW.\, Calgary\, Alberta\, Canada CATEGORIES:Other END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Edmonton:20230603T100000 DTEND;TZID=America/Edmonton:20230603T140000 DTSTAMP:20260608T175812 CREATED:20230501T202051Z LAST-MODIFIED:20230501T202051Z UID:22418-1685786400-1685800800@mgaab.org SUMMARY:Edmonton Horticultural Society Plant Share DESCRIPTION:Edmonton Horticultural Society Plant Share \nGardeners love to share! The EHS’s semi-annual Perennial Exchange is a great opportunity to find new homes for your extra plants\, exchange them for new ones\, and buy locally hardy plants at reasonable prices. You can donate and buy garden tools\, too. \nThis event is held twice a year—each spring just as you are getting started and may have extra plants\, and during fall clean-up when you may be dividing perennials or have seeds to share. \nHere’s how it works:\nFor every plant you bring\, you get one credit. During the exchange\, you can trade your credits for plants that someone else brought. After the exchange portion of the event\, remaining plants are sold for very reasonable prices. There are vendor and display tables to browse and the popular Garden Tools table\, where EHS members and others can donate gently used unwanted garden equipment to be sold to benefit EHS. \n \nGallardia \n\nWhy participate? \n\nTo get new plants that grow well locally\nTo share your excess plants with others\nTo meet fellow gardeners\nTo have a good time\n\nPrepare before you come.\nGuidelines for preparing your plants:\n\nPlease pot healthy plants in individual\, sturdy containers (not paper or plastic bags\, please). Bulk\, bare root stock (such as iris) is permitted but must be identified as to the quantity of tubers\, bulbs\, or corms\, as well as the labeling requirements listed below.\nPlants must be labeled. Please identify plants by botanical name\, if known\, and common name. It’s very helpful if you can also indicate height\, spread\, bloom colour\, location preference\, and bloom time.\n\nQualifiers\n\nNo guarantee is offered that there will be plant material available of equal value to your plants.\nNo credit is given for Chives or Goutweed.\nWe do not accept plants designated as noxious or prohibited noxious. For a complete list see the fact sheets at abinvasives.ca URL:https://mgaab.org/event/edmonton-horticultural-society-plant-share/ LOCATION:Edmonton Horticultural Society Office\, 10746 – 178 ST NW\, Edmonton\, Alberta\, Canada CATEGORIES:Edmonton Horticultural Society END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Edmonton:20230414T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/Edmonton:20230414T203000 DTSTAMP:20260608T175812 CREATED:20230323T193816Z LAST-MODIFIED:20230323T193816Z UID:21122-1681498800-1681504200@mgaab.org SUMMARY:Crags (Calgary Rock and Alpine Garden Society) Rock Gardens of the Betty Ford Alpine Gardens DESCRIPTION:  \nNestled in the ski town of Vail\, Colorado at 8\,200ft\, Betty Ford Alpine Gardens is home to many alpine and rock garden plants from North America and beyond. Curator of Plant Collections\, Nick Courtens\, invites you on an exclusive tour of the various rock gardens that have been built throughout the past 30 years including several crevice gardens\, trough gardens\, rock walls and even an alpine house full of rare and unusual alpine plants. Learn about the construction of these rock gardens and the plants that grow in this 4.5-acre public botanic garden through stunning pictures and in depth stories. \nFree to CRAGS members.  Eventbrite link coming soon. URL:https://mgaab.org/event/crags-calgary-rock-and-alpine-garden-society-rock-gardens-of-the-betty-ford-alpine-gardens/ LOCATION:via ZOOM CATEGORIES:Other END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Edmonton:20220625T111500 DTEND;TZID=America/Edmonton:20220625T153000 DTSTAMP:20260608T175812 CREATED:20220608T011209Z LAST-MODIFIED:20220608T011756Z UID:13770-1656155700-1656171000@mgaab.org SUMMARY:Alberta Horticultural Association 2022 Conference DESCRIPTION:AHA annual meeting + 3 guest presentations. Connect with fellow gardeners. New ideas for your Horticultural Society & your yard.\nWelcome to the 2022 Alberta Horticultural Association’s Conference and Annual Meeting. We are delighted to be meeting in person. \nThe day’s schedule includes: \n• 9:00-11:00 AM. Judging Recertification- for horticultural judges \n• 10:45-11:15 AM. Pre-registration meet & greet \n• 11:15 AM-12:00 PM. Annual meeting- AHA members and non-members are welcome to attend \n• 12:00-1:00 PM. Catered lunch \n• 1:00-3:30 PM. Three horticultural presentations & silent auction. \nThe Annual Meeting includes reports from our District Representatives sharing news about clubs and societies across the province. This is an excellent opportunity to hear some fresh ideas for your club. \nGuest Presentations: \nDesigning Flower Bed Displays with Annuals. As a Senior Horticulturalist with the University of Alberta Botanic Garden\, Emily Neis is responsible for the day-to-day operations of the Aga Khan Garden and the Patrick Seymour Alpine Garden. She grows the plants for the UABG’s annuals displays. Throughout her horticultural career Emily has designed floral displays and she has been a Communities in Bloom judge for six years. \nEmily will give us a step-by-step guide to creating floral displays for home gardens and community projects. Starting with design ideas and eye-catching colour combinations\, we’ll learn her tips for outstanding plants to use\, best planting practices\, and summer care for all season colour. Emily’s favourite part of the year is planting the annuals and seeing the displays develop over the season. \nSimple Solutions with Garden Netting. Sandra Rosler manages the family business\, GRDNetting Solutions\, located in Airdrie. \nUrban or rural\, large or small\, and whatever crops you grow- all of our gardens are vulnerable to various types of damage. Have you ever watched in disbelief while hail destroys your vegetables? High winds\, blazing sun\, hungry birds\, foraging deer\, and voracious insects can all take a toll on your garden. \nSandra will show us innovative ways to use garden netting to shield\, shade\, and protect our gardens from each of these hazards. \nEcovision Club- Canada’s Greenest School. We’ll take a 10-minute virtual tour of Lacombe Composite High School’s innovative environment and agricultural programs. Since 2007 teacher Steven Schultz has guided students on a journey into gardening\, greenhouse growing\, beekeeping\, setting up micro-businesses\, solar energy\, designing a green roof\, and tending goats. All the projects are entirely led\, developed\, researched\, and built by students. \nThe AHA’s silent auction is a perennial favourite\, take home a gift for yourself or for your garden. (There might even be some perennials!) This fundraiser supports the AHA’s Educational Program. \nFinish off the day with a drive by the Ecovision Club Garden. \nTickets are priced to encourage participation: \n• Judge Recertification Workshop: $10.00 (for certified horticultural judges only) \n• Full Registration: $40.00 (includes meet & greet coffee\, AGM\, catered lunch\, and guest presentations\,) \n• Or Presentations only: $20.00 (1:00-3:30 PM) \nRegistration deadline Friday\, June 17 \nPayments can be made online via Eventbrite or by cheque: \n• cheques payable to Alberta Horticultural Association \n• mail to: Judy Bortnik\, AHA Treasurer Unit 374\, 223 Tuscany Springs Blvd NW Calgary\, AB T3L 2M2 \nQuestions? email ab.hort.association@gmail.com \nLearn more about the Alberta Horticultural Association at ABHortA.ca \nTICKETS URL:https://mgaab.org/event/alberta-horticultural-association-2022-conference/ LOCATION:Lacombe Memorial Centre\, 5214- 50 Avenue\, Lacombe\, AB\, T4L 0B6\, Canada CATEGORIES:Other ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://mgaab.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/3a90125841dc8883c6bff58afee8c920.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Edmonton:20220320T130000 DTEND;TZID=America/Edmonton:20220320T160000 DTSTAMP:20260608T175812 CREATED:20220316T204635Z LAST-MODIFIED:20220316T204635Z UID:11451-1647781200-1647792000@mgaab.org SUMMARY:Edmonton Seedy Sunday DESCRIPTION:EDMONTON SEEDY SUNDAY\n​\nMarch 20\, 2022 \n1 pm – 4 pm \nOnline this year\, in partnership with Edmonton Public Library  \nRegister here \nSchedule\n​\nVendors \nThe speakers and film are FREE.\nPlease consider donating to\n​Seeds of Diversity who are offering the film without charge to all\nSeedy Saturday/Sunday events. \n​\n​ URL:https://mgaab.org/event/edmonton-seedy-sunday/ LOCATION:via ZOOM CATEGORIES:Other END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR