MGAA – Creating Beauty Through Texture, with Elaine Rude

Creating texture in a garden can be a challenge for gardeners including the most experienced ones. Texture is rather an amorphous quality generating questions of: what is it really; why are some plants considered textural and not others and, how do you put plants together to create interest? While we often think of texture as…

Diseases of Landscape Trees

On Thurs May 20 at Noon (Eastern) join Drs. Nicholas Brazee, Univ of Massachusetts Extension & Cameron McIntire, USDA Forest Service, as they discuss tree-related diseases of importance that arborists & urban foresters may encounter during the 2021 growing season. Special discussion will be given to diseases of conifers, including Eastern White Pine. Attend live & receive Free ISA/MCA CEU's by…

Mapping & Spatial Data Applications for Arborists: A Continuing Discussion

Join Dr. Forrest Bowlick, Univ of Massachusetts, noon Eastern, as he returns to the broadcast to continue the discussion about the science & practice of digital map-making, and spatial data applications for arborists & urban foresters.  Attend live & receive Free ISA/MCA CEU's by clicking here or by visitingwww.joinwebinar.com & entering: 836-823-787

Northern Alberta Event

George Pegg Botanical Garden Tour Sunday, June 13, 2021 at noon  56015 Range Road 43, Lac Ste. Anne County, 2.5 km north of Highway 43 Glenevis, Alberta Did you know that the George Pegg Garden was Alberta's first garden to be designated as a Historic Resource? Join your fellow Master Gardeners on an exclusive guided tour…

MGAA: Botanical Art Show with Artist Janet Kan

Join Janet Kan for a Botanical garden tour through her art. Join Janet as she shares her experiences and experiments with oil, ink and various pencil techniques to try and capture the beauty in life and nature. While this discussion focuses largely on botanicals, there are a few other pieces such as landscapes and birds…

Urban Forestry Today – Insect Pests of the Landscape

On Thurs Sept 09 at Noon (Eastern) join Dr. Mike Raupp, Univ of Maryland, as he returns to the 'Urban Forestry Today' broadcast to summarize the insect pests of our urban landscapes from the 2021 growing season.  Attend live & receive Free ISA/MCA CEU's by clicking here or by visitingwww.joinwebinar.com & entering: 138-621-779

International Master Gardener Conference

International Master Gardener conferences are held every two years and provide an excellent opportunity for members of the public, Extension Master Gardeners, and Extension specialists to come together to learn and share. This year, the IMCG 2021 is inviting Master Gardeners to attend the conference virtually, which presents an exciting opportunity for Alberta Master Gardeners!  'Leading researchers.…

Calgary Horticultural Society – Woody ID 3

This course takes place over 5 Wednesdays from September 15 to October 13, 2021. Please note the prerequisites below. This 5 week course is designed for gardeners who wish to extend their knowledge of trees and shrubs in Calgary. During the first 4 weeks, 25–30 specimens will be studied. Some of these will be specimens…