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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Join the club!!
Memberships available now! (2025-2026)
for $20 single and $30 family.
Steps for joining:
Step One Fill in the form at this link - please read the intro for the info you'll need. https://forms.gle/yhJtkpXigR75s7uv5
Please read the whole "step two." (this info is also on the form)
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 September meeting.
The Holiday Decorating Workshop is back!
'MAKING HOLIDAY THEMED OUTDOOR CONTAINERS, DOOR SPRAYS AND INDOOR YULE LOGS'
This is a very popular event offered to members who have paid for their 2025-2026 membership fees.
If you have not yet renewed your 2025-2026 membership or wish to join the club, you can renew your membership or join for the first time by clicking on the 2025-2026 membership registration link here on this page.
Once you have registered and paid for your membership, you can come back to this email and register for the Holiday Decorating Workshop.
The event will take place on Sunday November 30, 1:30 to 3:30 p.m. (Rain or Shine, as we can be inside) at St. Luke’s United Church, Lower Hall, 5374 St. Margaret’s Bay Rd., Upper Tantallon.
The SMBGC will provide many different types of natural evergreen materials, decorative bows, and ribbons. However, if you have enough natural material on your property to share, it would be great if you were able to bring along an assortment of evergreen boughs, decorative branches and holly from your property if you have some to spare but not necessary.
Bring any special ornament(s) you would like to include in your arrangements and of course your container(s), pruners, and extra decor to share and glue guns if you have one. If you’re using a pot with soil, ensure it is not frozen by putting it indoors prior to the workshop. (You could also use a large block of floral foam which is reasonably priced at the Dollar Store in Tantallon.)
Pricing is as follows -
Please remember the event is limited to Members - those who have paid their membership via the link above (or in person at a meeting).
If you are inviting someone, please remember that they need to have a membership and have to register for the event.
And just a reminder that the payment is TWO steps. One for membership, one for registration for the Decor Workshop. Thanks! It became too confusing when people were paying for everything at once.
1 container, 1 spray and a Yule log, $30
2 containers, 1 spray and a Yule log, $45
Bundles
We offer evergreen bundles for members who could not attend the workshop or who wished to decorate at home. This was very popular and we are offering them again this year on a first come first served basis.
Members' cost per bundle is $25.
Non members who wish to only purchase evergreen bundles and not a membership, can purchase them for $30 each.
They will be available at the end of the workshop or by contacting claudylevy@gmail.com to arrange pick up once the workshop is over.
To Register for the Holiday Decorating Workshop OR to purchase an additional bundle of greenery, click on the link below.
Seedy Saturday 2025
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?
Your SMBGC Executive and Seedy Saturday team
Our Sponsors, Advertisers and Supporters appreciate your patronage year-round!
