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St. Margaret's Bay Gardening Club is a 30 year old club for avid gardeners who want to learn more about various aspects of growing perennials, vegetables, annuals and specialty plants. We offer programs eight times a year. We also offer garden-related workshops and occasional garden tours. We founded and continue to maintain a community perennial garden called The Crossroads Garden. For basic club info, see our "About" page! Join the club! Membership fees for 2026-2027 are due now! Steps for joining: Step One Fill in the form by clicking HERE Please read "step two." Step Two Pay by e-transfer $20 for single and $30 for family - to smbgardeningclub@gmail.com making sure you put a "message" in the note on your e-transfer with some identifying info. (Sometimes names vary from what your bank name is and the name on the form!) If you prefer to pay by cash or cheque at a meeting, you can do that but we greatly appreciate e-transfers! Our first meeting of the season will be held at St. Luke's United Church, 5374 St. Margaret's Bay Road in Upper Tantallon, at 7pm on September 16th, 2026 We are delighted to welcome Matthew Roy of Coastal Grove Farm. He will speak on the topic Growing in Greenhouses. Roy will be talking about the importance of healthy soils and how to get them, the basics of constructing a greenhouse to grow vegetables year round. Roy will be bringing some equipment that he uses in the greenhouse for us to see. Roy will also have some of his organic farm products avaible for purchase. He and his partner Cynthia are making waves in Port LaTour, Nova Scotia, growing amazing things! Read all about it on their website, HERE ! Plant with Pride 2026 Our Sponsors, Advertisers and Supporters appreciate your patronage year-round!

Past Speakers, Workshops, etc. - back to 2018 This will be updated soon! Guest Speakers 2022/2023 September 2022: Donna Silver – Pathways in your Garden October: Bill Mercer, Dorothy Turner – Dahlia Workshop November: 2022 AGM and Holiday Social - Penny Irving - Creatures that Over Winter in Your Garden Guest Speakers 2021/2022 September 2021: Rosemarie Lohnes – “Planting Your Eco Landscape” October: Phillip Moskovitz – “Bubbles & Brine”, and Penny & Mike Irving – “Kombucha SCOBY November: 2021 AGM and Holiday Social – Atlantic Master Garden Panel Discussion April 2022: Jim Sharpe – “Rhododendrons 101” May: Dr. Paul Manning– “Good Bugs/Bad Bugs” (Zoom) June: Clarence Stevens – “Native Trees and Shrubs” SMBGC Workshops: November 2021 and 2022: Karen Llewellyn - Holiday Décor Workshop: Containers, Sprays and Yule Logs SMBGC Guest Speakers, and Presentations, in person, 2020 – 2021 September 2020: Member meeting cancelled due to Coronavirus October: Roslyn Dufus – “Rock Gardens” November: David Currie – “Birds in your Backyard” January 2021: Member meeting cancelled due to Coronavirus Pandemic February: Member meeting cancelled due to Coronavirus Pandemic March: Member meeting cancelled due to Coronavirus Pandemic April: SMBGC 2020 AGM and Allan Banks – “Japanese Iris” May: Member meeting cancelled due to Coronavirus Pandemic SMBGC Workshops 2020/2021: November 2020: Karen Llewellyn - Holiday Décor Workshop: Containers, Sprays and Yule Logs April 2021: Lynn Brooks – Pruning Workshop - Crossroads Garden SMBGC Presentations in partnership with Transition Bay St Margaret’s Zoom/Facebook Live October 2020: “Bubbles and Brine” by Philp Moscovitch via Zoom and FB Live October: “Seed Saving Start to Finish by Chris Sanford, Garrett Lauren, Yonder Hill Farm via Zoom and Facebook Live March 2021: “Growing Under Cover” by Niki Jabbour via Zoom and FB Live SMBGC Presentations in partnership with Community Groups: May 2021: Garden Expo – “Grow Good Gardens”, prerecorded video partnered with the Seniors Association of St. Margaret’s Bay, St. Margaret’s Bay Gardening Club, Earth Cafe, and Transition Bay St. Margaret’s. Originally planned as a hybrid event; both in person and live on-line, Good Gardens instead had to be offered as a pre-recorded video due to Covid 19. Presenters: Karen Llewellyn, “Growing Food and Flowers in Containers” Bob Cervelli, “Climate Victory Gardens’ December 2020: Christmas in the Bay series - Karen Llewellyn presenter– “Outdoor Holiday Decorating”, Prerecorded video for Facebook Guest Speakers 2019 - 2020: September 2019: Pat Seary, Gardening in the Sonoran Desert October: Lynn Brooks, Fall Bulbs, and Irises November: AGM and Holiday Social January 2020: Kelly Grant, Grasses February: Jenny Blackmore, Permaculture March, April, May: Cancelled due to Coronavirus Pandemic Guidelines and Restrictions. Workshops 2019 - 2020: November 2019: Karen Llewellyn - Holiday Décor Workshop: Containers, Sprays and Yule Logs Guest Speakers 2018 - 2019 September: Jeffrey Morton, Horticulture in China October: Andrew Hebda, Tick Talk November: AGM and Holiday Social January: Franz Fraitzl, Organic Pest Control February: Niki Jabbour, Vegetable Garden Remix March: Callum Hardie, Trees in the Urban Landscape April: Denise Stockdale, The Flower Business in Nova Scotia May: Jeffrey Morton, Landscaping for Life Workshops 2018 - 2019 November 2018: Karen Llewellyn - Holiday Décor Workshop: Containers, Sprays and Yule Logs May 2019: Nicole Hubley of the Mersey Tobeatic Research Institute in partnership with the Tantallon Library – Monarch Butterflies

Our speaker this month will be ROSLYN DUFFUS who will be telling us all about ROCK GARDENS Roslyn started her gardening career as a teenager with vegetable gardening and, after a move that reduced the space for vegetables, became interested in rock gardening and an enthusiast of rock and alpine plants. She enjoys growing things from seed, especially things that are hard to find in nurseries. She'll be talking about many interpretations of rock gardens from nature's version to large botanical rock gardens to private versions and follow with a selection of plants from easy to more challenging. She became a member of the Ontario Rock Garden Society in late 1991 and was able to take advantage of the club seed exchange. She is also a member of the North American Rock Garden Society and a Charter Member and currently Chair of the Nova Scotia Rock Garden Club. Roslyn is also a woodworker and plays the bagpipes!

Past Gardening Club Workshops Here we'll share slide shows of past workshops, when available. Thank you Penny Irving, for preparing and sharing this presentation on House Plants. (Pictures taken at workshops are often found on our Facebook page here) Click on image to see the slide show House Plant Workshop Workshop Description FIRST FREE WORKSHOP FOR MEMBERS in 2026 Learn how to become a better plant parent to your house plants! Year Round Houseplant Care Workshop Saturday January 24th from 2-4 pm at St. Luke's United Church. Pre-register after reading the description! Last year's workshop was a great success and we were encouraged by attendees to reoffer in 2026. The workshop will be given by Penny Irving, an indoor plant parent and enthusiast who has had a lifetime of experience caring for and propagating indoor plants. Discover secrets to growing beautiful, healthy indoor plants year round. Learn about common pests and how to manage them, proper watering techniques, assess natural light and humidity levels, and how to easily propagate plants from cuttings. Bring a houseplant that needs repotting and we will show you the 'do's and don'ts' of repotting your houseplants. What to Bring: A house plant that needs repotting A pot that is 2 to 4 inches larger in diameter. The pot must have drainage holes. Gloves and pruning scissors We will provide fresh regular potting soil and a variety of reusable plastic garden pots for those who need one. If you are repotting a succulent, cacti or orchid, please bring your own appropriate potting soil. Pre-register Space is limited to 20 people. Please register using this link to the registration form. You will receive a confirmation email once your registration form has been received. https://forms.gle/c2APgJtc86XyT6XM6 IMPORTANT How to transport your plant in winter Place your plant in a plastic bag to catch any water or soil that may spill. then place it in a strong paper bag or box for transport. Wrapping newspaper around your plant will add extra protection from the cold and protect stems and leaves from physical damage. Come straight to the workshop from home with your plant.

St. Margarets Bay Gardening Club Gardeners Helping Gardeners We meet on the 3rd Wednesday each month, at 7:00 Sept - Nov/Jan - May in the meeting room at the Tantallon Library. Please note, this is a new time and a new venue! Guests are always welcome to attend our meetings! Site Plan Section 7 Crossroads Garden Return to Main Plan Highway #3 Instructions - click on a photo - it will enlarge - when done click again, it will return to spot on diagram THEN - to link to an information site, click on ? - when done close the page to return to the site plan ?

This is our event calendar and if you click on the event, more information will appear.

This page shares the information for Seedy Saturday 2026 - which is happening on March 21st, 2026 Seedy Saturday March 14, 2020 Updated list for the 14th Seedy Saturday Vendors Open at 11:30 - Lower Hall Atlantic Master Gardeners (info) to be confirmed for the 14th Annapolis Seeds Bags for the Planet info on this vendor will be available on the 14th Body Honour Products Cochrane Family Farm Farmworks Garlic Mountain Farm Happy Caps Mushrooms Lee Valley Phillips Honey and Blueberry Farm Quackadoodle Farm Red Barn Market Secret Gardens by Crystal Seeds of Diversity (info table) Square Roots St. Margaret's Bay Gardening Club (info table) Stormcast Seaweed (Bear Cove Resources) Super J Gardening Services Tantallon Library Seed Library Taproot Farm Transition Bay St. Margaret's (info table) Twisted Brook Farm Whole Green Heart info on this vendor will be available on t he 14th Yonder Hill Farm Our first Seedy Saturday! Speaker Schedule: Note that Nicole Hubley's Monarch Butterfly session is not available. Bee Keeping is upgraded from a Demo to a Presentation. Climate Victory Gardens Bob Cervelli, M.Sc. main sanctuary 12 noon to 1:30 Cannabis Homegrown 101 Av Singh, Ph.D. main sanctuary 2:30 to 4 Bee Keeping Philip's Honey and Bee Keeping upper hall 12 noon to 1:15 Sub Irrigation Planters, Container Gardening Caitlin Doucette, M.Sc. upper hall 1:30 to 2:45 Seed Saving in the Vegetable Garden Chris Sanford, M.Sc. upper hall 3 to 4 For biographical information on all SPEAKERS, go HERE Demos - Lower Hall rescheduled for March 14, 2020 Please note there are a few changes to our Vendor List, Demo List and Speaker List. Most Vendors, Speakers and Demo people are available for the 14th. Please read through everything so you see where the changes are. One Demo has become a full presentation. A lot of the Seedy Saturday information is on the poster below, but if you CLICK on the poster (or on the MENU above - NOTE - on MOBILE DEVICES click on the small bars at the top of the page for the menu) you will arrive at a new page, where you'll find additional info such as the names of our VENDORS and also, a list of DEMOS. There is also a SCHEDULE of EVENTS so you can plan which SPEAKERS you want to hear. The bios of all the SPEAKERS are HERE Presentations will be in main Sanctuary and Upper Hall. Starting at 12 noon. Vendors and Demos will be in the Lower Hall. You can go to our SMBGC Facebook page HERE Click firmly on the poster for more info on our Seedy Saturday page - note that this poster image is from the original date.

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Registration is now open! Registration CLOSES October 10th, 2025 at midnight. Register Below - scroll form Application is no longer available. NSAGC District 4 Meeting - SCHEDULE “Garden Clubs - Growing with the Community” 8:30-9:30 Check-in and visit vendors. 9:30-9:35 Welcome - Malcolm Maxwell, SMBGC 9:35-9:45 Opening Remarks - Bill Mercier, District Director 9:45-10:45 Speaker - Bob Cervelli “Partnerships Between Community Organizations” 10:45-10:50 Draw for prizes 10:50-11:15 Morning Break (visit info kiosks/vendors) 11:15-12:15 Speaker- Claudy Levy and Colleagues “Seedy Saturday - a successful community event”’ 12:15-1:30 Lunch (visit info kiosks/vendors) 1:30-2:00 Club Reports (3-5 minutes each) 2:00-2:10 NSAGC Prize Draw 2:10-3:00 Dr. Andrew Kleinknecht, Chiropractor “How gardening clubs can contribute to our physical health and well-being” 3:00-3:25 Door prizes and Raffle draw 3:30 Closing Remarks – Malcolm Maxwell, SMBGC

St. Margarets Bay Gardening Club Gardeners Helping Gardeners We meet on the 3rd Wednesday each month, at 7:00 Sept - Nov/Jan - May in the meeting room at the Tantallon Library. Please note, this is a new time and a new venue! Guests are always welcome to attend our meetings! Site Plan Section 1 Crossroads Garden ? ? ? ? ? ? Instructions - click on a photo - it will enlarge - when done click again, it will return to spot on diagram THEN - to link to an information site, click on ? - when done close the page to return to the site plan Return to Main Plan