Join the club!! Memberships available now! (2025-2026) for $20 single and $30 family. Visitors pay $5 at a meeting, so join now! Steps for joining: Step One Fill in the form at this link - please read the intro for the information you'll need. https://forms.gle/yhJtkpXigR75s7uv5 Please read the whole "step two." (this info is also on the form) Step Two Pay by e-transfer to smbgardeningclub@gmail.com making sure you put a "message" on your e-transfer with some identifying info. If you prefer to pay by cash or cheque, you can do that at a meeting. Remember that in January and February we will be meeting on the THIRD SATURDAY in the afternoon at St Luke's United Church, 5374 St. Margaret's Bay Rd. in Upper Tantallon. See you in February on the 21st at 2 pm! Gardeners Help Gardeners learn about Seed Starting on Saturday, February 21st! Our club slogan is Gardeners Helping Gardeners, and with seed catalogs arriving in our mail boxes, we are offering an informative program in February where you can learn a whole lot about starting your own seeds! Three St. Margaret’s Bay Gardening Club members will be sharing their well-prepared information on seed starting based on personal experience in our climate. Candy Chute has been gardening for over 40 years and has been starting seeds indoors for the past 6 to 7 years. She has been a club member since 2024. Laura Carvery has been growing from seed since she was young. However, it wasn’t until 2021 that she expanded to growing thousands of seeds inside with the use of lights, heat mats, and fans. This is Laura's second year as a club member. Heather Perks has been a club member for 20 years. Gardening started for Heather when she was four years old with her parents, and she’s been starting plants from seed for the past 10 years. Plan to arrive in lots of time to park, and to grab a seat in the church sanctuary. Each of three gardeners will share their methods and tips for starting seeds successfully. Three ten-minute overviews will be offered, based on a series of prepared questions. After the third speaker, we will have lots of time for questions you have for any of the three speakers! Bring a pen and paper (or your favourite note-taking app) to jot down all the tips you’ll get and to save your questions! You may also want to bring some thoughts on your own seed-starting experiences. There will be a moderator to assist with questions. If you wish to bring a friend who is not a member, they can attend for $5 per person (BUT why not encourage them to join by visiting the link in the section above?) This is also a good time to mark your calendar for our SEEDY SATURDAY event which is coming up on March 21st at St. Luke’s. (No regular meeting in March.) We will have LOTS of seed vendors that day so you can plan a fantastic garden. Our day will include lots of inspiring speakers, too! click on image for more ! For a bit about the club, see our "About" page! Our Sponsors, Advertisers and Supporters appreciate your patronage year-round!

Our page outlining Seedy Saturday 2026 We are excited to be planning Seedy Saturday 2026 for March 21st. Our keynote speaker will once again be Niki Jabbour - speaking on a new, timely topic, to be announced soon! The Keynote Presentation will begin at 10:30 am in the Sanctuary. We are booking our vendors (list below) and additional speakers to round out the day. Watch this space for all the info as it becomes available. The doors will open at 9:30 am for your shopping pleasure! If you are a club member and would like to volunteer for Seedy Saturday set up or "day of" send us an email here - smbgardeningclub@gmail.com

If you wish to send mail through the post office, please send an email first and we will advise where to send it. Thanks! Contact us at smbgardeningclub@gmail.com President - Malcolm Maxwell Past-President - Geraldine Thibeau Vice-President - Penny Irving Membership - Ann Neilsen Website/Facebook/Promo - Paula Fredericks Treasurer - (Interim) Mike Fredericks Corporate Secretary - Shirlanne Pawley-Boyd Crossroads Garden - Ann Neilsen Programming - Penny Irving Recording Secretary - Shirlanne Pawley-Boyd Exec. Members at Large - Claudy Levy, Paula Fredericks, Ann Neilsen, Karen Llewellyn

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! Gardening Club Bursary 2014 The SMBGC is offering a $500 bursary to a student from the Bay area who will be attending a full-time, post-secondary program focusing on horticultural science, plant studies or related fields of endeavour. Apply now! Who can apply: The applicant must be from the St. Margaret’s Bay Nova Scotia area, which extends from West Dover to Bayswater and inland from the Bay a distance of 15 km; and Must be attending or be accepted into a full-time study program at a post-secondary institution on plant study and use, including but not limited to horticulture, landscape architecture, hybridization, nursery management, horticultural therapy. How to Apply: (click on the icon at top right for access to the full document, save and print) The applicant is to submit a letter containing the following information to the Bursary Committee by June 20th, 2014: Applicant’s name, home address, and email address Describe reasons for choosing this area of study and plans for using the expertise upon graduation Describe how the bursary will assist in furthering the applicant’s post-secondary education Provide any additional information on past work experience, volunteer activity, or projects conducted in the horticultural or related field. Provide a copy of the acceptance letter or verification of current study in the relevant program Provide two supporting references from teachers or employers Mail the completed application letter with supporting documentation to: Diane Giffin-Boudreau, Chair SMBGC Bursary Committee P.O. Box 307, Hubbards Nova Scotia B0J 1T0 Bursary Award: A three-person Bursary Committee will review all applications and the SMBGC will award the $500.00 bursary.

All forms for the year will be on this page. For now, only the Membership Form is available. Just click on the icon below, and your Membership Form should pop up on the screen. Then right-click with your mouse and select print from your menu. If you have trouble printing the form, you can pick one up at any of our regular meetings, held on the third Wednesday of each month at 7 pm, Tantallon Branch Library. You can join at any time of the year, for $20 per person or $25 per family. SMBGC Membership Form as PDF.pdf

St. Margarets Bay Gardening Club Gardeners Helping Gardeners Use the Menu below to scroll through our Policies on various topics We meet on the 3rd Wednesday each month, at 7:00 Sept - Nov/Jan - May in the meeting room at the Tantallon Library. Guests are always welcome to attend our meetings! Policy on Donations by SMBGC to other organizations Occasionally the Executive is approached by a charitable organization to make a donation on behalf of the SMBGC to one of many worthy causes in our large catchment area. Historically, the SMBGC has provided an opportunity for its members to donate to the St. Margaret's Bay Food Bank, by bringing non-perishable food items or a small cash donation to one of our eight yearly meetings. The Food Bank provides a volunteer to collect and deliver the donations. Over time, as funds allow and our Membership agrees, we have - and may again - develop one or more programs through which we make a specific donation to our local library, a local school, a student scholarship or other cause. Therefore, we will not be donating to other charitable causes at this time. This policy is based on the administrative and financial burden of responding to many potential donation requests. Any questions may be directed to the current President.

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! Resources for gardeners This is an eclectic list of plant suppliers, listed regionally which members may find useful when planning a plant search outing! The list is confined to areas which can be reached in a day's outing , therefore does not include suppliers in the far reaches of our province. The list focuses on family-owned businesses each of which was recommended. The list is in no way complete and if you have other recommendations, they could be added to the list. Every effort was made to contact the supplier directly to ensure correct information. In other cases individual websites or google searches were relied upon for information. Please note we cannot assume responsibility for plant viability or misinformation. Complete driving directions to specific sites are usually included in individual websites. It is highly recommended you check those websites for updated information. Some businesses offer discounts to garden club members. If you dont see it mentioned in these listings, you could always ask. We are currently doing some "landscape design" on the nursery lists, so please be patient while we re-create them! because they are being cut and pasted, there may be some confusing bits! Garden Nurseries HANTS COUNTY BALDWIN'S NURSERIES 902-798-9468Shrubs, bamboos, all season colourful plants. 500 Mines Rd. Falmouthrobertbaldwin@ns.sympatico.caAll plants are potted; no delivery, pick-up only; suggests a trip in www.baldwinnurseries.commid-June for a garden tour and to pick up orders. 10% members discount. BLOMIDON NURSERIES 902-542-2295 Good selection of annuals, perennials, trees and shrubs, bulbs & more 10060 Hwy # 1jbezanson@blomidonnurseries.comOpen year round; Xmas shop; on-line catalogue; Greenwich (just past Wolfville)www.blomidonnurseries.com Group tours; refreshments provided. Advance notice reqd. 10% members discount EL SUMMIT PERENNIALS 902-866-0544 Backyard hobby nursery specializing in shade plants and Interesting foliage plants with low maintenance needs. 1051 Highway #1, Mt. Uniackelsmit@eastlink.ca Refer to website for directions http://plants.chebucto.biz/ No credit cards; off the beaten track; varied hours of operation. Advised to call first. 10% discount over a $100 order. FOGGY HOLLOW FARM 902-369-2568 Rose and fruit tree specialists; also bedding plants, annuals, herbs and a large variety of perennials; full service garden centre open daily during season (may-Oct); annual rose festival in late July. 3949 Hwy # 215 Noel (website www.foggyhollow-gardencentre.com/ is very descriptive) See website for specific hours. HOSTA GEEK (Pat Vinish)902-369-2258 Hostas including mini hostas, field grown perennials, daylilies, grasses,Fundy Beauties peonies, heucheras and less common plants. Location - 8650 Hwy #354 hostageek@hotmail.com www.hostageek.ca Operates as a production nursery, not a garden centre. Call ahead to arrange an appt for order pickup and/or a garden tour. 10% members discount. MANNINGS FAMILY FARM MARKET 902-798-4541 Offers bedding plants and a wide variety of fresh produce, as well as annual flower, vegetable, herb and fruit transplants. 50 Oakdale Lane,RR#2, Falmouth cd.manning@ns.sympatico.ca Open May-Oct. Hours are 8-8 in the spring, 9-6 in the fall. RIVERVIEW HERBS 902-261-2274 or 1-888-261-4372 Over 500 varieties of herbs. Sells at the Halifax Farmers Market and their products are carried by many garden centres and farm markets. 8907 Hwy 215, Maitland, Hants Co. www.riverviewherbs.com

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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 ?

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! Resources for gardeners This is an eclectic list of plant suppliers, listed regionally which members may find useful when planning a plant search outing! The list is confined to areas which can be reached in a day's outing , therefore does not include suppliers in the far reaches of our province. The list focuses on family-owned businesses each of which was recommended. The list is in no way complete and if you have other recommendations, they could be added to the list. Every effort was made to contact the supplier directly to ensure correct information. In other cases individual websites or google searches were relied upon for information. Please note we cannot assume responsibility for plant viability or misinformation. Complete driving directions to specific sites are usually included in individual websites. It is highly recommended you check those websites for updated information. Some businesses offer discounts to garden club members. If you dont see it mentioned in these listings, you could always ask. We are currently doing some "landscape design" on the nursery lists, so please be patient while we re-create them! because they are being cut and pasted, there may be some confusing bits! Garden Nurseries