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St. Margaret's Bay Gardening Club Gardeners Helping Gardeners SMBGC is a member of the Nova Scotia Association of Garden Clubs HOME Calendar About Contact Us Seedy Saturday 2026 Executive Contacts Search Results More... Our PLANT SALE this year is on June 8th, at 9 am sharp, so mark your calendars! The sale is in the Lower Hall at St. Luke's United Church, 5374 St. Margaret's Bay Road. We sell out very quickly! So don't delay :) Planning ahead? We accept potted, labeled plants (Please remove weeds!). Our buyers are always looking for perennials, annuals, herbs, small shrubs and seedlings. Please bring them to the church on the Friday evening before, between 6 and 7 pm. We will be in the Lower Hall , setting up for the sale. Use the BACK door of the hall. There is always a demand for interesting or rare plants, and we keep a special table for donations of this type. If you have plants to share that you can't dig by yourself, we MAY be able to help. Please send a note by May 15th, 2024 to - smbgardeningclub@gmail.com Someone will get back to you. We keep a list of Plant Sale Volunteers - some people come every year! We need help on the Friday evening from 6 until 8, and on Saturday from 8 until about 11 (includes clean-up time). If you would like to volunteer, click here

Welcome to the club! Interested in plants? So are we, and we'd love to get to know you! You don't have to be an experienced gardener to join us for informative presentations, workshops and other events. We welcome anyone with an interest in growing plants for beauty or food - or both! About us... The St. Margaret's Bay Gardening Club was founded in the mid-'90s as an informal group of like-minded Bay area gardeners who wanted to share their knowledge. A few years ago, the executive members of the club decided to move the club's status to a registered society in Nova Scotia and to join the Nova Scotia Association of Garden Clubs. Keep an eye on our calendar ! We normally meet on the 3rd Wednesday of each month*, at 7:00 Sept - Nov/Jan - May We are meeting at St. Luke's United Church sanctuary. 5374 St. Margaret's Bay Road, Upper Tantallon *Note that in the winter months of January and February , we meet in the AFTERNOON on the 3rd Saturday. Guests are always welcome to attend our meetings and we now ask for a $5.00 entrance fee OR just join at ANY MEETING for just $20.00 and you will be able to attend all meetings and will be added to our mailing list! families. We also support the St. Margaret's Bay Food Bank and if you wish to bring a donation of cash, we will provide an envelope and will deliver the donations to the Food Bank after each meeting. W e are currently NOT accepting donations of non-perishable food.

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 LOCALLY DAYLILY HEAVEN AND902-835-7469The latest and Greatest daylilies- over 300 varieties LANDSCAPE FURNITUREbrianc.smith@ns.sympatico.caOpen year round but his gardens open the long weekend in May. Brian SmithNo discount but states he will be generous to garden club members. 1766 Hammonds Plains Road HEIRLOOM ROSES NURSERY471-3364 Have downsized their rose production and are now specializing in Peggy-Anne Pineauwww.oldheirloomroses.com/hardy rugosas. Now feature daylilies and will have a special on the 161 Pockwock Rdvariety Spiritual Corridor. Their inventory also includes other perennials Hammonds Plainsand new shrubs. Their organic fertilizer Plant Magic is popular. Will have a special sale of 3year old rose bushes( Scarlet, Pieriette and Purple Pavement ) in the spring at a 30% discount. Offer a 15% discount to club members and a $1.00 saving on bare root Stock. SEABRIGHT GREENHOUSE823-2627Based on the 2009 website the specialty items include alpines, NURSERIESshrubs, trees fruit trees, high bush blueberries, annual , perennial Dan Caldawww.seabrightgreenhouse.comand vegetable transplants; also seasonal products ie: fall bulbs. 58 Umlah Rd, Hwy 333, SeabrightCall or confirm opening date on website. SPRINGVALE NURSERIES832-9268Native plants, annuals, perennials, shrubs, trees; hanging 1421 Hammonds Plains Rdtracy@springvalenurseries.combaskets . garden supplies. New Item: incredible hydrangea. Offer on site seminars. Open spring to fall. 10% discount to garden club members.

Our Seven Seedy Saturday Speakers! As information becomes available, find speaker bios and more info on each presentation here Main Sanctuary 11:15 - 12:30 Jenni Blackmore QuackaDoodle Farm Know it Will Grow - Failsafe Veggie Plots 12:45 - 2:00 Bob Cervelli Transition Bay - St. Margaret’s Climate Victory Gardens 2:15 - 3:30 Frank Cochrane Cochrane Family Farms Hoop Houses & Season Extenders Upper Hall 11:15 - 12:30 Clarence Stevens Living in Harmony with Nature - an Interactive Presentation 12:45 - 2:00 Betsy Hartt Bear Cove Resources Let’s Talk Seaweed, from Gathering to Gardening & Andrew Lowe Super J Gardening Services Let’s Talk Worms, from Food Scraps to Vermicompost 2:15 - 3:30 Chris Sanford Yonder Hill Farm Seed to Seed: A Growing Season at the Farm Twisted Brook Grumpy Stump Gardens Dan Grows Microgreens Revival Seeds Yonder Hill Farm Cochrane Family Farms Annapolis Seeds Hope Seeds Blackbird Hollow Storm Haven Farm & Studios Super J Gardening Services Bear Cove Resources QuackaDoodle Farm Transition Bay - St. Margarets SMB Gardening Club Who We Are This is your About section. This space is a great opportunity to give a full background on who you are, what you do and what your site has to offer. Your users are genuinely interested in learning more about you, so don’t be afraid to share personal anecdotes to create a more friendly quality. Double click on the text box to start editing your content and make sure to add all the relevant details you want site visitors to know. If you’re a business, talk about how you started and share your professional journey. Explain your core values, your commitment to customers and how you stand out from the crowd. Add a photo, gallery or video for even more engagement. Get on the List Sign up to receive the first word when we go live. First Name Last Name Email Subscribe Thanks for submitting!

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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! 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

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St. Margarets Bay Gardening Club Gardeners Helping Gardeners We meet on the 3rd Wednesday each month, at 7:30 Sept - Nov/Jan - May in the multi-purpose room at the St. Margarets Centre on Westwood Blvd. Section 5 Crossroads Garden Return to Main Plan 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 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.

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