Fundy Region Solid Waste Commission (June's Guest Speaker)

At the June meeting of the Fundy Gardeners m you can Touch ,Feel.Smell and even if your crazy enough to taste the municipal compost. Our guest speaker is Brenda MacCallum will speak about how the program is working, how the meat, bones and weeds are processed, and why composting is such a vital recycling program from the waste management point of view. The Fundy Region Solid Waste Commission processes 10,000 tonnes of food and yard waste through the Green Cart Compost Program.

Wow ! This months door prize is a Gift certificate for 1 ½ yards of Crane Mountain Compost.That's about a pick up truck load your only responsible to get it home.  So if your a member bring your membership card or join the club.

Birding in New Brunswick

Drum Roll Please !!   Fundy Gardeners own Merv Cormier

Roger Burrows Author with more than 200 colourful photographs of different species by Merv J. Cormier
New Brunswick is uniquely situated smack dab on the migratory path from Greenland and the Canadian North to South America, New Brunswick boasts a broad range of habitats, making it an ideal destination for birds and birders alike. From waders on the shore to raptors in the air, from garden-dwelling songbirds to rare migratory species, Birding in New Brunswick has it all.

Organized by geographic area, this book provides a thorough catalogue of the species that may be seen at each birding hotspot. For each destination, Roger Burrows provides information on how to get there and a comprehensive list of the birds that may be seen in spring-summer, fall, or winter.

Birding in New Brunswick is a birders’ dream. It’s sure to find a permanent place on bookshelves and in backpacks.
                    Goose Lane Publisher

June 3, 2010: Birding in New Brunswick Public Lecture Tour
12:00 pm at Saint John Free Public Library (Main Branch), 1 Market Square, Saint John, NB

St. Joseph’s Hospital - Leisure Wellness Garden

The Leisure Wellness Garden for St. Joseph’s Hospital is a dream come true. A project of the Saint John Dragon Boat Festival and St. Joseph’s Hospital Foundation, funds raised through the 2009 Dragon Boat Festival were dedicated to transform a portion of our inner-city property into a Wellness Garden and a Sanctuary for our patients and their families.

St. Joseph’s Hospital has the largest Geriatric Medicine inpatient program in Atlantic Canada. Sadly, for many of our patients they are limited to the confines of their rooms or hospital ward. The Wellness Garden will provide a much needed sanctuary, an environment to help patients get back to good health. Sometimes just stepping outside can make a big difference for many of our patients. A breath of fresh air can bring forth smiles, renewed hope and energy.

As our garden nears completion we are seeking the community’s assistance in providing perennials for the garden. If members have any extra perennials that are in need of a good home please consider a donation to the Wellness Garden. Help us provide a breath of fresh air and sunshine to all who call on St. Joseph’s.

Our wish list includes: Geranium , Day Lilies , Japanese Iris April Magic,Cone Flower Echinacea Purpurea,Bleeding Heart,Creeping Plox Red Wings,Aster,Shasta Daisy,Rudbeckia,Astible Astible,Hosta Haleyon,Bee Balm, Pink Beauty Potentilla,Stella Dora,Violets Royal Rob,Daffodils,

The planting day for the perennials will be Friday, June 4, 2010.

If you are able to help or donate plants please call the foundation office at 632-5595.

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John Armstong: Dahlia and Gladiola Expert Dahlia Culture And Cultivation

 Seeing we are on the issue of  Deer are dahlias low on the list of favorite foods?
We will find out at this months Fundy Gardeners meeting Weds May 5,2010.

Also check out the The American Dahlia Society on web.