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Nov 2013 Guest Speaker -Tzigane Caddell

The ABC’s of Landscape Design: Assessment; Balance and Clarity

Tzigane Caddell has a long standing relationship with Fundy Gardeners as both a founding member and past president. She worked at Brunswick Nursery from 1990 to 1997, leaving in 1998 to open her own landscape business - Tzigane Caddell Design. When not digging in the dirt, Tzigane continues to apply her great eye for composition and colour to her fibre art - rug hooking and knitting. She's one talented lady!

How to approach a New-to-You landscape: whether it’s Bringing it Back from the Brink, or Tackling the Tabula Rasa. She will discuss techniques in assessing the landscape; creating a balance of form; and having a clear vision when planning your landscape.

Garden Tours 2013

Garden Tours 

Another year of Garden Tours has ended - WOW -what a year! Seventeen -yes 17 Fundy Gardeners + friends generously opened their gardens for us to explore and enjoy. Each garden had its own magic -whether it be formal, English country, higgledy piggledy, big or small - each one reflected the personality of its owner(s) and was therefore a special place indeed!

Sunday's sale, tour and BBQ at Duncan and Betty's was the icing on the cake - all I can say is "well done" as you both have worked so hard to create a colorful sanctuary on the hill. We wish you many hours of "sitting" in your new outdoor rooms!

Many thanks to one and all for sharing your piece of paradise - and let's not forget the tasty treats which also awaited us each week - gardeners know how to keep everyone happy! 

Until next year........keep planting!!!

Cheerio....Lynn Kinsella Garden Tours Coordinator 

Member's Night September 4,2013

 It's the Annual Members Night 

Categories for the People's Choice Award will be:

1. Garden Photos “Touriffic” – photos from a garden tour (Kinsella's June tour) – maximum of 2 photos per member

2. Harvest Basket “The Fruits of my Labour” – may contain 2 preserves

3. Floral Arrangement “Whimsy” – should contain some type of garden art or a unique container

4. Interpretive Floral Arrangement “Lemon Meringue”

5. Arrangement “Fabulous Foliage”

There will also be a chance for a member to make a short Show and Tell presentation. Exhibits should be set up by 6:45 and have the membership number on the entry.

August 6th Guest Speaker

 Seed Collecting, Cleaning and Storage.

Talk By Steve Stenhower - A Bachelor of Science in Agriculture from the Univ. of Guelph. He has gardened avidly ( although his wife may say rabidly) for 25 years. He has an eclectic 3 acre garden of Tree's, Shrub's, and Perennial's. He supplies a seed company with seeds that are wild and garden collected, and is passionate about Rock Gardening as well odd plants.  

He also has trees, plants and perennials for sale (unusual stuff) which will bring for sale.

July Guest Speaker

Brian Hudson Fundy Gardener member will be speaking and showing photos of

 his visit to the Missouri Botanical Garden. The 79 acre Garden founded in 1859 is the United States oldest botanical garden in continuous operation and is an oasis in the city of St.Louis Today after 153 years of operation the garden is a National Historic Landmark and a centre for science,conservation,education and horticultural display.

 

 

 

June Guest Speaker -Duncan Kelbaugh Year Round Gardening

Duncan Kelbaugh (Fundy Gardener member & supporter) is well known to many New Brunswick gardeners as a result of his frequent television appearances on such programs as Roger Cable's Focus NB and The Maritime Gardener (TVNB). He also is the garden columnist for the Saint John Telegraph Journal. Duncan owns Brunswick Nurseries, a greenhouse operation he started 27 years ago. He is a certified horticultural technician with a Bachelor of Science degree in Forestry from the University of New Brunswick. Gardening Month by Month in the Maritimes is Duncan's first book.

A mini plant sale before the meeting, weather permitting outside at 6:30. If members have plants to bring, please start potting them now and come early so people will have an opportunity to buy them

Garden of Dreams Spring into Action

A Great Event for all Gardeners

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Garden of Dreams "Spring into Action"

Remember! No regular monthly meeting in May as we will be Springing into action

Program

April's Guest Speaker

Irish Gardens March Guest Speaker

Jane LeBlanc will be speaking on Irish Gardens from her recent trip to the Republic of Ireland.  She will guide you through the Irish country side with a photo journey.

Feb 6 - Meeting Philip Savage

Permaculture is about designing sustainable human settlements. It is a philosophy and an approach to land use which weaves together microclimate, annual and perennial plants, animals, soil, water management, and human needs into intricately connected, productive communities"

- Bill Mollison (co-creator of Permaculture)



Philip Savage will speak about Permaculture, the technical aspects of it as well as the philosophical approach of this way of gardening. He will list appropiate plants and trees and discuss forest gardens and urban vegetable gardens.
 Philip Savage is a Certified Permaculturist and certified Master Gardener with 12 years of professional horticulture experience.