Happy Canada Day

Happy Canada Day!

Remember the next regular meeting is July 8th.

Boot (Trunk) Plant Sale

CAR BOOT ( PLANT ) SALE
First ever.
Wednesday, June 17  6:30 pm
Qplex Parking Lot
An opportunity to sell plants, pots, tools, etc. Open to all members and the public. Please help to advertise this,
ALL PROCEEDS GO TO THE INDIVIDUAL SELLER.

Fundy Gardeners first Boot (Trunk) Plant Sale at f months meeting.
Start digging and fill your boots with plants for the sale.
Details will be posted prior to the meeting.

Garden of Dreams 2015- Get Going Get Growing

Great Speakers + Great Vendors + Great Sponsors + Great Teamwork = Great Success

The Kings County Historical & Archival Society, Inc.

The Kings County Historical & Archival Society, Inc., will hold a plant sale on Saturday, May 16^th at the Midland Community Hall, 8 Upper Midland Road, just off Route 124, from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m.  There will be annuals, perennials, bushes, trees, and gardening curiosities for sale.  If you have items to donate to the sale, please take them to the Midland Hall on Friday evening (15^th) or early Saturday morning.  Proceeds will go to the operation of the Kings County Museum.  All will be welcome.

Garden of Dreams 2015 Get Going,Get Growing

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Fundy Gardeners is planning its fifth conference and trade show, “Garden of Dreams“, on Saturday, May 2, 2015 at Kennebecasis Valley High School, Quispamsis.

Our speakers will be

Dr. Kate Frego is a Professor of Biology at UNBSJ, a renowned teacher and mentor and a very popular speaker with Fundy Gardeners. Her talk “Leaves: The Power behind the Flower” will enlighten and amuse us.

Neville McKay is an international speaker, celebrity florist and the co owner of My Mother’s Bloomers in Halifax. Neville will display his flair for creative design in floral arrangements. YouTube Facebook

Todd Boland is a Research Horticulturist at the Memorial University of Newfoundland Botanical Garden. Todd is the author of several books on horticulture. His latest book, The Wildflowers of New Brunswick, is the subject of his talk.

Event Program (Click to Download Program)


Directions to the Event:

Kennebecasis  Valley High School

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Harbour Breezes -Allan Banks - Japanese Iris- April-1,2015

Owner Allan Banks of Harbour Breezes Daylilies is located in Salmon River Bridge, on Nova Scotia’s eastern shore. With three acres to landscape, and to grow plants. Development of the property is ongoing and will be for the foreseeable future.
Pathways, rock walls, and stairways lead visitors in and out of a variety of formal, semi-formal,
Japanese style and eclectic gardens. Beside daylilies, other perennials, shrubs, sculptures, garden structures, and buildings add to the interest of the garden. We are also trying our hand at raising honeybees.

Our gardens begin growth early in the spring but slow during the summer due to fog, cloud cover and cool overnight temperatures. Additionally, freeze-thaw cycles in winter and early spring can damage some of the more tender daylilies. Cooler summer temperatures can negatively affect heat-sensitive varieties like many doubles, as well as blooms with thickly crimped edges or toothed daylilies. Due to a lack of snow cover and harsh freeze-thaw cycles, we believe the varieties of daylilies that we sell are very hardy.

FUNDY GARDENERS' MARCH 4TH MEETING: Climbers and Structures- Bob Osborne

FUNDY GARDENERS' MARCH 4TH MEETING: The next meeting will be held at St. Luke's Parish Hall, 12 Quispamsis Rd. Due to all the snow banks, you may want to carpool, but we do want to see everyone and we will wish for Spring together as we listen to our speaker, Bob Osborne, from Cornhill Nursery, who will be speaking about Climbers and Structures. The display table theme this month is St. Paddy's, and the winner of a gift certificate will be chosen by People's Choice voting during the break; all are encouraged to participate.

Our business meeting will include an update about the Garden of Dreams to be held May 2nd. We will be looking for your input and help. Ten people participated in the obelisk workshop and Art Scott is reminding us that there are 4 more items available, one already constructed and 3 kits - cost of $30. The next workshop will be held on Saturday, May 30th at 10 am ( site TBD ) with Harvey Wrightman, the topic being Trough Gardening with Alpines.Check your calendars to see if you will be available as we will be taking names. Our treasurer, Paula, Manuel, will be there to renew memberships.

See you at the meeting, Pat McGill