| DATE | EVENT TYPE | DESCRIPTION | SPEAKER/HOST | LOCATION | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10-July 6:30-8:30 pm | Open Gardens | 2 gardens in the Saginaw Area | Connie & Edward Boychuk Bernice Smith Horne | 127 Attwood Dr. 67 Cottonwood Cres. | Membership registration and Nightly Passes available at 127 Attwood Dr. |
| 30-Jan | 6:30 - 7:30 | Bird Suet Workshop Create a suet bird feeder, we will provide lard/suet and birdfeed. Participants can bring dried fruit, molds, cans etc. to help mold their product. | Cambridge Center for the Arts - David Durward Entrance | ||
| 27-Feb 6:30 - 9:00 pm | AGM Meeting & Speaker | Speaker: Garden Mistakes with Liz Stacey | ZOOM | Join on ZOOM | |
| 27-Mar 6:30 - 9:00 pm | General Meeting | Alternatives to Oasis | Sharon Garner | Cambridge Center for the Arts- Dinning Room | |
| 24-Apr 6:30 - 9:00 pm | General Meeting | Water Wise Gardening | David Hobson | Cambridge Center for the Arts- Dinning Room | |
| May 5th | Jane's Walk | Ferguson Cottage | Starting at MacDougall Cottage at 7:00, then walking thru the Sculpture garden from 7:30 to 8, finishing at Ferguson Cottage at 8:00 | ||
| 11-May - 9:00 - 11:30 12-May - 5:00 - 6:30 | Event | Drop Off: Plants, Seeds and Yard Sale Items for Plant Sale | Ferguson Cottage | ||
| 13-May 9:00 - 1:00 | Event | Plant Exchange, Plant Sale & Gardener's Yard Sale | Ferguson Cottage | ||
| 15-May 6:30 - 7:30 | Workshop | Design a wall succulent hanger, an example was at Dave Hobson's house. We will be using pre-made frames and participants will fill with soil and plants and we will discuss maintenance. Please bring something to take your project home and wear gloves. This is also created outdoors. The workshop was a huge success last year so register early. | Liz Stacey | Ferguson Cottage | Please register with [email protected]. Cost of 40.00 to be paid thru eTransfer to [email protected] |
| 24-May 6:30 - 7:30 | Workshop | To be held outdoors, weather permitting. Join us to plant your own herb container. We would provide seeds and/or seedlings, plastic container and soil. You will need to have something to take your planter home with you, plus wear gloves. | Emily Bennett | Ferguson Cottage | Please register with [email protected]. Cost of 30.00 to be paid thru eTransfer to [email protected] |
| 29-May 6:30 - 9:00 | General Meeting | Join one of our resident gardeners for the pleasure of Herbs…Growing, caring, harvesting and main uses | Bill Handorf | Cambridge Center for the Arts- Dinning Room | |
| 10-June 1:00 - 3:00 | Event | Children's Garden Party "Mugwumps". Parents/grandParents bring your children or grand children to meet to meet the author of MugWumps | Steve Sutherland/Renate Wells | Ferguson Cottage | Please register with [email protected]. Free, donation to the food bank would be appreciated |
| 24-June 1:00 - 3:00 | Event | Join us at Ferguson Cottage to Celebrate the Joining of 50 years (Galt/Preston/Hespeler), we are also donating a tree, We will celebrate with fresh strawberries and shortcake. | GHS Board | Ferguson Cottage | |
| 11-July 6:30 - 7:30 Sorry Cancelled | Event | Cement hat to bring the look of stone into your garden. This is a cement-based mixture that we use to generate the hat. We provide mixture and hat. You will need a garbage bag or something to protect your car to take it home. Also a cardboard box to support the hat. If you have an old hat that you can bring that works also. Also bring some sort of gloves and clothes that you do not mind getting cement on. We will be working outside. | Liz Stacey | Ferguson Cottage | Please register with [email protected] or [email protected] |
| 31-July 7:00 - 8:00 | Workshop | Make freezer pickles with John and Audrey. Participates need to bring: quantity of 6: 125 ml mason jars and 4 Big English Cucumbers, a cutting board and a mandolin or knife | John and Audrey | Ferguson Cottage 37 Grand Ave S | Please register with [email protected] or [email protected] |
| 13-August 1:00 - 2:30 | Workshop | Cement stepping stone or stone Garden Plaque - Bring the look of stone into your garden. We will provide mixture and mold. You need to bring a large box to take it home and decorations (jewels). This is a cement-based mixture that we use to generate the project. Also bring some sort of gloves and clothes that you do not mind getting cement on. We will be working outside. Cost to enter is 30$. | Lynne and Cheryl | Ferguson Cottage | Please register with [email protected] or [email protected] by Aug 12 |
| 14-August 6:30 | Event | Open Gardens - Deer Ridge Drive and Queenston Road | |||
| 21-August 6:30 | Event | Corn Roast - Get together, corn, butter, veggies's, dip & desserts. Bring lawn chair and dessert. | Ferguson Cottage | ||
| 28 - August 6:30 | Workshop | Oriental Dumplings - Learn how to make oriental dumpling with our Guest Chef John. Participants must bring 2 large 9 X 16 plastic container to take your some chicken dumplings and some vegetable dumplings home. Cost to enter is 15$. | John W | Ferguson Cottage | Please register with [email protected] or [email protected] by Aug 24 |
| 18-Sept 6:30 | Workshop | Succulent Terrarium - Bring Gloves and we provide the rest. Cost is 40.00 | Ferguon Cottage | Please register with [email protected] by Sept 14 |
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| 25-Sept | General Meeting | Digging deeper in the garden | Paul Knowles | Cambridge Center for the Arts- Dinning Room | |
| 1-Oct 2:00 - 4:00 | Workshop | Join us for Seed Collecting and a Plant Swap at Ferguson Cottage. Free | Please register with [email protected] by Sept 28 | ||
| 28-Oct 2:00 Sorry Cancelled | Workshop | Childrens Pumpkin Decorating Workshop, pumpkins are provided. | Bring a Donation to the Food bank | Ferguson Cottage | Please register with [email protected] by Oct 24. |
| 30-Oct | General Meeting | Whats new for 2024 | Perry Grobe | Cambridge Center for the Arts- Dinning Room | |
| 1-Nov 6:30 | Workshop | Pumpkin Parade - Bring your used pumpkin and place along the sidewalk at Ferguson cottage gardens at 6:30. GHS will put a tealight in the pumpkins, to illuminate a pumpkin walk in the evening. | Ferguson Cottage | ||
| 6-Nov 6:30 | Workshop | Sauerkraut Workshop - Bring a green cabbage, cutting board, large bowl, mandoline or sharp knife and a wide mouth jar with a lid. Also you may bring a carrot if you wish to add it. | Ferguson Cottage | Please register with [email protected] by Nov 2 | |
| 19-Nov 1:00 | Workshop | Christmas Urn - Bring a pot with soil and we will supply the rest of the materials. You can bring your own ornaments too if you wish. Cost is 30.00 | Ferguson Cottage | Please register with [email protected] by Nov 15 | |
| 25-Nov 2:00 | Workshop | Childrens Christmas Workshop | Bring a Donation to the Food bank | Ferguson Cottage | Please register with [email protected] by Nov 21 |
| 26-Nov 1:00 | Workshop | Christmas Wreath - creation. Cost is 30.00 | Ferguson Cottage | Please register with [email protected] by Nov 22 | |
| 27-Nov | General Meeting | Winter Sowing with Sam | Cambridge Center for the Arts- Dinning Room | ||
| 11-Dec | General Meeting | Christmas Party Details to Follow |
