Bedford Horticultural Society

Some photos from the tour of George Youssef's garden in Clayton Park. Thanks go to Donna Burris for organizing this.

Berwick-area garden tour benefits local schools | The Register/Advertiser

The garden we toured on Saturday.

kingscountynews.ca Without a cloud in sight and a gentle breeze blowing through the trees, it was the perfect Saturday to be outside taking in the scenery. Those who knew where to find the best nature has to offer found themselves strolling through Eileen and Dwight

Just another reminder about the opportunity to tour two gardens in the Valley on Saturday, July 6. Note also that Eileen Boyd's garden tour is a fundraiser and she is requesting a free will offering from visitors.

Here are the details again:
If you are carpooling, meet at 9 a.m.at True North Diner, beside Bedford Place Mall on Saturday, July 6.
Drive to Gary Drew's garden (44 Pleasant Street, Melvern Square), arriving around 10:30 a.m.
Have lunch at Angie's in Middleton.
If time permits, make a quick stop at Summerland Nursery in Wilmot (formerly Gladdens).
Tour of Eileen Boyd's garden (open between 1 pm to 4 pm),1976 Hall Road, Berwick. Eileen's garden has a number of original concrete sculptures and glass totems. Some of the totems will be for sale.

Kelly Regan

Congratulations to the Bedford Horticultural Society on a successful meeting today- Councillor Tim Outhit and I were delighted to welcome folks from across the district to Bedford for some education and inspiration!

Plans are coming together for the annual District 4 meeting, hosted by Bedford Horticultural Society on April 13. To date, we have 120 people registered and 17 clubs represented. You do not have to live in District 4 to attend, people from other areas are welcome to come too. The cut off date for pre-registration is Sat. March 30th.

How to Make Mirrored Gazing Balls for the Garden | The Garden Glove

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The video made by Greg Auton at the talk he gave on Mon Feb 25.

Making the most of a short growing season is a challenge faced by all Northern gardeners, but while many solve this by growing transplants indoors, I have found that, with a little ingenuity and planning, you can direct-seed just about everything outdoors, and still get a good harvest. In this presentation I discuss the relative pros and cons of transplanting vs direct seeding, and then talk about how I make direct seeding work in my garden.

https://youtu.be/OfLRjQ6H-7o

Atlantic Canada Rare and Unusual Plant Sale

The public and vendors have spoken and the sale will be returning to the Sunday of the May long weekend. That is May 19th, 1 to 4 pm.
It is hard to believe that we will be celebrating our 10th year.

A possible workshop?

love all the neat ideas you can do with succulents

Gardening without Pain

fleamarketgardening.org Spring is here! Many of us are getting back into the garden after a winter of ,...shall I say hibernation?? Since our backs don't have hinges, we need to take a few precautions.

Orchid Society of Nova Scotia

Wolfville Orchid Display

Wolfville Orchid Display
Saturday, February 23rd, 2019 10:30am to 4:00pm

Orchids in Bloom and Free Orchid Care Clinic

At 2:00 pm, bring your orchid and we’ll help you repot and answer your growing questions

FREE ADMISSION
K.C. Irving Environmental Centre, Acadia University, 32 University Avenue, Wolfville

ALL CAMPUS PARKING IS FREE ON THE WEEKEND

Just a note to remind everyone of the upcoming Orchids Show in Wolfville. Everyone is encouraged to bring plants and/or just come to visit the show. It's always a great pick-me-up this time of year with the venue in the K.C. Irving Conservatory allowing us to view the orchids in natural light. For most of the years we have held this show it’s been sunny !
All those who can, are encouraged to bring plants for display. Since the show is only one day, the setup is in the morning and we can include plants that arrive here by 10am. The Wolfville people begin setting up around 8:30, and they bring the plants in through the back of the building and up the elevator. For others, the best thing to do may be stop in front, run in and someone can help you find the back entry. Or take the plants in through the front as long as you are running in anyways.
Presented by: The Orchid Society of Nova Scotia / Hosted by: K.C. Irving Environmental Centre / Organized by: The Valley Orchid Growers

Directions and Map to Wolfville Orchid Show.

Directions to the show are as follows. From Halifax on Hwy 101: Take Exit 10 off Highway 101 (Wolfville); follow this road (Highway 1) until you enter Wolfville (about 4.5 km). Drive through the downtown, past the Acadia Campus to University Ave. and turn left (South). The Irving Centre is the up the street and to your right.


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Glad Gardens

The first flower of our Brugmansia sanguinea! We started it from seed last year. Now that it has bloomed and the flower looks like it should (you never can be sure from seed!) we can root cuttings to sell this spring! I love the oak leaves. Very unlike the other colours of brugmansia we have.

Hello, fellow gardeners,
November 2018 brings two special events: our traditional Bedford Horticultural Society Christmas dinner and a presentation by well known gardening expert Sean James. Read on for dates and details.

Christmas Dinner
Here’s your chance to enjoy the warmth of gardening friends' company, to savour a delicious buffet dinner and to start feeling just a little bit festive!
Christmas Dinner : Monday, November 26, 2018, at 6 p.m. (social); 6:30 (dinner)
Location: Bedford Leisure Club, 1800 Bedford Highway, Bedford
Dinner reminders:
- Don't forget to bring cutlery and dishes for food and drink and your special buffet dish.
- Door prizes are always appreciated.
- Food bank contributions are welcome.
- If you haven't paid already, please pay your 2018-19 membership dues.

Christmas Dinner Centrepieces
If you have not signed up to make Christmas dinner centrepieces but wish to do so, please contact Bernice Hartnett at 902-832-2834. If you have it, please bring any of the following with you: pine, cedar, holly, boxwood, euonymous, rose hips, cones, containers (for your own centrepiece or for the tables). You may wish to use candles and ribbon and bring your own pruners and wire cutters with you. Oases will be supplied.
Centrepiece Making: Sunday, November 25, 2018, at 2 p.m.
Location: Bedford Leisure Club, 1800 Bedford Highway, Bedford

Sean James’ Talk
Sean James is coming to Bedford! Here is your chance to meet and learn from Sean James, a nationally recognized presenter of all things gardening. The title of his upcoming talk at the Bedford Horticultural Society is Reduce Your Maintenance--music to all gardeners’ ears! After his presentation, Sean will be happy to answer gardening questions from the floor. BHS has invited the Sackville Gardening Club, Dartmouth Horticultural Society and the Fall River Gardening Club to attend. This event will be a good opportunity to meet neighbouring garden club members and learn some great gardening tips from Sean.
Sean James’ Talk: Thursday, November 29, 2018, at 7 p.m. (meet and greet); 7:30 p.m. (talk)
Location: Bedford Leisure Club, 1800 Bedford Highway, Bedford
Reminders:
- Please bring a mug for refreshments.
- Remember to bring a donation for the food bank.

The gardening quote for November is a short poem. Hope you like it.
November comes
And November goes,
With the last red berries
And the first white snows.

With night coming early,
And dawn coming late,
And ice in the bucket
And frost by the gate.

The fires burn
And the kettles sing,
And earth sinks to rest
Until next spring
-- Elizabeth Coatsworth

See you at our Christmas dinner and again at Sean James’ talk!

A late season garden tour of Danny Nau's garden, Bedford

Danny Nau, our speaker for the October meeting has offered to let us tour his gardens and 4 other gardens on Kirkwood Court, off Southgate Dr in Bedford.
The tour will be on Sunday, October 14th at 2 pm.
Rain date of Oct 21st.
Danny would like to get an idea of how many people can attend.
Thanks

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Hello, fellow gardener,
Once again September is here and that means the kick off meeting for the Bedford Horticultural Society for the 2018-2019 season.

The evening of September 24 promises to be an enjoyable one with delicious sweets for the social get together, a great speaker and a seed exchange.

Date: Monday, September 24, 2018
Time: 7 p.m., social; 7:30 p.m., meeting
Place: Bedford Leisure Club, 1800 Bedford Highway, Bedford
Speaker: Sharon Bryson
Topic: Azaleas

Reminders:
- September is membership renewal time.
- Bring seeds for seed exchange.
- Bring a mug for refreshments.
- Door prizes are appreciated.
- Invite a friend—guests are always welcome.



Gardening quote for September: Butterflies are self propelled flowers. R. H. Heinlein

See you Monday night,

Two more tours are booked, close to each other, but they are on different days. I find it hard to tour 2 large gardens and have a chance to see everything in one evening.

Sunday, Aug 26th at 1:30 pm we can tour James Henderson's garden Kingswood. James grows a lot of dahlias and he also has several varieties of tomatoes, plus some other unusual plants.

Monday, Aug 27th at 6 pm we can tour Marleigh Leaman's gardens at Kingswood North, Lucasville.

Hope to see a good turnout for both of these tours.

Please message for the addresses if you plan to attend. Also, please pass along the message to those that are not on facebook.

Thanks

Monday, Aug 13 saw members of BHS tour Maureen Yeadon's garden in Brookside. This was the first time she had a group tour her garden. A fabulous garden, well laid out, with lots of artwork and statuary.

Donna Evers has invited us to tour her garden on Tuesday, Aug 7 at 6 pm. If you wish to go, please message me for her address.

Bedford Horticultural Society

On Monday, Aug 13 at 6:30 pm we have the opportunity to tour Maureen Yeadon's garden in Brookside. She has posted some beautiful photos on the NSAGC page, and I have shared them to this page, see post below.
Please message for address.
She suggests wearing sturdy walking shoes if you plan to walk down as far as the lake.
This is the first time that she has had a group tour her garden.
For people living in Bedford, I suggest you meet at the parking lot of the United Church at 6 pm and carpool from there.
If anyone from Dartmouth wishes to go, please give me a call at 902-402-2997 and we will arrange to meet.

I also have booked a tour of Marleigh Leaman's garden in Hammonds Plains for Aug 27 at 6:30 pm. More details to follow on this one.

Bedford Horticultural Society meets on the 4th Monday of the month, from September to May. June, July, and August are filled with garden tours.

A reminder about the garden tour on Monday, July 23rd at Betty Shaw's. There is visitor parking in the back of the condo but there is also lots of street parking in front. It is called Summer Cove at 50 Nelson’s Landing Blvd.
Also there is a garden tour planned for August 13th of Maureen Yeadon's garden. More details to follow on this one.

BHS members went to the Lavender Festival in River John, then had lunch at Big Als' in Tatamagouche, toured Mary MacAulay's garden and had a train ride thru Tatamagouche.

Dartmouth Horticultural Society

Halifax Public Gardens
Horticultural and Historical Tours

Meet at Juan Plaza in front of Horticultural Hall

Mondays 11.00 am

Tuesdays 5:00 pm (Rain Date Friday 5:00)

Wednesdays 10:00 am

Thursdays 2:00 pm

Fridays 3:00 pm

Saturdays 2:00 pm

Sundays 12:30 pm

Multilingual - Mon. Wed. Fri. Sat. Sun.

BHS will be touring Jay Wesley's garden in Fleming Park on Monday, June 25 at 7 pm. Meet at the United Church Parking lot in Bedford at 6:30 pm if you plan to go.
If you have not yet joined BHS and would like to go on the tour, please contact me for further info.
It looks like the rain is going to stop mid to late afternoon so the tour will be on for Monday evening.

We are now coming up on our last meeting of the year. My, how time flies.

Flower Arranging Event:

Our next Flower Arranging Event will take place at the Leisure Club on Sunday May 27th at 6 pm. Come and learn how to make flower arrangements for the tables and take one home as well.

Things to BRING:

a container for your arrangement to take home
pruners and/or scissors
greenery from your garden
flowers from your garden that would be usable
BHS Meeting:

As usual, our BHS meeting will be held on Monday, May 28th, 2018 at our usual place, the Leisure Club on Bedford Hwy.

Changes to the meeting this month only:

There will be a few changes this month as it is our AGM and we will NOT follow our regular schedule. Come for the meeting at 7pm. We hope to have the meeting over by 7:30 so we can enjoy an extended social time which will consist of sweets and savories. Nominations and voting for new officers will take place at this meeting. Positions are still open and Nominations will be accepted for all open positions. If more than one person is nominated for a position, a vote will be held. We would particularly like someone to step up for the Secretary position for next year. Please give it some consideration.

Potential New officers include:

Past President: Peggy Brewster

President: Pamela MacLean

Vice: vacant

Secretary: vacant

Treasurer: Anita Sulley

Membership: Emily Walker

Social Convener: Bonie Conrad

Program: Kathy Harvie

Publicity: Bernice Hartnett

Member at Large: Donna Burris

Member at Large: Cathy Holman

Member at Large: Vacant

You are asked to bring your food in to Bonie around 6:30 or so to give her and her team time to get it ready for serving at 7:30.

A reminder of NSAGC Convention 2018: Hosted by South Shore District 6, on June 1 and 2, at the Days Inn, Bridgewater. They are not sold out if you decide to go last minute.

We did the draw for registration ($40) from those registered who are willing to be our voting members and bring back some information for the September meeting. Those selected were Kathy Harvie and Beverley Scott. Thank you for being our voting members.

Plant Sale: Our annual Plant Sale was held on May 19th, at Scott Manor House. Many thanks to all those who helped out in any way. It was a great success financially, bringing in $1657 (less some plant sale expenses). That amount will help us out in our endeavors in the next year. Some Photos from the plant sale are attached.

Halifax Garden Festival: We are still looking for volunteers for the Halifax Garden Festival on June 16th at Victoria Park in Halifax. Please reply to this email to indicate you wish to help out.

Remember to bring your mug and a plate for finger foods, and door prizes are always welcome.

Minutes from the April 2018 meeting will be forwarded at a later time.

See you at the meeting,

Bunchberry Nurseries Inc.

New this season, Acer palmatum 'Ukigumo', the Japanese Maple known as Floating Clouds.

Fernwood Plant Nursery

Finally (!) our Spring 2018 Availability List is ready. This year there are more than 30 varieties of hardy ferns to choose from, including some new to our collection, and maybe just right for yours. Please check with us directly about larger sizes available at the nursery.

PS, Don't forget to sign up for our Spring 2018 Newsletter before April 15th to get an early bird discount coupon for your order.http://www.fernwoodplantnursery.ca/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/Availability_Printable-with-pics_Spring-2018.pdf

Atlantic Canada Rare and Unusual Plant Sale

Start making plans for the 9th Annual Atlantic Canada Rare and Unusual Plant Sale and Seminar!! It is a great way to kick start the 2018 gardening season.

First Halifax African Violet Society

The 2018 Show is coming up in just over two months! Hope to see you all there.

Glad Gardens

Succulents seem to shine at this time of year. Behold Crassula marginalis rubra.

Hillendale Perennials

...IN THE WORLD. Well, that's not the case for herbaceous perennials. Garden perennials belong to dozens of plant Families. There are thousands of Species within about 500 plant Genera. In total, there are approximately 100,000 ornamental herbaceous perennial varieties and cultivars. Some are 'common' and some are 'less common/unique/rare'. We grow many within each of the 2 categories.

Bedford Horticultural Society's cover photo

Bedford Horticultural Society

Bedford Horticultural Society meeting on Monday, October 23rd, 2017 at our usual place, the Leisure Club on Bedford Hwy at 7pm for social time before our meeting at 7:30.

Our guest speaker will be Twila Robar-Decoste. Twila works in watercolour, acrylic, oil and pen and ink to create realistic paintings of native birds and animals, botanical paintings, landscapes and seascapes.

Remember to collect seeds from your plants and bring them on Monday for our seed exchange.

Bring a friend, lug a mug, and door prizes are always welcome.

Laidback Gardener

The sweet potato (Ipomoea batatas) may be best known for its delicious tubers, but it has also given rise to many ornamental varieties grown for their colorful foliage. You may even have one in your own container garden without knowing it. It is, by nature, a creeping plant, and can be used as a summer groundcover, but it’s most popular as a trailing plant for containers and hanging baskets, as the stems drip gracefully downward when it’s grown in a pot. [ 956 more words ]

http://laidbackgardener.blog/2017/09/09/how-to-overwinter-ornemental-sweet-potatoes/

Savvy Gardening

In her newest post, our horticulturist, Jessica Walliser, introduces you to some of her favorite unusual flower bulbs. She also shares some ways you can make the task of bulb planting a whole lot easier. http://savvygardening.com/unusual-flower-bulbs-for-your-garden/