5 ways to feed your knowledge of gardening in York Region
Whether in Richmond Hill, Vaughan, Markham, Georgina or East Gwillimbury, here are gardening tools
Yorkregion.com
April 1, 2019
Simone Joseph
If improving your garden or gardening skills is on your to do list, here are five ideas for you:
- Seedy Saturday, Richmond Hill Public Library
When: April 6, 11 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Event: Richmond Hill Garden & Horticultural Society volunteers are at the library’s central branch answering gardening questions.
Location: The library’s central branch, 1 Atkinson St.
2. Gardening for the Birds, Kortright Centre for Conservation, Vaughan
When: April 10, 7 to 8:30 p.m.
Event: This workshop will help you create a backyard refuge, focusing on attracting wildlife and using specific plants.
Location: Kortright Centre for Conservation (9550 Pine Valley Dr., Woodbridge)
Cost: $19 + HST
3. Pruning and Easter Tree Workshop -- Kate’s Garden, Markham
When: Monday, April 15, 1 to 3 p.m.
Event: Learn how and when to properly prune flowering shrubs and how to force these shrubs’ branches into early bloom. Make and decorate an Easter egg tree branch.
Location: Kate’s Garden, 227 Main St. Markham North Unit 3
Cost: $50
Source: https://www.katesgarden.ca/
4. Georgina Garden Centre, Podcast
When: Première episode Feb. 25
Event: Hosted by Shannon, The Garden Girl who introduces the new podcast alongside, not-so-green-thumb Katie. Together, they cover gardening-related topics.
Source: https://ggconline.ca/podcast/premiere-episode-february-25-2019/
5. Junior Gardeners, East Gwillimbury Garden & Horticultural Society
When: Third Tuesday monthly (February to October, except July and August), 7 to 7:30 p.m.
Event: Aspiring gardeners six to sixteen years old meet with their leaders, usually at Mount Albert Community Centre, to learn about plants and nature. They enjoy gardening projects, including maintaining a flower bed at the Millennium Garden on King Street.
Cost: Membership: $5 annually (child), or $30 (family membership up to two adults, unlimited children). Contact Russ Burton:
905-830-2862
Source: https://www.gardenontario.org/site.php/eastgwillimbury/
