Events

I received this message today about an event celebrating Seeds of Survival’s 20th anniversary and thought I’d pass the message along! August 17, 8:30pm – Hugh’s Room, 2261 Dundas St. W. Canadian songsmith James Keelaghan, a steadfast supporter of USC Canada’s Seeds of Survival (SoS) program, is teaming up with fellow folk musicians for a historic...
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Red Maple (Acer rubrum) May peace fill your home and garden this Canada Day.
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Each spring in this region there is free compost to be had!  All you have to do is bring a shovel, a container for your compost, and get there early!  Click on the image above for a larger version.
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This past Saturday, the Bowmanville Museum and Archives held its Heritage Plant Sale. It was a modest little sale, featuring pots of daylilies, dug from the gardens on site, a few small tomato and pepper plants grown and provided by the Cottage Gardener, and a selection of tropical houseplants. All were displayed tidily on...
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On Saturday morning I got my act together in record time and headed out to Oshawa for the Oshawa Garden Club’s annual plant sale. I heard about the sale at one of our monthly COG meetings, and decided that I’d much rather support local garden clubs and associations when buying perennials than larger...
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