THIS IS A MEMBERS ONLY EVENT!

Once again this year High Q Greenhouses is allowing members the opportunity to buy plant plugs.

More info to follow!

Kickstarter: Janelle @ Free Spirit Fitness will teach us how to avoid those gardening sprains and strains!

Guest Speaker:

Kate de Windt from Somerset Farms .

Everything you ever wanted to know about Pumpkins

Doors open at 6:30 pm - Meeting starts at 7:00 pm

Doors open at 6:30 pm - Meeting starts at 7:00 pm

In order to allow all our members a chance to attend the 2025 Annual General Meeting, this meeting will be both in person at the Pioneer Museum and via Zoom.

A Zoom link will be sent out prior to the meeting to all members via email.

If you have not received the link please by January 28th contact us via email at sphortsociety@gmail.com

Come join us Saturday December 14th for our 3rd Annual Christmas Workshop!

We will have a morning and afternoon session.

Each session will be limited to 30 participants.

Registration Deadline December 7th!

MORNING SESSION - ONLY 7 SPOTS LEFT!

AFTERNOON SESSION - ONLY 3 SPOTS LEFT!

Doors open at 6:30 pm - Meeting starts at 7:00 pm

MUSHROOMS!

Guest Speaker: Mr. Martin Osis

Martin is a mycology educator from Alberta and his topic for the evening will be Urban and Garden mushrooms.

STONY PLAIN MUSEUM GARDEN VOLUNTEER - WINE & CHEESE

Time: 3:00 - 5:00 pm

The Museum gardens have been put to bed and it is time celebrate!

As a thank you to all of the hard work put in to the Museum gardens by our volunteers this year we will be having a Wine and Cheese following the work bee from 3:00 to 5:00 pm.

We hope to see everyone there!

Stony Plain Museum Work Bee

Time: 12:30 - 3:00 pm

Time to put the gardens to bed at the Museum!

Many hands make light work, so if you have a spare hour or two we would love to see you.

After the work bee will be having a Wine and Cheese for all of the volunteers who have put in all the hard work to make the Museum gardens beautiful this year!

PLEASE BRING YOUR GARDEN PRODUCE TO THE SEPTEMBER MEETING AS A DONATION TO THE PARKLAND FOODBANK!

GREENHOUSES!

Guest Speaker: Cynthia Strawson from myowngreenhouse.ca

Cynthia will talk about owning/purchasing a greenhouse. She will answer questions on what best to grow, when and how and so much more.

This is a 2 day event. The workshop runs Saturday July 6th and Sunday July 7th from 8:30 am to 4:00 pm both days. For more information on Judging and Exhibits visit the AHA website at https://abhorta.ca/wp/resources/fairs-and-judging/

COME CHECK OUT OUR ANNUAL SPHS PLANT SALE!

Once again we will be holding our plant annual plant sale at the Parkland County Agricultural Services Building in Stony Plain.

Great Prices! Great Selection!

• TOMATOES

• VEGGIES

• ANNUALS

• HOUSE PLANTS

• SUCCULENTS

• AND MUCH MORE!

SEE YOU THERE!

BRING A FRIEND NIGHT!

More info to come!

Come join us for our May Workshop!

Cost : $15 per person

Tickets available at Eventbrite

THIS IS A MEMBERS ONLY EVENT!

Once again this year High Q Greenhouses is allowing members the opportunity to buy plant plugs.

More info to follow!

FLOWER GARDENS!

Guest Speaker: Maria Beers from Double Dutch Landscape Design and Consulting.

‘My talk will be on four season gardening, starting early in the season and keeping it interesting in fall and winter. I will address timing, plant location, color, texture and structure.

There will be lots of time for questions!

WE WILL TALK ABOUT ALL THINGS SEEDS!

• Learn how to start seeds indoors. When? Where? Why? What soil to use?

• Bring you new seed packages tonight! Learn how to read the back instructions!

• Seeding tomatoes, tomatoes and tomatoes! Learn the difference between Determinate/Indeterminate.

• Get those plants started for our upcoming Plant Sale in May! Suggestions for seed starting for the Plant Sale!

• “Grow a Row” for the Parkland Food Bank. A new initiative for members to give back to the community!

SPHS will be there.

Come visit our table!

For more information visit https://www.sprucegrove.org/infonight

This meeting will be via Zoom.

Zoom link will be sent to all members via email.

If you have not received the link please contact us via email at sphortsociety@gmail.com

No Meeting in January.

See you in February.

No Meeting in December.

Have a wonderful holiday season!

Come join us for our 2nd Annual Christmas Workshop!

This year we will be making a Porch Christmas Tree.

This event is quickly filling up!

The afternoon session is nearly sold out but there is still room in the morning class!

MGAAB presents: Rebecca McMackin

Join the Master Gardeners Assoc. of AB for our annual Grounded in Science Fall Symposium with Rebecca McMackin, Tehreem Chughtai and Kerry Ross (Green T Design). Our theme this season is focusing on gardening with a lighter footprint. We have an incredible line up of speakers covering topics from bringing ecological principles into the garden, the use of IPM in the garden ecosystem and how to incorporate green roof principles into the home landscape. You won’t want to miss this gardening inspirational day.

Go to mgaab.org for more information.

This is a Zoom presentation.

No Guest Speaker Tonight!

Instead we are planning a social get together ! A good time to meet your fellow Hort members, to share ideas and have your questions answered.

Come join us for beverages and treats!

Ice Breaker : Seed Swap

Guest Speaker: Ms. Kristy Blij

Kristy will bring to us her knowledge, expertise and enthusiasm for making our own worm bin.

REGRETTABLY WE HAVE BEEN FORCED TO POSTPONE THE WORKSHOP SCHEDULED FOR SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 23RD.

WE WILL BE ISSUING REFUNDS FOR ALL OF THOSE WHO PRE-PAID THEIR REGISTRATION.

WE HOPE TO RESCHEDULE THIS WORKSHOP FOR SPRING 2024. DATE TO BE DETERMINED.

WE APOLOGIZE FOR ANY INCONVENIENCE THIS MAY HAVE CAUSED.

HOPE TO SEE YOU IN THE SPRING.

SPHS member Mr. Hans Zurcher has offered to show us his orchard and gardens! No need to register. Address and directions will be sent out a few days before the date.