Past Speakers
This is a partial list of past EHS Speaker Series speakers and topics. 2017 and forward are linked to the information about the event.
| Year | Month | Speaker | Topic | Link (if available) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | January | cancelled due to blizzard | Speaker rescheduled to August | |
| February | Lucy Chang | The Cape Floral Kingdom and Namaqualand | ||
| March | Michiel Verheul, Hi Q Greenhouses | What's new in the garden | ||
| April | Des Kennedy | Seven deadly sins of gardening | ||
| May | Sara Williams | Groundcovers and vines for the prairies | ||
| June | Barry Greig | "A Seedy Affair": seed banking and seed collecting | ||
| July | Panel Discussion | |||
| August | Dr. Ieuan Evans | Lilies: perfect for the Prairies | ||
| September | Awards Night | |||
| October | Brad Jalbert | Select roses | ||
| November | Grant Sorochan & Richard Spencer | Planting prize-winning containers | ||
| 2009 | January | Alfred Prins & Laura Prins | A gardener's winter dreams | |
| February | Greg Polkosnik | Ranking the ratings | ||
| March | Jim Hole | A new world of gardening | ||
| April | Deb Sirman | What's new and exciting in gardening for 2009 | ||
| May | Kevin Napora | Rejuvenating a yard | ||
| June | Donna Balzer | Common sense garden | ||
| July | EHS Centennial Party | |||
| August | Debate | Be it resolved: Nature is the best model for the garden | ||
| September | EHS Awards Night | |||
| October | Brian Minter | Connecting gardening to today's lifestyles | ||
| November | Rick Los | Butchart Gardens: A History | ||
| 2010 | January | Jeannie & Tom Suffern | Ponds - A question of Balance | |
| February | Pat & Jon Brehaut | Inspiring Gardens Downunder | ||
| March | Ron Berezan | Permaculture in the City | ||
| April | Jim Hole | New and proven garden plants for 2010 | ||
| May | Chet Neufeld | Easy to Grow Native Plants for Hard to Manage Areas | ||
| June | Ken Fry | Identifying and Conserving Beneficial Insects | ||
| July | Gwen Simpson | Unique Edibles in Your Garden | ||
| September | EHS Awards Night | |||
| October | Doug Hevenor | Putting the "G" back in Peace Garden | ||
| November | Maggie Easton | Roses or Helen Doef/ Fresh from Alberta? | ||
| 2011 | January | Cathy Kurio | Rock Gardening Basics | |
| February | Sharla Woloschuk | Get Variety out of Your Veggies | ||
| March | Pam Erickson | A passion for daylilies | ||
| April | Marjorie Harris | Let's Stop Making Ugly Gardens | ||
| May | Rob Sproule | Gardening with Colour | ||
| June | Mark Stumpf-Allen, Ieuan Evans, Richard Knapton | Speed gardening 2011: 3 20-minute sessions on Backyard composting tips (Mark), Soil fertility management (Ieuan), and Attracting wildlife to your garden (Richard) | ||
| July | Gail Rankin | Spring flowering bulbs and overwintering perennials: preparing now | ||
| September | EHS Awards night | |||
| October | Gerard Amerongen | House Plants: Keeping Them Healthy and Thriving | ||
| November | Azim Jeraj | Islamic Gardens | ||
| 2012 | January | Jim Butler | The New, Deep Connections to Nature and th | |
| February | Tim Moreland | Native Trees & Shribs: Survival of the Fittest | ||
| March | Kristen Murray | Rooftop gardening in Edmonton | ||
| April | Rob Sproule | Edible container gardens: solutions to small space vegetable gardening | ||
| May | Robert Rogers | Mushrooms and more! Healing from your garden | ||
| June | Councillor Kim Krushell & John Helder | What is the Communities in Bloom National Event and what impact will it have on Edmonton and the EHS | ||
| September | EHS Awards night | |||
| October | Dr. William Shotyk | Soil and water: our key to survival | ||
| November | Areni Kelleppan, Don Belanger, Dave Cleary & Jan Chapman | Triple play night: Community gardens (Areni), Doing your part for a clean Edmonton (Don), Preparing your yard for winter birds (Dave & Jan) | ||
| 2013 | February | Abrah Arneson | Healing herbs + AGM | |
| March | JC Cahil | "Smarty plants": Uncovering the secret world of plant behaviour | ||
| April | Bill and Liz Drake | Tried and true favourites and top sellers | ||
| May | Dr. Margaret-Ann Armour | Pesticides & other environmental chemicals- Black, white or grey? | ||
| June | Ernie Koch | The Japanese garden in our Western lifestyle | ||
| July | Beverley Gray | The Boreal herbal | ||
| August | Maggie Easton, Britta Johnson, and Jane Starr | Share what you grow+ Late blooming perennials, preparing bulbs, and veggies | ||
| September | EHS Awards night | |||
| October | Tina Burback and Joanne Snowdon | A warm winter welcome | ||
| November | Jim Hole | Lighting for plant growth | ||
| 2014 | February | Maggie Neilson | Lessons in landscape design + AGM | |
| March | Deborah Sirman | What's new for 2014 | ||
| April | Andrew Bell | Water gardens | ||
| June | Dr. Ieuan Evans | Local fruits, vegetables and grains | ||
| July | Johwanna Alleyne | Eat what you can and can the rest | ||
| August | Operation Fruit Rescue and Mark Stumpf-Allen | Share what you grow: three short presentations | ||
| September | EHS Awards night | |||
| October | Gerald Amerogen | Christmas plants | ||
| November | Barry Greig and Sherry Lang | Seeds and how to grow them | ||
| 2015 | January | Barb Spencer and Maggie Easton | English gardens | |
| February | David Nixon | Orchids + AGM | ||
| March | Rob Sproule | What's new for 2015 | ||
| April | John Acorn | Butterfly garden | ||
| May | Daniel Laubhann | Noxious weeds | ||
| June | Brian Minter | Variety of relevant garden topics | ||
| July | Kathryn Chase Merrett | Gardening in the City: Horticulture and Urban Culture in Edmonton | ||
| August | Maggie Easton and Britta Johnson | Share what you grow + early spring blooming perennials and planting fall bulbs | ||
| September | EHS Awards night | |||
| October | Lyndon Penner | Arums: How many things have your grown that are in the arum family? | Link to presentation | |
| November | Jim Hole | Garden Myths | ||
| 2016 | January | Jane Reksten | Public gardens | |
| February | Nicole Fraser | Beautifying the city | ||
| April | Niki Jabbour | Ground breaking food gardens | ||
| May | Liz Deleeuw,Cherry Dodd, Judith Golub and Patsy Cotterill | Growing natives | ||
| June | Rena Chiovelli (chickens) and Jocelyn Crocker (bees) | Birds and bees | ||
| August | Debra Mudryk | Harvesting the harvest | ||
| September | EHS Awards night | |||
| November | Cory Christopher | Winter decorating 101 | ||
| 2017 | February | Rob Sproule | What's new in gardening/garden pests | Link to event |
| March | Morgan Webb and Claudia Bolli | Zone envy (Morgan) and Intro to permaculture (Claudia) | Link to event | |
| April | Donna Balzer | Vegetable gardening | Link to event | |
| May | Sara Williams | Xeriscaping | Link to event | |
| June | June Flanagan | Native plants | Link to event | |
| August | Paul Zammit | Cool containers | Link to event | |
| September | Joe Gabois | Carnivorous plants | Link to event | |
| November | Katrina Diebel | Perennial and annual grasses | Link to event | |
| 2018 | February | Mark Stumpf-Allen | A Brief History of Edmonton’s Soil | Link to event |
| March | Niki Jabbour | Veggie Garden Remix | Link to event | |
| April | Lyndon Penner | Hostas | Link to event | |
| May | Ken Fry | Insects in the Yard and Garden | Link to event | |
| June | Jim Hole | Reefer Madness Revisited: the History and Cultivation of Cannabis | Link to event | |
| August | Adele Goodwin | Remember the Bones of Your Garden | Link to event | |
| September | Dustin Bajer | Food Forests | Link to event | |
| November | Lee Foote | The Aga Khan Garden at the University of Alberta Botanic Garden: Historic-cultural plant use | Link to event | |
| 2019 | February | Sara Williams | Gardens of Iceland | https://edmontonhort.com/event/speakers-series-2019-february/?instance_id=210 |
| March | Mike Jenkins | Natural Disease Control | https://edmontonhort.com/event/speakers-series-2019-march/?instance_id=212 | |
| April | EHS 110 Birthday Celebration | https://edmontonhort.com/event/ehs-110th-birthday-celebration/?instance_id=235 | ||
| May | Kath Smyth | Summer Perennials | https://edmontonhort.com/event/speakers-series-2019-may/?instance_id=214 | |
| June | Ieuan Evans | Fruit Trees Galore in Alberta | https://edmontonhort.com/event/speakers-series-2019-june/?instance_id=216 | |
| August | Sarah Adams | Locally-Grown Cut Flowers | https://edmontonhort.com/event/speakers-series-2019-august/?instance_id=218 | |
| September | Jared Regier | Applying the tools and techniques of a market gardener in your own backyard | https://edmontonhort.com/event/speakers-series-2019-september/?instance_id=220 | |
| November | Kim Brand | Holiday Decor | https://edmontonhort.com/event/speakers-series-2019-september/?instance_id=220 | |
| 2020 | February | AGM and Lyndon Penner | Cannas, Bananas, and Birds of Paradise! | https://edmontonhort.com/cannas-bananas-and-bird-of-paradise-for-members-only/ |
| March | Kevin Napora | Design for Easy Gardening | ||
| April | Jane Starr and Christine Werk | Weird Tomatoes and Blue Squash | ||
| May | Jocelyn Crocker | Gardening for the Environment | https://edmontonhort.com/gardening-for-the-environment-with-jocelyn-crocker/ | |
| June | Paul Zammit | Surrender to Succulents | ||
| August | Morgan Webb | Poisonous Plants | ||
| September | Claudia Bolli | Little Green Thumbs Program | ||
| November | Joe Gadbois | Orchids Made Easy | ||
| 2021 | February | The Tattooed Gardener and AGM | ||
| March | Ron Berezan | Growing Resilience in a Global Pandemic | ||
| April | Janet Melrose | Sustainable Edible Gardening in Alberta: A Growing Movement | ||
| May | Adele Keleher | Real and Resilient in 2021 | ||
| June | Sara Williams | Xeriscape: Low Water Low Maintenance Landscaping | ||
| August | Lorna McElroy | Review Reflect Revise Repeat | ||
| October | Dustin Bajer | Gardening in the Zombie Apocalypse | ||
| November | Kath Smyth | Amaryllis | ||
| 2022 | February | Steven Biggs | The EHS AGM, followed by Food Gardening in an Urban Landscape with Steven Biggs | |
| March | Sharon Wallish Murphy | Trends in Gardening with Sharon Wallish Murphy | ||
| April | Nick Maycher | Prairie Peonies - Cultivating Beauty | ||
| May | Edmonton Food Council | Veg Instead - Growing Food in your Front Yard | ||
| June | Morgan Webb | Busting Garden Myths | ||
| August | Christine Werk and Jane Starr | Preserving the Harvest | ||
| September | Patrick Kyle | Native Plants | ||
| November | Kath Smythe | Houseplants for the Holidays | ||
| 2023 | January | Jonathan Luckhurst | Indoor Plants | |
| February | AGM and John Acorn | Birds, Bugs, Gardens, & People | ||
| March | Deb Hatt | Dahlias | ||
| April | Ivan Whitson | Gardening on Marginal Soil | ||
| May | Cynthia Pohl | Ecological Landscaping | ||
| June | Milena McWatt | Nature Therapy | ||
| September | Dale Ford | Organic No Till Gardening | ||
| November | Tam Andersen from Prairie Gardens | Growing Fruit Trees Hardy for Prairie Winters | ||
| 2024 | February | Melissa Penney and AGM | Creating an Urban Wildlife Habitat | |
| March | Martis Osis | Introduction to Fungi and Common Urban and Garden Mushrooms | Link to recording | |
| April | Jenn Atkins | Orchids: an introduction to the common genera and how to grow them in your home | ||
| May | Steve Sholtz | EcoVision: A story of Student’s Environmental Dreams Becoming a Reality | ||
| August | Garden Festival - Janet Melrose & Sherry Normandeau - Mark Stumpf-Allen | Weather resilient gardening - The importance of Composting | ||
| September | Sarah DeLano | The Importance of Urban Natural Spaces | ||
| 2025 | February | EHS Annual General Meeting and Morgan Webb | EHS Annual General Meeting, followed by Morgan Webb, talking about trees and shrubs for Zone 3 | |
| March | Joe Gadbois | New Perennials for 2025 | ||
| April | Sharon Wallish Murphy | Hanging Baskets | Link to recording | |
| May | Dora Berry | Companion planting for vegetable gardening | Link to recording | |
| June | Sarah MacDonald & Team | Composting | ||
| August | Garden Festival! | Dr. Ieuan Evans: Fruit Growing | ||
| September | Suzanne Cook | Seed Diversity and Food Security | Link to recording | |
| October | Melissa Woodard | Back to the Roots: Exploring the Wonders of Tropical Plants | ||
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