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SUMMARY:Strathcona County Garden Club May 2026 Speaker Meeting
DESCRIPTION:Everyone is welcome to attend the Strathcona County Garden Club meeting. This month the guest speaker is Melissa Penney\, author of A Playground for Birds. She will be speaking about the transformation of her typical urban yard into a space that has welcomed 111 bird species and myriad pollinators. \nAdmission is free for members\, or $5 for non-members. Membership is $25/year
URL:https://edmontonhort.com/event/strathcona-county-garden-club-may-2026-speaker-meeting/
LOCATION:Strathcona Community Centre (Council Chambers)\, 501 Festival Avenue\, Sherwood Park\, AB\, T8A 4X3\, Canada
CATEGORIES:Community Event
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SUMMARY:EHS Spring Perennial Exchange
DESCRIPTION:Trade your unneeded plants for new ones! Or just buy new plants cheap. If you get it here\, you know it will grow here! Plus\, it’s a fun chance to socialize with other gardeners! \nAll the details on our Perennial Exchange page.
URL:https://edmontonhort.com/event/spring-perennial-exchange/
LOCATION:EHS Office\, 10746 – 178 ST NW T5S 1J3\, Edmonton\, Alberta\, T5S 1J3\, Canada
CATEGORIES:Edmonton Horticultural Society Event
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SUMMARY:Speaker Series - May 2026
DESCRIPTION:Discover the fascinating world of native bees! In this presentation\, we’ll explore their incredible diversity and how they differ from managed bees like honeybees. With pollinators in decline\, it’s more important than ever to learn simple\, effective ways to support these essential species and the risks that they face. Learn how you can help create a future for bees and biodiversity alike\, right in your own backyard! \nAbout the Speaker\nIlan Domnich is the Native Bee Stewardship Specialist for the Alberta Native Bee Council\, a non-profit organization dedicated to the conservation of native bee communities through research and education.\nAn entomologist by training\, Ilan completed his MSc at the University of Alberta\, where he focused on entomology extension in agriculture. He also holds a BSc in Animal Biology and a BCom in Finance\, combining science and business to support pollinator conservation.
URL:https://edmontonhort.com/event/speaker-series-may-2026/
LOCATION:Central Lions Recreation Centre\, 11113 113 ST NW\, EDMONTON\, AB\, T5G 0E9\, Canada
CATEGORIES:Edmonton Horticultural Society Event
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Edmonton:20260531T130000
DTEND;TZID=America/Edmonton:20260531T160000
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SUMMARY:BioBlitz With iNaturalist- George Pegg Garden
DESCRIPTION:Join us at the George Pegg Botanic Garden for a community effort to record as many species as we can in one afternoon. Our Artist in Residence Lisa Matthias and special guest Richard Caners\, Botany Curator at the Royal Alberta Museum\, will be on hand to help us learn to identify local flora and fauna. Learn how to use iNaturalist and other useful identification tools and apps. Step into the log home to see an exhibition of Lisa’s art. Children can get creative with a make-and-take art activity. Bring your phone and dress for the weather. All are welcome! \nPlanned activities from 1:00-4:00 PM\, gates open at 11:00AM. Admission by donation.\nThank you to Onoway & Tri-Village FCSS and Lac Ste. Anne County for program support. \nPegg Garden is just 2.5 KM north of Glenevis\, AB\, off HWY 43. Our rural address is 56015 Range Rd 43\, in Lac Ste. Anne County. Follow us on Facebook and Instagram.
URL:https://edmontonhort.com/event/bioblitz-with-inaturalist-george-pegg-garden/
LOCATION:George Pegg Botanic Garden\, 56015 Range Rd 43\, Glenevis\, Alberta\, T0E 0X0\, Canada
CATEGORIES:Community Event
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260625
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260629
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SUMMARY:2026 North American Rock Garden Society Conference & AGM
DESCRIPTION:High & Dry in the Chinook Zone: 2026 North American Rock Garden Society (NARGS) Conference & Annual General Meeting\nCome celebrate rock-loving plants and rock gardens on the western edge of the Northern Great Plains\, within sight of the Rocky Mountains. The conference theme reflects conditions enabling and frustrating rock gardeners in Calgary. Owing to its elevation (1045 m\, 3400 ft) and associated cool nights\, Calgary provides favorable conditions for rock and alpine gardens\, despite the challenges of warm\, drying winds (Chinooks) punctuating otherwise cold winters.  These conditions allow the cultivation of plants from many steppe and alpine regions\, especially those that benefit from (or tolerate) dry summers.
URL:https://edmontonhort.com/event/2026-north-american-rock-garden-society-conference-agm/
LOCATION:Grey Eagle Resort and Casino\, 3777 Grey Eagle Dr\, Calgary\, Alberta\, T3E 3X8\, Canada
CATEGORIES:Community Event
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Edmonton:20260629T183000
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SUMMARY:Speaker Series - June 2026
DESCRIPTION:If you love to garden but hate weeding and watering\, join us to explore no till gardening with Kim Ross. Using permanent growing beds and mulch\, no till gardening protects the soil’s structure\, reduces the amount of water needed on the garden\, prevents weeds from growing\, and increases yields through an improvement in the quality of the soil. Kim will share how no till works and demonstrate how no till has changed what gardening means in her life. \nSpeaker Bio\nKim is a fifth generation farm girl with a 130\,000 sq ft no till garden. Kim sells the vegetables she grows using sustainable agriculture practices to food producers and consumers alike. She is a master photographer\, master gardener and a Prairie Horticulture Certificate graduate in both the fruit/veggie and greenhouse streams.  Join Kim on her facebook page @Rossdale Farms – No Till Gardening as she shares her love of gardening with others.
URL:https://edmontonhort.com/event/speaker-series-june-2026/
LOCATION:Central Lions Recreation Centre\, 11113 113 ST NW\, EDMONTON\, AB\, T5G 0E9\, Canada
CATEGORIES:Edmonton Horticultural Society Event
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260718
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260720
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SUMMARY:EHS Garden Tour 2026
DESCRIPTION:The EHS Garden Tour!\nSave the dates for our most anticipated event of the year! \nTickets will go on sale in June. \n  \n 
URL:https://edmontonhort.com/event/ehs-garden-tour-2026/
LOCATION:AB
CATEGORIES:Edmonton Horticultural Society Event
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Edmonton:20260912T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/Edmonton:20260912T140000
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SUMMARY:Garden Festival and Fall Perennial Exchange
DESCRIPTION:Get new-to-you plants! If you don’t have anything to swap there may still be stuff you can buy\, cheap! If it’s at our exchange you know it grows here! \nYou can bring house plants\, too! \nCheck the Perennial Exchange page for all the details. \nThis year the Fall Perennial Exchange will be held in conjunction with The Garden Festival!
URL:https://edmontonhort.com/event/garden-fest-2026/
LOCATION:Central Lions Recreation Centre\, 11113 113 ST NW\, EDMONTON\, AB\, T5G 0E9\, Canada
CATEGORIES:Community Event,Edmonton Horticultural Society Event
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Edmonton:20261130T183000
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SUMMARY:Speaker Series - November 2026
DESCRIPTION:Radical Cognition: What Decisions Can Plants Make?\nPlants can’t move\, so decisions about where to grow leaves or roots are crucial. Research shows they communicate\, adjust growth based on neighbours\, and even change responses with experience. Yet debates over terms like cognition and sentience—and inconsistent studies—have slowed progress. \nDr. Tanya Shoot will share a new research framework developed during their postdoctoral work in the Cahill Lab at the University of Alberta. This approach compares responses across plant species\, focuses on realistic environmental challenges\, and looks for signature decision-making patterns without assuming plant consciousness. Tanya will highlight current experiments exploring how plants sense and process information\, and how this work can deepen our understanding of decision-making across all organisms. Attendees are invited to share their own curious plant observations. \nSpeaker Bio\nDr. Tanya Shoot is an Assistant Professor of Psychology at Concordia University of Edmonton. Their research explores how animals and plants make decisions\, focusing on the roles of personality\, environment\, and information processing. During their postdoctoral work at the University of Alberta\, they have studied behaviour across multiple species—from zebrafish\, guppies\, and fruit flies to plant decision-making. \nA lifelong plant enthusiast\, Tanya has tended everything from houseplants to native rain-garden species. Their academic and personal passions for plant behaviour now intersect in their ongoing research at Concordia University of Edmonton.
URL:https://edmontonhort.com/event/speaker-series-november-2026/
LOCATION:Central Lions Recreation Centre\, 11113 113 ST NW\, EDMONTON\, AB\, T5G 0E9\, Canada
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