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SUMMARY:How To Festival: How to keep houseplants alive - and thriving!
DESCRIPTION:How To Festival: How to keep houseplants alive – and thriving!\nOctober 24th\, 2026 | 2-3pm — Register here for the webinar!\nDo you want to turn that black thumb into a green thumb? Join Winston of the Edmonton Horticultural Society to learn how to set yourself up for success with houseplants. Learn tips and tricks for growing tropical indoors\, choosing the right plants\, and how to avoid some common mistakes beginners make. \nWinston is a self-proclaimed plant nerd that has spent many years growing plants at all different scales\, from windowsills\, to tree farming\, to growing poinsettias at scale. He brings his passion for growing and his experience together in his current role as Program Director at the Edmonton Horticultural Society and loves to be involved with education in the community. \nEPL’s annual How To Festival is a chance to learn something new from someone who already knows how to do it. A variety of experts from professionals to enthusiasts will share their skills with you. \nThis is an online program. To receive a link and passcode to the online class\, please register with your name and email address and instructions will be sent to you within 24 hours of the session. \nZoom\, a third-party app\, will be used for this virtual session. By joining\, you acknowledge that EPL does not take responsibility for Zoom’s privacy policies and practice.
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SUMMARY:Speaker Series October 2026 - What's Growing On?: Gardeners Discussion
DESCRIPTION:Monthly speaker series! \nWhat’s Growing On?: Gardeners Discussion.\nOctober 26th | 6:30pm at Central Lions Recreation Centre \nHow was your garden this summer? Were there some good things to look back on – or was it all a write-off from the rain and hail?\nJoin this panel discussion to meet other gardeners and get updates from horticulturalists on the state of our gardens in the city. \nThe Speakers\nSusan Parker – EHS Board Member and City Garden Zoo Volunteer Lead – Garden Update\nSusan will share with us What’s Growing On at the gardens they tend at the Zoo and how to get involved with the program. \nBio: Born in England\, she has built a life in Edmonton for the past 50 years. She’s been involved with the Twin Brooks\ncommunity Garden for 15 years\, and has led the EHS Zoo Volunteer Garden beds for the past 11 years. \n\n  \n  \n  \n  \nBritta Johnson – City Garden Muttart Volunteer Lead – Garden Update\nBritta will share with us What’s Growing On at the gardens they tend at the Muttart and how to get involved with the program. \nBio: Volunteering with the Edmonton Horticultural Society for over a decade\, she has showcased her home garden in recent EHS\nGarden Tours and currently leads the EHS Muttart volunteer gardens. \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \nDouglas Matheson – EHS Member\nDoug will be sharing his garden and tips and tricks for keeping a 100 year old garden beautiful! \nBio: Doug’s family has lived in Old Glenora for four generations. For the last 29 years\, they have been restoring their cousin’s heritage property\,\nThe Graenon; which has been recognized as an Alberta Historic Resource. The gardens on the property were first developed well over 100 years ago. \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \nWinston Gamache – EHS Program Director- Solving Soil Compaction \nWinston will be sharing his experience with soil compaction from the weather extremes the last couple seasons and what he has been doing to try to repair it. \nBio: Winston is a self-proclaimed plant nerd that has spent many years growing plants at all different scales. Bringing their passion for growing and\nexperience together in his current role as Program Director at the Edmonton Horticultural Society. He loves to be involved with education within the community. \n  \n  \n  \n  \n_________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ \nWarm drinks and snacks will be provided. \nFree for EHS members or $10 at the door. \nFree Parking available onsite.
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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DTSTART;TZID=America/Edmonton:20261101T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/Edmonton:20261101T140000
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SUMMARY:Wild Seed Collecting\, Processing & Growing Workshop
DESCRIPTION:Wild Seed Collecting\, Processing & Growing Workshop\nJoin Edmonton Horticultural Society and Touch Grass Club at noon on November 1st in learning how to harvest\, process\, and begin growing wild flower seeds directly from the outdoors!  \nWe will be at picnic shelter #2 in William Hawrelack Park. RSVP through this link. \nThis workshop is free for Edmonton Horticultural Society members & $5 cash at the door for non-members to cover the cost of supplies. \nAt the end of this workshop you will:\n1. Be able to identify the seeds of 4 species of native flowers\n2. Learn how to cold stratify native seeds\n3. Take home potted native seeds ready to grow at home for next season
URL:https://edmontonhort.com/event/wild-seed-collecting-processing-growing-workshop/
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SUMMARY:Capital City in Conversation presents Tiny Titans: Book Launch with Dara Ojo
DESCRIPTION:Capital City in Conversation presents Tiny Titans: Book Launch with Dara Ojo\nStep into a world that is all around us\, but rarely seen. \nJoin Edmonton based nature photographer and conservation communicator Dara Ojo for the launch of his new book\, Tiny Titans: The Silent Keepers of Our Ecosystem. Drawing on six years of photography across four continents\, Dara will share extraordinary close up images and stories that reveal the beauty\, complexity and importance of insects and other overlooked creatures. \nThe evening will also feature a conversation with Dr. John Acorn\, who wrote the foreword for Tiny Titans\, Professor Felix Sperling\, Professor Maya Evenden and Associate Professor Carol Frost from the University of Alberta. Together\, they’ll explore the vital roles insects play in our ecosystems\, why these creatures are so often misunderstood\, and how photography\, science and storytelling can help change the way we see the natural world. \nDoors open at 5:00pm for light refreshments and mingling. The event will start at 6:00pm. Books will be available for purchase and signing after the main event.
URL:https://edmontonhort.com/event/capital-city-in-conversation-presents-tiny-titans-book-launch-with-dara-ojo/
CATEGORIES:Community Event
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SUMMARY:Speaker Series November 2026 - Radical Cognition: What Decisions Can Plants Make?
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-2026-2/
LOCATION:Central Lions Recreation Centre\, 11113 113 ST NW\, EDMONTON\, AB\, T5G 0E9\, Canada
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