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SUMMARY:MGAA Spring Symposium 2026
DESCRIPTION:MGAA: Spring Symposium (On-Line)\nFebruary 28\, 9:00 am to 3:30 pm \nThis is a zoom presentation. \nGeneral Public $45. —  MGAA Members $35.  —  MGAA Students $25. \nFor Tickets: eTransfer to: treasurer@mgaab.org \nPlease include your email address to receive the zoom link.  Thank you \nSpeakers:\nWilbert Ronald of Jeffries nurseries: Columnar Trees\nColumnar trees are extremely popular accent and screening trees in the flat Canadian prairies. In recent years the Columnar Swedish aspen cultivar was among the most popular of columnar trees but it has lost its position due to disease and introduction of other new trees. A number of newer columnar trees including columnar flowering crabapples\, columnar Parkland Pillar birch and other trees are coming to the forefront. \nJohn Acorn\, Naturalist: Butterflies in the Garden and Beyond\nThere are more than 170 species of butterflies in Alberta\, and many of these are familiar garden insects.  Gardening for butterflies involves the use of both nectar-source flowers to attract the adults\, and caterpillar food plants to sustain the larvae.  Naturally\, most types of pesticides should be avoided.  Monarchs are of course the most popular of the Alberta species\, but in truth they are almost entirely limited to the southern centres such as Medicine Hat and Lethbridge.  And if the garden butterflies are an inspiration to you\, you might also enjoy pursuing butterflies farther afield\, in environments that are difficult to replicate in a managed garden. \nTony Spencer: Wildscaping\nIn the post-wild countryside of Mono\, Ontario\, Tony Spencer is conducting a series of open experiments to combine naturalistic planting design with Blue-Green Infrastructure into a fluid ecological art form. \nWorking on the local level\, he cultivates his universal concept of Wildscaping. This is about using plant-driven landscape design to create and sustain dynamic garden spaces\, filled with beauty and wildlife\, to rekindle our relationship to the natural world. \nThe focus of this talk is how to link home to landscape in a symbiotic loop to build new nature and adapt to the inevitable extremes of the new climate. \n  \n  \n 
URL:https://edmontonhort.com/event/mgaa-spring-symposium-2026/
LOCATION:Online Event
CATEGORIES:Community Event
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SUMMARY:My Urban Wildlife Habitat: A Year in Review 2025
DESCRIPTION:Melissa’s yard transformation began in 2019 and has taken many interesting twists and turns along the way. What keeps increasing is the number of bird species that have visited her urban Edmonton yard. Every year is unique\, and every day in her yard offers new lessons and insight into the ways of urban wildlife. \nMelissa will be presenting an overview of what 83 species of birds visited her yard in 2025\, some special wildlife encounters she had and what changes she has made to her wildlife habitat this year to keep it meeting the needs of urban wildlife. \nTo register\, click here!
URL:https://edmontonhort.com/event/my-urban-wildlife-habitat-a-year-in-review-2025/
LOCATION:Online Event
CATEGORIES:Community Event
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SUMMARY:Growing Solutions Virtual Conference
DESCRIPTION:Growing Solutions : Advancing an Invasive-Free Horticulture Industry\nRegister Today for this FREE 2-day virtual event! \nCanada’s horticulture trade helps shapes the landscapes we use and enjoy. With the mounting challenges of climate change\, and biodiversity loss driven by invasive species\, there’s growing momentum toward using native and non-invasive plant alternatives. Hosted by Invasives Canada and the Ontario Invasive Plant Council\, this conference will provide a platform to share successes\, strengthen partnerships\, and highlight practices that reduce the risk of invasive species spread through horticulture. \nDate: December 11 & 12\nDetails: Online\, Free conference. Register HERE \nLandscapers\, industry professionals\, researchers and gardeners are invited to join us in addressing the role horticulture plays in the spread of invasive species.
URL:https://edmontonhort.com/event/growing-solutions-virtual-conference/2025-12-12/
LOCATION:Online Event
CATEGORIES:Community Event
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SUMMARY:Growing Solutions Virtual Conference
DESCRIPTION:Growing Solutions : Advancing an Invasive-Free Horticulture Industry\nRegister Today for this FREE 2-day virtual event! \nCanada’s horticulture trade helps shapes the landscapes we use and enjoy. With the mounting challenges of climate change\, and biodiversity loss driven by invasive species\, there’s growing momentum toward using native and non-invasive plant alternatives. Hosted by Invasives Canada and the Ontario Invasive Plant Council\, this conference will provide a platform to share successes\, strengthen partnerships\, and highlight practices that reduce the risk of invasive species spread through horticulture. \nDate: December 11 & 12\nDetails: Online\, Free conference. Register HERE \nLandscapers\, industry professionals\, researchers and gardeners are invited to join us in addressing the role horticulture plays in the spread of invasive species.
URL:https://edmontonhort.com/event/growing-solutions-virtual-conference/2025-12-11/
LOCATION:Online Event
CATEGORIES:Community Event
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SUMMARY:Speaker Series - May 2024
DESCRIPTION:EcoVision : A story of Student’s Environmental Dreams Becoming a Reality\nEcoVision is a student-run club that Steve Schultz advises. Its goal is to build ecological leaders through projects that enhance student’s education\, help the environment and encourage community collaboration. The student-led projects include a 6.0 kW solar array\, the first of its kind in Canada near net-zero tropical geodesic greenhouse\, a two acre food forest with 200 fruit trees and 50 raised vegetable beds\, a bee apiary with 8 beehives\, a goat barn with a living roof & solar array\, the Educational Pollinator Indigenous Carbon Capture Garden (EPICC for short) and numerous other environmental projects. All of these projects have been incorporated into the school’s curriculum that Steven Schultz has developed. Because of these projects and their corresponding curriculums\, LCHS EcoVision club has won numerous awards such as the Emerald Award\, Ron Shulack Award\, Greenest School in Canada and five BP A+ for Energy Grants. More information about the club can be found at www.lchsecovision.weebly.com. \nSteve Schultz is married to Kathy Schultz and has three amazing children who are in university. Steve has been teaching high school science\, electronics\, and most recently agriculture at Lacombe Composite High School since 1996. His extracurricular opportunities involve mentoring young soccer referees\, coaching a robotics club\, and advising  EcoVision. \nPlease feel free to contact him at steven.schultz@wolfcreek.ab.ca
URL:https://edmontonhort.com/event/speaker-series-may-2024/
LOCATION:Online Event
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SUMMARY:Speaker Series April 2024
DESCRIPTION:Orchids : an introduction to the common genera and how to grow them in your home\n\nZoom Link\n\nAbout Jenn\nJenn Atkins is an Edmonton area grower with a collection of orchids numbering in the hundreds\, all grown in her St. Albert home. Jenn is the owner of Poison Ivy Plant Curio\, a small business specializing in orchid importation\, a member of the executive board of the Orchid Society of Alberta and a student judge for the American Orchid Society. She loves to share her passion for growing and flowering these unique plants with the community and teaching people how they too\, can successfully grow orchids in their home.
URL:https://edmontonhort.com/event/speakers-series-april-2004/
LOCATION:Online Event
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DTEND;TZID=America/Edmonton:20240325T203000
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SUMMARY:Speaker Series - March 2024
DESCRIPTION:Fungi and Common Urban and Garden Mushrooms. \nAbout Martin: Martin has been actively involved with learning and teaching about mushrooms since 1987. He has held various positions in the Alberta Mycological Society and the North American Mycological Association. He has a special interest in local mushrooms\, medicinal mushrooms and his newest study area is in the soil web and soil remediation. \nONLINE EVENT: Zoom Link
URL:https://edmontonhort.com/event/speaker-series-march-2024/
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CATEGORIES:Edmonton Horticultural Society Event
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DTEND;TZID=America/Edmonton:20240206T200000
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SUMMARY:Speaker Series: Composting
DESCRIPTION:Mattea Bujold\, Master Gardener\, Master Composter and owner of One Garden\, will be providing us with a presentation on Composting. \nZoom Link: https://us06web.zoom.us/j/89085952800
URL:https://edmontonhort.com/event/composting/
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CATEGORIES:Edmonton Horticultural Society Event
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SUMMARY:Nature’s Best Hope is You! Gardening with a focus on the little and big things that matter most.
DESCRIPTION:The Alberta Horticultural Association is excited to host a webinar with Dr. Doug Tallamy\, New York Times Best Selling Author! \nDuring this webinar Dr. Doug Tallamy will help us understand how insects interact with plants and how those interactions affect the diversity of bird and other animal communities. His talk will touch on why we as gardeners need to be aware of invasive species and be diligent about controlling them due to their effects on the ecosystems in our gardens and in the larger landscape. Most importantly\, Dr. Tallamy will give us concrete ways that we\, as gardeners in Alberta\, can make big contributions to biodiversity and the health of our local ecosystems through how we design and plant our gardens. Bring your questions for the Q&A following Dr. Tallamy’s presentation. \nYour participation helps the AHA fund education programs\, working together with the network of horticulture societies and clubs across the province.
URL:https://edmontonhort.com/event/natures-best-hope-is-you-gardening-with-a-focus-on-the-little-and-big-things-that-matter-most/
LOCATION:Online Event
CATEGORIES:Community Event
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Edmonton:20230130T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Edmonton:20230130T203000
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SUMMARY:Speaker Series January 2023
DESCRIPTION:Indoor Gardening with Jonathan Luckhurst\nJoin us online for a talk from Jonathan Luckhurst\, biologist and author of The Indoor Gardener for an informative talk on all things related to success with growing indoors.\nzoom link below\nhttps://us06web.zoom.us/j/87127241871…
URL:https://edmontonhort.com/event/speaker-series-january-2023/
LOCATION:Online Event
CATEGORIES:Edmonton Horticultural Society Event
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Edmonton:20221128T183000
DTEND;TZID=America/Edmonton:20221128T210000
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SUMMARY:Speaker Night 2022 November
DESCRIPTION:Houseplants for the Holidays!\nWe are delighted to have Kath Smyth return for another great presentation. Join us as she shares some of the trends she sees in houseplants and some great gift plants for the holidays!\n\nThis will be an ONLINE presentation! Zoom Link.\nKath Smyth is a horticulturist with extensive experience in the horticultural industry. Kath brings a wealth of knowledge and her unique humour to radio and television appearances\, public presentations and client consultations. Kath is passionate about helping gardeners achieve gardening success and is currently working as a Horticulturist for The Calgary Horticultural Society.
URL:https://edmontonhort.com/event/speaker-night-2022-november/
LOCATION:Online Event
CATEGORIES:Edmonton Horticultural Society Event
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Edmonton:20220228T183000
DTEND;TZID=America/Edmonton:20220228T210000
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SUMMARY:AGM and Food Gardening in an Urban Landscape with Steven Biggs
DESCRIPTION:The EHS Annual General Meeting (agenda and reports to be published ahead of the meeting) will start at 6:30 pm and followed at 7:00 pm by a talk by Steven Biggs. Steven will be speaking on Food Gardening in an Urban Landscape. \nAgenda\n\nCall to Order – ensure quorum\nAdoption of the Agenda for February 28th\, 2022 meeting\nAdoption of the Minutes of the February 22nd\, 2021 AGM\nReview of the 2021 Annual Report – pre-circulated\nReview of the 2021 Financial Reports\nEngagement Review for 2022 Financial Reports\nMotion to update Edmonton Horticultural Society bylaws\, please see link\n2022 EHS Slate of Officers\nRecognition of Outgoing EHS Board & Committee Chairs\nNext Annual General Meeting – February 27th\, 2023\nAdjournment\n\nEvent registration (so we can ensure a quorum of paid EHS members for the AGM part of the evening) is required. Non-EHS members may also register but may not vote on the AGM issues. Click HERE to register. \nAbout the Speaker\nSteven Biggs is the coauthor\, with his daughter Emma Biggs\, of Gardening with Emma. Biggs is a writer specializing in gardening\, farming\, and food production\, and has published articles in magazines including Trellis\, Small Farm Canada\, Garden Making\, and Edible Toronto.
URL:https://edmontonhort.com/event/agm-and-food-gardening-in-an-urban-landscape-with-steven-biggs/
LOCATION:Online Event
CATEGORIES:Edmonton Horticultural Society Event
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Edmonton:20211129T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Edmonton:20211129T203000
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SUMMARY:Speaker Series - 2021 November
DESCRIPTION:AMARYLLIS\n\n\nAmaryllis is a holiday favorite\, thanks to its tendency to bloom in December.  The big\, dramatic trumpet-shaped flowers are hard to miss.\n\n\n\nWhen you plant an amaryllis from a bulb\, it sprouts quickly and produces bold\, beautiful blooms.\n\n\n\nAmaryllis is probably one of the easiest plants to grow.  This talk will cover:\n\n\n\n 	choosing healthy bulbs\n 	planting techniques\n 	what types of containers to use\n 	how to keep amaryllis blooming from year to year so that you can build a collection.\n\n\n\nSpeaker: Kath Smyth\, Horticulturalist\nCalgary Horticultural Society\n\n\n\nZoom link HERE
URL:https://edmontonhort.com/event/speakers-series-2021-november-2/
LOCATION:Online Event
CATEGORIES:Edmonton Horticultural Society Event
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DTEND;TZID=America/Edmonton:20211129T203000
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SUMMARY:Speaker Series - 2021 November
DESCRIPTION:AMARYLLIS\n\n\n\nAmaryllis is a holiday favorite\, thanks to its tendency to bloom in December.  The big\, dramatic trumpet-shaped flowers are hard to miss. \n\n\n\nWhen you plant an amaryllis from a bulb\, it sprouts quickly and produces bold\, beautiful blooms. \n\n\n\nAmaryllis is probably one of the easiest plants to grow.  This talk will cover: \n\n\n\n\nchoosing healthy bulbs\nplanting techniques\nwhat types of containers to use\nhow to keep amaryllis blooming from year to year so that you can build a collection.\n\n\n\n\nSpeaker: Kath Smyth\, HorticulturalistCalgary Horticultural Society \n\n\n\nZoom link HERE \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n 
URL:https://edmontonhort.com/event/speakers-series-2021-november/
LOCATION:Online Event
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