GGC January 2015
P.O.
Box 267, Grimsby, Ontario L3M 4G5
Regular meetings are usually the last Monday of the
month at 7:00 pm, at the Seniors’ Centre (18 Livingston Ave, Grimsby).
Meeting - Monday, January 26th
at 7:00 pm
New Social Start
Time
7:00pm start
time. Coffee and refreshments will be available from 7:00pm until 7:30. For you coffee and tea drinkers, it
would be great if you could bring your own mug to the meetings to save us some
time on clean up. Thank you. The meeting will begin at 7:30 pm. We hope to see you all then.
2015 member fees are due – same
great value - $10 individual $15 family
1.
print clearly your
name and email address or telephone number on the outside of an envelope
2.
put $10
(individual) or $15 (family), cash or cheque, in the envelope
3.
drop the envelope
in the basket when you arrive
Your membership card(s) for 2015 will be
tucked into your nametag holder, ready for you at the February meeting.
January Speaker:
Bob Martin
Martin Farms Ltd. was started as a market garden in
1913 by Leo Martin Sr. It’s been growing since then and Bob Martin now carries
on with the traditions Leo Sr. installed.
Martin Farms gives its complete attention to greenhouse production of
plants for the home gardener.
Vegetable plants are the specialty, along with an extensive catalogue of
garden flowering plants. This is
the person behind The Veggie Guy.
Topic:
Container Gardening
It may be too cold to get out there and get gardens
ready for planting, but Bob is busy seeding spring vegetable plants so that
they are ready on time to plant.
Bob will give us all the information on how to make container gardening
the path to the green friendly garden.
The Photography Show and Competition is postponed. We’ll keep you posted on the new date.
Upcoming Events and News:
Whistling Gardens Bus Trip – Saturday June 27, 2015
- $65.00 all inclusive. We were so excited by Darren Heimbecker’s talk on
his gardens that we have booked a bus trip this year. Join in the fun and see both Whistling Gardens and
Bonnieheath Lavender and Winery Estate.
There will be a guided tour of each garden. Lunch on the grounds of Whistling Gardens is included in the
fee. Register at the January meeting.
This is a co-event with the Lincoln Garden Club, and there is a maximum
of 56 people, so register early.
The fee is $65.00 a person via cash or cheque.
Niagara
Seedy Sunday - Sunday March 15, 2015 9:30am hosted by
the District 9 Ontario Horticultural Association and Master Gardeners
Niagara. Place: Dunlop Older Adults Centre, 80 Dunlop Drive, St. Catharines, ON L2R
1A7. Speakers and Workshops
include: Bees in Peril, Vertical
Gardening, Seed Exchange, Seed Starting, Eco Friendly Gardening, Hands on Demos
for Children. Admission: a toonie
or your choice. All profits donated to Start
Me Up Niagara.
Ontario Horticultural Association Annual General
Meeting - Saturday April 25, 2015. Hosted
by the Lincoln Garden Club. Place: Balls Falls 3292 Sixth Avenue, Jordan ON,
L0R 1S
Happy garden planning,
Wendy Frank and the board of the GGC
