Grimsby Garden Club - Meeting Monday May 30th 7:00pm

We are here to help beautify Grimsby.   Where We Meet Our meetings are at the Livingston Activity Centre at 18 Livingston Ave. Grimsby ON.  We start at 7:00pm for social time. We'd appreciate it if you bring your mug. Membership Renewal We thank everyone who renewed their membership this year.  Our membership chair is Ginny Thiessen and you will meet her at the Membership Desk at Monthly meetings. Facebook Website Email Monday, May 30th at 7:00pm  Our meeting is Monday, May 30th and starts with social time. Coffee, tea, and treats will be waiting for you. Speakers: John Montague & Mary Beerman John is a proud member of the Durham Master Gardeners. He has studied at Rodale Institute, renown for its 75+ years in organic research.  John is a Wholistic Soil Consultant, teaching people how to heal their soil. He has practiced soil management for 40 + years in erosion control and bio remediation. As a certified organic farmer he practices sustainable land care and biological agriculture – ecosystem management.  Mary has spent over 18 years in interior design. Throughout the years of bringing the ‘outdoors in’ Mary realized how much she needed to further her understanding of the great outdoors.  She is completing her final project for her certification as a Life-in-the-Soil consultant with Dr. Elaine Ingham – a leader in soil microbiology.  She is an educator and professional professional gardener and a Life-in-the-Soil consultant through her company Mary Living Outside.  Topic: Edible and Ornamental Gardens John and Mary will be speaking on integrating edible plants into ornamental gardens, an important practice in sustainable land care. We will discuss many best practices which introduce gardeners to organic and permaculture methods.  Plant Sale Success Congratulations to Peter Carr-Locke and Beth Sommers for the enormously successful plant sale on May 7th this year.  There was a substantial line-up before the doors opened at 9:00am and the sale sold out by 10:30am. This is our major fund-raiser each year, and more than $2,700 was raised.  Thanks to our team of over 45 volunteers who did everything to make it happen - digging up, potting up, plant transportation, hall set-up, sales operations, and even plant purchasing! All our funds go to the community towards the hanging baskets, the Elm Street Beds, scholarships for students, monthly speakers at our meetings and more. 2016 Summer Trillium Program The Summer Trillium activities start in June this year, with the launch of a nominations approach.  Please consider nominating a favourite garden or your own.  Nominations take place from June 1st to June 30th.  Find out more about the Trillium Program on our website "here".  Download a nomination form "here" Celebrating our LJM Developments Donation June 1st is the date for the official celebration of the LJM Developments generous donation of $2,000 to the Grimsby Garden Club for the town hanging baskets. This year marks the start of double baskets so we are expecting an exceptional display.  Stay tuned for the details on the timing of the ribbon-cutting event. Member Garden Tour & Lunch  July 23rd Invite a friend and join us for a self-guided tour of five fabulous Trillium and Garden of the Month award winners.  Saturday, July 23, from 10:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m.   $15.00 each  Tickets are by advance sale only and include a BBQ lunch at an award-winning lakeside garden, from 12:30 to 3:00.   This special member guest event will not be open to the public.  Tickets will be available at the May 30 GGC meeting.