Master Gardeners of Niagara yearly commitments and activities
1. LIBRARY PROGRAMMES:
2024: Selected Saturdays between 10-2pm (call Library for details)
Dr.Huq Family Library Branch St.Catharines
2024: Selected Saturdays between 1-3pm (call Library for details)
Please contact the libraries to see if the programmes are in-house or via webinar.
2. Rice Road Greenhouses, 1361 Rice Road, Fonthill.
Dates: May 4,11,18,25th & June 1/2024
Two hour sessions from 10 to 12, and 12 to 2. (two Master Gardeners per session required). Assisting the public in the garden centre regarding planting, planning, designing, etc.
3 Shaw Guild Garden Tour, Niagara-on-the-Lake.
Attending the gardens on the tour and helping the public with any questions on the individual gardens that are selected.
Date: June 15, 2024
4. Ask an MG Gardening Advise (formerly known as THE HOTLINE)
Answering your horticultural questions weekly for entire year. See Contact Us tab on this website
5. Hospice Niagara, St. Catharines.
Four times a year October/November 2024, Feb/March 2025.
Three members demonstrate planting or making cactus dishes, flowers in cups, or small items to be taken home with the participants. Each demonstration lasts about 2 hours.
6. Niagara Parks, School of Horticulture (Hands On)
Depending on seasonal requirements having Hands On once a month in the Niagara Botanical Gardens. This involves planting seeds, bulbs and plants along with various pruning activities.
7. Plant Sale Fundraiser, Vineland Research Centre ,4890 Victoria North, Lincoln
September 7, 2024. 9 AM – 12 PM
Members are asked to pot up plants either from the previous fall or in the spring of the year of the plant sale. (Minimum of 10 plants).
Members volunteer on the Friday for set-up, pricing and arrangement of plants. On Saturday members sell the plants to the public and answer any questions. This is one of our major fundraisers.
8. Monthly MG Meetings, Rittenhouse Hall, Vineland Research Centre
Second Thursday each month, (except June, July, August).
General meeting for all members, and also the public are invited to attend. Interesting speakers each month with various topics, (trees, plants, bees, pesticides, etc.).
9. Seed Exchange:
This is a seed exchange event where varieties of seeds are swapped and shared between participants. There are also speakers, numerous vendors and activities for children.
Scheduled for Saturday, February 15, 2025
The Meridian Centre, 100 Meridian Way, Fonthill
Commitments.
Scholarships for Niagara Parks, School of Horticulture
and Niagara College Winter Term Bursary