Tag: gardening
Garden Club Kicks off 2020 with Presentation About Rain Gardens
Everyone is welcome to come out for the Millbrook & Area Garden Club’s first meeting of 2020 on Wednesday, March 4th. The topic for the evening will be “Rain Gardens” presented by guest speaker…
ORCA Tree Seedling Sales Program Open
Otonabee Regional Conservation Authority (ORCA) is once again encouraging landowners in the Otonabee Region Watershed to enhance their property and help to fight climate change by planting trees. Each year, ORCA offers a wide…
Millbrook & Area Garden Club to Assist Nunatsiavut Gardeners
Several members of the Millbrook & Area Garden Club met recently with Andy Harjula to discuss Andy’s suggestion for helping the residents of Nain, Nunatsiavut. Nain is the northern most coastal village on the Labrador…
Common Ground – March 2020
“March is mostly a winter month, and carries the threat of a late season blizzard…. this is a month of promise, but also one of caution.” The New Victory Garden After thirty years of…
Common Ground – February
“In winter’s tedious nights sit by the fire…” Shakespeare Looking at my garden notes from last spring I see that the tops of the bulbs on the warm west side of the house were…
Common Ground – December 2019
“…after summer evermore succeeds Barren winter, with his wrathful nipping cold…” Shakespeare It was definitely feeling very barren winter here in the valley in November. Like many people I was caught out by the…
Pumpkin Fest 2019 🎃
The crowds poured into the Veggie Patch to get a taste of country last month at the Pumpkin Fest which featured gator rides and a petting zoo where Daphne the Alpaca enjoyed the attention.…
Common Ground – November 2019
November’s sky is chill and drear….. Sir Walter Scott It is difficult to think of much positive about dark November. Heavy rain and wind have taken a toll on the colourful leaves and soon…
Put Away Your Hose- Garden Club Presentation to Discuss Xeriscaping
Be sure to mark the November 6th meeting of the Millbrook & Area Garden Club on your calendar. We are fortunate to have Jeff Mason of Mason House Gardens as the guest speaker on…