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MeetingsCloverleaf meets on the third Wednesday of every month at 7:30pm, with the exception of July, August and December. Most meetings feature a key speaker, followed by a judged flower show, and concludes refreshments. There is also a draw where you can win a plant or a gardening accessory. The Annual General Meeting and the annual pot-luck dinner are held in January, when the election of new officers takes place. Meeting Location: Annual Membership Fees - in effect for 2012: $15 Single $25 Family $12 Senior (65+) $20 Senior Family Visitors $5 (per visit)
The following is a list of speakers at our monthly meetings, shown in reverse chronological order (future, current and past).
Wed. March 21, 2012 Meeting: Guest Speaker: TBA presenting “TBA” The presentation is followed by a judged flower show and refreshments. Wed. February 15, 2012 Meeting: Guest Speaker: Paul Oliver presenting “Attracting Wild Birds To your Garden, Four Seasons of the Year” Paul Oliver is an avid birder and a partner in the Urban Nature Store, with a location in Leaside, Etobicoke, Pickering and newly opened in Mississauga. The Urban Nature Store offers a wide range of wild birding feeders, seeds, books and everything that one needs to enhance the enjoyment of attracting and feeding wild birds. The store also offers a wide range of natural and safer pest control products for use around the home and garden. Paul has been involved in the lawn and garden sector for more than 10 years. He is the founder and managing partner of TreeHelp.com. TreeHelp.com is a major tree care information service and product manufacturer of specialty tree care products focused on helping urban trees. Treehelp.com is based in Buffalo NY and serves customers in both Canada and the United States. The presentation is followed by a judged flower show and refreshments.
Wed. January 18, 2012 Meeting: Annual General Meeting, Awards & Pot Luck Social. Everyone is welcome, including non-members. For more information, please contact Manuela Neto by telephone at 905-274-8938 or by email at manuela.neto@sympatico.ca The Flower Show will not be held at this meeting.
Wed. November 16, 2011 Meeting: Stacey has been employed with Natural Insect Control for 13 years as a greenhouse consultant for biological controls. She has worked closely with Niagara Park Butterfly Conservatory developing new methods for biological controls. She is currently working on researching a Canadian strain of entomopathogenic nematodes and use of micronutrient to control greenhouse whitefly. The presentation is followed by a judged flower show, a bake sale, a white elephant sale and refreshments. Wed. October 19, 2011 Meeting: Key speaker: Glenn Brunetti presenting “Harvesting Herbs” Glenn Brunetti is a professional herb and food educator – having developed and presented hundreds of programs for audiences across Ontario and the U.S. including the Royal Botanical Gardens, Mohawk College, The Hamilton Spectator, First Canada Place and other venues. Glenn has been in demand as a speaker, food demonstrator and guest with various media outlets promoting the growing and using of herbs and different cuisines. Wed. September 21, 2011 Meeting: Key speaker: Dugald Cameron presenting “Spring Flowering Bulbs - Planting a Spectacular Spring Garden” Dugald’s gardening career began at an early age in his English Grandmother's garden where he wold occasionally help out with weeding & digging. He must have "caught the bug" then, because he has been interested in plants and gardens ever since. His Wife, Father and himself started Gardenimport in 1983 because they couldn't find the quality or selection of bulbs and plants they wanted for their gardens. Since that time they have had the pleasure of introducing many plants, bulbs and seeds to gardeners all across Canada. Their constant search for new or scarce garden plants has led to close relationships with many of the world’s leading plant breeders and gardening authorities. An earlier career in advertising together with a degree in biology and several years of photography at The Ontario College of Art were a perfect preparation for the mail order nursery business. Their catalogue was among the first to use full colour and they have had a website for 10 years. Dugald has been on the board of directors at the Toronto Botanical Garden since 1998 where he has not only had the pleasure of working on lectures and special events, but also speak and teach on many subjects. SUMMER BREAK – No meetings in July and August 2011 Key speaker: Philip van Wassenaer, B.Sc., MFC presenting "Conservation Arboriculture". Philip van Wassenaer is the principal consulting arborist and founder of Urban Forest Innovations (UFI) and Urban Forest Innovative Solutions (UFIS). With almost 20 years experience as a practicing arborist, Philip has been an International Society of Arboriculture (ISA) Certified Arborist since 1996 and a member of the prestigious American Society of Consulting Arborists (ASCA) since 1999. He has served as both President (former) and a Director of the Ontario Urban Forest Council (OUFC) between 1997 and 2008. Philip’s further qualifications include an undergraduate degree in Environmental Sciences, and a Master of Forest Conservation degree with a specialization in Urban Forest Management, from the University of Toronto. In 2009 Philip was one of the first seven recipients of the ISA “True Professionals of Arboriculture” awards in recognition of his commitment to education and the advancement of arboriculture. His strong combination of education and experience allow him to bring a unique and successful approach to his arboricultural and urban forestry projects. Through his professional and volunteer efforts Philip has worked locally, nationally and internationally on assignments concerning urban forestry and the preservation of significant trees. Wed. May 18, 2011 Meeting: Key speaker: Belinda Gallagher presenting "People Need Plants". Belinda is the sole owner (and sole employee) of Hooked on Horticulture Consulting, a business which encompasses the activities of speaking, writing, teaching and advising about the serious business of plants. Formerly, she was the Head of Horticulture at Royal Botanical Gardens in Burlington/Hamilton, one of the largest botanical gardens in North America. In that role she was responsible for the management of 250 acres of cultivated gardens, horticultural displays and events, along with horticultural outreach and horticultural education. Her interest in the world of plants spans three decades of growing rare, unusual, native and the more common perennial plants, as well as vines, grasses, shrubs, trees and fungus. Prior to her time at Royal Botanical Gardens, she owned and operated triffids plants, a small nursery selling predominantly seed-raised unusual, rare and rarely grown species both native and exotic. The triffids plants 'sales' drew customers from Niagara Falls to Ottawa and became one of the events of the growing season for plant collectors. Her associations also tell part of her story – Landscape Ontario member and instructor, more than 15 years with Master Gardeners of Ontario (Halton Region group), certified horticulture and design judge, member of several gardening societies, and Past Editor of the Ontario Rock Garden Society ‘Journal’. She has designed and/or constructed many gardens - residential, commercial, municipal and has won a Perennial Plant Association Merit Award but she confesses to being a plant geek. Belinda has a particular affection for giant plants, likely because, according to her husband, she is vertically challenged. She holds in admiration, plants that can go from zero to 12 feet in a single season. Her other passion, fishing, gets the same admiration as all of her catches go from zero to quite large by the time they get in the boat. Belinda is passionate about plants, horticulture and those who choose the field for their life’s work. And, with over thirty years as a public speaker, she attempts to make her presentations, in whatever form, both educational AND entertaining. She never forgets that humour is the only thing that sets us above the intelligence level of a hosta. Wed. April 20, 2011 Meeting: Frank Kershaw received his Masters of Science from the University of Toronto and a diploma in horticulture from the University of Guelph. Prior to his recent retirement, he worked 30+ years in parks, horticulture and environment fields as a director with both the former Municipality of Metro Toronto and the City of Toronto. He has also worked abroad which has contributed to his knowledge of plants from different parts of the globe. Frank was one of the founding members of the Canadian Wildflower Society and has served on numerous horticultural advisory committees. He has taught gardening courses at the Toronto Botanical Gardens, the Royal Botanical Gardens and lectured widely to garden groups, university and college audiences. He has been a horticultural consultant to a number of garden books and his published articles have appeared in Canadian Gardening, Family Circle, TLC for Plants, Wildflower and Trellis magazines. Over the years he has been a popular garden presenter at events in Toronto, Hamilton, Ottawa, North Bay, Quebec and Bermuda. He has also appeared numerous times on various TV shows. In 1997, Frank was the recipient of the Garden Club of Toronto’s “Award of Merit” for outstanding contribution to horticulture. In February 2000, he made a presentation on behalf of Toronto to the Nations in Bloom contest in Japan wherein Toronto won first place for cities over one million population. Frank has led numerous garden tours throughout North America, Bermuda, Caribbean and elsewhere where he has visited several thousand gardens. Wed. March 16, 2011 Meeting: Key speaker: Victoria MacPhail presenting “Pollinator-friendly Gardening”. Victoria MacPhail is a pollination biologist with a Master of Science degree in Environmental Biology from the University of Guelph. She has experience with many aspects of pollination, from plant breeding systems to insect identification. She is a founding member of, and currently the Director of Publicity & Outreach with, Pollination Guelph, a non-profit organization in Guelph, Ontario dedicated to raising awareness of pollination through its goals of education, research, community, conservation, and advocacy. She was the coordinator of the NSERC-Canadian Pollination Initiative network during its formative period, and is also a member of the Canadian Pollinator Protector Initiative and the North American Pollinator Protection Campaign. In conjunction with the David Suzuki Foundation, she recently produced a guide to pollinator-friendly native plants for the Toronto region and surrounding areas. She is currently working as a Natural Heritage Technician at the Credit Valley Conservation Authority in southern Ontario. Wed. February 16, 2011 Meeting: Key speaker: Jennifer Lennie presenting “Gardening with Nature” Jennifer Lennie is an ecologist with a passion for native plants. She has an H.B.Sc. in Ecology from the Her portfolio includes working for the World Wildlife Fund as well as the UTM Green Team, addressing sustainability issues on campus. Jennifer is currently the Workshop and Event Coordinator at Everdale, (www.everdale.org) an organic farm and environmental learning centre in Erin Township. She is also the owner of Rooted by Nature, a native plant nursery that specializes in plants indigenous to Ontario. Jennifer lives on 10 forested acres in Wellington County with her husband Shawn and two dogs, Journey and Pippin. Wed. January 19, 2011 Meeting: Annual General Meeting, Awards & Pot Luck Social. Everyone is welcome, including non-members. For more information, please contact Manuela Neto by telephone at 905-274-8938 or by email at manuela.neto@sympatico.ca The Flower Show will not be held at this meeting. November 17, 2010 Meeting: Key speaker: Stephen Smith presenting “Invasive Species near Natural Areas” Stephen Smith is a consulting forester, ISA Certified Arborist, and owner of Urban Forest Associates Inc. (UFA) (www.ufora.ca). Stephen is a director of the Forest Gene Conservation Association of Ontario and the Society for Ecological Restoration, Ontario Chapter. Since 1993, Stephen’s clients have included the Rotary Clubs of the Don Watershed, Scouts Canada, the Girl Guides, the Task Force to Bring Back the Don, North York Hydro, the City of October 20, 2010 Meeting: Key speaker: Anna Leggatt presenting “Japanese Gardening”. Anna Legatt has a BSc. in Botany from September 15, 2010 Meeting: Key speaker: Chris Graham presenting “New and Underused Plants” Chris is a Horticultural Consultant specializing in plant selection and maintenance for public, commercial and residential landscapes. For 27 years, Chris was employed by Royal Botanical Gardens where he was Director of Horticulture. He is a graduate of the He has lectured on a wide variety of horticultural topics at Universities, Colleges, and Horticultural Societies across He now resides in Eugenia, at the top of the beautiful June 16, 2010 Meeting: Key speaker: Darren Heimbecker presenting “The Building of Whistling Gardens” Darren worked at a nursery for 18 years as a propagator, shipper and field manager before branching out on his own. Whistling Gardens (www.whistlinggardens.ca) got its official start in 2006. Since then he has attracted garden savvy plant collectors from Whistling Gardens Ltd. is located in The nursery now produces about 10,000 evergreens a year as rooted cuttings and grafted liners for different nurseries in
May 19, 2010 Meeting: Key speaker: Maureen Hulbeert presenting “Practical Garden Design for the Maureen got hooked on gardening about 15 years ago when she bought a house on a ravine with a large, though rather bare, backyard. She began to educate herself about gardening and design, further developing her knowledge and skills through studies in landscape design and plant material at April 21, 2010 Meeting: Key speaker: Carolyn Bailey presenting “Organic Gardening”. Carolyn Bailey is Gardens Program Manager at EcoSource, working with the Multicultural Inter Agency Group of Peel (MIAG) and the City of Mississauga to connect communities in Peel with neighbourhood garden spaces, garden networks and educational opportunities that increase access to healthy organic food in our community. Carolyn holds an honours degree in World History from
March 17, 2010 Meeting: Key speaker: Glenn Brunetti presenting “Glenn’s Top Ten Herbs”. Refer to October 2011 for Glenn’s biography. February 17, 2010 Meeting: Key speaker: Sean James presenting “Understanding Hard Landscaping” Sean James has been gardening professionally since age sixteen, (26 years now!) and has been speaking publically since 1991. A graduate of the Niagara Parks School of Horticulture, he runs Fern Ridge Landscaping and Eco-consulting, a small, quality, consulting /designing/installation & maintenance company, and is a two-time past-President of the Milton & District Horticultural Society. He designed the <SPAN style="FONT-FAM |
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