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MeetingsCloverleaf meets on the third Wednesday of every month at 7:30pm, with the exception of July, August and December. Each meeting features a key speaker, followed by a judged flower show, and concludes with tea, coffee and baked goodies. There is also a draw table where you can win a plant or a gardening accessory. The Annual General Meeting is held in January when the election of new officers takes place. Meeting Location: Single: $14 Family: $22
Guests: $5 per visit (effective October 2009)
The following is a list of future and past speakers at our monthly meetings, shown in reverse chronological order.
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”.
Imagine being only able to grow a handful of herbs. Which ones would you choose? For some, parsley would be more than sufficient. For others the choice would be daunting. This scenario is a reality for many of us who have only a small amount of space in the garden, patio or balcony to grow a few plants. In response to questions about which herbs to start with and which ones are easy to grow in containers, this program delves into ten of the most versatile herbs to grow and use.
Glenn Brunetti lives in
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 He’s spoken on CBC Radio on Green Roofing and, in 2009, Sean and Fern Ridge Landscaping were featured in four episodes of HGTV’s ‘Green Force’ – starring Carson Arthur. Sean grew up surrounded by nature, near
January 20, 2010 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 NOTICE: The Flower Show will not be held at this meeting, so that everyone can just relax and enjoy the dinner and socializing.
November 18, 2009 Meeting: Key speakers: Natalie Iwanycki and Alex Henderson presenting “Climate Change and Gardens”. About Alex Henderson: Alex joined Royal Botanical Gardens in 2006 having spent several years in the horticulture department at Royal Botanic Gardens, About Natalie Iwanycki: Natalie joined the Science Department at the Royal Botanical Gardens in 2006 as Field Botanist & Herbarium Curator. Holding an undergraduate degree in Botanical Science and a Masters in Forest Conservation, the conservation of wild plants and plant communities in urban and suburban landscapes is one of her primary research interests. She's an expert in identifying wild plant species in Southern Ontario and October 14, 2009 Meeting: Key speaker: Christina Sharma presenting “Project CHIRP!” Christina Sharma has been a volunteer educator with the Canadian Wildlife Federation since 2001. In 2002, she received the Queen’s Golden Jubilee Medal for her public education on how residential properties can support wildlife conservation. In 2007, she founded Project CHIRP!. Christina uses the design of her property as a teaching tool for songbird conservation. Her initiatives have been featured in the Toronto Star, on CBC Radio and in a variety of publications. Project CHIRP! Appeared on CBC Television in the autumn of 2008. Project CHIRP! is a songbird conservation initiative in which the survival needs of songbirds are met through the creation of Canadian Wildlife Federation-certified songbird habitats on residential properties. To learn more about Project Chirp, please visit www.projectchirp.com. September 16, 2009 Meeting: Key speaker and topic: Catherine Kavassalis presenting “Evolution of Trees in our Area” Catherine Kavassalis is an educator, public speaker and consultant who generally focuses her energy on public environmental education, preservation of biodiversity and of course gardening. As the current president of Oakville Horticultural Society and a director for the Royal Botanical Gardens, Catherine encourages interest and improvement in gardening and horticulture. She shares her passion and learning, by giving presentations and writing articles, many of which are on her website: EGardening. In 2006, Catherine began a campaign to protect heritage trees. Working with Oakvillegreen Conservation Association, the Town of By understanding how our present urban forests have evolved, we gain insights for the future. Come and learn how our complex mixed woods evolved and how our choices as gardeners will shape our urban forests for the next millennia.
June 17, 2009 Meeting: Key speaker: Jackie Shah presenting “Japanese Maples”. Jacky Shah planted her first garden in 1994, outside her new Jacky has an extensive collection of plants, garden books, and garden fantasies. Like many, she tends to focus on one genus at a time. In recent years, she has been intrigued by Japanese garden history, Japanese garden design, and planting. Her garden reflects a more eclectic niche approach, and she has been able to incorporate more than a dozen Japanese maples into her small suburban garden. With over 700 distinctly identified cultivars of Japanese maple, there is no shortage of choice.
Jacky's leisure time is dominated by garden related pursuits, and she is a long time board member of the Streetsville Horticultural Society. Her husband and three daughters are supportive of her passion and often donate their own time to horticultural community projects.
Jacky has been employed as a Social Worker at The Credit Valley Hospital's Addiction and Concurrent Disorder Centre for almost twenty years. Her office features a large assortment of plant material and is a healing environment for those new to recovery. May 20, 2009 Meeting: Key speaker: Frank Kershaw presenting “The Arts and Frank Kershaw received his Masters of Science from the 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 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 Frank has led numerous garden tours throughout North American, Bermuda, April 15, 2009 Meeting: Key speaker: Belinda Gallagher presenting “RBG Revisited: Belinda currently holds the position of Acting Head of Horticulture at the Royal Botanical Gardens (RBG), in Belinda is an avid grower of rare, unusual, native and the more common perennial plants, as well as vines, grasses, shrubs, trees and fungus. Gardening in the sometimes Zone 5b, sometimes Zone 5a area in Halton Hills, Ontario northwest of Toronto, she experiments with plants of all hardiness ratings. In 1998 she officially opened Triffids Plants and began to sell many of her unusual, rare and rarely grown plants, which are predominantly seed raised. The Triffids Plants 'sales' which are by invitation only, draw customers from Her credentials include several years with Master Gardeners of March 18, 2009 Meeting: Key speaker: Stephanie Morris presenting “Colour, Curves and Combinations” Stephanie Morris has been in the horticultural industry for 20+ years specializing in retail garden centre sales, residential garden design & consultation. Stephanie has a Certificate in Landscape Architecture from Ryerson and has been a Certified Ontario Horticulturist Teacher at February 18, 2009 Meeting: Key speaker: Sean James presenting “Proud of my Pruning”. (For Sean's bio, refer above to the February 17, 2010 meeting). January 21, 2009 Meeting: The January meeting starts with the Annual General Meeting followed by two speakers: 1) John Lohuis, Director of the Mississauga Recreation & Parks Department making a brief presentation 2) Cloverleaf Garden Club member Manuela Neto presenting a colourful slideshow of many of the beautiful residential gardens she visited last year in the Buffalo Garden Walk. November 19, 2008 Meeting: Pot Luck Social Message from the President as published in the October 2008 Cloverleaf Thymes: < |
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