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Gardening Saturday 2013

Online Workshop & Speakers Registration Page

CLOSED

There are 4 sessions A, B, C & D.

Fee for workshops is $10. Detailed description of each workshop can be found by visiting our Workshop Page.

We appreciate your patience with our new online registration system. As our events grows so does the need for a digital record keeping.  And as with everything that is new - a few kinks still need to get worked out.


 Session A     9:00am – 9:45am  

Please choose only one workshop from the choice of 4

Workshop #1   Room B126   Paving Stones, Pathways, Retaining Walls presented by barkman concrete

 

 


 

Workshop #2   Room B222   Preserving & Preparing Prairie Fruit presented by Getty Stewart

 

 


 

Workshop #3   Room C167   Hands-on Workshop for Seasonal Container Arrangement presented by Sharlene Nielsen – Materials cost $45 00 + $10.00. Observers $10.00  

register for the Hands-on Workshop SOLD OUT!

for the Observer Only    SOLD OUT!

 


 

Workshop #4   Room C244   Trees & Shrubs for Your Landscape. What’s New for 2013 presented by

Philip Ronald from Jeffries Nurseries    

 

  SOLD OUT!

 


 Session B    10:00am – 10:45am   

Please choose only one workshop from the choice of 4 

Workshop #5   Room C244   Square Foot Gardening for Small Spaces presented by Mick Manfield

     SOLD OUT! check out the second workshop at 2:30pm

 


 

Workshop #6   Moved to the Auditorium   Choosing the Right Perennials for Your Garden presented by Carla Hrycyna – St. Mary’s Nursery

 

 


 

Workshop #7   Room B126   Tips on Canning/Preserving Produce. Growing, Harvesting & Storage presented by Heather Kurbis

 

 


 

Workshop #8  Room B222  Lilies & the Red Lily Beetle – Identify and Learn Safe Methods of Control presented by John Rempel

 

 


 

Session C   1:30pm – 2:15pm   

Please choose only one workshop from the choice of 3

 

Workshop #9   Room B222   All About Daylilies. New Introductions for 2013 presented by Carol Bender  

 

 


 

Workshop #10   Room B126   Growing Organic Vegetables 101 presented by Lori Ann Regnier

 SOLD OUT

 


 

Workshop #11   Room C244   Pruning Your Trees & Shrubs – When to Prune? How to Start. Presented by Michael Allen

 

 


 

 Session D   2:30 pm – 3:15pm   

Please choose only one workshop from the choice of 5

 

Workshop #12   Auditorium   Learn about Annual & Perennial Vines & Groundcovers for both Large and Small Spaces presented by Colleen Zacharias

 

 


 

Workshop #13   Room B126   Composting 101 – Turn Your Waste Into Rich Garden Soil presented by Dave Elmore    

 

  


                    

Workshop #14   Room C244   Water Features for the Home Landscape. Recommendations for Plants presented by Shelmerdine Garden Center

 

 


 

Workshop #15   Room B222   Gardening With Asthma & Allergies – Don't let your symptoms keep you from gardening. Plant recommendations presented by Margaret Bernhardt-Lowdon, Manitoba Lung Association

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Workshop #16   Room C167  Square Foot Gardening for Small Spaces presented by Mick Manfield

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

     
  Registration for any workshops & speakers includes admission to the Tradeshow & Food Market. Great Value!    
     

 

 

KEYNOTE SPEAKER

Beckie Fox – Garden Making magazine

Presentation: Container Gardening

In this presentation, Beckie will present a primer on container gardening.  Get tips on how to choose colours and combine plants to create a gorgeous container that looks full and beautiful from the start.

Registrants will receive a complimentary copy of the latest issue of Garden Making magazine.

11:00 – 12:00   CMU Auditorium

Tickets @$25 each    

 

 

   

 

 

GUEST SPEAKER

Sara Williams – Prairie Xeriscape

Creating the Prairie Xeriscape - Low Maintenance Gardening

Special Guest Sara Williams will preview the best of the hardy and drought tolerant plants available to prairie gardeners.  Sara's newest book release, Creating the Prairie Xeriscape, will be available for sale throughout the show.

1:30 - 2:15   CMU Auditorium

Tickets @$20 each