Events

Upcoming Events

The club's regular meetings are held at 6:30 PM on the second Wednesday of the month from April through December. Meetings in April, May, June, September, October, and November are at Felker Hall in Cornwallis Park. Regular meetings usually feature a business meeting followed by a gardening-oriented presentation and refreshments.

The club holds a plant sale in Cornwallis Park on the first Saturday in June. All plants are sourced from members' gardens, many are unique or interesting cultivars, and all are priced reasonably to encourage gardening in the community.

Instead of a regular meeting in July, the club usually makes a field trip to a local garden, and in August, a pot luck is usually hosted at one of our member's homes. During the November meeting, the club holds an auction of member-donated items as a fundraiser for club activities throughout the year. The December meeting is a member Christmas party at Felker Hall.

The club is a vibrant mixture of charter members, long-time members, and newcomers. Membership is only $12 for the year; part of this pays for the club's membership in the Nova Scotia Association of Garden Clubs. New members are always welcome!

2025

5 May:

Veteran's Memorial Park planting project meeting

Felker Hall

Club members will meet to plan June planting work in Veteran's Memorial Park in Cornwallis Park.

14 May:

Monthly Meeting: Ferns

Felker Hall

Local horticulturist Karen Achenbach will speak to the club about ferns.

7 June:

Annual Plant Sale

Come visit us between 8:00 AM and 1:00 PM on South Broadway Avenue opposite Clark Rutherford Memorial School in Cornwallis Park to choose from a wide array of interesting and affordable plants, carefully cultivated and potted by CGC members!

11 June:

Veteran's Memorial Park community planting

The club will meet to clean up and plant in Veteran's Memorial Park in the southwest portion of Cornwallis Park. This is one of the club's key community projects for 2025.

13-15 June:

NSAGC Convention

St. Francis Xavier University, Antigonish, NS

9 July:

Garden Tour

TBD

Join Club members in a visit to appreciate an interesting local garden.

12 July:

Wildflowers of Brier Island

Westport

Field trip! Club members will explore the unique wildflower diversity of Brier Island, under the guidance of renowned local naturalist (and charter club member) Gini Proulx.

13 August:

Member potluck

Clementsport

All club members are invited to a potluck dinner at 5:00 PM the home of Regan White. We'll share a summer's-worth of gardening experiences together over a variety wonderful member-prepared dishes.

10 September:

Monthly Meeting: Mushrooms

Felker Hall

Local grower Sandy Mulveney from Hazel Grove Farm in Deep Brook will speak to the club about mushrooms.

8 October:

Monthly Meeting: Travel photos

Felker Hall

Club member George Chisholm will present photos and discuss his recent travels.

12 November:

Auction and Wreath Making demonstration

Felker Hall

Club members bring new or gently-used items to be auctioned, raising funds for the Christmas party and for the coming year of club programming. Regan White will also demonstrate how to make a Christmas wreath.

10 December:

Christmas celebration

Felker Hall

All club members and their guests are invited to a festive evening that will include a turkey dinner, games, and prizes.

Past Events - 2025

9 April:

Monthly Meeting: Winter Gardening

Felker Hall

Club member presentations: Scott Digweed will talk about cold frames and growing greens outside through the winter, and Doris Reffinghaus will talk about winter sowing.

16 April:

Plant Sale Planning Meeting

Home of Gini Proulx

Club members gathered to plan digging and potting of plant contributions for this year's June plant sale.

26 April:

Food forests and herbal gardening

Floreren Farm

Club members toured Floreren Farm to learn about plants and concepts underlying food forests and herbal gardening.

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