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Upcoming 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!
April (date TBD):
April (date TBD):
Plant Sale Planning Meeting
Location to be determined
Club members gathered to plan digging and potting of plant contributions for this year's June plant sale.
13 May:
13 May:
Herbs: Growing them and making tinctures
Felker Hall
Presented by Ilana Vanderweit of Floreren Farm medicinal herb and nut tree nursery. New members welcome. You can view the physical poster for this event here.
CGC delegates and some members will attend the annual convention in Baddeck, NS.
6 June:
6 June:
Please join us between 8:00 AM and 1:00 PM on South Broadway Avenue opposite Clark Rutherford Memorial School in Cornwallis Park to purchase plants from members' gardens at very reasonable prices!
10 June through August:
10 June through August:
Members' Garden Tours
Various locations
On selected dates during June, July, and August, CGC members will open their gardens to the CGC membership. There will be a scavenger hunt spanning across these garden visits. More details coming soon!
Club members will meet at 4:30 PM at the Annapolis Royal Historic Gardens where horticulturist Ashley Viola will guide us through the garden, highlighting the impacts of climate change on local gardens, and discussing options for climate resilience in the garden.
Club members will meet at 3:00 PM at Bunchberry Nurseries for a workshop during which they will each create a decorative leaf-shaped feature paver using molded concrete.
July or August:
July or August:
Murder mystery afternoon!
Location TBD
Club members will gather at a member's garden to work together to solve a murder mystery. Come along to find out who did it!
12 August:
12 August:
Member potluck
Location TBD
Club members will gather to share a potluck dinner, possibly at Veteran's Park in Cornwallis Park.
September (date TBD)
September (date TBD)
40th Anniversary Tea
Felker Hall
Club members will gather for tea and treats to celebrate 40 years since the unofficial first meetings of the Clements Garden Club were held in 1986.
Autumn (date TBD):
Autumn (date TBD):
Markets visit
Up the Valley
Road trip! Club members will head up the valley to explore autumn's bounty at one or more of the many excellent markets.
14 October:
14 October:
Building Garden Objects
Felker Hall
Club member Doris Refflinghaus will demonstrate how to create wonderful, creative, decorative objects for your garden.
11 November:
11 November:
Annual General Meeting and Auction
Felker Hall
After the club's Annual General Meeting, new or gently-used items brought by members will be auctioned to raise funds for the Christmas party and for the coming year of club programming.
9 December:
9 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.
Recent Events
Recent Events
8 April:
8 April:
Soil Health
Felker Hall
Matthew Roy of Coastal Grove Farm presented on maintaining soil health using organic practices suited to southwest Nova Scotia. This presentation was well-attended and full of useful information; Matthew's slides are available for review here.
February:
February:
Program planning meeting
Felker Hall
Club members met a few times to develop the program for 2026.
Past Events
Past Events
2025:
10 December: Christmas celebration at Felker Hall.
12 November: Annual General Meeting, fundraising auction, and wreath-making demonstration at Felker Hall.
8 October: Travel photos by George Chisholm at Felker Hall.
10 September: Monthly meeting and post-summer activities catch-up at Felker Hall.
13 August: Members' potluck dinner at the home of member Regan White.
16 July: Visit to the Digby and Area Community Garden.
12 July: Field trip to experience the wildflowers of Brier Island, guided by Gini Proulx.
13-15 June: NSAGC convention at St. Francis Xavier University, Antigonish, NS.
11 June: Tour of the garden of Jim and Jenny Medill in Lequille.
7 June: Annual Plant Sale in Cornwallis Park.
14 May: Presentation about ferns by local horticulturist Karen Auchenbach at Felker Hall.
5 May: Project planning meeting for (and at) Veteran's Memorial Park in Cornwallis Park.
26 April: Tour of Floreren Farm, focusing on planting food forests and herbal gardening.
16 April: Plant sale planning meeting at the home of Gini Proulx.
9 April: Presentations on cold frames and growing greens outside during the winter by member Scott Digweed, and on winter sowing by member Doris Refflinghaus.
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