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Annual Spring Plant Sale

Saturday, May 26th
9:00 to 11:00 a.m.
Andrew Shields Park,
1455 Old Prescott Road

OPEN TO THE GENERAL PUBLIC

       Here is your opportunity to purchase the best values in garden perennials in the area. All of the plants for sale have been growing in our members gardens for at least a year and are divisions or entire plants raised by our gardeners.
       No plant (with the odd possible exception) is priced at more than $5.00 and prices start as low as 50 cents. There will be many hostas, primulas, sedums, ornamental grasses, ground covers, plants for shade and for sun.
       All funds raised are used to support the speaker program for the Greely Gardeners Group as well as to purchase new plants for the gardens at the Greely Community Centre.
       Be there when the gates open at 9:00 a.m. to find great perennials for your Greely garden! Hurry, most plants are usually sold by 10:30.

Questions: contact either Gary or Heather at 613-821-7445, or by email at greelygardeners@gmail.com.

GGG MEMBERS:
See box at left for information about bringing in your plants.

All of the Greely Gardeners Group monthly meetings are open to both members and non-members. There is a $2 admission fee for non-members at the monthly meetings; coffee, tea and 'treats' are served to all after the meetings. The Annual Spring Plant Sale is open to the general public, while other special events are restricted to members and their guests.
The monthly meetings are held at 7:00 p.m. in the Greely Community Centre, located at 1448 Meadow Drive in Greely.

Upcoming Events -- 2012

Saturday, May 26, 2012 - Annual Spring Plant Sale (Details at right)
        9:00 to 11:00, Andrew Shields Park, 1455 Old Prescott Road
Wednesday, June 6, 2012 - Culinary Herbs and their Uses
        Guest speaker: George and Gerry, The Herb Garden, Almonte
Saturday, Jun 9, 2012 - Members' Field Trip
        Members and guest(s) only; details to be determined
Saturday, Jun 23, 2012 - Members' Gardens Tour
        Members and guest(s) only; details to be determined
Wednesday, September 5, 2012 - Irises
        Guest speaker: Sandy Ives
Wednesday, October 3, 2012 - Monarch Butterflies
        Guest speaker: Jean Lauriault, Canadian Museum of Nature (ret'd.)
Wednesday, November 7, 2012 - Seasonal Planters
        Guest speaker: to be announced
Wednesday, December 5, 2012 - Annual Christmas Pot-Luck Dinner                                      (members and guest only)

Events from Previous Years --
        Review the meetings, events and activities from earlier in 2012 and all previous years.

Please support the sponsors of our GGG Spring Flyer!

"Culinary Herbs and Their Uses"

Come to a presentation by George and Gerry from the Herb Garden in Almonte, and discover all about the herbs that you can grow in your gardens and use in your kitchens!.

As usual , we meet at 7:00 p.m. in the Greely Community Centre, 1448 Meadow Drive, Greely. Questions: contact Phyllis at 613-574-0214.

Guided Tour
of the Heritage Gardens at Upper Canada Village
Saturday, June 9th

Our planned field trip for GGG members this year will be a visit of the Heritage Gardens at Upper Canada Village.

If you were not present at the May Monthly Meeting, you did not have a chance to sign up for this trip. If you are interested in attending, please contact Gary at 613-821-7445 so we can add your name to the list.

Further details will be available shortly; please check back on this website over the next couple of weeks. Final details will be communicated at the June 2nd Monthly Meeting.

Annual Spring Plant Sale
Information for GGG Members

       When you're dividing your perennials this spring, be sure to pot up some of extras for our plant sale. If you need extra pots, give Heather a call at 613-821-7445.

       Bring your plants to the pavilion at Andrew Shields Park on the morning of the sale between 8:00 and 8:30. If you are unable to attend on Saturday and you have some plants that you want to donate, give Gary a call at 613-821-7445.

       Please make sure that all plants are clearly identified - popsicle sticks make good markers, or you can label pots with masking tape. If you don't know the name of the plant, please describe its size, colour, bloom time and whether it is a 'sun' plant or a 'shade' plant.

      Thank you.

Questions: contact either Gary or Heather at 613-821-7445

Re-design of the 'flagpole' garden
at the Greely Community Centre

For some time now, the members of the GGG Executive Committee have been planning to undertake a complete re-design of the main flower bed at the Community Centre.

During the past four months, several GGG members have been reviewing designs for the flagpole garden and have created their planting plan for the garden.

Over the three weeks, the team will be purchasing our materials and preparing the garden bed for the upcoming changes.

Stay tuned for further news on this project.

If you are interested in lending hand with the preparation and planting of the new 'flagpole' garden, and we hope that you are, please contact Gary at 613-821-7445, or by email at greelygardeners@gmail.com.