In addition to our Zoom and in-person meetings, BGC members are also invited to view past recorded presentations at your leisure (password-protected):
2024 PROGRAM
January 10, 2024: BGC Zoom Event: AGM & “Climate Change and the Garden“ presented by Lorraine Johnston, author, speaker and “cultivation activist”
Location: Virtual
Time: 7:00 pm EST.
This is a BGC Zoom event. Please note that we will first begin with the Annual General Meeting (AGM) prior to our main event.
We are delighted to have well-known speaker Lorraine Johnston with us, author of numerous books on native plants, gardening for pollinators and restoring habitat. Lorraine will focus on action while addressing issues such as: How can we make our gardens resilient in an era of climate change, more frequent droughts, habitat loss and species decline? What are some of the connections between climate justice action and land-based practices such as gardening?
Members who are registered for 2024 will receive an invitation by email. To request or renew a membership or to arrange a guest pass, please refer to the Membership page.
February 14, 2024: BGC Zoom Event: ““Growing Winter Hardy Cactus”, presented by Sharon and John Bowler
Location: Virtual
Time: 7:00 pm EST.
This is a BGC Zoom event.
Join Sharon and John Bowler as they share their Winter Hardy Cactus Garden with you. Both have won awards for their institutional and residential landscaping designs. They will share a little Canadian Cactus Horticultural History, and explain how you too, can source, landscape with, propagate and enjoy Cactus outdoors all season long!
Members who are registered for 2024 will receive an invitation by email. To request or renew a membership or to arrange a guest pass, please refer to the Membership page.
February 28, 2024: Zoom Event : “Gardening Tricks”, presented by Master Gardener Robert Pavis, hosted by the Pointe Claire Horticultural Society
Location: Virtual
Time: 7:30 pm EST.
Please note that this Zoom event is hosted by the Pointe Claire Horticultural Society. BGC members benefit from an additional talk this month thanks to a reciprocal agreement between BGC and PCHS.
Master Gardener Robert Pavlis is a popular speaker, author, article contributor, blogger and self-avowed “plantaholic”. His private 6-acre garden has about 3,000 perennials, grasses, shrubs and trees.
Members who are registered for 2024 will receive an invitation by email. To request or renew a membership or to arrange a guest pass, please refer to the Membership page.
March 13, 2024: In-Person Event: : “Gardening for Birds”, presented by Le Nichoir
Location: Herb Linder Annex, 303 Beaconsfield Blvd, Beaconsfield
Time: 7:30 pm EST. Please arrive by 7:15.
The Le Nichoir Wild Bird Conservation Centre specializes in the rehabilitation of injured wild birds and their reintroduction back into their natural habitats. This talk offers guidance on safely attracting birds to our backyards and highlights how we can support them within their local ecosystems. It will cover bird feeding, utilizing native plants for food and shelter, and how to apply simple actions for bird safety.
April 10, 2024: In-Person Event: : “Native Plants of Quebec” presented by Krin Haglund of Jardin Buzz
Location: Herb Linder Annex, 303 Beaconsfield Blvd, Beaconsfield
Time: 7:30 pm EST. Please arrive by 7:15.
Krin Haglund is a native plant grower and founder of Jardin Buzz who encourages planting for pollinators and biodiversity. In this talk, Krin profiles some of Quebec’s beautiful native plants and shares how we can use them in our gardens. Learn how to create an exuberant native pollinator garden, even in small spaces, as well as discover techniques for saving and planting native plant seeds.
May 8, 2024: In-Person Event: : Hands-on Event – To Be Confirmed
Location: Herb Linder Annex, 303 Beaconsfield Blvd, Beaconsfield
Time: 7:30 pm EST. Please arrive by 7:15.
We are working hard on coming up with a hands-on event to kick-off the gardening season!
It will also be an opportunity to socialize and compare notes with your fellow gardeners.
Details to come.
May 11, 2024: BGC Plant Sale
Location: Centennial Hall, 288 Beaconsfield Blvd, Beaconsfield
Time: Doors open at 10AM. Sale ends at noon or when plants run out.
It’s that time of the year again!!
Don’t miss the garden club’s popular plant sale where we sell many different plants from our members’ gardens. Arrive early as plants go quickly!