For full details on the event and how to register please visit humber.ca/arboretum/events
Eco - Garden Community Workshop Series
Presented by Etobicoke Master Gardeners & Humber Arboretum
Virtual Sessions will be hosted using Zoom, for full details on the events check out the listing below.
To register visit humber.ca/arboretum/events
Eco - Garden Community Workshop Series
Presented by Etobicoke Master Gardeners & Humber Arboretum
Virtual Sessions will be hosted using Zoom, for full details on the events check out the listing below.
To register visit humber.ca/arboretum/events
Soil Health: The Natural Approach
Date: Saturday, January 16, 2021
Time: 10:00 – 11:00 am
Join Etobicoke Master Gardeners and the Humber Arboretum for a free workshop on Soil Health. Learn what soil is made of what good soil provides to plants, and how to test for basic soil types. Also, learn about the benefits of composting, compositing basics, along with what is mycorrhizae, it’s benefits, and how we use it. You will learn how to feed your soil, so your soil will feed your plants!”
https://humber.ca/arboretum/events/emg-soil.html
https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/soil-health-the-natural-approach-tickets-133641704937
Good Bugs – Bad Bugs
Date: Saturday, February 20, 2021 at 10:00 – 11:00 am
Join Etobicoke Master Gardeners and the Humber Arboretum for a free workshop on Good Bugs – Bad Bugs. Learn about the good bugs (beneficials) and bad bugs (pests) in your garden, how to identify them, and prevent methods in your garden.
Growing Your Own Food
Date/Time: Saturday, April 17,2021 at 10:00 – 11:00 am
Join Etobicoke Master Gardeners and the Humber Arboretum for a free workshop on growing your own food and micro gardening. Learn about where to grow, what to grow, and how to grow it, with information on garden prep and maintenance. Intensifying your food production in containers and well-designed small urban spaces
Bird Friendly Gardening
Date/Time: Saturday, May 15, 2021 at: 10:00 – 11:00 am
Join Etobicoke Master Gardeners and the Humber Arboretum for a free workshop on Bird Friendly Gardening. Learn about the ecology in your backyard, threats to birds, how to create a bird friendly garden, including plants to encourage birds to your garden.
Benefits of Gardening
Date / Time: Saturday, June 12, 2021 at 10:00 – 10:30 am
Join Etobicoke Master Gardeners and the Humber Arboretum for a free session on Benefits of Gardening. Gardening can provide much more than just beautifying your landscape. Learn about the many unexpected benefits when gardening including those on the environment, property value, your physical & mental health, and your culinary passions, to say a few.
Pruning
Date / Time: Saturday, October 16, 2021 at 10:00 – 11:00 am
Join Etobicoke Master Gardeners and the Humber Arboretum for a free workshop on Pruning. Learn about the importance of pruning, proper pruning techniques, get tips on what to prune when, talk about some of the common tools used for pruning, and find out how to care for them.
Pests & Pathogens
Date / Time: Saturday, November 13, 2021 at 10:00 – 11:00 am
Join Etobicoke Master Gardeners and the Humber Arboretum for a free workshop on Pests & Pathogens. Learn about the pests and pathogens that may show up in local gardens - plus how to deal with them if they show up in yours!
Date: Saturday, January 16, 2021
Time: 10:00 – 11:00 am
Join Etobicoke Master Gardeners and the Humber Arboretum for a free workshop on Soil Health. Learn what soil is made of what good soil provides to plants, and how to test for basic soil types. Also, learn about the benefits of composting, compositing basics, along with what is mycorrhizae, it’s benefits, and how we use it. You will learn how to feed your soil, so your soil will feed your plants!”
https://humber.ca/arboretum/events/emg-soil.html
https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/soil-health-the-natural-approach-tickets-133641704937
Good Bugs – Bad Bugs
Date: Saturday, February 20, 2021 at 10:00 – 11:00 am
Join Etobicoke Master Gardeners and the Humber Arboretum for a free workshop on Good Bugs – Bad Bugs. Learn about the good bugs (beneficials) and bad bugs (pests) in your garden, how to identify them, and prevent methods in your garden.
Growing Your Own Food
Date/Time: Saturday, April 17,2021 at 10:00 – 11:00 am
Join Etobicoke Master Gardeners and the Humber Arboretum for a free workshop on growing your own food and micro gardening. Learn about where to grow, what to grow, and how to grow it, with information on garden prep and maintenance. Intensifying your food production in containers and well-designed small urban spaces
Bird Friendly Gardening
Date/Time: Saturday, May 15, 2021 at: 10:00 – 11:00 am
Join Etobicoke Master Gardeners and the Humber Arboretum for a free workshop on Bird Friendly Gardening. Learn about the ecology in your backyard, threats to birds, how to create a bird friendly garden, including plants to encourage birds to your garden.
Benefits of Gardening
Date / Time: Saturday, June 12, 2021 at 10:00 – 10:30 am
Join Etobicoke Master Gardeners and the Humber Arboretum for a free session on Benefits of Gardening. Gardening can provide much more than just beautifying your landscape. Learn about the many unexpected benefits when gardening including those on the environment, property value, your physical & mental health, and your culinary passions, to say a few.
Pruning
Date / Time: Saturday, October 16, 2021 at 10:00 – 11:00 am
Join Etobicoke Master Gardeners and the Humber Arboretum for a free workshop on Pruning. Learn about the importance of pruning, proper pruning techniques, get tips on what to prune when, talk about some of the common tools used for pruning, and find out how to care for them.
Pests & Pathogens
Date / Time: Saturday, November 13, 2021 at 10:00 – 11:00 am
Join Etobicoke Master Gardeners and the Humber Arboretum for a free workshop on Pests & Pathogens. Learn about the pests and pathogens that may show up in local gardens - plus how to deal with them if they show up in yours!