Great Gardening Websites

Treehugger has an article on the best gardening websites. A little something for everyone, from houseplants to micro-farms, from the Netherlands to the U.S. to Canada. Check it out!

We Need Your Old Windows!

DMSMCA will be holding a cold frame workshop and needs old windows for building the frames. If you have a window to donate, please call Robyn at 774-7005 or email greening(at)dmsmca.ca.

5th Annual Gardening Saturday

March 13, 2012 form 9am to 4pm
Canadian Mennonite University, North Campus.

Check out the Friends of Gardens Manitoba website for more details!

Compost Bin Sale

Call DMSMCA today to pre-order your backyard compost bin!

Phone: 774-7005
Pick-up: 823 Ellice Ave.

Some inspiration before tomorrow's Seed Starting Workshop

"If you'd rather not buy plastic flats or peat pellets for your seed starting, it's very easy to make seed starting pots out of items that were destined for the recycling bin or compost pile (or, worse, the trash!) Here are three easy, free ideas that work very well."


Read the full article.

My favourite idea is the toilet paper rolls!

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Seedy Saturday

A celebration of seeds and prairie gardeners!
March 3, 2012 10:00am to 3:00 pm
Canadian Mennonite University, South Campus

At Winnipeg’s 12th annual Seedy Saturday, find inspiration for your garden, learn about local biodiversity and global conservation issues, and take part in the community seed exchange. Lots of seeds for sale too!

Volunteers from The Friends of Gardens Manitoba, the Winnipeg Community Garden Network and Seeds of Diversity Canada join forces to present our local version of this national phenomenon.

Our Seedy Saturday brings together gardeners, farmers, seed growers and seed savers, native plant enthusiasts, conservation groups, horticultural societies --- anyone ready to dream about spring in the company of friends --- for a day of great connections and new ideas.

Details on the presentation schedule and the display and vendor lineup will be posted as soon as they are available.

At the heart of every Seedy Saturday is the seed swap. Bring your seeds, roots, plants and stories to share.

Admission is by donation.

Indoor Seed Starting Workshop

When: Tuesday, February 28 from 7 - 8:30pm
Where: DMSMCA, 823 Ellice Ave.

Seedlings can be expensive to purchase from the store or nursery, so come and learn the basics of growing your own seedlings from scratch.

This is a FREE hands-on workshop and each participant will leave with a few started seedlings. Please bring your own reusable containers to take your seedlings home.

For more information, contact Robyn at 774-7005 or greening(at)dmsmca.ca.