Discover, Create & Grow

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Browse our events and workshops below and save your seat!

Oct.
14th

Come for Tea at greengate

Tea at the Garden Centre | Event Details

Overview
Date/Time
Location
Cost/Registration

Join Society horticulturist Kath Smyth, fellow members, and guests for a relaxed gardening conversation over tea, coffee, and afternoon snacks. After all, we have gardening questions year-round!

Gather your questions and enjoy a cozy afternoon at greengate Garden Centres. Please bring your own mug.

Date: Wednesday Oct. 14th, 2026
Time: 1 PM – 2 PM
With: The Calgary Horticultural Society

Location: greengate Garden Centers' - gardensense Studio

Members may use their 'Bring a Friend' benefit and register for two people at member pricing, free!

Registration closes Tuesday, October 13th at 12:00 PM.

Registration & details: click HERE

Oct.
17th

African Violet Society's Autumn Plant Sale

Plant Sale | Event Details

Overview
Date/Time
Location

Fill your home this fall with the beauty of African Violets and other stunning plants in the Gesneriad family!

Don't miss the chance to bring home these vibrant beauties!

What to Expect:
• Bring your own lunch
• A wide variety of Gesneriad plants
• Perfect gifts for family, friends, and other plant enthusiasts⁠
• African Violet plants and cuttings for your growing collection

Date: Saturday Oct. 17th, 2026
Time: 10 AM – 4 PM

Location: greengate Garden Centers' - gardensense Studio

MNore Details: click HERE

Oct.
18th

Broom Making

WORKSHOP | Event Details

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Date/Time
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Step into the world of a centuries-old craft with David Campbell, master broom maker

In this hands-on workshop, you'll learn the traditional art of broom-making exactly as it's been done for over 250 years – no nails, no screws, no wire – just skill, patience, and craftsmanship. Create your own functional piece of folk art: a floor broom, hearth broom, cobweb broom, or even a whimsical flying broom!

David is passionate about keeping this heritage craft alive. By attending, you're helping to pass this knowledge forward, ensuring that the techniques and traditions of hand-woven broom-making continue for generations.

• Limited to 5 participants – all materials & tools provided
• Bring your own lunch

Date: Sunday Oct. 18th, 2026
Time: 11 AM – 4:30 PM
Instructor: David Campbell

Location: greengate Garden Centers' - gardensense Studio

$140 per broom maker

• Limited to 5 participants – all materials & tools provided
• Bring your own lunch

For WORKSHOP tickets: click HERE

Oct.
24th

Witch's Broom Making

WORKSHOP | Event Details

Overview
Date/Time
Location
Registration

Make Your Own Witch's Broom!

Step into the world of a centuries-old craft with David Campbell, master broom maker

Join a fun and unique three-hour workshop where participants will be lead through the magical centuries-old craft of witch's broom making, where you make your own broom, even fly it home if you want.

• For children and adults
• Standard flying broom comes with genuine tree branch handles and unwoven, unstitched broomcorn ends
• Children 12 and up welcome when accompanied by an adult
• All materials and tools provided
• Limited to five broom makers per workshop

Date: Saturday Oct. 24th
Time: 10 AM – 1 PM

* More dates will be added subject to demand
Instructor: David Campbell
Price: $120 per broom maker (adult chaperones no charge)

Location: greengate Garden Centers' - gardensense Studio

$120 per broom maker
(adult chaperones no charge)

For WORKSHOP tickets: click HERE

Oct.
24th

Witch's Broom Making

WORKSHOP | Event Details

Overview
Date/Time
Location
Registration

Make Your Own Witch's Broom!

Step into the world of a centuries-old craft with David Campbell, master broom maker

Date: Saturday Oct. 24th
Time: 1 PM – 4 PM

* More dates will be added subject to demand
Instructor: David Campbell
Price: $120 per broom maker (adult chaperones no charge)

Location: greengate Garden Centers' - gardensense Studio

$120 per broom maker
(adult chaperones no charge)

For WORKSHOP tickets: click HERE

Oct.
25th

Witch's Broom Making

WORKSHOP | Event Details

Overview
Date/Time
Location
Registration

Make Your Own Witch's Broom!

Step into the world of a centuries-old craft with David Campbell, master broom maker

Date: Sunday Oct. 25th
Time: 11 AM – 2 PM

* More dates will be added subject to demand
Instructor: David Campbell
Price: $120 per broom maker (adult chaperones no charge)

Location: greengate Garden Centers' - gardensense Studio

$120 per broom maker
(adult chaperones no charge)

For WORKSHOP tickets: click HERE

Oct.
29th

Witch's Broom Making

WORKSHOP | Event Details

Overview
Date/Time
Location
Registration

Make Your Own Witch's Broom!

Step into the world of a centuries-old craft with David Campbell, master broom maker

Date: Thursday Oct. 29th
Time: 10 AM – 1 PM

* More dates will be added subject to demand
Instructor: David Campbell
Price: $120 per broom maker (adult chaperones no charge)

Location: greengate Garden Centers' - gardensense Studio

$120 per broom maker
(adult chaperones no charge)

For WORKSHOP tickets: click HERE

Oct.
29th

Witch's Broom Making

WORKSHOP | Event Details

Overview
Date/Time
Location
Registration

Make Your Own Witch's Broom!

Step into the world of a centuries-old craft with David Campbell, master broom maker

Date: Thursday Oct. 29th
Time: 1 PM – 4 PM

* More dates will be added subject to demand
Instructor: David Campbell
Price: $120 per broom maker (adult chaperones no charge)

Location: greengate Garden Centers' - gardensense Studio

$120 per broom maker
(adult chaperones no charge)

For WORKSHOP tickets: click HERE

Oct.
30th

Witch's Broom Making

WORKSHOP | Event Details

Overview
Date/Time
Location
Registration

Make Your Own Witch's Broom!

Step into the world of a centuries-old craft with David Campbell, master broom maker

Date: Friday Oct. 30th
Time: 10 AM – 1 PM

* More dates will be added subject to demand
Instructor: David Campbell
Price: $120 per broom maker (adult chaperones no charge)

Location: greengate Garden Centers' - gardensense Studio

$120 per broom maker
(adult chaperones no charge)

For WORKSHOP tickets: click HERE

Oct.
30th

Witch's Broom Making

WORKSHOP | Event Details

Overview
Date/Time
Location
Registration

Make Your Own Witch's Broom!

Step into the world of a centuries-old craft with David Campbell, master broom maker

Date: Friday Oct. 30th
Time: 1 PM – 4 PM

* More dates will be added subject to demand
Instructor: David Campbell
Price: $120 per broom maker (adult chaperones no charge)

Location: greengate Garden Centers' - gardensense Studio

$120 per broom maker
(adult chaperones no charge)

For WORKSHOP tickets: click HERE

Oct.
31st

Paint-A-Gnome Halloween Workshop

Let your inner gnome out!

Paint-A-Gnome | Event Details

Overview
Date/Time
Location
Cost/Registration

Get in touch with the spirit of Halloween at the Paint-A-Gnome Family Fun Halloween Event! Small Lil' Gnigel the Gnome awaits your creative touch to bring him to life with paint and a splash of imagination.

This 2.5-hour hands-on workshop includes all painting supplies, optional guidance from Mama Gnome herself, and plenty of space to be as bold, detailed, or quirky as you want. Think fall colours, wizard hats, spider webs, or pumpkins… anything goes!

Date: Saturday Oct. 31st, 2026
Time: 1 PM – 3:30 PM
Instructor: Janis Doherty (AKA 'Mama Gnome'), Gnome and Garden

Location: greengate Garden Centers' - gardensense Studio

Before you head home, Lil' Gnigel will be dipped in a protective sealant to preserve your work of art.

Bring your creativity and maybe a friend or two. Let's get painting!

Cost: $20/person

* limited to 25 Seats

Registration & details: click HERE

Nov.
1st

Sound Bath in the Greenhouse

WORKSHOP | Event Details

Overview
Date/Time
Location
Registration

Step into the warm, beautiful greenhouse surrounded by lush greenery and natural light, and settle into an hour of complete relaxation.

Enjoy peace and tranquility in this group sound bath where you will bathe in the beautiful vibrational frequencies from the singing bowls and chimes that tap into full body/mind relaxation.

Greengate creates a unique atmosphere that feels peaceful, grounding, and connected to nature, making it a magical setting for an experience focused on mindfulness and well-being.

* This is a very beautiful, but public space and we cannot control that there may be other sounds during the session.

YOU WILL NEED to BRING:
• A yoga mat
• A blanket
• A cushion/pillow
• Anything that will make you comfortable laying/sitting on the floor
• A water bottle

Date: Sunday, Nov. 1st
Time: 3 PM – 4 PM

Price: $35

Location: greengate Garden Centers' - gardensense Studio

Price: $35

For WORKSHOP Registration & tickets: click HERE

Nov.
7th

Christmas Short-Handled Broom Making Workshop

WORKSHOP | Event Details

Overview
Date/Time
Location
Registration

Make Your Own Short-Handled Hand-Woven Christmas Broom!

Step into the world of a centuries-old craft with David Campbell, master broom maker.

Create a one-of-a-kind hand-woven Christmas broom that makes a unique holiday gift or festive wall decoration for your home. In this hands-on workshop, you'll learn traditional broom-making techniques using a style that is over 250 years old.

Your broom can be decorated for the holidays and, once the decorations are removed, used as an excellent sweeper. Traditional brooms are made without nails, screws or wire, and a handmade broom in the home is said to bring good fortune!

• All materials and tools provided
• Limited to five broom makers per workshop
• While Christmas broom decorations are not included, shop for them at greengate's huge retail Christmas decoration display, one of the largest in the city!

Date: Saturday, Nov. 7th
Time: 10 AM – 4 PM

Instructor: David Campbell
Price: $140 per broom maker

Location: greengate Garden Centers' - gardensense Studio

$140 per broom maker

For WORKSHOP tickets: click HERE

Nov.
11th

Come for Tea at greengate

Tea at the Garden Centre | Event Details

Overview
Date/Time
Location
Cost/Registration

Join Society horticulturist Kath Smyth, fellow members, and guests for a relaxed gardening conversation over tea, coffee, and afternoon snacks. After all, we have gardening questions year-round!

Gather your questions and enjoy a cozy afternoon at greengate Garden Centres. Please bring your own mug.

Date: Wednesday Nov. 11th, 2026
Time: 1 PM – 2 PM
With: The Calgary Horticultural Society

Location: greengate Garden Centers' - gardensense Studio

Members may use their 'Bring a Friend' benefit and register for two people at member pricing, free!

Registration closes Tuesday, November 10th at 12:00 PM.

Registration & details: click HERE

Nov.
15th

Christmas Short-Handled Broom Making Workshop

WORKSHOP | Event Details

Overview
Date/Time
Location
Registration

Make Your Own Hand-Woven Short-Handled Christmas Broom!

Step into the world of a centuries-old craft with David Campbell, master broom maker.

Create a one-of-a-kind hand-woven Christmas broom that makes a unique holiday gift or festive wall decoration for your home. In this hands-on workshop, you'll learn traditional broom-making techniques using a style that is over 250 years old.

Date: Sunday, Nov. 15th
Time: 10 AM – 4 PM

Instructor: David Campbell
Price: $140 per broom maker

Location: greengate Garden Centers' - gardensense Studio

$140 per broom maker

For WORKSHOP tickets: click HERE

Nov.
22nd

Christmas Short-Handled Broom Making Workshop

WORKSHOP | Event Details

Overview
Date/Time
Location
Registration

Make Your Own Hand-Woven Short-Handled Christmas Broom!

Step into the world of a centuries-old craft with David Campbell, master broom maker.

Create a one-of-a-kind hand-woven Christmas broom that makes a unique holiday gift or festive wall decoration for your home. In this hands-on workshop, you'll learn traditional broom-making techniques using a style that is over 250 years old.

Date: Sunday, Nov. 22nd
Time: 10 AM – 4 PM

Instructor: David Campbell
Price: $140 per broom maker

Location: greengate Garden Centers' - gardensense Studio

$140 per broom maker

For WORKSHOP tickets: click HERE

Nov.
29th

Craft a Magnificent Christmas Wreath!

WORKSHOP | Event Details

Overview
Date/Time
Location
Registration

Get ready for the holiday season starting with a fun and festive afternoon of hands-on creativity!

Create an all-natural 18-inch Christmas wreath using fresh BC pine and cedar boughs.

Sip on refreshments and take in the holiday atmosphere as our instructors guide you step-by-step through the wreath making process. All materials are supplied to complete your wreath, including pinecones and ribbon. There will be ample time to shop for additional decorations (not included in workshop fee) in greengate's beautiful festive greenhouses.

• All materials and tools provided
• Limited to five broom makers per workshop
• While Christmas broom decorations are not included, shop for them at greengate's huge retail Christmas decoration display, one of the largest in the city!

Date: Sunday, Nov. 29th
Time: 12:30 PM – 3:30 PM

Price: $150 (Includes all materials and refreshments)

Location: greengate Garden Centers' - gardensense Studio

Price: $150

For WORKSHOP Registration & tickets: click HERE

Dec.
9th

Come for Tea at greengate

Tea at the Garden Centre | Event Details

Overview
Date/Time
Location
Cost/Registration

Join Society horticulturist Kath Smyth, fellow members, and guests for a relaxed gardening conversation over tea, coffee, and afternoon snacks. After all, we have gardening questions year-round!

Gather your questions and enjoy a cozy afternoon at greengate Garden Centres. Please bring your own mug.

Date: Wednesday Dec. 9th, 2026
Time: 1 PM – 2 PM
With: The Calgary Horticultural Society

Location: greengate Garden Centers' - gardensense Studio

Members may use their 'Bring a Friend' benefit and register for two people at member pricing, free!

Registration closes Tuesday, December 8th at 12:00 PM.

Registration & details: click HERE

Dec.
13th

A Centerpiece Seasonal Foliage Arrangement Workshop

WORKSHOP | Event Details

Overview
Date/Time
Location
Registration

Create a beautiful seasonal centerpiece with Janet Melrose and Sheryl Normandeau.

Whether you celebrate the Winter Solstice, Christmas, Chanukah or simply enjoy decorating your home for the festive season, join Janet and Sheryl for a hands-on workshop where you'll create a beautiful centerpiece using seasonal greens.

Arrange your own professional-quality centerpiece to take home while learning the history of decorating with greens, design principles, tips for choosing and arranging different types of greens, and how to care for your centerpiece so it lasts well into late winter. Choose from festive decorations for a touch of seasonal sparkle or a more nature-inspired design.

Each participant will also receive a signed copy of Janet Melrose and Sheryl Normandeau's book, Decking the Halls.

YOU WILL NEED to BRING:
• A yoga mat
• A blanket
• A cushion/pillow
• Anything that will make you comfortable laying/sitting on the floor
• A water bottle

Date: Sunday, Dec. 13th
Time: 1:30 PM – 3 PM

Instructor: Janet Melrose and Sheryl Normandeau
Price: $60 per person, including Eventbrite fees

Maximum: 20 participants

Location: greengate Garden Centers' - gardensense Studio

Price: $60 per person, including Eventbrite fees

Maximum: 20 participants

All proceeds from the workshop will be donated to Calgary Homeless Foundation

For WORKSHOP Registration & tickets: click HERE

Discover, Create & Grow

Your next great idea starts in our gardensense Studio.

Browse our events and workshops below and save your seat!

Come for Tea at greengate

Tea at the Garden Centre | Event Details

Join Society horticulturist Kath Smyth, fellow members, and guests for a relaxed gardening conversation over tea, coffee, and afternoon snacks. After all, we have gardening questions year-round!

Members may use their 'Bring a Friend' benefit and register for two people at member pricing, free! Registration closes Tuesday, October 13th at 12:00 PM.

African Violet Society's Autumn Plant Sale

Plant Sale | Event Details

Fill your home this fall with the beauty of African Violets and other stunning plants in the Gesneriad family!

Broom Making

WORKSHOP | Event Details

Step into the world of a centuries-old craft with David Campbell, master broom maker

$140 per broom maker • Limited to 5 participants – all materials & tools provided • Bring your own lunch

Witch's Broom Making

WORKSHOP | Event Details

Make Your Own Witch's Broom!

Step into the world of a centuries-old craft with David Campbell, master broom maker

$120 per broom maker (adult chaperones no charge)

Witch's Broom Making

WORKSHOP | Event Details

Make Your Own Witch's Broom!

Step into the world of a centuries-old craft with David Campbell, master broom maker

$120 per broom maker (adult chaperones no charge)

Witch's Broom Making

WORKSHOP | Event Details

Make Your Own Witch's Broom!

Step into the world of a centuries-old craft with David Campbell, master broom maker

$120 per broom maker (adult chaperones no charge)

Witch's Broom Making

WORKSHOP | Event Details

Make Your Own Witch's Broom!

Step into the world of a centuries-old craft with David Campbell, master broom maker

$120 per broom maker (adult chaperones no charge)

Witch's Broom Making

WORKSHOP | Event Details

Make Your Own Witch's Broom!

Step into the world of a centuries-old craft with David Campbell, master broom maker

$120 per broom maker (adult chaperones no charge)

Witch's Broom Making

WORKSHOP | Event Details

Make Your Own Witch's Broom!

Step into the world of a centuries-old craft with David Campbell, master broom maker

$120 per broom maker (adult chaperones no charge)

Witch's Broom Making

WORKSHOP | Event Details

Make Your Own Witch's Broom!

Step into the world of a centuries-old craft with David Campbell, master broom maker

$120 per broom maker (adult chaperones no charge)

Paint-A-Gnome Halloween Workshop

Let your inner gnome out!

Paint-A-Gnome | Event Details

Get in touch with the spirit of Halloween at the Paint-A-Gnome Family Fun Halloween Event! Small Lil' Gnigel the Gnome awaits your creative touch to bring him to life with paint and a splash of imagination.

Before you head home, Lil' Gnigel will be dipped in a protective sealant to preserve your work of art. Bring your creativity and maybe a friend or two. Let's get painting! Cost: $20/person * limited to 25 Seats

Sound Bath in the Greenhouse

WORKSHOP | Event Details

Step into the warm, beautiful greenhouse surrounded by lush greenery and natural light, and settle into an hour of complete relaxation.

Enjoy peace and tranquility in this group sound bath where you will bathe in the beautiful vibrational frequencies from the singing bowls and chimes that tap into full body/mind relaxation.

Price: $35

Christmas Short-Handled Broom Making Workshop

WORKSHOP | Event Details

Make Your Own Short-Handled Hand-Woven Christmas Broom!

$140 per broom maker

Come for Tea at greengate

Tea at the Garden Centre | Event Details

Join Society horticulturist Kath Smyth, fellow members, and guests for a relaxed gardening conversation over tea, coffee, and afternoon snacks. After all, we have gardening questions year-round!

Members may use their 'Bring a Friend' benefit and register for two people at member pricing, free! Registration closes Tuesday, November 10th at 12:00 PM.

Christmas Short-Handled Broom Making Workshop

WORKSHOP | Event Details

Make Your Own Hand-Woven Short-Handled Christmas Broom!

$140 per broom maker

Christmas Short-Handled Broom Making Workshop

WORKSHOP | Event Details

Make Your Own Hand-Woven Short-Handled Christmas Broom!

$140 per broom maker

Craft a Magnificent Christmas Wreath!

WORKSHOP | Event Details

Get ready for the holiday season starting with a fun and festive afternoon of hands-on creativity!

Create an all-natural 18-inch Christmas wreath using fresh BC pine and cedar boughs.

Price: $150

Members may use their 'Bring a Friend' benefit and register for two people at member pricing, free!

Registration closes Tuesday, October 13th at 12:00 PM.

$140 per broom maker

• Limited to 5 participants – all materials & tools provided
• Bring your own lunch

$120 per broom maker
(adult chaperones no charge)

$120 per broom maker
(adult chaperones no charge)

$120 per broom maker
(adult chaperones no charge)

$120 per broom maker
(adult chaperones no charge)

$120 per broom maker
(adult chaperones no charge)

$120 per broom maker
(adult chaperones no charge)

$120 per broom maker
(adult chaperones no charge)

Before you head home, Lil' Gnigel will be dipped in a protective sealant to preserve your work of art.

Bring your creativity and maybe a friend or two. Let's get painting!

Cost: $20/person

* limited to 25 Seats

Members may use their 'Bring a Friend' benefit and register for two people at member pricing, free!

Registration closes Tuesday, November 10th at 12:00 PM.

Members may use their 'Bring a Friend' benefit and register for two people at member pricing, free!

Registration closes Tuesday, December 8th at 12:00 PM.

Price: $60 per person, including Eventbrite fees

Maximum: 20 participants