Gardening Events at greengate





Plant flower bulbs this fall for early spring colour!



Join us on SUNDAY, OCTOBER 1st in the GARDENSENSE STUDIO
for the Alberta Regional Lily Society FALL BULB SALE.


Choose from varieties of rare and unique bulbs including Asiatic, Martagons, Species and more!

⁠Lily bulbs make the perfect Thanksgiving Day hostess gift for gardeners.

Give your family and friends something special to remember for years to come!⁠



Join us in our NEW Studio for our highly instructional in-person gardening workshops and partnered events presented by greengate:





RESILIENCE SKILLS FOR EVERYONE


SECRETS OF SUCCESSFUL COMPOSTING
Sat Oct 7, 9:30 AM – 12:00 PM


At our Studio

Learn techniques and troubleshooting tips to become a composting pro!




Want to get the REAL dirt on composting? Nature's been doing it for, well...forever, and there's really no reason she should have all the fun! We'll de-mystify the wondrous, magical processes that turn your yard and garden wastes into black gold and learn how to truly turn "trash into treasure"! We'll explore various strategies for producing super high-quality compost absolutely teaming with beneficial micro-organisms, why that's important, and how to actually customize that for your growing conditions. This workshop will teach you all you need to know to get started composting, including bin styles (what works and what doesn't), compost ingredients and recipes, and basic rules-of-thumb to ensure that you will enjoy the sweet smell of composting success!

WALK-INS ARE WELCOME TO ATTEND. PLEASE ARRIVE BY 9:30 AM


RESILIENCE SKILLS FOR EVERYONE


THE EDIBLE ECO-LANDSCAPE - FOREST GARDENING FOR ABUNDANCE
Sat Oct 21, 9:30 AM – 3:30 PM


At our Studio

Plant a productive and beautiful landscape that functions like a natural ecosystem and produces abundant harvests year after year!




Tired of seeing your lawn take up valuable real estate?

Foodscape your yard for Long-Term Abundance!

Future-proof your yard by planning and planting an edible landscape! By following nature's example, we can design abundant, productive and layered landscapes that provide for our long-term needs and have the diversity, stability and resilience of natural, healthy ecosystems.

A FOOD FOREST, or forest garden, is a grouping of multi-layered plant species that work together to support the health of the whole system, while providing you with abundant food sources! Unlike a natural forest, the edible landscape is designed to allow plenty of sunlight in, anchored by trees chosen for their ability to produce fruit, habitat, or other services. Supporting these main species are a myriad of other plants that perform important ecosystem functions, provide food, support pollinators, protect the soil and add beauty. Creating beautiful, functional and nurturing landscapes that you actually want to spend time in and enjoy is the ultimate goal!

In this 6-hour workshop you will learn how to incorporate many different compatible and useful plants, including fruit trees, berries, canes, ground covers, medicinal plants and more into your growing systems in a synergistic way that helps support you, the plant community, the soil and your ecosystem!

WALK-INS ARE WELCOME TO ATTEND. PLEASE ARRIVE BY 9:30 AM