2006

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Our 10 anniversary! In addition to our local advice clinics, some members joined Master Gardeners from other
parts of Ontario to staff the advice clinic at Canada Blooms, Toronto.
We made our first donation of a 2 year subscription to The Gardener for the Prairies (now The Gardener) to 10
local libraries.
Members visited the school Butterfly Garden designed by founding member Paul Statia..
Donated $200.00 to the Elm Recovery Project, in memory of Henry Kock, Horticulturalist U of Guelph
We hosted our second technical update for other Master Gardeners and community groups The Times They Are
AChanging Gardening in an Era of Climate Change. Shannon Wood, Botanist, John Tripp, Master Gardener,
Joan Klaassen, Senior Climatologist Environment Canada.

2007

In addition to our regular advice clinics we made our first appearance at Art in the Garden, Keppel Croft Gardens,
Big Bay. A bonus for volunteers was exploring this beautiful garden.
Jackie & Verna participated in an Anti-Pesticide Forum, Harry Lumley Bayshore Community Centre, Owen Sound.
Annual education day was a tour of Edith & Wolfgang Gefkens garden, My Heart Is In It
At the request of local horticultural societies in Zone 8, volunteered at the OHA 3-day annual conference, Owen
Sound.
First Gardening Seminar in Owen Sound. Fall Gardening, Owen Sound Legion - hands-on demonstrations by
Ursula Karalus & Sue Connelly on planting fall bulbs, Verna Beckenhauer & Pat Draves on dividing perennials.

2008

We decided to start advertising, and developed a brochure, a bookmark, and an event card Where Can You Find
a Master Gardener When You Need One?
The list of advice clinic events continues to grow. This year we held one at the Hanover Co-op.
Feedback from libraries on The Gardener was excellent. All 10 library 2-year subscriptions were renewed.
Gardening Seminars are officially an annual event. In October we presented Pruning, Perennials & Pollinators,
Owen Sound Legion. Speakers: Ursula Karalus, Master Gardener, Chris Graham, former chief horticulturalist at
the Royal Botanical Gardens, and Dr. Anne Morgan, Master Gardener.

2009

We started the practice of notifying by e-mail Horticultural Societies and Garden Clubs of upcoming events. This
has grown into an extensive e-mailing list that continues to expand.
The Hanover Horticultural Society invited us to answer questions at their spring plant sale.
This was the first year for an advice clinic at Meaford Farmers Market, now one of our annual advice clinics.
Annual education day was a tour of Artemesia Day Lilies, Priceville (now north of Kimberly).
Readers Digest A-Z Encyclopedia of Garden Plants was donated to Elmwood Library.

2010

The Meaford Garden Club invited us to participate in their summer event Quilts in my Garden. Master Gardeners
were assigned spots at the gardens on the tour to answer questions.
To make sure we could be spotted at our annual fall plant sale, we adopted brightly flowered, extremely
unflattering sun visors. Rain or shine, flattering or not, were visible!
The subscription to The Gardener magazine was renewed at local libraries.
Gardening seminars are popular! This year we tried a spring event. Bugged, Bothered & Bewildered. Owen
Sound Legion. Speakers: Dr. Rebecca Hallet, U of Guelph, Verna Beckenhauer, Master Gardener and Denis
Flanagan, certified Landscape Designer.

2011

We worked with the Canadian Mental Health Association (CMHC) on their community gardens in Owen Sound, an
involvement that has continued as an annual project.
In addition to our regular advice Verna Beckenhauer and Jackie Campbell were guests on Bluewater Radio. Got
problems in your garden? Ask a master gardener!
Derby Public School was the winner of the Grown in Grey green project. They wanted a Butterfly Garden. The
cash prize purchased 2 butterfly bushes plus donated plants and our help on planting day.
Our first year participating at the Bruce Grey Forest Festival, a 3-day event in Allan Park Conservation Area. The
Forest Feast station was a good fit for us. It is now an annual event.
Education this year included learning how to make a power point presentation. Thanks to Adult Learning Staff at
the Owen Sound library for giving us a hands-on tutorial.
Gardening Seminars are officially an annual fall event. The Owen Sound Legion was filled beyond capacity for
From the Forest to the Garden: identify, diagnose, grow. Speakers Peter Middleton, Owen Sound Field
Naturalists, Dr. Greg Boland, U of Guelph and Martin Galloway, Chalk Lake Greenhouses.