Apr
27
Sat
Community Garden Day (Earth Day – Protect Our Species) @ St. Andrew's Community Garden
Apr 27 @ 10:00 am – 1:00 am
Growing Organic Vegetables Seminar (Vandermeer) @ Vandermeer Nursery
Apr 27 @ 10:00 am

Growing Organic Vegetables will teach you all that you need to know about methods of growing organically and how it differs from typical vegetable gardening. We will walk you through what to look out for when buying products, and how to create your own organic fertilizers!

Apr
28
Sun
Community Garden Day (Earth Day – Protect Our Species) @ St. Andrew's Community Garden
Apr 28 @ 10:00 am – 7:00 pm
Garden Seminar: Companion Planting, Pest Control & Vertical Gardening @ St. Andrew's Senior's Centre
Apr 28 @ 10:00 am – 11:30 am

A speaker from Vandermeer’s Nursery will speak about:

  • Companion Planting
  • Pest Control
  • Vertical Planting (make the most of your space!)
May
4
Sat
Compost Giveaway (Town of Ajax) @ Ajax Operations Centre
May 4 @ 8:00 am – 12:00 pm
Residents may fill up to four (4) blue boxes with compost. Please bring your own shovel. Green bins, blue boxes and backyard composters will be available for sale (cash only). Damaged blue boxes and green bins may also be exchanged for new ones free of charge. While supplies last.
Please bring a non-perishable food item for the local food bank.
May
8
Wed
Vertical Vegetables Workshop (Town of Ajax) @ Quaker Meeting House
May 8 @ 7:00 pm – 9:00 pm
Learn about the inspiring beauty and practical benefits of vertical gardening with a focus on native plants and edibles. You will leave with the know-how to bring your small outdoor space to life.
Refreshments will be provided.
Participants will receive a native plant to help start a native plant garden at home.
May
26
Sun
Garden Opening BBQ @ St. Andrew's Community Centre
May 26 @ 12:00 pm – 3:00 pm
May
29
Wed
Learn to Identify Native Bees Seminar (Town of Ajax)
May 29 @ 7:00 pm – 8:30 pm
Native Bees are all around us and you might not even know what they look like. Through this workshop you will learn how to identify native bees that live around Ajax.
You will also learn about why they are important, the threats that they face and how you can help them in your own backyard.
Jun
1
Sat
Gardens Must be Planted @ St. Andrew's Community Garden
Jun 1 all day
Jun
2
Sun
Seminar: Preserving the Harvest @ St. Andrew's Senior's Centre
Jun 2 @ 10:00 am – 11:30 am

Gareth Hudson will show how to preserve your bounty!