Upcoming Events

Mason Bee Seminar

Whether you have Mason Bees or would like to, this class is for you! Learn how to have happy healthy mason bees in your garden. In this introduction to the Blue Orchard Mason Bee you will learn about their life cycle and how to attract and get them to stay in your garden. Mason Bee houses, tubes and Bee's will be available for purchase.

Fruit Tree and Spring Pruning Seminar

Join us for Scott’s popular seminar on how to care for your fruit trees. Scott will demonstrate how to use pruning tools, how to shape your plants, and explain how to prune for best growth and display. He will also discuss dormant spraying to control insects and diseases, fertilizing, why liming your fruit trees is important and pollination requirements. All experience levels are welcome.

Composting and Lasagna Gardening Seminar

Composting made easy! Learn the basics, tips and tricks to easy backyard composting. Ever wonder what Lasagna gardening is? Well now’s your chance to learn about this wonderful, no-till, no-digging, soil building method of making a new garden over turf. Perfect for those who want a really quick garden with less work. Save time, money and resources as you create a lush garden that is the envy of your neighborhood and friends!

Spring Vegetable Gardening Seminar

Whether you are a seasoned or beginning gardener, don’t miss this Seminar! Enjoy juicy tomatoes, crisp cucumbers, and delectable green beans straight from your own garden. Learn how to plant and maintain a spring vegetable garden. This seminar is loaded with basic facts and helpful ideas, useful to both new and experienced vegetable Gardeners. This is one of our most popular seminars, so please come early to get a seat.

Spring Pruning Seminar

Join us for Scott’s popular seminar on spring pruning. Scott will show you the basics so you can prune your own shrubs and trees. He will demonstrate how to use pruning tools, how to shape your plants, and explain how to prune for best growth and display. All experience levels are welcome.

Natural Lawn Care Seminar

A free, educational seminar about Natural Lawn care. Participants will learn about aeration, seeding, top dressing, adjusting ph, controlling moss, organic fertilizers, over-seeding, watering, proper height to mow your lawn and complete year round lawn care.

Spring and Summer Pruning Seminar

Hanging Basket Workshop

Green Thumb Garden Centre Presents, Baskets on a Budget! Join us for our free hanging basket workshop! Bring your own hanging basket and plant along with our resident greenhouse gals! Don’t have a hanging basket? …..No Problem! Come early and purchase one at our beautiful garden centre. Or just come for the fun and watch. Everyone Welcome!

Basics of Plant Propagation

Have you ever wanted to preserve that great rose from mom’s place, or take all of your shrubs with you when you move? Have you coveted your neighbor’s exotic flowering shrub, but can’t find it in the nursery? Come to this free session at Green Thumb to watch Connie Kuramoto demonstrate the basics of plant propagation. This session will cover taking cuttings of a variety of different types of plants and will include technique, timing, and aftercare of cuttings. Bring your questions about plants you might want to propagate.

Free Fall/Winter Vegetable Gardening Seminar

Whether you are a seasoned or beginning gardener, don’t miss this Saturday’s seminar! The interest is high this year for growing your own food. Growing and harvesting your own vegetables is the best way to put tasty, nutritious produce on your table year round. Scott will talk about building and amending garden beds, best seed selection for fall harvest, fertilizers and amendments, proper timing, pest control, frost protection and a lot more!