2021 Meetings for Members via Zoom
Current members will receive an email with the link to join the meeting.
We ask that all participants log into the meeting on Friday night between 7:00 and 7:30 p.m.
The meeting will be recorded and a link to the recorded meeting will be sent to all club members.
Members will need to download and install the Zoom application to join a meeting. Here is the link where you can find the download. https://zoom.us/download
You must sign in to the Zoom application first and then click on the link in your email to access the Zoom meeting.
Here are three documents that explain some basic information about Zoom - one for each type of access media (laptop, tablet, android).
zoom_participating_with_an_android_tablet_or_phone.pdf
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zoom_cheat_sheet_for_laptop-desktop.pdf
Download File
zoom_cheat_sheet_for_tablet.pdf
Download File
We ask that all participants log into the meeting on Friday night between 7:00 and 7:30 p.m.
The meeting will be recorded and a link to the recorded meeting will be sent to all club members.
Members will need to download and install the Zoom application to join a meeting. Here is the link where you can find the download. https://zoom.us/download
You must sign in to the Zoom application first and then click on the link in your email to access the Zoom meeting.
Here are three documents that explain some basic information about Zoom - one for each type of access media (laptop, tablet, android).
zoom_participating_with_an_android_tablet_or_phone.pdf
Download File
zoom_cheat_sheet_for_laptop-desktop.pdf
Download File
zoom_cheat_sheet_for_tablet.pdf
Download File
2021 EVENTS
Our next meeting - Friday October 22nd via Zoom
Log in starts at 7:00 pm, speaker starts at 7:30 pm
Members are encouraged to join the fun by wearing their Halloween attire for the Zoom call
Paul Oliver - "Gardening to Attract Birds"
Paul Oliver is an avid birder and a co-founder of Urban Nature Store, with eight locations, including their extensive online store www.UrbanNatureStore.ca
The Urban Nature Store offers a wide range of wild birding feeders, seeds, books and everything that one needs to enhance the enjoyment of attracting and feeding wild birds. The store also offers a wide range of natural and safer pest control products for use around the home and garden.
Paul has been involved in the lawn and garden sector for more than 20 years. He is the founder and managing partner of TreeHelp.com and is actively involved in the day-to-day operations of the Urban Nature Store and UrbanNatureStore.ca
Paul has been actively feeding birds from a very early age, having initially stated the activity with the help and encouragement of his Mom. Bird feeding is a passion he continues today.
During Paul’s presentation he will talking about “Gardening to Attract Birds” with a focus on using different types of feeders and landscape designs to help attract birds to one’s backyard and the importance of making birds feel safe and comfortable in our man-made environment. Paul will also highlight a few steps that can be taken to help our feathered friends survive our harsh winters.
Paul will also answer some of the common questions that first time “birders” ask about how to attract more and different types of birds.
Friday Friday November 26th via Zoom
Log in starts at 7:00 pm, speaker starts at 7:30 pm
Dan Cooper - Exotic Flowers of Southeast Asia
Dan Cooper has been a Master Gardener for 25 years and is the co-author of Gardening from a Hammock, a book on low-maintenance gardening that features the gardens and advice of 17 well-known garden experts, landscapers and designers.
In the last eight years, Dan has spoken to over 200 horticultural societies, garden clubs and Master Gardener groups in Ontario, Quebec, New Brunswick, British Columbia, Alberta and New York state.
Dan is a landscape designer who specializes in shade gardens and organic gardening. He is the owner of Green Gardens and Tours, a company that provides garden design, advice and tours to exotic gardens.
An avid world traveller, Dan is a published travel writer and photographer who has visited, written about and photographed gardens in North and South America, Southeast Asia, Australasia, China and India.
Dan’s photos have appeared in the Toronto Star, on the websites of the Lonely Planet, Smithsonian, Trip Advisor, Flight Centre, Delta Vacations, Hotwire, Taca Airlines, International Living, Westjet airline, and 50Plus, in Reader’s Digest, in “Transitions Abroad” and RCI’s “Endless Vacation” magazines, and in travel brochures and travel agency websites around the world.
Dan is a member of the Garden Writers Association (GardenOrg.com) and his articles have appeared in Ontario Gardener, Canadian Organic Grower, and in Australia’s national newspaper "The Australian”, the 50Plus magazine and website, in the travel magazine "Transitions Abroad", in “Trellis” the Toronto Botanical Garden’s magazine.
Dan is also the first recipient of the Marshall McLuhan Award for Creative Communications.
Log in starts at 7:00 pm, speaker starts at 7:30 pm
Dan Cooper - Exotic Flowers of Southeast Asia
Dan Cooper has been a Master Gardener for 25 years and is the co-author of Gardening from a Hammock, a book on low-maintenance gardening that features the gardens and advice of 17 well-known garden experts, landscapers and designers.
In the last eight years, Dan has spoken to over 200 horticultural societies, garden clubs and Master Gardener groups in Ontario, Quebec, New Brunswick, British Columbia, Alberta and New York state.
Dan is a landscape designer who specializes in shade gardens and organic gardening. He is the owner of Green Gardens and Tours, a company that provides garden design, advice and tours to exotic gardens.
An avid world traveller, Dan is a published travel writer and photographer who has visited, written about and photographed gardens in North and South America, Southeast Asia, Australasia, China and India.
Dan’s photos have appeared in the Toronto Star, on the websites of the Lonely Planet, Smithsonian, Trip Advisor, Flight Centre, Delta Vacations, Hotwire, Taca Airlines, International Living, Westjet airline, and 50Plus, in Reader’s Digest, in “Transitions Abroad” and RCI’s “Endless Vacation” magazines, and in travel brochures and travel agency websites around the world.
Dan is a member of the Garden Writers Association (GardenOrg.com) and his articles have appeared in Ontario Gardener, Canadian Organic Grower, and in Australia’s national newspaper "The Australian”, the 50Plus magazine and website, in the travel magazine "Transitions Abroad", in “Trellis” the Toronto Botanical Garden’s magazine.
Dan is also the first recipient of the Marshall McLuhan Award for Creative Communications.
