April General Meeting: Guest Speaker Sean James, "Growing Gracefully: The Evolution of a Garden"

As many a gardener can visually attest to from photos – gardens evolve, year after year. Some plants over-thrive, while others perish. As trees mature, once-sunny spaces become better-suited to shade-loving plants. Sean will guide us through this natural progression and offer tips to plan for and embrace change.

Master Gardener Sean James, owner of Sean James Consulting & Design (www.seanjames-consulting.ca) is a graduate of Niagara Parks School of Horticulture with nearly forty years of experience in the horticultural industry, including as an author and teacher. Named by Landscape Ontario in 2020 and 2021 as “Garden Communicator of the Year,” Sean’s passion for eco-friendly gardening techniques is evident in his landscape designs as well as in speaking engagements and projects such as Landscape Ontario’s Grow-Me-Instead and Tree Planting guides, and his chairing of the Environmental Stewardship Committee. This will be his third presentation to our society.

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The guest speaker for our thirteenth annual Barker Lecture is planning to attend the meeting in-person. Should inclement weather prevent him from traveling to Richmond Hill, a live video broadcast of his remote participation will be projected onto a large screen in the auditorium.

Tonight Only - Seed Exchange:  All in-person attendees are invited to participate in a Seed Exchange between 7 and 7:30 pm this evening.  If you do not have seeds to contribute, you are still welcome to select seeds to take home and plant.

All general meetings begin with a welcome and general announcements, which precede introduction of the guest speaker. 

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Members: Instructions for participation in this virtual and in-person event will be emailed to members twice - once on the Friday prior to the meeting, and again on Monday. Instructions are also available by logging into our site and checking the "members-only" version of this event. 

Visitors: Guests are welcome to participate in this virtual and in-person event at a nominal fee of $5.00 Instructions for participation will be emailed to non-society members who complete the registration process prior to the event start time - click on the "Register" button to begin. 

About In-Person Attendance at the McConaghy Centre:

• Doors to the auditorium open at 7 pm 
• The meeting begins promptly at 7:30 pm
• The guest speaker's presentation will be projected onto a large screen
• Please bring a mug or cup if you would like hot coffee or tea
• All attendees are encouraged to register online for inclusion in door prize draws
• Masks are not required, but are encouraged