Welcome to 2012 Executive & Board Members! At our first Grow Regina Board Meeting held on February 1st, the following Executive positions were filled: Chairperson… »
What’s Happening?
Wetland Work Bee
Hello Everybody! Are you missing the gardens already ?? I know I am! Well, here’s your chance to come back for an hour or two! We have decided to try and get some work done on the problematic “wetland” that is the North-West corner of the gardens. As you may know, we had to move… »
U of S Master Gardener
Upcoming Classes in Saskatoon: October 22 & 23 – Garden Fundamentals – 9 am to 4 pm Instructor: Vanessa Ross Young, U of S Master Gardener Program Coordinator Fee: $88.20 (includes gst) Also available in distance education format. Learn the science of gardening! Understanding basic horticulture will help answer many common gardening problems and will… »
Fall Gardeners’ Meeting – Oct 18th 7pm
Hi All ! One of the final event of the Grow Regina gardening season is nearly upon us The Gardeners’ Fall Meeting 7pm, Tuesday October 18th at St. Mark’s Church (the big building to the south of gardens!) We will be reviewing “the garden season that was”; Your Board will let you know “what’s coming… »
Important Gardening Dates!
Hello all, Well the gardens are slowly being cleared out for the season and we wanted to let you know about a few Very Important Dates coming up! September 28 / 29 Water will be shut off Saturday October 1st, 11am – 2pm — Gardener’s Fall BBQ. Please join us in the Gardens for a… »
Spring/Fall Rototilling – Plowing for People
A local group continues to provide rototilling services to Grow Regina members at YARA-GRCG. The funds will be used to support humanitarian needs locally and globally. IMPORTANT: If you are planning to arrange your own rototilling, please note that Grow Regina does not permit tractor rototilling units on the site. Starting at $15.00 per 10′x10′… »
Crusher Dust Update
Hello! We had a great turn out at Saturdays; work bee – BIG THANKS to all who came out – Several of our ‘lowest’ pathways through the garden are now much improved! We did have to clear some masses of weeds in some pathways — So just a reminder that the pathways adjacent to your… »
Volunteers needed for Saturday, August 20th
Hello All, Hasn’t it been lovely weather and nice warm evenings (for the most part) this past while. Things in the garden are ripening and looking great! Well it has been some time, but we are again calling all gardeners to come help out this Saturday, August 20th in the afternoon, starting at 1pm. We… »
No More Composting at YARA-GRCG
Hello everyone! Sad news – At our last Board meeting we voted unanimously to end the composting at the Grow Regina garden site, effective immediately. (In fact I see that one bin & compost pile has been taken away already). Please — DO NOT leave any compost, garden waste, weeds, garbage etc anywhere on the… »
Thank you to Volunteers
Hello gardeners, Thanks to everyone for making this event such a great success. It was a wonderful evening of dance and performance and the garden looked great for the tours! And thanks to those of you who emailed me back – As you may have noticed, I was away on vacation until just recently so… »
Dancing Under the Stars 7:30 pm – 10:00 pm tonight!!
Greeting Gardeners A quick reminder regarding the New Dance Horizon (NDH) performance Saturday night. Bring a chair. The second reminder is the work party we are trying to assemble for tomorrow (Saturday) at 10 a.m.. Three main things we want to accomplish: 1 – get rid of all those weeds on the paths. 2 –… »
Dancing Under the Stars set for Saturday, July 16 7:30 pm to 10 pm
Dear Gardeners By now, all gardeners should know about Dancing Under the Stars set for Saturday night in our gardens. As part of the Secret Garden Tours, New Dance Horizons (NDH) will be bringing their public performance to Yara-Grow Regina Community Gardens Saturday evening. We hope that all our gardeners will do what it takes… »
Grow Regina is part of NDH Secret Gardens Tour in July!
Hello Gardeners! Well it has been a while since you have heard from me but many thanks to all of you who continue to help out with extra jobs around the garden – weather permitting!! We have volunteers looking after the front flower bed, mowing and more mowing, weeding around trees, and of course attending… »
Volunteer Jobs for June 4th, Saturday at 1 PM
Hello Gardeners, Well we did not get as much accomplished in the garden last weekend as we had hoped with the ‘spotty’ weather, but we will try again. If you are able to join us Saturday afternoon, our work bee will start around 1 pm. There is weeding, signage to put up, and un-gardened plots… »
Water Pipe is Repaired!
Thank you to everyone for your patience in this unexpected start to the gardening season. I have been advised that the broken water pipe has been fixed and the water is turned on…. »
Volunteer Jobs for May 28 at 1 pm
This Saturday (May 28th) we will meet in the garden at 1pm for those of you who can spare some time — some of us will be working there for 3-4 hours. Please join in if you can. Here are the list of tasks for Saturday (of course some of these can be done at… »
U of S Gardenline
The U of S Gardenline horticulture help desk is open for the season. If you have any hort related questions, give them a call for free, professional advice at 966-5865 or visit our site at… »
Volunteer Jobs for Saturday May 21st
Hello Fellow Community Gardeners! Isn’t it nice to be able to get back in the garden after a long cold winter? My name is Yvette Crane and I recently joined the Grow Regina Board of Directors. One of my roles is to help recruit volunteers for the various jobs to be done around the garden…. »