Wednesday June 25, 2025 @ 7pm, Lions Centre  “Ask Me Anything” –  Panel of Experts

Join us in welcoming “Ask Me Anything” –  Panel of Experts to our stage on June 25th. The panel of experts will be speaking to us about Invasives, Perennials and Natives on Wednesday June 25, 2025 @ 7pm, Lions’ Centre  

This month’s meeting invites full participation from our members. We have brought together a panel of experts – local experts – who will  answer your gardening questions. Perennials, invasives and natives are the areas of expertise, each panel member will speak for ten minutes and then we will open the floor to your questions. Get your questions ready!!!

Anne Craig, Our expert on invasives.

Anne has been a member of Peterborough Master Gardeners for five years and has been gardening for a very long time. She is currently the President of the Master Gardeners of Ontario.  She grows perennials, vegetables and annuals but is increasingly replacing plants with native selections and removing invasive plants.

Her educational background is in Environment Studies and she worked for most of her career at Ontario Parks.  She used to think of her work career and her gardening hobby as separate things but more recently is seeing the intersection between the two. 

Dawn Golloher of Gardens Plus, Our Expert on Perennials

Dawn is a familiar face to area gardeners. 2025 is Season 28 for Gardens Plus where there is a huge selection of perennials. Dawn and Gardens Plus specialize in ‘easy care’ perennials, there are countless varieties of hostas, coral bells, coneflowers, hellebores, and day lilies. Dawn and Gardens Plus have evolved over the years offering the newest stars along with old standbys, always with lots of information and customer care.

It’s a delight to walk through Gardens Plus and enjoy the display gardens, and then browse through the selections in the greenhouses. Dawn is a wealth of information on what goes with what, plant care and conditions, and all the latest.

GreenUp and Ecology Park, our Expert on Natives

GreenUp has a well-developed and well established local urban forest program.  The native plant and tree nursery in Ecology Park is second to none, a great source for healthy native plant material in a beautiful setting. Compost and wood chips are also available. The staff are there to provide practical, well-researched information. Plant propagation, composting, growing food, climate challenges, are some of the many areas of expertise.  There are display areas and naturalized areas, and a wonderful exploration for children.

GreenUp has been promoting environmental action and education for more than 25 years. It’s a charitable organization, proceeds from the Nursery contribute to school programs, workshops and park maintenance.