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Updated January 30, 2010

  

Brags Calendar
The schedule of meetings, guest speakers, and topics as well as BRAGS special events is listed below, along with web links & information on our speakers, past & present.
Date	Event	Presentation
2010
January 6	Monthly Meeting	Adam Gibbs, photographer, GardensWest Magazine "Garden Photography"
February 3	Monthly Meeting	Ray Beckhurst of Jenray Gardens Nursery "Hellebores"
March 3	Monthly Meeting	Brad Jalbert of Select Roses "Rose Pruning Demo & AV Presentation"
April 7	Monthly Meeting	Pam Erikson of Erikson's Daylily Gardens nursery "Daylilies"
April 25	Special Event	BRAGS Plant Sale Burnaby Village Museum Parking Lot Canada Way at Sperling (Deer Lake Ave)
May 2 Sunday	Special Event	Rhododendron Festival Shadbolt Centre Deer Lake Park
May 5	Monthly Meeting	Bob Tuckey of The Natural Gardener Garden Store "Growing Vegetables in Ground & Containers"
June 2	Monthly Meeting	Judy Newton ex UBC Botanical Garden "The Summer Garden"
July	Special Event	Burnaby Garden Tour 2010 TBA
September 1	Monthly Meeting	Burnaby Garden Tour 2010 Slideshow Presentation
October 6	Monthly Meeting	TBA
November 3	Monthly Meeting	Bill Bischoff "Hardy Orchids"
December 1	Monthly Meeting	Annual General Meeting & Members Christmas Party
2009
January 7	Monthly Meeting	Bill Bischoff "Cyclamen"
February 4	Monthly Meeting	Heather Havens (West Coast Seeds) Plants from Seeds
March 4	Monthly Meeting	Gwen Odermatt (Petals & Butterflies Nursery) Great Plant Picks program
April 1	Monthly Meeting	Laura Ralph (The Land Conservancy of BC) Eagles Estate Heritage Garden - Update
April 19 Sunday	Special Event	BRAGS PLANT SALE Burnaby Village Museum Parking Lot Canada Way at Sperling (Deer Lake Ave)
May 3 Sunday	Special Event	RHODODENDRON FESTIVAL Shadbolt Centre Deer Lake Park
May 6	Monthly Meeting	Tony Loades (Honeybee Centre) Honeybees
June 3	Monthly Meeting	Fred Wein Sr. (Clearview Horticultural Products) Clematis
July 19 Sunday	Special Event	Burnaby Garden Tour 2009
August 16		BRAGS Picnic Members & Guests only
September 2	Monthly Meeting	David Forsyth Digital Slideshow "Burnaby Garden Tour 2009"
October 7	Monthly Meeting	Brenda Falk (Tanglebank Gardens) "Grasses & their Companions-Great Fall Gardens"
November 4	Monthly Meeting	Norbert Wuensche "Growing a City Garden" audio-visual program
December 2	Monthly Meeting	BRAGS Annual General Meeting & Members Christmas Party
2008 (Last Year)
January 2	Monthly Meeting	Alan Reid (GardenWorks) Pruning
February 6	Monthly Meeting	Heather Edwards (City of Burnaby) Eco Sculptures & Burnaby Projects
March 5	Monthly Meeting	Gerry Gibbens (VanDusen Botanical Garden) Rhododendrons-Questions & Answers
April 2	Monthly Meeting	Candyse Roberts (GardenWorks) Small Water Features
April 20 Sunday	Special Event	BRAGS Plant Sale Burnaby Village Museum Parking Lot Canada Way at Sperling (Deer Lake Ave)
May 4 Sunday	Special Event	Rhododendron Festival Shadbolt Centre Deer Lake Park
May 7	Monthly Meeting	Elaine Cramer Hydrangeas
June 4	Monthly Meeting	Brenda Faulk Drought Tolerant Planting-Xeriscaping
July 20 Sunday	Special Event	Burnaby Garden Tour
September 3	Monthly Meeting	David Forsyth Slide Presentation "Burnaby Garden Tour 2008"
October 1	Monthly Meeting	Conway Lum "Fall & Winter Garden Features"
November 5	Monthly Meeting	Stan Kazymerchyk "The Sustainable Lawn"