Calgary 
Events Description
Think Spring! is back on Saturday, February 8, 2025 – our theme this year is Growing Biodiversity.
This is an online day of learning to launch the growing season.
Winter is time for reflection on your garden and this year we invite you to reflect on your garden’s biodiversity. As our city grows larger and yards become smaller, it is increasingly important for urban gardens, even patio and balcony gardens, to provide a variety of habitat for the animals in our urban ecosystem. To help us consider options for growing biodiversity in our gardens, this year’s Think Spring! topics include moths, birds, urban biodiversity, and alternative lawn plants.
Keynote Speaker: Lyndon Penner – Moths: The Forgotten Pollinators presented by greengate Garden Centres
Beginning his work in the horticultural industry at the age of 16, Lyndon Penner now has more than 25 years of professional gardening experience. He has worked as a landscape designer, public speaker, and botanical tour guide as well as having written several best-selling books about gardening in short growing seasons.
For all the details, visit the Think Spring! webpage.
Registration is required to attend this event, and tickets may be purchased until the day of the event.
Think Spring! is presented by greengate Garden Centres.
Who is it for?
Adults
HOW MUCH
Tickets : $5-$10 (+GST)
Society members $5 (+GST)
non-members $10 (+GST)
How to get tickets?
Phone: 4032873469
WHEN & WHERE
Date: Saturday February 8, 2025
Doors open at 9:30 am
Keynote Lyndon Penner : 10:00 am
Afternoon Sessions
•12:00 pm to 1:00 pm: All Hands on Deck: Why Urban Residents are Essential in Supporting Biodiversity – Carly Ziter (sponsored by Eagle Lake Professional Landscape Supply)
• 1:15 pm to 2:15 pm: Alternative Lawns – Joanna Tschudy and Nathan Gill (sponsored by The City of Calgary)
• 2:30 pm to 3:30 pm: Bird Friendly Gardening: How to Support Our Feathered Friends with Native Plants – Sara Jordan-McLachlan (sponsored by EcoLogic Horticulture)
Doors close 4:00 pm.
Venue & Address
Zoom, Calgary AB
Wheelchair accessible
