EVENTS HELD IN THE 2002 SEASON:

Tree & Shrub Sale in conjunction with St Marks Church Plant Sale: Saturday, June 1, 2002

Natural Homestead Tour, June 8 & 9, 2002: A tour of 12 different places exemplifying "Ideas for living in harmony with nature". (See next page for highlights)

Plant Sale: Port Hope Farmers Market (Saturday mornings):

Workshops: A variety of workshops were held at the Hope Street Garden. They were as follows:

• Water Gardening Naturally, (Rowena Burns from Burns Water Gardens, Baltimore)
  

• Composting & Mulching, demonstrating how to build a composter, (Ross Parlette)
  

Enjoying the sun &
companionship while weaving with garden materials.

Considering Compost!

• Weaving with Garden Materials, (Ann Slemming)
  

• Making Stepping Stones, (Katie Glover & Lindsay Mensen)
  

• How to attract Butterflies to your garden, a slide presentation by Daphne Svenningson & held at the Port Hope Villa. 
  
• Gardening for the birds, (Kathryn McHolm) 
  

A tranquil setting to discuss "gardening for the birds"

Hand made Bird Bath

ANNUAL and BIENNIAL EVENTS:

Earth Day (April 22 ): At the Cobourg Ecology Garden each year, a ceremony is held at sunrise to dedicate and bless the site, especially new developments. Members of various religious faiths and First Nation groups have officiated.

Natural Homestead Tour: After 2 very successful tours in 2001 & 2002, this is now to be a biennial event.
See Page 8 for pictures, etc., from this fascinating tour.

Cobourg Ecology Garden Party: In July each year this event takes place in the Garden. This is a time to socialize in this relaxing atmosphere enhanced with music and refreshments.