Membership has its rewards!

Grow your love of gardening by becoming a member today!

With a Friends membership you can:

Cultivate Friendships
Discover new horticultural experiences
Develop your knowledge, understanding, and appreciation for nature's beauty
Meet like-minded 'Friends' who share your passion for horticulture
Explore volunteer opportunities with our events
Enjoy Friends program evenings featuring exciting and informative guest speakers

Membership has its shopping rewards!

Friends members benefit from great discounts from a number of participating local businesses:

Amma's Tea Room & Gift Shop, Gimli MB - 10% discount on food
Shelmerdine Nursery & Garden Centre - 10% discount on regular priced merchandise
Schriemer's Home & Garden Showplace - 10% discount on all regular priced merchandise
Lacoste Garden Centre - 10%
T & T Seeds Garden Centre - 10% on a minimum $50 purchase
Lower Fort Garry Nurseries - 10% on perennials and giftware; 5% discount on annuals
Sage Garden Herbs - 10% on plants
St. Mary's Nursery - 10% discount on purchases Monday to Thursday
Horticultural Highlights & Landscaping - 10% on labour
Jensen's Nursery & Landscaping - 10% on regular priced merchandise
Manitoba Gardener - 15% on 1-year magazine subscription
Native Orchid Society - Friends members may attend field trips without purchasing NOCI memberships - only trip fees apply. Friends membership card must be presented.
Learn, grow, discover and most importantly be inspired by our Bi-monthly newsletter ~ The Leaflet

Note: Some items/services or sales may be excluded. Please check with clerk and show your membership card before paying for goods.

We would like to acknowledge the generosity of the many fine businesses that offer discounts to Friends members and invite our members to be sure and drop by. Remember to show your card! Renew your membership in time for the gardening season and save money on all your gardening needs!

Become a Friend Today

and journey with us on our route to the future from our roots in the past

Enjoy privileges as an individual, a family, or an associate (for eligible non-profits) member
Consider giving a gift of membership to family or friends - special gift wrapped certificates available on request

Contact:

Hélène Fairbanks, Executive Director
T:204-895-4560
execdir@mts.net

Or send us your complete membership form by email to friendsconservatory@mts.net

Please take a look at the great images below supplied to us by these fine garden merchants!

Visit St. Mary's Nursery & Garden Centre Ltd. located at 2901 St. Mary's Rd.
Pictured is a garden seating vignette available for purchase at St. Mary's... so are the ferns!

Visit Jensen Nursery & Landscaping Ltd. located at 2550 McGillivray Blvd.
Pictured is the Incrediball Hydrangea or the Hydrangea Arborescens. Large blooms, sturdier stems than the Annabell. Available and waiting for you at Jensen's Nursery & Landscaping!

Visit Lacoste Garden Center located at 2787 St. Mary's Rd.
Pictured is the Itoh Peony so named after Japanese Nureryman Toichi Itoh. Compact growth with colourful, large, never seen before flowers. Pick up yours today at Shelmerdine's Nurseries & Garden Center.

Visit Shelmerdine's Nurseries & Garden Center located at 7800 Roblin Blvd.
Pictured is the Redhead Coleus or the Solenostemon Hybrida 'Redhead' available at Lacoste Garden Center for your container or garden plantings.

Volunteer

The Friends have a variety of fun volunteer opportunities. Join us to socialize, organize, or get your hands dirty! Please note that some volunteer opportunities are open only to members of the Friends.

Please fill out and send us your volunteer form today

Available Volunteer Positions - call 895-4560 or email execdir@mts.net to apply

Types of Volunteer Positions

Board Member

Support the Friends by contributing organizational and directional support or join a board committee (publicity, membership)

Friends' Newsletter/Web-site

Contributors for our bi-monthly newsletter, The Leaflet
Webmaster to keep our web-site updated with the latest information.

Educational Programs

General support volunteers and presenters are needed for both the adult education programs run by the Friends

Plant Sales

Planting or sales shifts at the Friends' annual Mother's Day and fall plant sales

More Volunteer Positions

Garden Tours

Coordinators and tour volunteers to help showcase Winnipeg gardens to the public

Seedy Saturday

Coordinator and swap volunteers

Volunteers urgently needed for event committees

Looking for people with good organizational skills. If you have experience with marketing, logistics or are a whiz with Microsoft office applications we need you.

Gardening Saturday 2011

Gardening symposium and trade show.

Mother's Day Plant Sale 2011

Our biggest plant sale of the year.

Summer Garden Tour

June to August 2010 - we need volunteers to sell and take tickets at the gardens, and various tasks at the garden tea.

Make a Donation

General Donations

A portion of your general donations are used for Conservatory enhancements such as educational programs, outdoor equipment, plant material , indoor displays, and special events.

Long-term Projects

Designated Donation to Butterfly Conservatory

Your support is critical to the success of this exciting projects that will create a legacy for future generations:

A Butterfly Conservatory and Educational Gallery to help the Conservatory meet the growing public demand for a new attraction

Support the Vision

Make a donation Receive a tax receipt for donations of $10 and over

Donors at the following levels have their names posted on donor wall in the Conservatory

Level 3 - $100+ Level 2 - $500+ Level 1 - $5,000 - $25,000

To make your donation (cash, cheque or credit card):

Please call 204-895-4560 Or please fill out and send us your complete Donation Form

Butterfly Conservatory

Coming Soon!

City Wide Garden Tour