Events

QTN Community Yard Sale (June 4th)

Back by popular demand is the QTN spring community yard sale – June 4, 2022 (8am-4pm; rain date June 5th).

The association will promote with signs throughout the neighbourhood and advertise on social media.  This year, QTN will also be using the Padlet App to help residents locate participating households.  Visit https://padlet.com/GarageSale/QTN2022 and post your sale with just a few clicks of a button.  Any residents who want to participate can put up a table the morning of the sale, and post a photo of it on the app.

Not interested in selling but need to do some spring cleaning? 
Consider setting your items aside for the QTN Giveaway the weekend of June 11/12.

QTN Community Plant Share (June 4-5)

Sharing local plants with other QTN residents helps them and adds to the greening of our neighborhood. Local plants are also more likely to grow well. Perennials that need splitting or trimming can be put into extra plastic pots, containers or bags, watered to settle, and then offered to others during our QTN Plant Share Event for the month of May.

This year’s plant share will occur the weekend of June 4-5, 2022. We suggest placing plants at the end of your driveway or lot with signage and/or post on the QTN page. You may print and use the attached QTN sign for more information.  

As you walk through the neighborhood, you may find other plants that you would like to have.  We all benefit from sharing plants and perhaps plant knowledge as well.

QTN will promote the event so residents know what is happening.   Plants that are not picked up or wanted can be disposed of in Green bins.

Some ideas for sharing include:

  • Echinacea or Purple Cone Flower
  • Rudbeckia
  • Iris
  • Phlox (many different varieties)
  • Spring Bulb splitting (Lily, Canna Lily, Hostas, Gladiolas)
  • Ground covers, such a periwinkle and thyme, and border plants
  • Strawberry plants
  • Raspberry stalks
  • Rhubarb

QTN Spring Cleanup (April 30)

white crocus sprouting

Help keep our neighbourhood healthy and vibrant. Our spring cleanup is scheduled for Saturday, April 30th from 9:30 to 11:30 AM, rain or shine. Meet us at Frank Ryan Park for supplies!

We are also looking for volunteers to assist with our tree giveaway and in helping reduce the impact of the Spongy moth (LDD). If you are interested in either of these activities, please contact nature.qtn@gmail.com.

If you plan on attending, we ask that participants follow public health guidelines to reduce the risk of spreading COVID-19 and maintain physical distance of at least two meters (six feet) where possible.

UPDATE (2022-04-26): We have received burlap and twine from the City’s Forestry Services to distribute so you can build your own Spongy moth trap (please measure the circumference of your tree(s) so we can cut the length of burlap you require!) A demonstration will be setup at Frank Ryan Park on April 30th or you can follow the City’s instructions here:

Burlap trap instructions (PDF)
 

Additional Information to keep QTN clean!