Zoom presentations begin at 7:00pm
Outdoor events begin at 6:00pm
Since we can’t gather together indoors just yet, we have planned a year of both Zoom presentations and “Walkabouts.” If regulations change then the fall presentations will be at the Marshland Centre.
Zoom presentations: Members will receive a link prior to the meeting. If you’re not a member, then email our membership secretary for the link.
Walkabouts: You MUST pre-register for these events. Members only. Safety precautions will be enforced. Masks must be worn.
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Hydrangeas are among the most popular flowering shrubs and it’s easy to understand why. Hydrangeas are showy, versatile and adaptable. However, to get the best out of your hydrangeas there are a few factors to consider – most importantly, the variety that you are growing. We will discuss the main types and how to maintain them, for a recurring dazzling display! ZOOM March 8th:
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ZOOM Feb. 9th: Dazzling Hydrangeas – How to Get Them and Keep Them!
Molly & Alex Shannon from Canadian Succulents in Uxbridge Zoom April 12th: Sean James“Named by Landscape Ontario as 2020 and 2021’s Garden Communicator of the Year, gardening has been Sean James’ hobby and profession for almost 40 years. A graduate of Niagara Parks School of Horticulture, a Master Gardener, writer, and teacher, Sean focuses on eco-gardening techniques, which makes sense since he grew up surrounded by nature near Crawford Lake in Campbellville. He has spoken from the Maritimes to Seattle and landscaped from Nova Scotia to California. Sean has had the honour to be part of creating the new Ontario Landscape Tree Planting Guide, the Grow-Me-Me-Instead guide, the Ontario Horticultural Apprenticeship Curriculum and the national Red Seal Occupational Standard, and the Master Gardeners Reference Manual. He has participated in chairing the Environmental Stewardship Committee for Landscape Ontario, the Environmental Committee for the Perennial Plant Association, moderating the Master Gardeners of Ontario Facebook page, judging the All-American Selections garden competition and Hamilton’s Monarch Awards. He has been the Ontario spokesperson for Garden Days Canada, He has appeared on many radio shows and on television. Sean owns ‘Sean James Consulting & Design’ and instructs at Mohawk College.” |
| IN PERSON. May 10th: Paul Zammit- The Power of Our Gardens:
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| Walkabout June 14th: Joe & Hazel Cook, Blossom Hill Nursery
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| Walkabout July 12th: Vern Bastable-Trees of the Ecology Park
A personal tour of The Ecology Park will be perfect on this evening. The park is often described as the “Jewel” of Peterborough. http://www.greenup.on.ca |
| Walkabout August 9th, David Hickey, Artist
David Hickey is best known for his metal work depicting the landscape of the Kawartha’s. David will be giving us an indoor and outdoor tour of his studio and garden. His manipulation of rigid hardened metal into a fluid form is reminiscent of how nature transforms the harshest of landscapes. His paintings reflect an impressionistic framework that allow the viewer to enter into the inner dialogue of the art and help complete the overall presentation. In both his paintings and metal work, David embellishes his art with colour and textures leaving a hand forged feel to the final work. “Ideas, imagination, the natural world, mediums in transformation, organic representation within a contemporary impressionist framework, these are the components that awaken my inner creativity.” — David Hickey |
| Walkabout Sept. 13: Vikki-Griffins Greenhouses |
| Zoom or Marshland Oct. 11: Marion Jean, Dahlias |
 Zoom or Marshland Nov. 15th. |
| Dec. 13th – Potluck? |
The Garden can be a lifelong classroom, a source of physical exercise, our personal therapy and an opportunity for us to do our part to help support the precious planet.
Joe and Hazel Cook are well known to the gardening community for their Peonies and Delphiniums. Also beekeeping has been keeping them very busy. And in 2019-2020 they turned 14 acres of land into a wildflower meadow for birds and pollinators! There will be lots of space for us to wander around and see Joe and Hazels many accomplishments.
Vern Bastable is the Manager of GreenUP Ecology Park and Landscape Programs. Vern has been an integral part of GreenUP’s urban forest program and the operations of the tree nursery in GreenUP Ecology Park. He earned an Ecosystem Management Diploma from Fleming College and is an Ontario certified tree seed collector. Vern’s expertise is with urban forest management and municipal heritage tree designation.