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Nov 10th: Winter arrangements with Lynn Dunford from VanGogh Flowers

Nov 10th: Winter arrangements with Lynn Dunford from VanGogh Flowers Lynn is the designer at VanGogh flowers in Peterborough.  She spends her days choosing flowers to sell and creates beautiful arrangements for sale and delivery. Lynn will bring along a … Continue reading

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Oct 13th: Anna Legatt-Topic “Now I’ve got it, Where do I put it?”

This is a light-hearted look at the attempts of an obsessive plant collector to add some sense of design and unity to her garden. Single plants can contribute to a pleasing design by using colour, form and texture. Key plants are repeated to … Continue reading

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September-we’re back at it! Seed saving!

September 8th, 7:30p.m.  Saving seeds as a community! Jill Bishop is a long-term seed saver. She has owned and operated urbantomato, a local heirloom seed business, and organized Peterborough’s Seedy Sunday for 10 years. Recently, she has worked to further … Continue reading

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YouTube channel!

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We have recently started a YouTube channel.  Videos will be uploaded as they become available! Enjoy! Click here to watch!

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May 12th, 7:30pm – Miriam Goldberger, Wildflowers

A seductive celebration of wildflowers featuring lush photos from the author’s 100 acre flower farm. Both practical and inspirational this lively talk teaches attendees how-to grow hardy perennial wildflowers from seed, identify wildflower seedlings, the financial and ecological benefits of … Continue reading

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March 10th: Jeff Mason-Hot houseplants, Indoors and Out!

Please print and share our poster (March 2015) Jeff and his mother Marjorie run Mason House gardens in Uxbridge. Mason House Gardens is an independent garden centre that started 22 years ago as Mason Hogue Gardens. As plants grow and … Continue reading

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Paloma Plant – FLAP Don’t let your pane be their pain – Preventing bird collisions with windows

Monthly Meeting – Tuesday February 10th,  at 7:30 pm Speaker – Paloma Plant – FLAP Don’t let your pane be their pain – Preventing bird collisions with windows As gardeners we not only enjoy flowers, plants, trees and shrubs in … Continue reading

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Tuesday November 11th at 7:30pm. Joe Cook-Peonies

Joe and Hazel Cook with their daughter Amy have operated a family owned business, Blossom Hill Nursery since 1994, specializing in the hybridization and propagation of British Delphinium elatum. A second passion has resulted in an extensive peony collection of … Continue reading

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A night full of awards, honours and dedications

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Tuesday, October 15th, 2014 the society had a number of awards presented at their meeting. Beryl Harris was honoured by the Ontario Horticultural Society, District Four for her many years of dedicated service with our local society as well as … Continue reading

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Recent media coverage (including great photos!)

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The Lakefield Herald, Peterborough Examiner and Peterborough This Week all had some great articles in their respective papers recently.  Enjoy a few photos by the talented Clifford Skarstedt and Lance Anderson. Also click link to SNAP to see lots more … Continue reading

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