peterborough horticultural society

Thanks to Sharon Carothers for this timely info! Canna Lilies – Storing, Splitting and Restarting  Canna tubers very seldom will survive our winters. So each fall, after the greens have … Continue reading →

For Immediate Release: Peterborough Horticultural Society Awarded a 70th Anniversary Dutch-Canadian Friendship Tulip Garden

 Peterborough Horticultural Society Awarded a 70th Anniversary Dutch-Canadian Friendship Tulip Garden Celebrating the first Dutch Gift of tulips to Canadians — Planting Date Saturday October 31st at 10am in Fleming … Continue reading →

September 23rd Speaker: Andrew Flaman of Circle Organic in Millbrook “Practical Approaches to Organic Farming”

Please join us on Wednesday September 23rd at 7pm at the Peterborough Public Library Auditorium for a new speaker to our region.  Doors open at 6:30pm for refreshments and socializing. … Continue reading →

June 24th Speaker: Cauleen Viscoff — “What a Plant Knows”

What exactly does a plant know? . . . Without a central nervous system, and the fact that a plant is rooted in place, how can we actually say that … Continue reading →

May 27th Guest Speaker: John Statham — Perennial Grasses

John Statham, owner and operator of his own garden centre, operates out of his home in Uxbridge, Ontario.  It is set in the middle of a pine forest, with shade … Continue reading →

PHS Golf Shirts: Order yours before May 30th

If you’re interested in ordering a PHS Golf Shirt, please drop in to Mark’s Work Wearhouse and go to the back order desk.   The shirts are very soft, cool … Continue reading →

Upcoming Plant Sales in our Area

—Bring some sort of bin/laundry hamper to collect and corral your finds. Saturday May 30 – Jamaica Self Help 9am-11:30am 170 Morrow St. (across from the market) Saturday June 13:  … Continue reading →